---
name: "ascolor"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "afterstep"
version: "2.2.12-18"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ascolor"
---

# ascolor(1x)

create color schemes for AfterStep

## NAME

ascolor - create color schemes for AfterStep

## SYNOPSIS

**ascolor** \[-b\|--base-color *color*\] \[-a\|--angle *angle*\] \[-f\|--file *file*\] \[-s\|--string *xmlstring*\] \[-i\|--save-image *file*\] \[-t\|--type *type*\] \[-c\|--compress *level*\] \[-o\|--output *file*\] \[-n\|--no-display\] \[-r\|--root-window\] \[-h\|--help\] \[-v\|--version\] \[-V\|--verbose\] \[-D\|--debug\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ascolor** is a simple GUI to create color schemes for AfterStep. **ascolor** writes the result into a file named color scheme in current directory or in the directory given with **-o** option (see below).

There are 4 parameters to the color scheme: Angle, Hue, Saturation and Value. Pressing arrow keys in **ascolor** window will change the currently selected parameter. To select parameter press *'a'*, *'h'*, *'s'* or *'v'* keys.

**ascolor** will also create *.mini* file suitable to be used as minipixmap in the AfterStep menu.

Rename and copy both *colorscheme* and *.mini* files into *~/.afterstep/colorschemes* directory and refresh AfterStep menu. New entry should show up. Select it to apply new color scheme.

## OPTIONS

- **-b** **--base\_color** color

  base color to use

- **-a** **--angle** angle

  initial angle

- **-f** **--file** file

  an XML file to use as input

- **-s** **--string** xmlstring

  an XML string to use as input

- **-i** **--save-image** file

  save image to given file

- **-t** **--type** type

  type of image to save

- **-c** **--compress** level

  compression level of image

- **-o** **--output** file

  output to file

- **-n** **--no-display**

  do not display the GUI

- **-r** **--root-window**

  draw result image on root window

- **-z** **--default-scheme**

  use color and angle from default scheme

- **-h** **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **-v** **--version**

  display version and exit

- **-V** **--verbose**

  increase verbosity

- **-D** **--debug**

  show debug messages

## SEE ALSO

[**afterstep**(1x)](/afterstep/1x.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Robert Luberda \<robert@debian.org\>, using [**help2man**(1)](/help2man/1.md) program, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).