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Mike's Software => Qimage Ultimate => Topic started by: jrsforums on November 19, 2023, 08:12:18 PM



Title: Fill area outside image
Post by: jrsforums on November 19, 2023, 08:12:18 PM
After placing an uncropped image into an 8.5x11 page, I have white space top and bottom.  What is an easy way to fill that area with color (black)?  The uneven mat seems to need me to calculate the width of the space.  I’d like ‘easy-spezy’ 😀


Title: Re: Fill area outside image
Post by: admin on November 19, 2023, 10:08:25 PM
The easiest way would probably be to click on the page background color (button under the live view) and set the page background to black.  That way all unused space on the page will appear black.

Regards,
Mike


Title: Re: Fill area outside image
Post by: jrsforums on November 20, 2023, 12:09:40 AM
Thanks, Mike

BTW….is there a way to change (increase) the font size of the pop up tips.  Real small on my 4K display….all the other text sizes are ok

PS…is there a way, with the background color, to sample a color in the image?


Title: Re: Fill area outside image
Post by: admin on November 20, 2023, 04:00:47 PM
Thanks, Mike

BTW….is there a way to change (increase) the font size of the pop up tips.  Real small on my 4K display….all the other text sizes are ok

PS…is there a way, with the background color, to sample a color in the image?

The font size of the popup hints is one of the improvements in the soon-to-be-released 2024 edition.  There isn't any dropper selection for page background color but you could use a workaround: click on one of the border colors on the Prints tab and use "Pick with dropper" and click on the color you want in the thumbnail.  Then click on that same border color again and select "Choose Color" and note the RGB values from the color you just picked on the right side of the dialog.  Then you can just use those same values in the page background color.

Regards,
Mike