<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
type="topic"
id="color-selection">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="index#dialogs"/>
<desc>Use the <cmd>--color-selection</cmd> option.</desc>
</info>
<title>Color Selection Dialog</title>
<p>
Use the <cmd>--color-selection</cmd> option to create a color selection dialog.
</p>
The color selection dialog supports the following options:
<terms>
<item>
<title><cmd>--color</cmd>=<var>VALUE</var></title>
<p>Set the initial color.(ex: #FF0000)</p>
</item>
<title><cmd>--show-palette</cmd></title>
<p>Show the palette.</p>
</terms>
The following example script shows how to create a color selection dialog:
<code>
#!/bin/sh
COLOR=`zenity --color-selection --show-palette`
case $? in
0)
echo "You selected $COLOR.";;
1)
echo "No color selected.";;
-1)
echo "An unexpected error has occurred.";;
esac
</code>
<figure id="zenity-colorselection-screenshot">
<title>Color Selection Dialog Example</title>
<desc><app>Zenity</app> color selection dialog example</desc>
<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/zenity-colorselection-screenshot.png"/>
</figure>
</page>