My Trace Macro | Color Mode? HELP?

I cannot figure out how to change my color mode to my active palette colors. Actually is it the "color mode" or the Palette ID?

How do you set them up?

Sub bitmapTrace()
Dim sBit As Shape
Dim sTrace As ShapeRange

Set sBit = ActiveShape
With sBit.Bitmap.Trace(cdrTraceLineArt)
.DetailLevelPercent = 95
.Smoothing = 30
'.ColorMode
'.PaletteID
'.ColorCount
.DeleteOriginalObject = False
.RemoveBackground = True
.RemoveEntireBackColor = True
.Finish
End With

Set sTrace = ActiveSelectionRange
sTrace.CreateSelection
sTrace.Move 7, 0

ActiveWindow.Refresh
Application.Refresh
End Sub

0 Myron over 7 years ago

you only have two choices for your workspace color mode, rgb or cmyk. I never thought of the color palettes being either inactive or active they're just in view or not. My workspace is set to rgb and the only color palette I have in view is "my palette " which I've customized from the default corel palette most of which are cmyk colors with a few pantones thrown in. I'm not sure I follow.
Doesn't trace make the colors based on what you're tracing at the time? Trace an rgb and the result will be rgb, trace a cmyk and cmyk is what you get?
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0 CDT over 7 years ago in reply to Myron

Well when using corels color trace there is an option to select a palette from the 'color mode' drop down. That then changes my trace to the selected palette's colors. So when I put this macro together I assumed active palette colors could be integrated into the code

So yes it traces and matches the colors automatically with some value but I'm trying to match the traces colors to my active palette. Make sense?
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0 CDT over 7 years ago in reply to CDT

I just can't figure out how. This is as far as I could get before realizing I don't get what those options do exactly and if I can accomplish what I'm trying to do. Kind of sucks tracing and changing the color mode to one of my custom palettes each time I trace. Active palette will solve all my issues if integrated into my code
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0 Myron over 7 years ago in reply to CDT

ahhh. I see what you mean now. Have you tried recording a macro? Not sure what has changed since X4 but I used to be able to record steps and get a roundabout idea of the code needed but now X7 recording doesn't seem to offer anything at all.
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0 CDT over 7 years ago in reply to Myron

I did attempt that. Some times when I get stuck ill record something to get a hint.... X7 Doesn't support it... Which sucks. So here I am again.. Asking questions..lol
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