On 13 Dec 2007, at 21:59, Jeff Newman wrote:
I've lost track of this thread but the osx standard for opening this dialogue is "show colours." [...]
There is a difference though, the Format → Show Colors opens the color picker to be used as a utility window / inspector.
I.e. it is meant to be kept open and it will reflect the “active” element and manipulate that element, when the user interacts with it.
This is also why the title has no ellipsis. I.e. it is not a one-shot thing as it is in TM.