ColorPanel component offers you a compact color palette panel.

Package includes:

• Manual in HTML file (is what you currently read);
• Source code of the sample project, MCColorsDemo;
• FREE — full source code of the component, MCColors.pas;

Component feature overview:

• MCColorPanel is a compact color palette panel. It is consists of 4 areas (from top to bottom):
• The Color Test Spot, painted with currently selected color
• Palette of Microsoft Office-like color cells
• Color hexagon with Blackness control
• Grayscale palette
• Keyboard Control:
  • Select next area: Ctrl + Right Arrow
  • Select previous area: Ctrl + Left Arrow
  • Select next color cell: Right Arrow
  • Select previous color cell: Left Arrow
  • Increase Blackness: Ctrl + Down Arrow
  • Decrease Blackness: Ctrl + Up Arrow
  • Finally select color: Ctrl + Enter
• Mouse Control:
  • Clicking cell will preview color in the Color Test Spot
  • Double clicking any cell (or single clicking the Color Test Spot) will finally select color
• Each color cell provides a popup hint with Color Name (when present), RGB value and Hex value. The Color Test Spot only displays a Hex color value.
• MCColorPanel completely paint itself and has no child controls. This makes it possible to use with custom comboboxes as a drop-down control (especially with TdxPopupEdit by DevelopersExpress). Also, it can be merely dropped onto a Form.
• This component have to be installed into the Delphi Component Palette.