Eyedropper automatically adds colour to swatches
I would suggest a function where eyedropper automatically adds picked color to swatches. Sometimes I take color from the picture and I have to first create an object, use eyedropper and then add it to swatches.
Klemen
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Anonymous
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What I desperately want to see with eyedropper, is a way to eye drop an image and have the swatch created be from any assigned colour book, rather than the default swatches - which I never use.
I want to be able to bring in an image or existing artwork, click on a part of the image, and the swatch created be the closest matching Pantone Solid coated (for example).
It is such a long tedious job, having to create swatch palettes and then convert all the colours.
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You almost can make it by assigning a custom hotkey to the New Swatch menu command in Keyboard Shortcuts.
Then the process looks like this:
1. Click the color with the Eydropper
2. Hit a hotkey
3. Hit Enter to confirm the swatch settings
Not one click, but fast enough if you deal with a dozen of colors... if you have hundreds... well, then sure, an 'auto-swatching' sound reasonable.My cons are the tool is complicated enough for some users to understand (some don't know how tool's options work), and I foresee 'I have swatches I never added in my palette!' reports :) So it should be hard enough to enable and a clear cursor that indicated if the 'swatching' mode is enabled.
