Color Picker Contrib Package

This contrib package adds a DHTML JavaScript color picker function to TWiki.

Summary of Contents

This Package provides a DHTML color picker for use in Forms. It can be used for example together with EditTablePlugin. It is similar to TWiki:Plugins.JSCalendarContrib.

Detailed Documentation

The DHTML Color picker uses the javascript module from http://blog.inlet-media.de/colorpicker/. Currently it's tested im Mozilla Firefox 1.2.

Settings

Settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a setting write %<plugin>_<setting>%, e.g. %COLORPICKERCONTRIB_STUB%

• One line description:
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Javascript/DHTML Color Picker

• Name of the perl package
  • Set STUB = ColorPickerContrib

Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this contrib package. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the package on the server where TWiki is running.

• Download the ZIP file from the Plugin web (see below)
• Unzip ColorPickerContrib.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:

  File:	Description:
  lib/TWiki/Contrib/ColorPickerContrib.pm	Contrib Perl module
  pub/TWiki/ColorPicker/colorpicker.js	Colorpicker Javascript module
  pub/TWiki/ColorPicker/spacer.gif	spacer.gif used to build the colorpicker
  pub/TWiki/ColorPicker/colorpicker.png	Image button for use in the form

Contrib Info

Author:	TWiki:Main/FlavioCurti
Copyright ©:	2006, Flavio Curti; Colorpicker itself 2004, 2005 Norman Timmler (inlet media e.K., Hamburg, Germany)
License:	BSD
Dependencies:	none
Version:	0.1
Change History:
27 Oct 2006:	Initial version, Version 0.1
Home:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/ColorPickerContrib
Feedback:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/ColorPickerContribDev
Appraisal:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/ColorPickerContribAppraisal

Related Topics: TWikiPreferences

-- TWiki:Main/FlavioCurti - 27 Oct 2006