Custom Colors

[peschardt 2]

Can we get the option to select custom colors for text via a color wheel or something similar? It used to be an option in Windows, not sure why it was removed. It's even an option on this forum. It was very helpful as someone who uses a lot of color coding in notes. Now there are only the 14 default options. I can get custom colors by formatting text in another application, like Word, then pasting into Evernote, but that's such a tedious workaround. Maybe add "More Colors" below the 14 defaults and allow users to choose from there.

[octern 2]

+1, please make use of OS-standard color pickers. I understand that things are now more consistent across platforms but the reduction in usability isn't worth it.

[CalS 5,280]

The joys of a dumbed down but now consistent editor.

[KathleenJA 5]

I agree, I hate the new colors and not having the choice of custom colors in mac. 

[GregSP 1]

Agree. I really liked a couple of the custom colors I used before. The colors are still visible in my older documents. Is there a way to copy the color from existing text and apply it to other text?

 

[mat2fun 1]

We need all the colors we have before this update

[PinkElephant 8,114]

My personal opinion: The smooth use across platforms is worth much more than a flood of additional colors. EN is made for note taking, not as a design program.

If one excludes the other, my vote is for seamless exchange.

[peschardt 2]

On 11/22/2021 at 11:02 AM, PinkElephant said:

My personal opinion: The smooth use across platforms is worth much more than a flood of additional colors. EN is made for note taking, not as a design program.

If one excludes the other, my vote is for seamless exchange.

I hear you, but I find that whether written or typed, taking color-coded notes helps me with memory and retention. I take written notes with either these Sharpie pens or these Paper Mate pens, and I prefer to use the same colors in Evernote as I do with written ones. One of the colors is pink and another is lilac, for example; you'll note neither color is available in Evernote.

I get that Evernote's not a design app, but I don't see how implementing a 'More Colors' option below the default colors would take away from from smooth use or seamless exchange provided that the option was added across platforms. Like I said, it's an option on this forum and I don't think it'd be a superfluous feature on Evernote itself.

They're adding things like tasks, calendar events, Google Calendar/Drive, etc. Why not some sort of custom color function, especially when it used to be an option? Personally, I never use sketch or code blocks but I'm sure others do, ergo it's beneficial to have. And you can still add custom colors via a workaround, so why remove the feature in the first place?

Edited December 7, 2021 by peschardt

[peschardt 2]

On 12/6/2020 at 7:20 AM, GregSP said:

Agree. I really liked a couple of the custom colors I used before. The colors are still visible in my older documents. Is there a way to copy the color from existing text and apply it to other text?

 

That's what I do. I copy colored text from older notes then highlight and type over it. It retains that color.

If I want to add a color that I haven't used before, I type something in Word, use its More Colors feature to select the color, then copy + paste the text into Evernote. If or when I need to use that color again, I go back to step 1.

I haven't had issues with these workarounds. It's just annoying that to have to use workarounds, especially when it used to be standard before.

[Fins 7]

Its April 2024 and the colour picker is still an issue. Why can't we have a colour picker that allows us to use many colours or maybe hex or RGB values? Pasting coloured text from old notes/Word doesn't always work when you try to edit the pasted text especially if you are also pasting in text in to that from another source that you wish to have in the chosen colour/format. I colour code SQL statements, Command lines, code and so on, each has their own colour, none of which are available in the current colour picker!

[Jon/t 1,289]

39 minutes ago, Fins said:

. I colour code SQL statements, Command lines, code and so on

Advanced code blocks with syntax highlighting are coming at some point... not sure when but this may solve this issue for you.