Re: Palette Colors

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Steve

Abram Krebs <duckwood@gamry.com> wrote in message news:BGJmr3qOAHA.1460@sfxserver.softwarefx.com...

> Thanks for the pie chart idea.  It may work.

> 

> If not, do you or anyone else know the format in the registry of the

> palettes?  The actual colors do not start at the very top..there appears to

> be some sort of a header in there as they all match to a certain extent...

> 

> Thanks,

> Abe

> 

> "SteveT" <stephent@compassadv.com> wrote in message

> news:$dJUjvhOAHA.1460@sfxserver.softwarefx.com...

> I can tell you the palettes are stored in the registry:

> 

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Software FX, Inc.\Chart FX\Palettes]

> 

> They are stored in Hex numbers that's a bit daunting (but not impossible) to

> decode.  Basicly RGB(R,G, values stored in hex format.

> 

> Lots easier to create a pie chart with 49 sections and for each palette loop

> through the points and save off the color value in a Color Table

> Fields like PALETTENAME, POSITION, COLORVALUE.

> 

> Do this with a Pie chart (example in VBA, adjust for your purpose/platform):

> 

>    For i = 0 To nPoints - 1

>       Debug.Print ChartFX1.Color(i)

>    Next

> 

> 

> First 4 points of various Palettes:

> 

> 

> "ChartFX 3.0"

>   65280 (Green)

>  16711680 (Blue)

>  255 (Red)

>  16711935 (Violet)

> 

> "Nature"

>  12638144

>  11593903

>  10535071

>  9429135

> 

> "Electric Fire"

>  3129599

>  3117296

>  48127

>  1089520

> 

> 

> Steve

> 

> Abram Krebs <duckwood@gamry.com> wrote in message

> news:#6C1s3fOAHA.1460@sfxserver.softwarefx.com...

> > Hello,

> >

> > I maintain a collection of series in my program which basically mimics the

> > ChartFX series.  The big difference however, is that I allow the user to

> > hide a series... when I do this, I wipe all the data in the chart and put

> > back only the pertinent data.  Is there a way I can control the colors to

> > make them the same.  In other words, if I add two series, and the first is

> > green and the second is blue..when I hide the first one, the second one

> > turns green...

> >

> > I want to keep track of the colors...so what I need is information as to

> > what the Nth  color in the palette would be...how can I get this

> > information?

> >

> > Cheers,

> > Abe Krebs

> >

> >

> 

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