a_Color_parse: err val 2 requires successful parsing of 0[xX]...

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/colors.c b/src/colors.c
index be4cb306..264c7357 100644
--- a/src/colors.c
+++ b/src/colors.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static int32_t Color_parse_hex (const char *s, int32_t default_color, int *err)
  *    0 if a color beginning with '#' is successfully parsed
  *      or the color is a recognized word.
  *    1 if the color is bare hex or can't be parsed at all.
- *    2 if a color begins with 0[xX].
+ *    2 if a color beginning with 0[xX] is successfully parsed.
  */
 int32_t a_Color_parse (const char *subtag, int32_t default_color, int *err)
 {
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ int32_t a_Color_parse (const char *subtag, int32_t default_color, int *err)
 
    } else if (*cp == '0' && (cp[1] == 'x' || cp[1] == 'X') ) {
       ret_color = Color_parse_hex(cp + 2, default_color, &st);
-      st = 2;
-
+      if (!st)
+         st = 2;
    } else {
       /* Binary search */
       low = 0;