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Thread & color improvements ​

The ES e4.2 software update includes the following thread and color improvements…

Improved color palette editing ​

The mechanism for editing palette colors on the Color toolbar has been revised and improved. Double-clicking and right-clicking is the traditional way for digitizers to access color editing. This is the method adopted for ES e4.2. See also Choosing threads.

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Note the following changes:

  • The name of the My Threads docker has changed to Threads.
  • Right-click a palette color in the Color toolbar to open the Threads docker. If open, the Colorway Editor docker closes automatically.
  • Double-click a palette slot to access the Edit Color dialog. The color is simultaneously selected in the Colorway Editor docker. The Threads docker closes automatically.
  • When a color is changed, all objects using that color update immediately, whether selected or not. All other objects in the design remain unchanged.
  • The Assign Thread button has been removed from the docker. Simply click a thread to assign it to the current color slot.
  • Double-click to add a thread to the Color toolbar. The color is appended in a new color slot.

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  • The ‘Current Color’ on the Color toolbar is now more prominent.
  • Multiple design colors contained in the current selection are now highlighted simultaneously in the toolbar.

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  • Thicker borders around selected colors make for more obvious color slot selection.

Isolate color blocks ​

To isolate a color block in the design window, you can now click and hold it in the Color toolbar. First press Esc to deselect all objects. See also View selected color blocks.

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New auto-scroll to selected object in Color-Object List ​

When an object is selected in the design window, the Color-Object List automatically scrolls to the object and expands any closed color nodes. This makes locating objects in the list easier and faster. See also Selecting objects.

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Improved procedure for adding bitmap colors ​

Now when you invoke Graphics > Add Bitmap Colors, the Prepare Bitmap Colors dialog opens by default. This lets you reduce design colors to the minimum necessary before adding to the color palette. See also Add & match image colors.

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