Young Smart Software

YS ICP 2.3 is available!
Instant Color Picker (ICP) 2.3 is now available. This update is recommended for all users.

What is new?
New: Use navigation keys to move around in Eye Dropper.
New: Keyboard shortcuts in Eye Dropper: +, -, CTRL+1, CTRL+2, CTRL+3, CTRL+G.
Improved: Ability to show web safe info in Eye Dropper.
New: Ability to save or copy test layouts as images.
Improved: Seperate color palette for each user.
Other minor improvements.

(01.12.2006)

YS FTE 2.0 BETA is available!
YS FTE 2.0 Beta is available. This version has lots of new features and improvements. Click to learn more.

(24.11.2006)

YS Elvan 1.5.3 is available!
YS Elvan 1.5.3 is now available. This update is recommended for all users.

What is new?
New: Added magnifier to Eye Dropper window. You can now zoom up to 8x.
New: Ability to show or hide magnifier grid.
Improved: Other minor Eye Dropper improvements.
Improved: Test layouts now load instantly.
New: Document size of test layouts can be changed.
New: You can now create ellipses in test layouts.
New: Ability to get real time preview when using Text Edit window.
New: Ability to insert dummy "lorem ipsum" text.
Changed: Some buttons moved to menu in Test Color window.
Fixed: The bug in Text Edit window is fixed.
Minor bugs fixed.

How to update?
If you did not receive an email about the update, please contact us and request your download link. Please contact us using the email address you provided when ordering, or at least provide some details about your order.

(13.11.2006)

YS ICP 2.2 is available!
Instant Color Picker (ICP) 2.2 is now available. This update is recommended for all users.

What is new?
New: Test layouts for testing color combinations
Updated help documents, added "How to" section.
Minor improvements and bug fixes.

(16.09.2006)

YS ICP 2.1 is available!
Instant Color Picker (ICP) 2.1 is now available.

What is new?
New: HTML quick reference
New: Quick Variations
New: Ability to ligten, darken, saturate and desaturate a color
New: Show/Hide grid on Eye Dropper
Fixed: Stay on top bug

(29.08.2006)

Elvan Online 1.4 is available!
Elvan Online, our web based color scheme generator, is now available at www.colorschemegenerator.com.

(29.08.2006)

YS ICP 2.0 is available!
Instant Color Picker (ICP) 2.0 is now available. It has changed a lot!

What is new?
New: Flexible interface, flexible color palette.
New: Store up to 20 colors.
Improved: Magnified image is now bigger.
New: Grid on magnified image.
New: Save or copy magnified image.
New: Save palette as color swatches.
New: Copy palette as color list.
Improved: Redesigned color swatch images.
Improved: Better global hotkey support.
Improved: Redesigned help documents.
Changed: Multi language support is dropped. May be added in future releases.

Notes:
If you have installed previous versions of ICP, we recommend to uninstall it before installing new version.
Registered users can use the same license key to unlock program.

(30.07.2006)

YS FTE 1.1 is now available!
Faster Than Ever 1.1.0.75 is now available!

What is new in this version?
Improved: Changed the skin format for better flexibility. Older skins are not compatible.
New feature: Theme editor for creating skins.
New feature: Just press "." key to get a list of installed programs.
Improved: Changed the Global Hotkey format. You can now use Windows key. Please redefine the global hotkey.
New feature: You can now choose to hide FTE on program start.
Improved: Splash screen is not shown on system startup anymore.
YS FTE is available!
Faster Than Ever is now available! FTE is a FREE tool that will help you work more efficiently. Access your favorite files, folders and web sites faster. FTE is also a "Run Dialog" replacement!
Instant Color Picker 1.2 is avaliable now!
ICP 1.2 is now available.
Yazalim Software is now Young Smart Software
We have a new name! Yazalim Software has changed its name to Young Smart Software.
You can reach our web site using following addresses:
  • www.youngsmarts.com
  • www.yazalim.com
  • www.youngsmartsoftware.com
  • YS Elvan 1.5.1 is available!
    This version fixes some problems with version 1.5 and adds some new features.

    What is new in this version?
    - New Feature: Ability to display XYZ, CIE Lab, Hunter Lab, CMY and CMYK color values.
    - New Feature: Export Color List as Microsoft Color Palette (.PAL)
    - Improved: Color List: Dragged color is now being inserted to dragged point
    - Improved: Import panel: Last imported colors are saved now.
    - Improved: Import panel: New option to disallow duplicates.
    - Improved: Import panel: You can now press Enter to add all colors to color list and close the import panel.
    - Bug Fix: Import panel bug fixes
    - Bug Fix: History panel bug fixes
    - Bug Fix: Test Color panel bug fixes
    - Minor bug fixes.

    An email containing update instructions has been sent to all version 1.x owners. If you have a question about updating, just send a message from our support pages.
    YS Elvan 1.5 is available!
    What is new in this version?
    + New Feature: Color Mixer
    + New Feature: Import Colors
    + New Feature: Paste Colors
    + New Feature: Quick Color Picker
    + The order of the colors in the Color List can be changed now
    + Improved Eye Dropper
    + Eye Dropper bug fixed.
    + Minor bugs fixed.

    An email containing update instructions has been sent to all version 1.x owners. If you have a question about updating, just send a message from our support pages.
    YS Instant Color Picker 1.1 Available
    YS Instant Color Picker is available to download. Click here for more info.
    Your New Year gift!
    YS Elvan owners, download your new year gift, Instant Color Picker 1.1! Check your email account for download instructions. Happy New Year!

    You will be the first ones to use new version of Instant Color Picker! Trial version will be available in a couple of days.

    YS Elvan has been awarded from tucows.com
    YS Elvan has received 4 stars from tucows.com Click here for more info
    YS Instant Color Picker is available!
    YS Instant Color Picker is a tool to quickly capture and copy colors. Just press the hotkey while mouse pointer is over a color, Instant Color Picker will copy its color code. It can also copy colors as color swatches. It stores captured colors in its color palette. Click here for more info!
    YS Elvan 1.4 is available!
    What is new in this version?
    + New sub menu system allows quick access to all features.
    + CLL file format improved for better performance.
    + Color list looks better.
    + Color list can show HSL values.
    + New color list style: Color list can now show colors in 3 different ways.
    + Color list can now accept duplicate colors.
    + Random color, saturate, desaturate, lighten, darken menu items added.
    + "Set color to" menu items added for quick access to primary and secondary colors.
    + New menu items added to let you quickly add colors to the color list.
    + New menu items added to let you quickly copy colors.
    + Simple Web Page Test panel improved.
    + "Make Websafe" and "Show Windows Color Dialog" buttons moved to color values sub menu.
    + Websafe information is displayed under the color values part. It also makes main color websafe when clicked.
    + Save system normalized.
    + User interface improved.
    + Overall performance optimizations made.
    + Help documents updated.
    + Minor bugs fixed.

    An email containing update instructions has been sent to all version 1.x owners. If you have a question about updating, just send a message from our support pages.

    YS Elvan 1.3 is available!
    What is new in this version?
    + Shape Test section is completely redesigned.
    + Ability to add texts and images into Shape Test layouts.
    + Improved: Shape Test area is bigger now.
    + New test layouts including web and magazine layouts!
    + Ability to export color lists as ACO.
    + Copy panel with lots of options.
    + Ability to copy CSS code.
    + Ability to copy color swatches as BMP or WMF.
    + Ability to copy selected colors.
    + Ability to display smaller colors on color list: Color list can display more colors at once.
    + Export Simple Web Page layouts as HTML.
    + More detailed help documents!
    + Minor bugs fixed.

    An email containing update instructions has been sent to all version 1.x owners. If you have a question about updating, just send a message from our support pages.

    Save Money
    YS Elvan 2.x will be FREE for YS Elvan 1.x owners. Order YS Elvan now, and get a free update when version 2.0 is out. Click here to order.
    New Awards
    YS Elvan has received new awards. Click here to view them.
    Color Theory documents updated.
    Color Theory documents updated. In this document you can find information about the color wheel, harmonious colors, primary and secondary colors, additive and subtractive colors, RGB color system and more. Click here to view.
    YS Elvan Online 1.2 is available!
    YS Elvan Online can create a color wheel dynamically and show harmonious colors. It is a free online color picker! Click here for more info!
    YS Elvan 1.3 will be released soon!
    It is a minor update, but it has lots of new features.
    ( One of these great features is the ability to test colors on complex layouts! )
    YS Elvan Online 1.1 is available!
    You can now change the brightness! Click here for more info!
    YS Elvan Online 1.0 is available!
    Find harmonious colors using your browser! Fast and simple! Click here for more info!
    YS Elvan 1.2 is available!
    What is new in this version?
    + 542 Color Names! (Only in full version)
    + Main color can be copied as bitmap!
    + New help system!
    + Bugs fixed!
    YS Elvan 1.1 is available!
    What is new in this version?
    + More variations to choose from!
    + Color wheel and variations can be copied as bitmap!
    + New help documents!
    + Bugs fixed!
    + Optimizations made!
    YS Elvan received 5 stars from ShareUp.com!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has received 5 stars from ShareUp.com! Click for more info!
    YS Elvan received 5 stars from SofoTex.com!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has received 5 stars from SofoTex.com! Click for more info!
    YS Elvan rated 5 stars!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has received 5 stars from FileHeaven.com! Click for more info!
    YS Elvan received 5 stars from FileTransit.com!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has received 5 stars from FileTransit.com! Click for more info!
    New award!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has received 5 stars from PopularShareware.com! Click for more info!
    YS Elvan has been awarded again!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has received 5 stars from SharewareRiver.com! Click for more info!
    YS Elvan rated 5 stars!
    YS Elvan 1.0 has been awarded the top score of 5-star by TopShareware.com! Click for more info!
    YS Elvan is available
    YS Elvan 1.0 is available for download! Click for more info!
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