Color Control Bar Special Editor 

Use this editor if you wish to create/edit a custom color control bar that is saved as a resource in "Marks".

The following items are different in the "Special Color Control Bar":

•You can vary the number and order of the color elements of a sequence as desired.

•You can define an ink coverage value for each color element in a sequence.

•You can define a grayscale. The ink coverage values of the single CMYK separations can be set for the grayscale.

Example: Special color control bar

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See also the description in the "Editors for Marks, Color Control Bars and Ink Pickup Bars" section.

•'General' Group

•'General' > Attributes

•Loading the 'Marks' Resource to the Job

Graphic Area

•"+" magnifying glass: Zoom in graphic display

•"-" magnifying glass: Zoom out graphic display

•"Suppress Description": Show, hide labeling of the elements (color code and ink coverage).

•"Elements without Frame": Show, hide the black frame around an element.

•"Width": Overall width of the color control bar. If necessary, the value is rounded off so that only integral multiple sequences are produced.

•"Number of Elements": Number of elements (colors) per sequence with respective ink coverage values. The colors appear at the bottom of the table when this number is defined.

•"Element Width", "Element Height": The color control bar is displayed when the element size is defined.

•Table with ink coverage values: "Number of Elements" must be defined in order for the colors to be displayed.

The following display is the default setting: The first four items are the standard colors CMYK. Spot colors follow as of the fifth item.

You can change the order and number of colors as desired. A list box with all the colors you can select displays when you click a color item with the left mouse button. You can set any ink cov­erage value for each color element in "D".

You will also see the item "CMYK" in the colors list box. This item symbolizes the grayscale. You can edit the "D-C", "D-M", "D-Y" and "D-K" boxes for the grayscale. These are the ink coverage values of the single CMYK separations.