Dwight, "Retrieve layer colors from PCB" is also a good idea if nothing else works. I didn't try ever.
But back to the original problem: have you set the right target PCB? (Tools | set target PCB...) If you have: I had this problem on 2 machines: one with Matrox millenium G400 NT4SP6 and P99SP6, 128K RAM, K6-III the other with G450DualHead, Win2K and P99SP6, 256KRAM, dual P-III. With exception of the Matrox cards not very similar... it could be a graphics card problem. On both machines I wasn't able to change colours if I had opened the Preview before the PCB. The dialog seems to lock itself (at least the colour part in my sytsems) if this happened once. I had to close everything, exit protel and reopen (by "File | open", not with the picklist!). Since then, I open Print Previews only if I need them and close them before leaving Protel. And never had the problem again. regards, Heiko Vachek elektronik 21 GmbH > -----Original Message----- > From: Dwight [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 8:41 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Colours on print preview. > > > I've never gotten this to work. On the Tools | Preferences, > color/gray tab, > clicking in the "gray" column pops up a panel (with 64 > squares, but only 4 > shades!), but clicking in the color column does nothing. I > tried just now, > opening the PCB first, then the Preview, but still couldn't > change colors. > The only way I've managed to change colors is by changing the > PCB colors, > then using "Retrieve layer colors from PCB". (win2k,SP6) > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
