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Author Topic: Floating Text Properties & Page Background Colour  (Read 3595 times)
JohnG50D
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« on: August 23, 2017, 09:40:03 AM »

1) I have noticed that it's not possible to paste text into the Floating Text Properties.
But this week found that text can be dragged into the Text entry area just fine.
When I want to add text of greater quantity than "Aunty Harriets Petunias", then the paste function would be handy.
I have had those occasions.

2) If I have a photo/s on a page and want to match the Page Background colour to a colour in a photo, does anyone have a simple method of doing this?
A Colour Picker tool as in Text Properties and the Photo Matt functions would also be handy for Page Background.
I could use the tool in Photo Matts to pick the colour in the photo if the RGB values were available then duplicate in the Page Background.

Forgive me if this should be in Feature Requests.

John
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2017, 10:48:00 AM »

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1) I have noticed that it's not possible to paste text into the Floating Text Properties.
But this week found that text can be dragged into the Text entry area just fine.
When I want to add text of greater quantity than "Aunty Harriets Petunias", then the paste function would be handy.

Hi John,
This paste works fine, but I must admit I had to remember how.
Copy as you normally would, and to paste into the floating text box, you must use CTRL V. The right click doesn't work

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2) If I have a photo/s on a page and want to match the Page Background colour to a colour in a photo, does anyone have a simple method of doing this?
A Colour Picker tool as in Text Properties and the Photo Matt functions would also be handy for Page Background.
I could use the tool in Photo Matts to pick the colour in the photo if the RGB values were available then duplicate in the Page Background.


This one is already there except for no eye dropper for background page color to match a color in the picture.
You open the page color box and you can drag the slider to any shade you desire.
But if it is an absolute "MUST" that the page color match a particular color in the image, then I go into ADD A MAT, and eye dropper the color.
Then back to the page color and match my mat border color using the color box and the slider to perfect!
Then delete the mat.
Sounds like a lot, but really no more than 1 minute.
Fred

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« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2017, 12:36:56 PM »

Thanks Fred. The CTRL V paste into the Text area is a help I'd have never found solo.

With the page bg colour I came close with the color control box, but try this
1 Create a Matt and dropper pick a colour from the photo. Done.
2 Go back into edit Matt and the Color Control rgb values do not reflect the matt colour.
3 Now pick the colour in the matt in the preview window, check the colour control and the rgb is now the matt colour.
4 Punch in the numbers into the Page Background colour control.
Now the page is the same as the matt which is the same as the colour in the photo.

Amazing what you can find in QIU if you look hard enough.

Thanks for your early hours help Fred.

John
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