Color Line Overview
The Color Line shows which of the named colors (if any) have been applied to the selected object(s). It also provides a quick way of applying named colors and of opening the Color Editor. Note that if the selection uses local colors no markers are displayed on the Color Line. For information about colors in Xara LX, see the Colors Overview.
Color Shapes
Diamond
shaped colors are library colors - you cannot edit these. See the Color Gallery
Overview and Showing
library colors on the Color Line for more details.
Square colors are named colors.
Circular colors are spot colors.
The Colors in Use
You can apply the colors by dragging and dropping them from the Color Line. The fill and line colors are marked (see illustration for Current line and fill color):
Diamond markers show the
named colors used by the selected objects. A diamond in the top-left corner
of a color square indicates the fill color. A diamond in the top-right
corners indicates the line color.
Cross-shaped markers show
the current color attributes
if there are no objects selected. Line color on the right, fill color
on the left.
Triangular markers show
the colors of a fill if you have applied one.
Current fill and line colors
The outer part of the color swatch on the left-hand end of the Color Line shows the line color and the center shows the fill color. These are:
The colors of any selected
objects,
Otherwise the current color attributes.
Examples
Two
way hatching indicates no color (bottom example).
One way hatching indicates
multiple different colors (second example).
For a graduated fill, the
center shows the two colors used in the fill (third example).
You can drag and drop colors
from the swatch to apply them to objects in the drawing.
Edit Color Button
Clicking on this button opens the Color Editor. The Editor shows the current fill color. (Shown in the color swatch.) Shift-clicking also opens the Color Editor but showing the current line color.
No Color
Clicking this applies a 'no color fill'. Shift-clicking (or right-clicking) applies 'no color' to a line. Note that this is not the same as 100% transparent. 'No color' and transparency are different. A shape with transparency applied remains a solid shape whereas a shape filled with 'no color' is effectively hollow.
Spot Colors
If your document contains spot colors, they appear on the Color Line as circles (they also appear as circles in the Color Gallery). This makes it easy to distinguish them from other types of color.