ColorPanel component offers you a compact color palette panel.
Package includes:
Manual in HTML file (is what you currently read);
Source code of the sample project, MCColorsDemo;
FREE full source code of the component, MCColors.pas;
Component feature overview:
MCColorPanel is a compact color palette panel. It is consists of 4 areas (from top to bottom):
The Color Test Spot, painted with currently selected color
Palette of Microsoft Office-like color cells
Color hexagon with Blackness control
Grayscale palette
Keyboard Control:
Select next area: Ctrl + Right Arrow
Select previous area: Ctrl + Left Arrow
Select next color cell: Right Arrow
Select previous color cell: Left Arrow
Increase Blackness: Ctrl + Down Arrow
Decrease Blackness: Ctrl + Up Arrow
Finally select color: Ctrl + Enter
Mouse Control:
Clicking cell will preview color in the Color Test Spot
Double clicking any cell (or single clicking the Color Test Spot) will finally select color
Each color cell provides a popup hint with Color Name (when present), RGB value and Hex value. The Color Test Spot only displays a Hex color value.
MCColorPanel completely paint itself and has no child controls. This makes it possible to use with custom comboboxes as a drop-down control (especially with TdxPopupEdit by DevelopersExpress). Also, it can be merely dropped onto a Form.
This component have to be installed into the Delphi Component Palette.
