Xara Webster - Color Editor
You can use the Color Editor to change the color of text and clipart you
have imported. It works in two modes which are described on this page.
Movie
To see a movie, click here.
Color Models
With Xara Webster, you can edit colors using one of two
color models, HSV and RGB. A color model is a way of describing color and
different people have different preferences in how they like
to do it. To change the color model, right-click on the Color
Editor.
The HSV Color Model

With the HSV (Hue Saturation Value) color model you can choose
your colors from the screen just like using a paint palette.
First, you choose the hue of the color (red, green, etc)
from the colored strip along the bottom of the Color Editor
(this strip represents the edge of a circle which is why the
ends are the same color).
Once you have chosen the hue, you can set the saturation (amount
of white) and value (amount of black) by moving the marker
on the square panel. This panel shows all the possible settings
for the saturation and value for the hue you have chosen.
When you drag the marker, you can lock it so it only moves horizontally
or vertically by holding down the CTRL key.
You can also alter the Hue (0-360 degrees), Saturation (0-100%) and the Value
(0-100%) by typing values into the fields at the bottom of the Color
Editor. If you want to enter numbers as 0-255 values, add a 'd' after the number,
e.g. 235d.
The RGB Color Model

RGB (Red Green Blue) is the color model used by computers
to display images on the screen. The color is created by mixing
red, green and blue together. To change the color of some text or
clipart using the RGB color model, you just drag the three bars
in the Color Editor which set the levels for the red, green and blue.
You can also alter the values (0-100%) by typing into
the fields at the bottom of the Color Editor. If you want to enter numbers
as 0-255 values, add a 'd' after the number,
e.g. 235d.
Clipart Using Connected Colors
Some of the Xara Webster clipart uses connected colors which
means that you can use the Color Editor to change one color to change
a whole set of colors in the drawing. So, for example, if you load a button picture,
the button might have been drawn using connected colors so you can change
the color of the whole button and the text on it without having to change the
individual parts of the drawing by hand. For more information, see
Changing the Colors in Clipart.
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