[pipcan]

Code:

dialog = xbmcgui.Dialog()
    ret = dialog.select('Select A Color', ['[COLOR white]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR yellow]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR green]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR red]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]','[COLOR aliceblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]','[COLOR antiquewhite]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR aqua]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR aquamarine]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR azure]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR beige]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR bisque]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR black]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR blanchedalmond]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR blue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR blueviolet]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR brown]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR burlywood]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR cadetblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR chartreuse]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR chocolate]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR coral]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR cornflowerblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR cornsilk]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR crimson]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR cyan]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkcyan]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkgoldenrod]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkgray]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkgreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkkhaki]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkmagenta]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkolivegreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkorange]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkorchid]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkred]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darksalmon]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkseagreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkslateblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkslategray]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkturquoise]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR darkviolet]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR deeppink]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR deepskyblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR dimgray]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR dodgerblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR gainsboro]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR ghostwhite]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR gold]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR goldenrod]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR gray]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR green]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR greenyellow]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR honeydew]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR hotpink]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR indianred]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR indigo]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR ivory]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR khaki]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lavender]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lavenderblush]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lawngreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightcoral]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightcyan]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightgoldenrodyellow]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightgrey]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightgreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightpink]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightsalmon]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightseagreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightskyblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightslategray]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightsteelblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lightyellow]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR lime]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR limegreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR linen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR magenta]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR maroon]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumaquamarine]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumorchid]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumpurple]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumseagreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumslateblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumspringgreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumturquoise]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mediumvioletred]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR midnightblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mintcream]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR mistyrose]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR moccasin]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR navajowhite]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR navy]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR oldlace]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR olive]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR olivedrab]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR orange]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR orangered]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR orchid]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR palegoldenrod]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR palegreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR paleturquoise]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR palevioletred]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR papayawhip]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR peru]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR pink]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR plum]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR powderblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR purple]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR red]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR rosybrown]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR royalblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR saddlebrown]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR salmon]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR sandybrown]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR seagreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR seashell]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR sienna]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR silver]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR skyblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR slateblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR slategray]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR snow]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR springgreen]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR steelblue]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR tan]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR teal]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR thistle]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR tomato]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR turquoise]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR violet]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR wheat]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR white]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]', '[COLOR whitesmoke]This Is A Message With The Color[/COLOR]'])
    if ret == 0:
        addDir('[COLOR yellow]News:[/COLOR] [I][/I]','/testing/news.php?color=yellow&text=',55,'%s%sedit.png'%(BASE,icondir))
        dialog.notification('Message', 'Changed', xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_INFO, 5000)

is there a easy way to change this n the code

Code:

if ret == 0:
        addDir('[COLOR yellow]News:[/COLOR] [I][/I]','/testing/news.php?color=yellow&text=',55,'%s%sedit.png'%(BASE,icondir))

to

Code:

if ret == 0:
        addDir('[COLOR  Selected COLOR]News:[/COLOR] [I][/I]','/testing/news.php?color=Selected COLOR&text=',55,'%s%sedit.png'%(BASE,icondir))
        dialog.notification('Message', 'Changed', xbmcgui.NOTIFICATION_INFO, 5000)[/

basically change the 0 to the color
so were SELECTED COLOR To grab it from the selected menu item

[User 191275]

Why not just make a list of all the colors, and index into that with `ret`? You could (and should!) generate the list you pass to `dialog.select()` from the list of colors, so there'd be no need for repetition.

(Since this is more of a general programming question than a Kodi-specific problem, you might benefit from going through an introductory programming course, such as MIT's Introduction to Computer Science and Programming. That should help give you the experience to solve problems like this.)