Color Picker

OSL provides a built-in color picker interface that utilizes the HTML system color picker for selecting colors in your applications.

Color Picker

Available Commands

Show Color Picker

Displays the color picker interface:

colourpicker "show"

Set Position

Positions the color picker at specific screen coordinates:

colourpicker "setpos" x y

Set Color

Sets the current color of the picker:

colourpicker "setcol" #hexcode

Get Color

Retrieves the currently selected color:

colourpicker "getcol"  // Result stored in picker_colour variable

Example Usage

// Show the color picker
colourpicker "show"

// Position it on screen
colourpicker "setpos" 100 100

// Set initial color to red
colourpicker "setcol" #FF0000

// Get the selected color
colourpicker "getcol"
log picker_colour  // Outputs the selected color

// Use the selected color
c picker_colour
rectangle 0 0 100 100  // Draws rectangle with selected color

Interactive Example

// Create a color selection interface
colourpicker "show"
colourpicker "setpos" 20 20

mainloop:
    // Get current color
    colourpicker "getcol"
    
    // Use color for drawing
    c picker_colour
    rectangle 200 50 100 100
    
    // Display current color value
    text "Selected color: " + picker_colour

Important Notes

• The color picker uses the native HTML color picker interface

• Selected colors are stored in the picker_colour variable

• Colors are in hexadecimal format (#RRGGBB)

• Position coordinates are relative to the window

• The color picker remains visible until hidden

• Changes to the color are immediate