Color picker: show old and current color next to each other for comparison #1204
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Hy, it's a great feature suggestion 👍 |
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Thank you! I think that the Krita floating squares could solve the gui space problem and work for everyone, but, for my use case, any solution would work, so I'll appreciate an extension or anything you want to do :) |
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How is this one:
the extension should work on the nightly build (unzip it first). let me know what you think 😁 test-2025-03-27_21.16.56.mp4 |
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I just saw the video and I almost screamed! This might be the best color-comparison-thing implementation I've ever seen, and I've been trying Lots of them for years. I'll be installing and using it for a few days, because it's always better to test features while actually working on something real, but at first glance I'd say this is genius. THANK YOU. |
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Hi, I'm afraid I don't have much feedback yet, I haven't been able to paint this week, but I've noticed an effect that you might find interesting. Look at this optical illusion, the rectangle on the center is a flat, uniform grey, but it appears a lot brighter and darker on the sides, because the background affects how we perceive its value: Exact same image but with a black background, as proof that I'm not making this up: I've noticed something similar when I hover over the HSV rectangle or circle modes (not if I use the wheel) I mean, the old and new colors appear to change depending on where in the Color Picker I am. It's subtle but it's there, and I'm sure in some cases the effect will be very noticeable. I thought about adding a grey marquee to the samples (a mid-grey background is ideal for color assesment),, but it would need to be huge to fully isolate them from the surrounding gradient. Oh, and a nitpick: I expected the old color to be on the left and the new one on the right, it seems more intuitive to me, (maybe because we read from left to right, other cultures might differ), but I got used to it in a few minutes. Thanks again for making this plugin! It'll be a game changer for me, and I'll repeat: I'm only sharing this thought because I think it's cool and it could be useful. |
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o_O I'll try to come up with a name! And I would say that I might have more feedback after using it on a real project but... I don't think this can get better, it seems already Perfect and ready to ship with Pixelorama, not as a plugin. |
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About the name: there's an physical tool that works pretty much like your extension but not as well, it's name is "color checker". I just hold my brush because I'm too cheap to buy it and too lazy to build my own, but I've seen it used IRL. It's not a very catchy name, but it could work. What I do:
What fancy people do:
Screenshots from this YT video: color checker — the basics - by Draw Mix Paint Also:
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Okay, i've just relased the extension: README: Download (it will also be available for download from within Pixelorama in a couple of days): |
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Nice, just now I was posting about this on Mastodon. And thanks again! |
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I just noticed the icon, I love it. |
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In the color picker pane, having the current and previous colour next to each other would make a huge difference.
For instance, when you're trying to match values on different hues or making any subtle change to a color, this feature saves a lot of time, as you don't need to move your brush to your image and actually paint next to the color you want to compare.
Even when painting traditionally, it's common practice to hold the color on your brush right next to another color on your palette or the canvas, to help compare and analyze them quickly.
Examples from other programs:
GNU Image Manipulation Program does it well, with the colors clearly named and, most importantly, without any space or dividing line between them, but the color samples might be a bit too small
Pixly (Android) uses huge rectangles, this makes spotting subtle differences and judging color way easier. Don't ask me about the psychological principles behind this effect, but the bigger the area, the easier it is to assess color and predict how it's going to work when applied. But we can't take that much screen real state on the panel, I think.
Krita solves the panel space issue with floating temporary squares, which I think would fit Pixelorama's UI. But note that Krita updates the old sample every time you pick a new color, so the original color you wanted to have for comparison disappears. Also, there's no need for the samples to be that small.
Feature request
So, my suggestion is a color picker that behaves like GNUimp does but with floating samples like Krita and, if possible, on larger areas than those two examples.
In any case, Pixelorama is doing great, thanks for developing it!
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