by helmut (Posted Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:03 pm)
Thanks for the various links, XnTriq. As written before, the naming for this tool is inconsistent throughout graphic tools: GIMP, MS Paint, Paint.NET, Inkscape, and probably more use "Color picker" while other graphic tools use "Eyedropper". And in the manuals/documentation the terms aren't used consistently either. All in all "Eyedropper" is more precise and differentiates from the "Color picker" dialog that allows for picking a color.
In the Draw tool of XnView I'd go for "Pick color from image". This is both a clear and easy to understand tooltip and fits to the imperative used for the other tooltips ("Add text", "Select", "Undo", ...). Sure enough "Eyedropper" or "Eyedropper Tool" is also o.k..
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Thanks for the various links, XnTriq. As written before, the naming for this tool is inconsistent throughout graphic tools: GIMP, MS Paint, Paint.NET, Inkscape, and probably more use "Color picker" while other graphic tools use "Eyedropper". And in the manuals/documentation the terms aren't used consistently either. All in all "Eyedropper" is more precise and differentiates from the "Color picker" dialog that allows for picking a color.
In the Draw tool of XnView I'd go for "Pick color from image". This is both a clear and easy to understand tooltip and fits to the imperative used for the other tooltips ("Add text", "Select", "Undo", ...). Sure enough "Eyedropper" or "Eyedropper Tool" is also o.k..
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