Cannot add a new color

When QuarkXPress is instructed to use a color that does not exists in any of the current script's GridTemplates, it then tries to create a new color, and then if it is successful in creating this new color, it tries to add it to the list of colors, in a manner similar to the way you do it in QuarkXPress (see below). If it fails to create a new color, then this message is sent from QuarkXPress to Q++.

The solution depends on whether the color is being used (not just defined) in the original GridTemplate.

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If the color you are trying to use is not used by any text in the GridTemplate, then you should place some text somewhere that uses that color (even if it means setting its shade to 0% so that the text is not visible). This will ensure that your color is created by QuarkXPress when it generates the diary output file.

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If the color you are trying to apply is being used by some text in your GridTemplate, then it is possible that the QuarkXPress file has become corrupted and that the colors have become dirty (this has happened in the past). If this is the case you should make a clean copy of this QuarkXPress file, a procedure which will leave you with an uncorrupted file.

One solution to prevent this from happening, you should always use Template Colors, rather than specific colors when setting properties such as Macro Rules, Minical Options, and particularly when defining data such as holidays, slogans and SARAs.

Also make sure that in Preferences, you have set the Color Matching setting to RGB.

Topic 172190 updated on 07-Jul-03
Topic URL: http://www.qppsupport.net/webhelp/index.html?cantaddnewcolor.htm