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ColorBox

About

ColorBox is a component that lets you select any predefined color with preview. There are two predefined palettes available:

cpDefault (some frequently used named colors)
cpFull (all named colors)

This component was designed for cross-platform applications.

Author

Darius Blaszijk

License

LGPL

Download

Warning: This component is now part of Lazarus/the LCL; the download is only of historical interest.

The download contains the component, and a patch to make use of the cpFull option.

The download can be found on the Lazarus CCR Files page.

Change Log

Version 1.0 2005/05/16

Dependencies / System Requirements

None

Notes

Status: Beta

Issues: Tested on Windows. Needs testing on Linux.

Installation

Warning: ColorBox is currently included in Lazarus; the instructions below only apply for manual installs

Apply the patch colorbox.diff
Install the component or create it at runtime

Creation at runtime

To create the component at runtime use the following code :

pascal

Uses ...ColorBox...

procedure TForm1.Form1Create(Sender: TObject);
begin
  cbColorBox := TColorBox.Create(Self);
  cbColorBox.Parent := Self;
  cbColorBox.Left := 100;
  cbColorBox.Top := 100;
  cbColorBox.Palette := cpFull;
end;

Make sure you don't forget to declare a global variable cbColorBox.