@@ -417,7 +417,11 @@ class XDotAttrParser:

             a = 1.0

             return r, g, b, a

         else:

-            color = gtk.gdk.color_parse(c)

+            try:

+                color = gtk.gdk.color_parse(c)

+            except ValueError:

+                sys.stderr.write("unknown color '%s'\n" % c)

+                return 1, 1, 1, 1

             s = 1.0/65535.0

             r = color.red*s

             g = color.green*s