Comment 1 for bug 685236

Use 'Shift+click' to assign the swatch color to the stroke instead of the fill (no need for the context menu).

> where most of the choices are grayed out and are ever used.

The three grayed-out menu entries in regular palettes are used in the 'Auto' palette to manage custom swatches <http://wiki.inkscape.org/wiki/index.php/Release_notes/0.48#Custom_Swatches>.

Inkscape manual:
<http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html/Anatomy.html#palette>
Inkscape keyboard and mouse reference:
<http://inkscape.org/doc/keys048.html#id2404679>