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From: ebergman@isis.cs.du.edu (Eric Bergman-Terrell)
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Subject: Re: Standard Way to Specify Colors?
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You can order some documentation & code (the Windows Developer's Notes) that
has code for a % complete bar (for use in software installation programs).

However I don't think it includes any color specification software.

I finally decided to bite the bullet and allow users to select colors
for objects from a fixed pallette.  Maybe I'll bite the bullet further and
let them change the RGB values for the colors in the pallette...

Not too difficult to write - but the color selection problem is solved so
well in the Control Panel that it's a shame it can't be used for 3rd party
appls too!


Terrell