I'm often switching between indexed and rgb colors. It would be pretty handy if we could get the Create Palette from current Sprite dialog prompt when we switch to indexed mode.
I don't think it would get in the way and would maybe clarify what's happening with users new to indexed mode.
I use this often if i paste snippets from other files into a current indexed image. It would be convenient if we can get a prompt, if we are in indexed mode, if our paste should add new palette entries for the colors missing in the current palette.
I havent found a way to efficiently change the indices of a specific part of the image to new ones.
For example, if have a character and want to change the hair color of one sprite, but not of another, there are several ways to do it, but none are really efficient. I could manually replace each pixel, i could make a selection and make an uncontinous floodfill, or what i recently found out you can (ab)use the shading ink to change the ramp.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12237727/Temp/ase_selective_palette_swap.gif
Those are really just workarounds for missing functionality
A possible solution would be if we make a selection we can duplicate and reassign the selected pixel indices automatically.
Thanks for listening! wzl