ColorPad problem
Thursday, February 3, 2005 by ama02 | Discussion: Windows Software
I realize ColorPad is no longer being developed or supported (and usually very hard to locate) but...
I've had the program for a few years now, and use it often. I like it because it's simple and very small. I needed to use it today, and when I clicked on it (Start Menu) nothing opened, but I could see it in the task bar. I tried minimize/maximize and restore, but the actual interface was no where to be seen.
I tried opening it by going into my Program Files directory and double-clicking on the .exe file, same thing...only a button in the task bar. I also maxed out my resolution to 1600x1200 to see if it was hiding off screen...no luck there. I then deleted the files (no way to uninstall) and re-downloaded the zip. I still get the same thing.
Wondering if anyone here has any ideas what's happened...anyone with similar problems? If anyone could help me get things back to normal, I'd really appreciate it. I know there are other color picker apps out there, but I'd really like to keep this one. Thanks!
I've had the program for a few years now, and use it often. I like it because it's simple and very small. I needed to use it today, and when I clicked on it (Start Menu) nothing opened, but I could see it in the task bar. I tried minimize/maximize and restore, but the actual interface was no where to be seen.
I tried opening it by going into my Program Files directory and double-clicking on the .exe file, same thing...only a button in the task bar. I also maxed out my resolution to 1600x1200 to see if it was hiding off screen...no luck there. I then deleted the files (no way to uninstall) and re-downloaded the zip. I still get the same thing.Wondering if anyone here has any ideas what's happened...anyone with similar problems? If anyone could help me get things back to normal, I'd really appreciate it. I know there are other color picker apps out there, but I'd really like to keep this one. Thanks!
craeonics
Reply #2 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:31 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, February 3, 2005 3:31 AM
ColorPad stores its location at these keys:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Orbit\ColorPad\xPos
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Orbit\ColorPad\yPos
They're in hex though, but just enter 0 and it should pop up in the top left.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Orbit\ColorPad\xPos
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Orbit\ColorPad\yPos
They're in hex though, but just enter 0 and it should pop up in the top left.
ama02
Reply #3 Thursday, February 3, 2005 1:17 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, February 3, 2005 1:17 PM
Thanks for the help! I'll check my registry.
edit: okay, here is what I found under the colorpad keys:
xPos > 0xffff8300 (4294935296)
yPos > 0xffff8300 (4294935296)
should I be changing the numbers within the paranthesis () to zero?
edit: okay, here is what I found under the colorpad keys:
xPos > 0xffff8300 (4294935296)
yPos > 0xffff8300 (4294935296)
should I be changing the numbers within the paranthesis () to zero?
XX
Reply #4 Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:08 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:08 PM
thats insane...
That's WAYYYY off screen! change both to 0 or 100. Either hex or decimal.
That's WAYYYY off screen! change both to 0 or 100. Either hex or decimal.
ama02
Reply #5 Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:29 PM
Reply #5 Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:29 PM
Thanks, I went ahead and modified the xPos and yPos, zero'd them out...and now I'm able to see the little window. 
I have absolutely NO idea why or how it got to be that way. It's possible, the last time I used it I didn't close it before shutting down my PC, dunno! But it works great now, thanks again guys!
I have absolutely NO idea why or how it got to be that way. It's possible, the last time I used it I didn't close it before shutting down my PC, dunno! But it works great now, thanks again guys!
XX
Reply #6 Friday, February 4, 2005 1:16 AM
Reply #6 Friday, February 4, 2005 1:16 AM
Glad we helped you. 
4294935296 is such a huge number. Compared to highest res ever seen by myself: 1600. Yep thats just approx 0.00006% of 4294935296. No wonder you couldn't see it when you tried higher res.
4294935296 is such a huge number. Compared to highest res ever seen by myself: 1600. Yep thats just approx 0.00006% of 4294935296. No wonder you couldn't see it when you tried higher res.
retiredmaster
Reply #7 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 AM
Reply #7 Friday, February 4, 2005 6:02 AM
That happened to me too. I re installed Windows and everything worked ok.
craeonics
Reply #8 Friday, February 4, 2005 10:32 AM
Reply #8 Friday, February 4, 2005 10:32 AM
Reinstalling is a bit of an extreme solution.
Seeing that the hex number starts with an f, I suspect it's actually a negative number. Then again, that would yield -32000, which is still insane.
Seeing that the hex number starts with an f, I suspect it's actually a negative number. Then again, that would yield -32000, which is still insane.
XX
Reply #9 Friday, February 4, 2005 2:43 PM
Reply #9 Friday, February 4, 2005 2:43 PM
Oh yeah, I forgot about reversal of hex numbers means it's negative. It does end with 0 too.
BoobzTwo
Reply #10 Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:01 PM
Reply #10 Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:01 PM
Guess I am a bit late here but what the heck. If you are still looking, I found version 2.4 here http://www.skinnables.org/archive.php?¤t_dir=archive/colorpad Michelle
Jafo
Reply #11 Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:31 PM
Reply #11 Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:31 PM
So far off screen it was on someone else's computer...
Check with the house next door...
XX
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:17 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:17 AM
Whoa. This is darn near 2 years ago!!
Lol was fun reading my OLD posts.
Lol was fun reading my OLD posts.
Uvah
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:29 AM
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:29 AM
Saw this on the homepage and got curious. I've had this same exact problem for several months now. Even the registry values were identical. I made the changes and there it bees. Thank you craeonics and XX. I think mine was in the next country someplace
Ulyssa50
Reply #15 Sunday, January 20, 2008 2:29 PM
Reply #15 Sunday, January 20, 2008 2:29 PM
It's another year later 
You solved also mij problem, exactly the same. I see my Colorpad!!
Ulyssa, The Netherlands
You solved also mij problem, exactly the same. I see my Colorpad!!
Ulyssa, The Netherlands
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Reply #1 Thursday, February 3, 2005 1:23 AM
If you happen to know where it saves its settings in registry and knows how to edit it, then back it up first, then change coords ( X and Y location ) to about 100, it should be within the screen no matter what your current resolution is.