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  <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>
  <p>
    The color selection dialog supports the following options:
  </p>

  <terms>

    <item>
      <title><cmd>--color</cmd>=<var>VALUE</var></title>
      <p>Set the initial color.(ex: #FF0000)</p>
    </item>

    <item>
      <title><cmd>--show-palette</cmd></title>
      <p>Show the palette.</p>
    </item>

  </terms>

  <p>
    The following example script shows how to create a color selection dialog:
  </p>

<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>
    <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>
