Palette import method missing

[Alex Mauer]

Currently you can export a palette file (GIMP .gpl file) by using the File → Save As… dialog.

By analogy one one would expect to be able to import the .gpl file by using File → Open… or perhaps File → Import… Neither option works, instead you're supposed to drop the .gpl file into C:\program files\inkscape\share\palettes (a location which is normally only writable by administrators).

Would definitely be better if there were an in-app place to load saved palettes.

[Hachmann (marenhachmann)]

You're supposed to drop them into your user config directory, which is accessible to you without admin priviledges. It might be that you still need to create the palettes directory there.
(User config directory: Edit -> Preferences -> System: User config)

[Alex Mauer (hawke)]

In that case, the FAQ should be updated:

https://inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/#how-create-custom-palettes-and-how-save-colors-future-use

"To install a palette, copy the .gpl file to the /palettes directory in your Inkscape installation (on Ubuntu: /usr/share/palettes/, on Windows: (\share)\palettes directory in Inksape installation directory)."

[Alvin Penner (apenner)]

yes, the terminology "on Windows: (\share)\palettes directory in Inksape installation directory" is a bit confusing in my opinion. It is not entirely clear from this that a user directory actually exists. It might be better to be a bit more explicit, as in:

"on Windows: \share\palettes directory in Inksape installation directory, or the Inkscape user directory at: %APPDATA%\inkscape\palettes"

(The problem on Windows is that the folder %APPDATA% is normally hidden by default so there may be users who are not even aware of it. I am aware of it but never actually use it, at least not for this particular purpose, because it is too complicated.)

[grey tomorrow (gtomorrow)]

Hi - thanks for reporting this bug, I've manually migrated it to Inkscape's new bug tracker on GitLab, and closed it here.

Please feel free to file new bugs about the issues you're seeing at
https://inkscape.org/report .

Moved to: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inbox/issues/3675
Closed by: https://gitlab.com/greytomorrow