- // spec should be "#RRGGBB"
- long red, green, blue;
- red = green = blue = 0;
- spec.Mid(1,2).ToLong(&red, 16);
- spec.Mid(3,2).ToLong(&green, 16);
- spec.Mid(5,2).ToLong(&blue, 16);
- return wxColour(red, green, blue);
+ // spec should be a colour name or "#RRGGBB"
+ if (spec.GetChar(0) == wxT('#')) {
+
+ long red, green, blue;
+ red = green = blue = 0;
+ spec.Mid(1,2).ToLong(&red, 16);
+ spec.Mid(3,2).ToLong(&green, 16);
+ spec.Mid(5,2).ToLong(&blue, 16);
+ return wxColour((unsigned char)red,
+ (unsigned char)green,
+ (unsigned char)blue);
+ }
+ else
+ return wxColour(spec);