MMColor 1.5.0 review

MMColor is a FileMaker Pro interface plug-in which allows you to create and enhance color elements.

License: Demo OS: Mac OS X File size: 16K Developer: Comm-Unity Networking Systems Buy Now Price: $35.00 Updated: 21 Jul 2006

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MMColor is a FileMaker Pro interface plug-in which allows you to create and enhance color elements.

Here are some key features of "MMColor":
Dynamically create color images fit to place in container fields.
Use sliders to edit component values like red, green, blue, hue, saturation, and value.
Use sliders to edit an entire color space.
Works with FileMaker 7.0 and above, including any runtime/bound solutions you make.
Create color dynamically using FileMaker's calculation engine.
Convert hex color values to decimals for use with FileMaker's "TextColor" function.
No limit on what colors you can create.
Use the system color picker to grab colors.
Modify specific components of a color including: red, blue, green, hue, saturation, value, and others.
Drag and drop colors between container fields.
Drag and drop colors between container fields and windows in layout mode, and vise versa.
Let end users choose colors without having to go into layout mode.
Let end users choose colors without accessing FileMaker menus.
Use colors behind transparent PNGs.
Create custom palettes.
Includes free Mini Color Match database.

Limitations:
The demo version of MMColor will display a splash screen every fifteen minutes that you use it.

What's New:
Compiled as a Universal Binary plug-in to work on both PPC-based and Intel-based Macs.
Switched to PNG Images which allows for custom Image sizes as well as Alpha Transparency.
Modified the ShowColorPicker function to return nothing if the script did not give an initial color and the user cancels the dialog.

Requirements:
FileMaker Pro 7 or later.