#23: Macro - "Convert to Palette" - Eskimo's Macros and More - Blogs

Mon, Dec 30 2019

What is Convert to Palette?

Convert to Palette is a macro that can convert the Outline colors and Fill colors (Uniform Fill and Fountain Fill) of selected objects to a specified palette.

The macro also addresses content inside Groups and inside PowerClips.

See Convert to Palette in use:

Screenshot:

Using the macro.

The palette to which colors are converted is determined by the Palette combobox.

To add a palette to the list for the combobox:

Select a single object with a Uniform Fill. The fill should be a color from the palette that is to be added to the list.
Click on the Get Palette from Selected Object Fill button.

To convert colors, select one or more objects, then click the Convert Selection to Palette button.

If Ignore White is checked, then colors that CorelDRAW considers to be white are not converted to the selected palette.

If Preserve Existing Spot Colors is checked, then existing spot colors in the selection are not converted to the selected palette.

Using the Combobox.

Right-clicking on a combobox brings up a menu of options for managing it.

Convert to Palette subs in the Macro Manager.

Start_Convert_to_Palette launches the userform if it is not already open.
Toggle_Convert_to_Palette launches the userform if it is not already open, and closes it if it is already open.
Remove_Convert_to_Palette_Registry_Entries removes all Registry entries that have been created by the macro. The next time that the macro is used, these entries will be created again, so this sub can be used to get a “fresh start” with default values and settings.
The macro normally remembers the position of the form on the screen. If the computer display configuration has been changed in such a way that the remembered position is “off the screen”, then Reset_Convert_to_Palette_StartUpPosition can be used to reset the position to “Center Owner”.

Compatibility.

Convert_to_Palette was put together in a CorelDRAW X7 environment, and should work in versions X7-2020.

OK, where's the macro?

JQ_Convert_to_Palette_Current.zip (most recently updated 2021-07-17).

That includes the .GMS file and a simple icon that can be used on a CorelDRAW Toolbar.

Please note that, starting with the version released on 2020-05-03, this macro uses a different scheme for storing combobox value lists and some preferences in the Registry. If you have been using an older version of this macro, those "old" value lists and preferences will not be there when you use the newer version. If you want to "clean out" those old entries that are not used by the newer version of the macro, the best way to do so is to run the Remove_Convert_to_Palette_Registry_Entries sub, which will set the macro back to its default values.