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To: SI Bob who wrote (18095)	5/31/2003 12:12:57 PM
From: Joe Lyddon	Respond to of 32871

Bob, no problem, I can get the RGB#'s and note them in the image file then send it to you. OK on Jon. . . being an old geek myself, I lack tact a little also (obviously). I wrote my first computer program around 1961. . . have been in data processing and accounting since 1954. . . been everything from a keypunch operator to top dog manager. . . have taught programming in a few of the major trade schools. . . have been a self-employed consultant since around 1985. . . just somewhat semi retired now. I feel that I have been around the block a few times. <ggg> (too many. . .) I will note the RGB#'s and send it to you. . . it IS a large file. . . will knock it down to just the header. Later, Joe

To: SI Bob who wrote (18095)	5/31/2003 3:08:14 PM
From: Joe Lyddon	Respond to of 32871

Bob, it's on it's way. . . Have fun <eom>

To: SI Bob who wrote (18095)	5/31/2003 3:17:43 PM
From: Jon Tara	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 32871

Bob, any good image editor will SHOW you the RGBs used in an image. That is, there is usually a panel that shows a constantly-updating display of the RGB values at the cursor location. Just point the cursor at the color you want, and read it out. You may need to turn this panel on from a "view" menu. Paintshop Pro is a decent program I have used for a long time. It's trial-ware, I think about $99 if you keep it. Although I haven't used it myself yet, I've heard good things about The Gimp for Windows. Originally a Unix program, now available for Windows. I would caution you against making your own color changes, though. Get an artist experienced in web design to do it for you, unless it's really, really simple. In particular, any time you have lettering in an image, it's not as easy as you think it might be. Lettering of often anti-alised against the background, making it impossible to simply change the colors and have it look good. It may be necessary to re-create the artwork from scratch, or at least to touch-up anti-aliasing. An experienced artist will also know what colors work best for the widest variety of people, including color-blindness issues, and will be aware of "browser-safe" colors, etc. (The latter probably not much of an issue any more, unless you have a large subsscriber base in third-world countries. :) ) IMO, you need to add a part-time artist to your staff, if you haven't done so already. How else are you going to do all the holiday "themes"? Do get somebody with a lot of WEB experience, as they will avoid common mistakes that artists that don't have that experience (whether or not they have digital experience) will make. Find a "programmer/administrator friendly" one. One that doesn't make every image use 1MB. :) What? You're doing away with the holiday themes? Please don't make this an extra-cost premium feature, Bob!