McColors 1.52
(Freeware)

© 2000-2006 Michael J. McCollister

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McColors is used to display all colors available on a Palm OS device.

Contents of This Document

1. Installation
2. System Requirements
3. ZIP File Contents
4. Usage
5. Version History
6. Legal Disclaimer

I. Installation

Installation of McColors is just like any other Palm OS program.

II. System Requirements

Requires Palm OS 3.5 or greater. 36 Kbytes of free memory on the Palm OS device is required.

III. ZIP File Contents

IV. Usage

McColors will come will come up in the best screen mode that your Palm OS device will allow.

Tap on the color to get the index and red, green, and blue values. Select the video mode from the pull-down menu on the upper right of the screen. You can also select the video mode by pressing the page up or page down keys, or by using the jog dial if your device has one.

If your device is capable of displaying 16-bit color, then a special mode called "McPlaid" will be available. This mode will display a random plaid-type pattern every second. "Fast McPlaid" will display a random plaid-type pattern as fast as your Palm OS device will allow.

In order to permanently change the color depth of your device, Screen Prefs needs to be installed. Go to MikeMcCollister.com/palm/ to download a copy.

V. Version History

• 1.52 (10/20/2006)
  • Made some minor bug fixes.
  1.51 (11/19/2004)
  • On a Palm OS Cobalt (Version 6) device, the icon in the about box no longer has bad transparency if color depth is 8-bit or less.
  • On a Palm OS device with screens capable of displaying in 16-bits or better McColors will no longer switch screen depths between different modes.
  • Fixed cosmetic problem with some Palm OS devices when the graffiti area is minimized.
  • Changed support e-mail address.
  1.50 (12/30/2003)
  • Now handles the PalmSource collapsible graffiti area and the Sony virtual graffiti area.
  • Added the "Fast McPlaid" mode which will display a random plaid-type pattern as fast as your Palm OS device will allow.
  • Will now run the latest version of Screen Prefs if Screen Prefs is configured as an application.
  • On Palm OS 5 devices the screen is no longer grayscale or black and white mode. It will remain in 256 color mode when those screen depths are selected.
  • Removed the color HandEra icons since there will never be such a device.
• 1.40 (02/25/2003)
  • McColors now remembers the last display mode it was set to.
  • Added the ability for McColors to be beamed or sent to another Palm OS device.
  • Fixed an icon transparency problem that showed up in some third-party launchers.
  • Made some minor user interface changes.
• 1.30 (07/31/2002)
  • Added the feature that if your device is capable of displaying 16-bit color, then a special mode called "McPlaid" will be available. This mode will display a random plaid-type pattern every second.
  • Added the menu item to run Screen Prefs if installed.
  • Now Palm OS 5 compliant.
  • Added large icons for Palm OS 5 devices.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the bit depth from changing if McColors was launched multiple times from a hardware button.
  • Icons are now compressed.
  • Fixed a bug that would cause a black line at the top of the screen on Sony devices in 16-bit color mode.
  • The color details form no longer disappears when the HandEra graffiti area is resized.
  • Now longer clicks twice when using the jog dial on the HandEra 330.
  • No longer forces the display to a 0 degree rotation on the HandEra 330.
• 1.20 (02/20/2002)
  • When McColors is assigned to a hardware button, pressing the hardware button multiple times will change the screen mode.
  • Improved upon the 16 grayscale (4-bit) small icons.
  • Fixed a memory leak due to the color picker being sent a bad index in a rare case.
  • When installed, McColors in put into the "Utilities" category of the built-in launcher.
  • Added support for changing screen modes using the page up and page down keys. Also the Sony and HandEra jog dials do this as well.
  • Made some minor UI changes.
  • Now supports the HandEra 330:
    • Includes support for minimizing/maximizing of the Virtual Silkscreen.
    • Includes large and medium icons.
    • Appears as high-resolution in application Preference Panel.
    • Jog dial support.
• 1.10 (05/17/2001)
  • Added the Palm Color Picker menu item.
  • Made some minor UI changes.
• 1.06 (02/17/2001)
  • Now displays a 16-bit bitmap on the Handspring Visor Prism and Palm OS devices capable of displaying 16-bit color. 
  • Some minor UI changes.
• 1.05 (11/25/2000)
  • Now works with Handspring Visor Prism. However the maximum number of colors displayed is limited to 256.
  • Updated contact information.
  1.04 (06/11/2000)
  • Some minor cosmetic changes.

  1.03 (04/13/2000)

  • Color icon no longer has a white background when the third party application Chrome is used.
  • "Get Info" icon shows up in the command bar.
  • Some minor cosmetic changes.
• 1.02 (03/04/2000)
  • The screen is now drawn a little faster.
  • Black and white icon changes a little bit.
• 1.01 (02/28/2000)
  • Changed the layout of the 256 color mode colors.
  • Color icons improved.
• 1.0 (02/26/2000)
  • Initial Release

VI. Legal Disclaimer

This program is provided AS-IS; there is NO WARRANTY, express or implied. The user assumes full responsibility and liability for any use of this program. All Rights Reserved by Michael J. McCollister, except as noted below.

Permission to distribute this package complete and unmodified for personal use via the Internet for no charge (other than reasonable connection charges) is granted to the public. Distribution for commercial purposes via any other medium, including but not limited to CD-ROM, floppy, or printed material, in whole or in part, requires express permission from the author, Michael J. McCollister (support@MikeMcCollister.com).

Only unmodified versions may be distributed with this notice intact.