XnView Software

Tools like Auto-cropping that use the color picker gets a random grey scale color when trying to pick a color from a grey scale image.

Reproduce:
- Open the attached PNG file in XnView
- Use the Automatic crop tool or some other tool that uses the color picker
- Try to pick any color from the image with the color picker

Result: Random random grey scale color is selected

Edit: As a workaround I have been converting the image to true colors and then back to grey scale after using the tool, so it's not a big issue.

I totally agree with this request. Having a dedicated button on the toolbar would save so many clicks compared to digging through the menus every time.
In the meantime, if I'm working on a project where I need to pull a bunch of hex codes quickly from images, I've just been using https://thetoolapp.com/image-color-picker/ in a side tab. It’s a handy workaround until (hopefully) the devs add a more streamlined picker directly to the UI. Definitely +1 for the toolbar idea!