Hi everyone. I followed a tutorial on youtube from Logos by Nick and successfully made and saved a custom color palette. 🥳
I'm realizing now that I would like to add just one extra color to the custom color palette I created.
Can gpl files be edited in Inkscape??
(I figured I'd just remove the gpl file from its specific location in the inkscape directory, make my edits and save, and then put the file back in its proper spot)
Or is it advisable to just make brand new gpl file?
The extension does not seem to work with swatches, however, so if you prefer to setup a custom palette using swatches, I'd use Save-a copy .gpl file to the user profile palettes directory.
Using a text editor like Notepad++, you can easily copy/cut/paste/re-arrange items from any number of .gpl files. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
All the issues that Billie Ruben mentioned don't bother me -- probably because Inkscape is my first ever experience using SVG software so I have nothing to compare it to, have no idea if things are easier or more cumbersome to do using Inkscape.
I have a basic notepad program that came pre-loaded to computer, I'll check it out. For now, I'll probably just re-do gpl file, going from three colors to four is not tedious or time consuming, but it's good to know about the notepad option for quickly editing and rearranging.
Regarding extension, I don't plan to do that. No idea if I have python2 on computer, no idea what that is, and don't feel comfortable possibly installing something I know nothing about.
On windows, type cmd on search bar to open a terminal and juste type "python" or "python -V" (V not v) there and presse enter, if python is installed, you'll know wich version is installed.
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Hi everyone. I followed a tutorial on youtube from Logos by Nick and successfully made and saved a custom color palette. 🥳
I'm realizing now that I would like to add just one extra color to the custom color palette I created.
Can gpl files be edited in Inkscape??
(I figured I'd just remove the gpl file from its specific location in the inkscape directory, make my edits and save, and then put the file back in its proper spot)
Or is it advisable to just make brand new gpl file?
The LBN tutorial needs updating, and the location he describes is improper, the palette files should be placed in the user profile palettes directory.
There is a handy extension that will create a palette and put it in the correct directory. https://github.com/olibia/inkscape-generate-palette
The extension does not seem to work with swatches, however, so if you prefer to setup a custom palette using swatches, I'd use Save-a copy .gpl file to the user profile palettes directory.
Using a text editor like Notepad++, you can easily copy/cut/paste/re-arrange items from any number of .gpl files. https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Some more discussion here: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/-/issues/7144
Thanks for all info.
All the issues that Billie Ruben mentioned don't bother me -- probably because Inkscape is my first ever experience using SVG software so I have nothing to compare it to, have no idea if things are easier or more cumbersome to do using Inkscape.
I have a basic notepad program that came pre-loaded to computer, I'll check it out. For now, I'll probably just re-do gpl file, going from three colors to four is not tedious or time consuming, but it's good to know about the notepad option for quickly editing and rearranging.
Regarding extension, I don't plan to do that. No idea if I have python2 on computer, no idea what that is, and don't feel comfortable possibly installing something I know nothing about.
On windows, type cmd on search bar to open a terminal and juste type "python" or "python -V" (V not v) there and presse enter, if python is installed, you'll know wich version is installed.
Most likely a suitable and newer version of python is installed with the Inkscape installation.
I have Python 3.12.0 installed and the extension works as expected here. (Win 10)
thank you both for the extra info!