--- a/draw.c	Tue Sep 26 13:30:30 2006 +0200
+++ b/draw.c	Tue Sep 26 13:49:16 2006 +0200
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@
 	Colormap cmap = DefaultColormap(dpy, screen);
 	XColor color;
 
-	XAllocNamedColor(dpy, cmap, colstr, &color, &color);
+	if(!XAllocNamedColor(dpy, cmap, colstr, &color, &color))
+		eprint("error, cannot allocate color '%s'\n", colstr);
 	return color.pixel;
 }