bitrot.net/Richard of York

bitrot.net presents...
Richard of York
Free HTML Colour Picker for Windows	Other bitrot attractions include: The Colour Swirly Thing

Version 1.5 for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 is now ready! If you're just after a quick download, here it is:

	Download Roy.exe (45KB)
Just download and run! (N.B. Internet Explorer users may have to right-click and choose Save Target As...)

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Richard of York is a tiny, free-standing utility for creating and previewing HTML <BODY> tags and colour values with the minimum of fuss. Despite its diminutive size, it packs in the following functionality:

There are now eight easy ways to choose your colours in Richard of York!
1. Use the scrollbars!
2. Pick from a colour palette!
3. Enter hexadecimal RGB values direct!
4. Type or paste a <BODY> tag in!
5. Choose an HTML file to import values from!
6. Drag an HTML file from Explorer or My Computer and drop it on Richard of York!
7. Integrate Richard of York with your favourite text editor or development tool!
8. Add the name of an HTML file to the commandline!
Restrict colours to the 216-colour Netscape-safe palette.
Preview panel shows how your colour scheme will look on your web page.
Copy either an individual colour value or the whole <BODY> tag to the clipboard.
Choose the font and link style to be displayed in the preview panel.
Tooltips help you use Richard of York more easily.
View, copy and save tags in lowercase or uppercase.

Just the one:

Richard of York screenshot

Let's be frank: Richard of York will make the task of writing your web pages easier, or your money back! So, what better way to spread the word to hordes of struggling web developers than to include the stunningly attractive Richard of York button on your own web page?

Smallprint: The Richard of York button may not be modified in any way, and may only be used for the purposes of linking to the Richard of York home page at the following address: http://bitrot.net/software/roy/. The button, like the magnificent software it represents, is and remains copyright © 1999-2000 Mark Whitaker.

1.5 01·01·00	Now remembers the custom colours that you set in the colour palette. Added a "Reset custom colours" button in Options. Registry data is now stored in HKCU\Software\bitrot.net\Richard of York. If you so wish, you can safely delete the branch HKCU\Software\Blurb Software\Richard of York. We won't be needing that any more.
1.41 28·12·99	Rebadged for bitrot. Happy sailing!
1.4 28·05·99	Modified file import filter to allow less common HTML file extensions such as .shtml
1.3b 17·03·99	Minor modifications to the user interface and a serious code tidy-up, shaving 3KB off the .exe size!
1.3a 28·01·99	Enlarged tag import field to accept tags containing newline characters. Started including separate version with MFC libraries statically linked.
1.3 30·12·98	Added option to view and export tags in lowercase. Mended miscellaneous import glitches. (Now always drops Netscape palette when importing from a file named on the commandline.)
1.22b 16·12·98	Added user confirmation prompt when importing via drag'n'drop. Thought "Sod less versions - this is fun!"
1.22a 13·12·98	Miscellaneous minor tinkerings. Now saves to "Richard of York" branch in registry regardless of the name of the executable. Also reduced unnecessary flicker when dragging the scrollbars in Netscape palette mode.
1.22 03·12·98	Amended the prompt displayed when the Netscape-safe palette is selected and a tag is imported. Decided I really must start releasing less versions.
1.21a 01·12·98	Added a nicer icon for higher colour displays.
1.21 29·11·98	Added drag and drop support. Now you can drag an HTML file from Explorer and drop it on Richard of York to import its values!
1.2 26·11·98	Added support for Netscape-safe palette.
1.1 15·11·98	Added Richard of York's wonderful and multifarious import features. Richard of York is released on an unsuspecting (OK, indifferent) public.
1.02 15·11·98	Made the RGB hex value text fields directly editable.
1.01 14·11·98	Added the Options dialog box.
1.0 13·11·98	Richard of York appears in its embryonic form. Only the most valiant of testers dared to run it.

Downloaded Richard of York but it won't run?
If you see an error message reading "A required DLL file, MFC42.DLL, was not found" when you try to run Richard of York, you'll need to download a different version (tech-talk: with MFC libraries statically linked). Please help yourself to one of the following:

Roy_stat.exe (267KB, ready to run)
Roy_stat.zip (130KB, zipped for a quicker download)

If you download the zipped file, you'll need a tool such as WinZip to unzip it.