REQUEST: Allow for shorthand HEX (#f0f...) and RGB/RGBA for Input Color

[edwardsdesign]

Allow for shorthand HEX (#f0f...) and RGB/RGBA for Input Color.

Original: arc90/sass-color-picker

[jimniels]

re: Shorthand Hex

I'm not sure how we'd handle this from a UX perspective.

Right now, on each keypress for the input field, we validate that the character being entered is a valid hexadecimal value. Once that field has 6 characters, the rest of the UI renders (cause we know it's a color).

Allowing shorthand HEX would have to change this. We'd have to do something like require an explicit "Submit" so that when only 3 characters are entered, we still know to go ahead and render the UI. Either that, or setup some kind of keydown timer so that if the user only enters 3 characters and nothing else after like a second or two, we know they meant HEX shorthand, so render based on that.

Suggestions and PRs are welcome for some kind of solution. I may play around with the timer solution if I have the time.

re: RGB/RGBa Input Color

Cool idea, but idk how we'd execute this. Open to suggestions on how we'd do this in the UI.