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This section describes documents (i.e., sub-windows in GNOME Color Browser window) showing some palette. A palette is just a list of colors, each one given a name. For example, X Window System comes with pre-defined system palette, containing hundreds of colors, from simple ones such as "red" or "blue" to exotic ones such as "LavenderBlush". You can also define your own palette, or several of them, as described below. Each palette is saved as a separate file; for example, the sytem palette is defined by the file rgb.txt, located in X11 library directory, usually /usr/lib/X11R6/lib/X11).
GNOME Color Browser can show a palette in two ways:
In this mode, GNOME Color Browser lists all colors in a palette, showing a small sample, Red, Green and Blue (RGB) values and name for each color (see for detailed information about RGB values).
By default, the colors are listed in the same order in which they appear in the file, which is indicated by a small downward triangle next to the label Color. As with all GNOME applications, you can reverse the order by clicking on the word