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Not all applications use color in the same way or even have the same color properties. Nor is there common color syntax for all programming languages. Tangerine's unique design manages this variation. At the same time, you can customise how Tangerine interacts with a particular application. This means you can configure Tangerine to best suit both your own working style and the color requirements of the applications that you use.
Actions WindowThe Actions window manages the customisation of how Tangerine operates and integrates with other applications.

Xcode Actions Library

Apple Xcode Version 2.0 or greater.
Xcode Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • Obj-C NSColor: Device RGB: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithDeviceRed:green: blue:alpha:' syntax.
  • Obj-C NSColor: Calibrated RGB: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithCalibratedRed:green: blue:alpha:' syntax.
  • Obj-C NSColor: Device CMYK: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithDeviceCyan:magenta: yellow:black:alpha:' syntax.
  • Obj-C NSColor: Device Grayscale: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithDeviceWhite: alpha:' syntax.
  • Obj-C NSColor: Calibrated Grayscale: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithCalibratedWhite: alpha:' syntax.
  • Obj-C NSColor: Device: Inserts NSColor Device RGB, CMYK or Grayscale Objective-C syntax.
  • Obj-C NSColor: Calibrated: Inserts NSColor Calibrated RGB or Grayscale Objective-C syntax. CMYK Color is converted to Calibrated RGB.
  • Obj-C NSColor: 'Best Match': Inserts the NSColor Objective-C syntax that 'best matches' the selected color.
  • RGB Components: Inserts a comma-separated list containing red, green, blue and alpha component values. For example, {0.234, 0.234, 0.89, 1.0}.
  • CMYK Components: Inserts a comma-separated list containing cyan, magenta, yellow, black and alpha component values. For example, {0.78, 0.2, 0.23, 0.89, 1.0}.
  • Grayscale Components: Inserts a comma-separated list containing white and alpha component values. For example, {0.784585, 1.0}.
  • Components: Inserts a comma-separated list of color components values including alpha. For example, {0.234, 0.23, 0.8973, 1.0}.
  • Java NSColor: Device RGB: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithDeviceRGB' Java syntax.
  • Java NSColor: Calibrated RGB: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithCalibratedRGB' Java syntax.
  • Java NSColor: Device CMYK: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithDeviceCMYK' Java syntax.
  • Java NSColor: Device Grayscale: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithDeviceWhite' Java syntax.
  • Java NSColor: Calibrated Grayscale: Inserts NSColor 'colorWithCalibratedWhite' Java syntax.
  • Java NSColor: Device: Inserts NSColor Device RGB, CMYK or Grayscale Java syntax.
  • Java NSColor: Calibrated: Inserts NSColor Calibrated RGB or Grayscale Java syntax. CMYK Color is converted to Calibrated RGB.
  • Java NSColor: 'Best Match': Inserts the NSColor Java syntax that 'best matches' the selected color.
  • CIColor: RGB: Inserts CIColor 'colorWithRed:green:blue:' syntax.
  • CIColor: RGB with Alpha: Inserts CIColor 'colorWithRed:green:blue:alpha:' syntax.
  • Plus drag and drop equivalents for the above Actions.

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How it Works

When you click a swatch or drag a swatch or press the Input button in the Palette window, Tangerine performs an 'Action' on the active application. An Action is an instruction that tells Tangerine how to apply a color, take a color or prepare a color for a specific application.

Actions are grouped into libraries. Each Action Library only contains those Actions that work with a specific application. For example, the Fireworks Action Library only contains the Actions that work with Fireworks. The only exception to this is the Default Actions Library. It contains generic Actions for use with most OS X applications.

All three user actions – clicking a swatch, dragging a swatch and pressing the Input button – can be combined with a modifier key (the 'shift' key or the 'option' key or the 'command' key). The use of those keys expands the number and variety of possible Actions.

With Tangerine, you can choose which mouse/key combination will perform a particular Action within a specified application. A summary of the available Libraries and their Actions is listed below.

For more information see the Applying and Retrieving Colors in Your Applications in Tangerine's help documentation.

Photoshop Actions Library

Adobe Photoshop Version CS, CS2 and CS3.
Photoshop Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • Set Foreground: Sets the foreground color.
  • Set Background: Sets the background color.
  • Get Foreground: Retrieves the foreground color.
  • Get Background: Retrieves the background color.

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Fireworks Actions Library

Macromedia/Adobe Fireworks MX, MX2004, 8 and CS3.
Fireworks Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • Set Fill: Sets the fill color.
  • Set Stroke: Sets the stroke color.
  • Set Canvas: Sets the document canvas background color.
  • Get Fill: Retrieves the fill color.
  • Get Stroke: Retrieves the stroke color.
  • Get Canvas: Retrieves the document canvas background color.

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Flash Actions Library

Macromedia/Adobe Flash Versions MX2004, 8 and CS3.
Flash Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • Set Fill: Sets the fill color of the selected shape.
  • Set Stroke: Sets the stroke color.
  • Hex Color: Inserts hexadecimal color syntax suitable for ActionScript. For example, '0x003366'.
  • Set Background: Sets the document background color.
  • Get Fill: Retrieves the fill color.
  • Get Stroke: Retrieves the stroke color.
  • Get Background: Retrieves the document background color.

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Default Actions Library

General OS X Applications
Default Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • Insert Hex Color: Inserts hexadecimal color syntax. For example, '#003366'.
  • Insert Hex Color without '#': Inserts hexadecimal color syntax excluding the '#' symbol. For example, '003366'.
  • Color: Drag and drop a color.
  • Hex Color: Drag and drop hexadecimal color syntax. For example, '#003366'.
  • Hex Color without '#': Drag and drop hexadecimal color syntax excluding the '#' symbol. For example, '003366'.
  • Hex Color from Pasteboard: Retrieves hexadecimal color syntax from the pasteboard.

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Illustrator Actions Library

Adobe Illustrator Version CS, CS2 and CS3.
Illustrator Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • Set Fill: Sets the fill color.
  • Set Stroke: Sets the stroke color.
  • Get Fill: Retrieves the fill color.
  • Get Stroke: Retrieves the stroke color.

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REALbasic Actions Library

REALbasic Version 3.0 or greater.
REALbasic Actions Library contains the following Actions:

  • &c Operator Color: Inserts &c operator hexadecimal color syntax. For example, '&c003366'.
  • RGB() Function: Inserts RGB Color function syntax. For example, 'RGB(255,142,56)'.
  • CMY() Function: Inserts CMY Color function syntax. For example, 'CMY(0.35,0.9,0.6)'.
  • &c Operator Color: Drag and drop &c operator hexadecimal color syntax. For example, '&c003366'.
  • RGB() Function: Drag and drop RGB Color function syntax. For example, 'RGB(255,142,56)'.
  • CMY() Function: Drag and drop CMY Color function syntax. For example, 'CMY(0.35,0.9,0.6)'.

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