Weird numbers in Color panel

I've just had to force quit twice. I'm working on a Gradient Mesh file (in CS3), but it's not that complicated. Anyway, I noticed this before I force quit:
Negative 2147 -- That's really white! Should I delete my prefs or something?

...can't...... see... to ...... type.... image.. blinding.... me..... ouch..... turn.... it ... off... too..... white..
Odd one Cheryl. I'd start with the prefs. Never seen this one.

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StanWelks wrote:
> When I break apart a bitmap and use the eyedropper to
sample it and then fill
> in a shape, I notice that the bitmap also stays in the
color panel as a bitmap.
> Will this become a permanent part of my Flash
installation or is it only
> accessible for this file? I opened a new file and it did
not seem to appear for
> it. I just want to make sure I understand the purpose of
it displaying in the
> color panel. What is the point of this?
>
> Thanks.
>

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