COLORMANAGER 2

Contents:
1: History
2: Version 2
3: Version 2 Fixes
4: Version 2.5
5: Version 2.5 Fixes
6: Thanks
7: Known Issues
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The Help section:
8: Fading
9: Saving/loading problems
10: If the included colorcodes don't work?
11: To do!

1. History:
Colormanager was from the beginning a very small exercise that I maid, but as the time passed I realized that it could be a good tool to use. I developed the Optimize ability for the World Editor. When it finally was relesed and up on the web many people liked it, so I made a PC verson too. It wasn't as good as the MAC verson cause you cold only see the color on the text. Well it worked good anyway.

2. Verson 2:
Colormanager II is a expandation of the first one with the important avability to save colors and use common colors like red green blue in one single click. All the colors are saved in a diffrent text file, so you can have 100 of files like this one. Therefor will you be avaible store an unlimited number of colors.
Colormanager 2 also supports the ability to select a part from the text, and colorcode just this selection. This means you can have a text that have a lot off diffrent colors. This is specially good if you want to make a fading text that starts with eg: lightgreen and ends with darkgreen. Therefor I also made the Fade control as a part of Colormanager 2. You type a text, select it and if you want to show the results in color choose don't optimize. In the Fade Control enter the color of RED, GREEN and BLUE for the first character, and the color for the last character. Colormanager will then automatic add the colorcode for each character between them if you choose optimize of any type. Otherwise it will color the text. Try this feature out on your webpage or your map, you could easiely make it very cool. 
I would be very pleased if you could credit me for this app if you use this feature, cause i sat around four hours and fixed this feature, so please just a little note. But well it is up to you...

3. Version 2 fixes and updates:
 Mac + Pc:
 1. Made it aviable to save colors and text in to other files, so you can  use them again even when the application has restarted.
 2. Fixed the select all command.
 3. Added a quit button.
 4. Added the ability to colorcode a selection.
 5. Added the Fade ability!
 6. Updated calculate time.

 Other small fixes:
 PC:
 1. Fixed the color box so even pc users can see the color in it too.

 Mac:
 No other chages, cause it was perfect from the beginning ;-)

4. Version 2.5
One more huge upgrade:
Version 2.5 includes the Advance Transmission control, which lets you have up to three more text areas for being avaible to develop a conversation at once without this copy and pase step between every dialouge. You can do all the CM2 features in all the fields, just be sure to fucus it first so Colormanager 2 know where you whant something to be happening. Also a good update is that it automaticly loads the colorcodes if it is putted in the same folder as the application and is named "colorcodes" or "Colorcodes".
Colormanager also has the System Prefrences, were you will be avaible to make some changes under the topics of "Basic, Fade and Text & Font" preferences. Colormanager 2.5's most inportant prefrences is under the "Fade" tab. It is the "Fade jumps" that is so important cause Warcraft III can only display a limited number of text, and the colorcodes is included! This means long fades can't be displayed. Therefor the fadejumps will simply jump over some of the letters....

5. Version 2.5 fixes and updates:
 1. Added the Advance Transmission control.
 2. Added a randomize button in the Fade control.
 3. Added ability to save transmissions as textfiles.
 4. Colormanager 2 loads the colorcodes automaticly now!
 5. Fixed the bug that made the app crach when the cancel button was pressed when saving the colors.
 6. It is now possible to minimize the window so it takes minimal space on  the screen.
 7. Added the system prefrences!
 8. More other garphical updates.

5a Version 2.6 fixes and updates:
-Added optimizition for BB-Code
-Fixed HTML-Code Optimization.
-Colorcodes saves automaticly without the save dialoge.
-Prefrences saves and loats automaticly. (must be named "prefs")
-Added ability to inport and export colorcodes manually for any names.
-Removed the mysterious message box that appeared when faded with dark glow.
-Updated Icon.
-For more info read the included read me file.
-For the most reasent version visit http://www.colormanager.tk.

5b Version 2.7 fixes and updates:
1. Added Fast Fade Button!
2. Added Main and second Color field for faster fading
3. Added access to the system Colorpalette
4. Added Splashscreen that checks for files so the app won't ctash.
5. Updated All "Flat" buttons to nice looking rounded buttons.
6. When changing background you choose from a menu.
7. Better stability!
8. Faster Functions!
9. Updated the about-screen with a totally new look!
10. Added "Undo last Fade" button that will restore the text as it was before you faded. If you select another text-field it will paste the text in there and keep the fade codes in the first field.
11. Updated graphics with new icons etc.
12. The "Fade Control" now uses the colour in the Main colour- and second colour-field as default.
13. The About window now loads the Documentation.txt files and shows them in a text-field.
14. Added ability to restore old colorcodes.
15. Updated "+" and "-" buttons so it is actually + and - in the PC version.
16. Updated the Optimisation field.

5c Version 2.8 fixes and updates:
-Added Multicolor Fade with special effects.
-Added unlimited number of custom saved colors in one file.
-Added Optimization for HTML code and the Wc3-Editor.*
-Added "Add Code" Button.**
-Added Hotnews Button.
-Loading (the splash-screen) works up to two times faster!
-The custom colors is located to the right.
-Added Zoom Button.
-Fixed the code for HTML, BB-Code, and the Wc3-Editor when fading, were in some cases all colorcode didn't show up.
-Fixed a lot of bugs and annoying stuff!
*The Optimization Was before the "Add code" button. Now it optimizases your text for HTML or the Wc3-Editor. An example: It replazes all "New lines" with "|n" or "</br>"
**Was befor the "Optimize button".

6. Thanks to:
1. My dad for helping me with extreamly tricky things.
2. To Darky28 and his friends for developing a great website!
3. Macstorm for a greate site!
4. Blizzard Entertanment
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HELP!!!

7. FADING:
To fade you must mark/select a text, and then press fade button. Enter the first characters colors and the last characters colors. Press fade again and see the result. If you choos don't optimize will Colormanager 2 color the text, otherwise it will add the colorcode to each character! This is a greate ability, and you can make your map or webpage very cool in just a second!

8. Saving/loading problems!:
If you have any loading problems with your colors, eg you can't open a txt file. The txt file MUST be created with Colormanager, so you cant create a new text document in and load it. Anyway you can still create an unlimited number of files, just be sure to create them with colormanager 2.
If you still have problems post a comment to the tool in wc3sear.ch forum. I will answer if I can.
NOTE NOTE NOTE!!!
If you want to save a file, generate it, and press save color. You will be asked to enter a number between 1 and 12 for colorslot. After that, open the colorpalette, press the custom colors tab and press the save button. Now a save dialoge will appear. Save the codes and you are done.

9. If you have any loading problems with your colors, eg you can't open a txt file. The txt file MUST be created with Colormanager, so you cant create a new text document in and load it. Anyway you can still create an unlimited number of files, just be sure to create them with colormanager 2.
If you still have problems post a comment to the tool in wc3sear.ch forum. I will answer if I can.
NOTE NOTE NOTE!!!
If you want to save a file, generate it, and press save color. You will be asked to enter a number between 1 and 12 for colorslot. After that, open the colorpalette, press the custom colors tab and press the save button. Now a save dialoge will appear. Save the codes and you are done.

10. If the included colorcodes don't work?
Open Colormanager 2, and in the open dialog box press cancel. Then press ok in the messagebox. In CM2 press on the color-palette, then press the custom colors tab. Press save colors button, and save it in the same folder as CM2. Save as whatever you want. (I recomend you to replace the old codes.)
And that's it!

11. To do :P
- Quit smoking.
- Quit drugging.
- Do never switch to PC!
- Only listen to what I want to say if you want to.
- Have fun and create nice colored texts now ;-)

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