Examining Patterns

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Examining Patterns

The across/down values indicate the position of a particular focus pixel on the close-up view. This pixel is highlighted with a bluish border on the close-up view. The color of the focus pixel is shown in the top left color well.

The Across and Down numeric text fields indicate the index coordinates of the focus pixel. Pixels are counted from 0,0 in the top left corner. You can point and click on a pixel to make it the focus pixel, its coordinates are then shown as the Across/Down values. You may also enter a specific Across or Down value to focus on a particular pixel. The steppers may also be used to navigate the focus pixel.

The top left color well is used to inspect or modify the focus pixel color. The normal color picker is used to examine or modify this color. A double click on the color well will open the color picker palette. The color well needs to be selected (which will show as a darkened border) to establish the two way link with the color pickers color actions. Changes to the color will only effect the single focused pixel.

The Width and Height numeric text fields, shown below the close-up view, indicate the full size of the bit map. If you enter new values, the bit map's size will be changed accordingly. Truncated pixels are lost by this action.

Undo and Redo are managed by the inspecting EazyDraw drawing. This means that some actions applied to the close-up view may not undo as you might expect. It is best to apply the pattern to a graphic on a drawing. Then you can be sure undo/redo will work as expected, because your changes will be recorded as changes to the graphic on the drawing.

The interaction logic of the patterns, images, color, and graphics can easily become intricate and recursive. Frequently you are working on the design of a pattern applied to one graphic which you want to apply to another graphic. But when you select the other graphic the focus pattern changes-ouch. In this case use drag and drop, dragging the pattern from the close-up view to the target graphic. There are, of course, many other ways to accomplish this, but drag-drop is often the most efficient.