How to make limited number of colors swatches FILL the panel

[mem94043]

I have been using Adobe since CS3, now using CS5. Why is there still no way to have the color swatches FILL the panel.

I rarely use more than, say, 8 to 12 colors in a document. Why can't I set the Adobe products (I mostly use Ps, Id, and Il) so that the swatches panel has no blank space. I would like to have the colors will fill the entire space with LARGER tiles/icons. I find it very frustrating to have to click on a micro-sized square to pick a color. Or, try to discern small changes in the shade between 2 colors by squinting at such a small sample (again micro-sized square).

Any solution to this? Maybe an add-on product?

Thank,

Mike

 

[$1r_M4x1mu$]

Hi mem94043

Welcome to PhotoShop Gurus

Well, actually you are able to resize the color swatches to "small/big thumbnail or small/large list" just click on the top right icon on your swatches panel, it will display a list of options for you to customize, and for the blank unused space on your panel just manually re size it, depending on your the quantity of colors that you want to be displayed.

Hope this helps.

 

[SCTRWD]

I don't use it, but you can do something like this:

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Not sure if it would help tho