Color Cop Jay Prall

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Use this command to install Color Cop:

winget install --id=JayPrall.ColorCop -e

Color Cop is a versatile color picker tool designed for web designers and programmers to easily identify and capture colors in various hexadecimal formats.

Key Features:

Instant hex code detection with an intuitive eyedropper tool that copies the selected color directly to the clipboard.
Support for multiple color formats, including RGB, HSL, and HSV, ensuring flexibility for diverse design needs.
Enhanced functionality with a screen measurement feature: press the Control key while using the eyedropper to measure on-screen elements in pixels.

Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for web designers, developers, and anyone working with digital colors, Color Cop streamlines the process of color selection and integration into design workflows. Its user-friendly interface and advanced features save time and improve accuracy, making it an essential tool for professionals.

Color Cop can be installed via winget, ensuring seamless setup on Windows systems.

ColorCop

A Windows-based color picker utility built with Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).

Features

System tray color picker for Windows
Real-time color sampling from anywhere on screen
Multiple color format support (RGB, HEX, HSV)

Requirements

Windows 10/11 (x86/x64)
Visual Studio 2022 with the following components:
- MSVC v143 compiler toolset
- Windows 10/11 SDK
- MFC for latest v143 build tools (x86 & x64)

Building

Quick Build

build.bat

Manual Build

# Using MSBuild directly
MSBuild.exe ColorCop.sln /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=Win32

# Or open in Visual Studio 2022
start ColorCop.sln

Build Configurations

Debug: Development build with debugging symbols
Release: Optimized production build

Installation

Build the project using the steps above
Run ColorCop.exe from the Release/ directory
The application will appear in your system tray

Development

Project Structure

ColorCop.cpp/h - Main application class
ColorCopDlg.cpp/h - Main dialog implementation
SystemTray.cpp/h - System tray functionality
colorspace.cpp/h - Color conversion utilities
Res/ - Application resources and icons

Code Linting

This project uses [cpplint](https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint) to enforce C++ style guidelines.

Install:

pip install cpplint

Run linting:

./lint.sh

Contributing

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch
Make your changes
Test thoroughly on Windows 10/11
Submit a pull request

License

See LICENSE.TXT for details.