colpick

A Linux tool that allows users to pick color on mouse position.

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colpick

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A Linux tool that allows users to pick color at the current position of the mouse.

Integrated configuration option for allowing users to adapt their workflow.
1x1 Bitmap screenshot of mouse position used to get pixel color codes.
Notifier, color codes(RGB and hex) and clipboard features implemented.

demonstration

Dependencies

ImageMagick
scrot
xdotool
xclip (optional)
notification-daemon (optional)

Execution Time

$ time colpick -n

real	0m0.057s
user	0m0.037s
sys     0m0.028s

Installation

Arch Linux:

Install via AUR
```
  yay -S colpick
```
Or by using the PKGBUILD
```
  cd pkgbuilds/
  makepkg -si
```

In General:

  # Clone the repository
  git clone https://github.com/mehmetumit/colpick.git
  # Change directory
  cd colpick
  # Install with make
  make install

Usage

$ colpick -h
usage: colpick [OPTIONS...]

Pick color at the current position of the mouse

options:
	--help(-h)			Print this text and exit
	--version(-v)			Print colpick's version and exit
	--copy_to_clipboard(-c) 	Copy color code to clipboard
	--stdout(-so)			Output the color value to stdout
	--rgb				Show the color code as RGB instead of HEX
	--notify(-n)			Send the color code to notification daemon with solid color icon
	--icon_size(-ics)		Size of the notification solid color icon (default: 32x32)
	--border(-b)			Set border size of notification icon (default: 1)
	--border_color(-bc)		Set border color of notification icon (default: white)
	--expire_time(-t)		Set notification expire time as miliseconds
	--notification_message(-m)	Set notification message under color code