PAWN Painter - Visual Studio Code Version

PAWN Painter is a powerful Visual Studio Code extension designed specifically for SA-MP and open.mp development. It enhances your coding experience by providing advanced color visualization and editing capabilities for various hex color formats and GameText color codes.

Features

Color Visualization

Support for multiple color formats:

Hex format: 0xRRGGBB and 0xRRGGBBAA
Braced format: {RRGGBB}
RGB format: r, g, b
RGBA format: r, g, b, a

GameText Color Preview

Real-time preview of SA-MP/open.mp GameText colors with brightness levels:

Basic colors: ~r~, ~g~, ~b~, ~y~, ~p~, ~w~, ~s~, ~l~
Multiple brightness levels using ~h~ modifier
Three styling options: text color, underline, or background highlight

Flexible Styling Options

Three distinct styling options for all color formats:

Text color (changes the actual text color)
Underline (colored line under the text)
Background (colored background behind the text)

Special Features

Alpha channel support with warnings for 00 alpha values
Color picker integration for all supported formats
Inline color text highlighting

Installation

Open Visual Studio Code
Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for "PAWN Painter"
Click Install

Alternatively, install directly from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace.

Usage

The extension automatically activates for files with these extensions:

.pwn
.inc
.p
.pawno

Configuration

Access settings through the extension settings:

Setting	Description	Default
`pawnpainter.general.enableColorPicker`	Enable/disable color picker functionality	`true`
`pawnpainter.hex.enabled`	Enable/disable hex color highlighting	`true`
`pawnpainter.hex.style`	Highlighting style ("text", "underline", or "background")	`"underline"`
`pawnpainter.hex.showAlphaWarnings`	Show warnings for colors with alpha value of 00	`true`
`pawnpainter.gameText.enabled`	Enable/disable GameText color preview	`true`
`pawnpainter.gameText.style`	GameText style ("text", "underline", or "background")	`"text"`
`pawnpainter.inlineText.enabled`	Enable/disable inline color highlighting	`true`
`pawnpainter.inlineText.style`	Inline text style ("text", "underline", or "background")	`"text"`

Example Code

"~r~Macaco saw a red light."
"~r~~h~Macaco ignored it!"
"~r~~h~~h~Macaco hit a pole."
"~r~~h~~h~~h~Macaco blamed the banana."
"~r~~h~~h~~h~~h~Everyone else blamed Macaco."

"~g~Macaco found a green banana."
"~g~~h~Macaco waited."
"~g~~h~~h~Still green."

"~b~Macaco stole a bike."
"~b~~h~It was blue and he lost it."
"~b~~h~~h~it was in the ocean!"

"~y~Macaco bought a banana."
"~y~~h~It was bright yellow."
"~y~~h~~h~Off-white by noon"
"~l~Gone by evening..."

"~p~Macaco joined a purple gang."
"~p~~h~They gave him a light purple bike."
"~w~White flag? Never!"

#define STANDARD_HEX            0xD49D04FF
#define HEX_WITH_ALPHA          0xFF00FFFF
#define HEX_WITH_ZERO_ALPHA     0x00F2FA00
#define CURLY_BRACES            "{0066FF}"
#define PLAIN_HEX               0x00F351

SendClientMessage(playerid, STANDARD_HEX, "~r~~h~Macaco ~g~~h~~h~tried to hide, but ~p~~h~no one can escape the spotlight.");

SendClientMessage(playerid, 0xFF0000FF, "Macaco tried to rob a bank... only stole bananas. Still got 5 stars!");

SendClientMessage(playerid, STANDARD_HEX, "{E62929}Macaco {FFFFFF}spawned, stole a {E6A829}bike{FFFFFF}, crashed into a {55E961}banana stand{FFFFFF}.");
SendClientMessage(playerid, STANDARD_HEX, "{E62929}Macaco {FFFFFF}is now {E6A829}wanted{FFFFFF} for {E62929}armed peeling{FFFFFF}. It's bananas!!!");

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions:

File an issue on GitHub

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Special Thanks

ToiletDuck from equitygaming.net

Author

Created and maintained by itsneufox