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Applying colors by keyboard

extended color palette

A key symbol appears next to each color patch in the color palette. This allows colors to be typed in by keyboard, an advantage when many different colors are used in complex sequences as in the example below.

entering a color sequence by keyboard
  1. Make sure the Insertion point is located in the warp or weft colorbar. Use Ctrl-Arrow keys to move the insertion point from one draft component to another.
  2. Use Arrow keys to locate the insertion point within the warp or weft color bar where you want colors to appear.
  3. Identify which colors you wish to use in the color palette and note their key symbols.
  4. Type the color sequence. The insertion point automatically advances from lower to higher thread number as you type.

The key symbols in the right column are the Shift version of the keys in the left column. You can rearrange the palette by dragging colors from one patch to another. This lets you place the colors that you intend to use next to the most convenient key symbols, for example to avoid using the Shift key.

You do not need to set the main and alternative colors at the top of the palette while you type. The main and alternative colors are only needed to apply colors by mouse.