Quick question. I’m on a Windows workstation w/ SketchUp Pro 2020. In LO, I have never been able to figure out how to select a color off of my computer screen using the Color Picker tool. When I click on the tool it typically turns the box next to the color picker black. I cannot figure out how to get the color picker to pick up a color off my screen. Any help would be very appreciated.
Like this?
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Yes. Are you holding down a mouse button when you grab the color picker? It looks exactly like what I’ve tried 10 different ways today with no success. I will mention that the color I’m trying to “grab” is from an inserted SU model.
No. I click on the eye dropper and release. Then I click on the color and release. Same thing from an inserted SU model on the page.
Thanks Dave, it looks so simple, but no matter what I try, it just doesn’t work.
It is.
It would be interesting to watch you to see what you are doing.
Is there perhaps a setting that I need to change in order to allow it work?
Not that I know of.
Ho do you record your screen?
I do it with LiceCap which is a free app. I was wondering about doing a screen sharing session though so we can talk through it while I watch.
Are you clicking on the colour fields to make the box grey (editable) as Dave shows before picking the colour?
Yes, I’ve tried every possible way I can think of. Does having two screens make a difference. I wouldn’t think so.
It shouldn’t make any difference having two screens.
I would take up Dave’s offer of screen share, he’ll figure it for you…
Dave, I would like to do that. Unfortunately, I am on a deadline for Monday morning so I need to move on until then. I will reply to your message again as soon as I get this deadline out of the way and we can decide a time to do that. I appreciate your willingness to help. Thanks
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Good luck with it.
Hi Dave, I’d like to take you up on the offer to screen share and try to discover why I can’t get the LO screen color picker to work. FYI, I have successfully used it in the past, but for the last couple of years, I can’t make it work. I’m working today, so if it works for you sometime today, that would be great, but no pressure. Thanks
I sent a PM.
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