File talk:WOSM-Eurasian Region.svg

How to change the color of a country in Inkscape (free software)

 * Open the file in Inkscape.
 * Make sure that the arrow pointer is selected.
 * Click on a country. This will select it.
 * Press the Shift+ctrl+F keys
 * This pops up a small window.
 * Make sure the Fill tab is selected. 
 * At the right edge, about 3/4 of the way down there is a field labeled RGBA
 * This field contains eight letter/numbers which can be copied or pasted.
 * The window stays open when another country is selected. (Usually behind the main Inkscape window.)
 * CAUTION: Once a value is changed in this popup window, there is no "Cancel" button; closing the popup saves changes. The only not to save changes, is closing the entire document without saving changes.

A couple more useful things -
 * I find the "wheel" tab (in the popup window after pressing the Shift+ctrl+F keys) easiest to use if I want to pick an entirely new color.
 * RGBA stands for Red, Green, Blue, Alpha.  Alpha is the opacity.  The first six letter/numbers, RGB can be used in wikiapedia and elsewhere (i.e. Photoshop) to color text, and other items. 

Inkscape is a vector graphics editor application. Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Inkscape is free software, and can be downloaded from the Inkscape Official site Sagredo&#8857;&#9791;&#9792;&#9793;&#9794;&#9795;&#9796; 21:46, 25 December 2007 (UTC)