cmyk doc and "greyscale" 'colors' (not K=100, CMY=0)

[sb101]

 

still not sure why that does not get K=100, CMY=0

greets,

S.

[walt.farrell]

Because that's an RGB-based color palette. 

However, look to the right of the palette name where you see the four squares with no color, black, gray, and white.

Use the black or gray one to get CMYK 100% black or a middle gray.

[sb101]

thx walt,

I'm aware of, but it does not make sense for cmyk.
if I create an cmyk document (eg. PSO v3) and get "RGB2cmyk values", ehm... this is more of a trap than a feature

I'd say the shades of cmyk-greys should be swapped for cmyk documents to
K=100,CMY=0
K=95,CMY=0
K=90,CMY=0 etc.

best,
s.

 

[walt.farrell]

All I can do is tell you why it behaves that way, and how to get around it (for black and middle gray and white).

[sb101]

yepp, thx, it just could be easier and more logical ...

 

[lepr]

19 minutes ago, sb101 said:

I'm aware of, but it does not make sense for cmyk.

Although Serif should have provided a K-only palette with, for example, 5% steps, especially after so many posts about the lack of one over the years, it's easy to make your own or download one from the forums here.

[sb101]

definitely it should be like that.

any link, just started, now I'm at 65% ,-)

greets

s

edit: 0-100 would be nice, not sure if that could be done with an simple csv import. openoffice dragging from 0 o 100 would be easy.

[lepr]

5 minutes ago, sb101 said:

any link, just started, now I'm at 65% ,-)

Not off the top of my head. There's a search function for the forums. You could try that, but probably quicker to finish making your own by the time you read this.

[walt.farrell]

I haven't tried these, but you might check: