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.

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