Why won't text be accepted when I drag it onto a color well?
The text must be in one of the formats specified in the Color Formats preferences. The default formats are #FFFFF and RGB(0,0,0) so color wells only recognize text in that format.
Why are colors not turning out as expected when dragging text onto a color well?
Some color formats can have ambiguity so it would be impossible to extract color components from a text that is dragged onto a color well.
For example a format like %0r%0g%0b would output text like 224112. This could be interpreted as 22 41 12 or 2 24 112 or 224 11 2 and so on.
Another reason colors aren't turning out as expected is that the color format may not have all the components needed to describe the color.
An example of this is a format that has just the red component of the color.
How do I lock and unlock the magnify image?
The magnify tool can be locked by pressing the assigned global hotkey (⌃⌥⌘L). This can be determined by looking next to "Lock magnify image", under the "Tools" menu.
To unlock the image, press the same global hotkey again.
Will .ipp and .ipf files exported from iPalette Pro work for the free iPalette?
Files exported from iPalette Pro will work for iPalette v2.1.2 or later but only the first four colors will be imported.
Why use shorthand hex values?
The main reason to use shorthand hex values whenever possible is to optimize your cascading style sheets. Using shorthand hex can shrink css files dramatically.