The Color Picker Tool is used to select a color on the active layer. By
clicking a point on a layer, you can change the active color to that
which is located under the pointer.
The Sample Merge option lets you grab the color as
it is in the image, resulting of the combination of all layers.
6.2.1. Activate Tool
The Color Picker Tool can be called in the following
order, from the image-menu:
Tools->Color Picker.
The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
Note
If you hold Ctrl key down while using a paint
tool, mouse pointer turns to the color-picker icon. If you click
then, you select the color pointed by the color-picker as
foreground color. Color-picker dialog is not opened during this
operation.
6.2.2. Key modifiers (Defaults)
Shortcut
Shift-o
will activate the Color Picker tool.
6.2.3. Options
Figure 8.73.
Color Picker Options
Overview
The available tool options for the Color Picker can be
accessed by double clicking the Color Picker tool icon.
Sample Merged
The Sample Merged checkbox when enabled will take color
information as a composite from all the visible layers.
Further information regarding Sample Merge is available in
the glossary entry,
Sample Merge.
Sample Average
The Radius slider adjusts the size of
the square area that is used to determine an average color
for the final selection. When you click the layer, the
cursor will indicate the size of the square or radius
visually.
Pick Mode
Pick Only
The color of the selected pixel will be shown in an
Information Dialog, but not otherwise used.
Set Foreground Color
The Foreground color, as shown in the Toolbox Color
Area, will be set to the color of the pixel you click
on.
Set Background Color
The Background color, as shown in the Toolbox Color
Area, will be set to the color of the pixel you click
on.
Add to Palette
When this option box is checked, the picked color is sent
to the active color palette. see Palette Editor
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