User guide
Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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Using The Colour Editor
The colour editor (Fig. 2.3.2) allows you to adjust Tracktion’s appearance.
The list on the left-hand side of the window contains all of the modiable UI elements. When an item
is selected, its colour can be adjusted via the colour controls on the right-hand side of the editor.
You can lter the list of UI elements by typing part of the name into the text box just below the list.
For example, if you type “button” into that space, the list will update to show only elements that contain
the word button. You can clear the text box to gain access to all elements once you are done.
Colour changes generally affect the user interface in real-time, so you can see the impact your
changes are having, as you work. If you nd user interface elements that do not update in real-time,
switching back and forth between tabs will show the changes.
Tracktion also ships with some preset colour schemes. You can access these from the “preset
schemes” button. In addition to providing some great alternatives to the default Tracktion look, you
may nd it useful to look through these to get a feel for how the editor can be used to customise Track-
tion.
The colour box: The top-tight hand side of the colour editor shows the current colour, and the hexa-
decimal value for it.
The saturation/lightness selector box: The large square region allows you to adjust the colour shade
of the selected element. Click on the region that matches your desired shade to select it.
The hue selector: The vertical hue selector strip is used to pick a base colour. If, for example, you
wanted a light yellow colour, click on the yellow region of the hue selector bar, and use the saturation/
lightness box to create the specic shade of yellow you have in mind.
Red: You can use this control to adjust the red content in the colour. In addition you can enter a red
value as a hexadecimal number.
Green: You can use this control to adjust the green content in the colour. In addition you can enter a
green value as a hexadecimal number.
Figure 2.3.2