Wish Color code for dialog type color picker

[udg]

Hi all,
I'm a great fan of FormsBuilder + PreferenceDialog since they let me put on a proof-of-work in literally no time.
Now, using the Color type available in the FormsBuilder, a user could select any color (that's ok) but has no way to set his/her preference to a specific one.
I'd like to see, if not an input box where to enter something like #FF231134, at least a label updated while he/she moves the pointer around so to be able to take note of his/her final selection.

A "trick" could be that of initializing the form with the last chosen color, but final user could need to select a third color identical to the first one (while the second one was different), so this workaround could be unapplicable.

udg

 

[Erel]

V1.73 - Color field accepts text input:

View attachment 112412
New dependency: ByteConverter (B4A and B4J)

 

[udg]

Hi @Erel,
picker's transparency bar looks inverted (fading squares on the right, corresponding to higher transparency values).
The control works great; it's just a potentially confusing layout.
Eventually amend it for the next release of B4A (no need for a PreferenceDialog 1.74 right now..)

udg

 

[Erel]

It looks as it is designed to look. As in many drawing apps, the background is made of this checkerboard. The more you see the background the more the current color is transparent.

Fading squares to the right correspond with less transparent values.

 

[udg]

Fading squares to the right correspond with less transparent values.

Yes, that was the reason for my confusion. I considered the bottom control as an "how transparent" the chosen color would be.
So, sliding fully to right it looked to me I was applying full trasparency..
Anyway, I am sure you designed it to correspond with similar controls users are already used to, so that's ok for me too.