Determining Colors from Descriptive Text

RockWorks | Borehole Manager | Colors | Analyze | Comments -> Colors

This program is used to read the text Comments within the project's Color worksheets and convert them to Windows color samples, storing them in the Color cells.  This provides a means of translating field notes, for example, to actual colors.  The translation is based on entries in the Color Names table.  This table is installed with RockWorks and, at the time of this writing, contains some generic color names as well as Munsell colors; you can add your own descriptions to customize the table for your work (company colors, other languages, etc.).

Feature Level: RockWorks Standard and higher

Menu Options
Step-by-Step Summary

Menu Options

• Apply to ...
  • All Boreholes: Choose this to assign colors for all boreholes.
  • Currently Highlighted Borehole: Choose this option to assign colors for the current borehole only.
• When comment is missing or not found:  Choose what is to happen if there is no description listed for an interval or the description cannot be found in the Color Names Table.
  • Do Nothing: Choose this option if no color assignment is to be made.
  • Replace with... Choose this option to select a default color for missing-comment intervals.  Click on the Color box to choose the default color.
     

Step-by-Step Summary

Follow these steps to sample and record color data from existing color descriptions: 

1. Access the RockWorks Borehole Manager program tab. 
2. Enter/import your data into the Borehole Manager. This tool specifically reads depth intervals and Comments from the Color table in the databae.
3. Be sure the Color Names lookup table contains your Comment text, so that it can perform the translations from text to colors.
4. Select borehole:  If you intend to assign colors for one borehole only, be sure that hole is selected. 
5. Select the Colors | Analyze | Comments -> Color menu option. 
6. Enter the requested menu items, described above
7. Click on the Process button to proceed. 

The program will read the Comment data for the selected boreholes.  Those Comments located in the Color Names table will be polled for their Windows color numbers, which will be recorded back to the Colors worksheets.  Those intervals without comments, or with comments unreferenced in the Color Names table will either be assigned the default color or left unchanged, as you defined above.

See also:

• Colors Menu Tools
  
  

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