diff --git a/de/home/.config/de-vars/colors/generate.sh b/de/home/.config/de-vars/colors/generate.sh
index fedb70f..2a60010 100755
--- a/de/home/.config/de-vars/colors/generate.sh
+++ b/de/home/.config/de-vars/colors/generate.sh
@@ -1,81 +1,134 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+if ! which pastel;then
+  printf "pastel is not installed\n"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 source ./active/colors.sh
 
+theme_color="${de_color_13}"
+white="${de_color_15}"
+black="${de_color_0}"
+transparency_strength="150" #out of 255
+
 qt_conf_line(){
   printf '%s=%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s\n' \
     $@
 }
 
 create_qt_conf(){
+
+  active_colors=(
+    #window text
+    "#ff${de_color_13}"
+    #button background
+    "#64${de_color_0}"
+    #bright
+    "#64${de_color_15}"
+    #less bright
+    "#64${de_color_7}"
+    #dark
+    "#64${de_color_8}"
+    #less dark
+    "#64${de_color_7}"
+    #normal text
+    "#ff${de_color_15}"
+    #bright text
+    "#ff${de_color_15}"
+    #button text
+    "#ff${de_color_15}"
+    #normal background
+    "#64${de_color_13}"
+    #window
+    "#64${de_color_13}"
+    #shadow
+    "#64${de_color_15}"
+    #highlight
+    "#64${de_color_5}"
+    #highlighted text
+    "#ff${de_color_1}"
+    #link
+    "#ff${de_color_5}"
+    #visited link
+    "#ff${de_color_9}"
+    #alternate background
+    "#19${de_color_8}"
+    #default
+    "#ff${de_color_15}"
+    #tooltip background
+    "#64${de_color_0}"
+    #tooltip text
+    "#ff${de_color_15}"
+    #placeholder text
+    "#80${de_color_15}"
+    #accent
+    "#e1${de_color_13}"
+  )
+
+  #color definitions
+#  window_text=$
+#  button_background=
+#  bright=
+#  less_bright=
+#  dark=
+#  less_dark=
+#  normal_text=
+#  bright_text=
+#  button_text=
+#  normal_background=
+#  window=
+#  shadow=
+#  highlight=
+#  highlighted_text=
+#  link=
+#  visited_link=
+#  alternate_background=
+#  default=
+#  tooltip_background=
+#  tooltip_text=
+#  placeholder_text=
+#  accent=
+
 #  printf '%s=%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s\n' \
   qt_conf_line \
     "active_colors" \
-    "#ff${de_color_13}" `#window text` \
-    "#64${de_color_0}" `#button background` \
-    "#64${de_color_15}" `#bright` \
-    "#64${de_color_7}" `#less bright` \
-    "#64${de_color_8}" `#dark` \
-    "#64${de_color_7}" `#less dark` \
-    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#normal text` \
-    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#bright text` \
-    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#button text` \
-    "#64${de_color_13}" `#normal background` \
-    "#64${de_color_13}" `#window` \
-    "#64${de_color_15}" `#shadow` \
-    "#64${de_color_5}" `#highlight` \
-    "#ff${de_color_1}" `#highlighted text` \
-    "#ff${de_color_5}" `#link` \
-    "#ff${de_color_9}" `#visited link` \
-    "#19${de_color_8}" `#alternate background` \
-    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#default` \
-    "#64${de_color_0}" `#tooltip background` \
-    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#tooltip text` \
-    "#80${de_color_15}" `#placeholder text` \
-    "#e1${de_color_13}" `#accent`
+    ${active_colors[@]}
+#    "#ff${de_color_13}" `#window text` \
+#    "#64${de_color_0}" `#button background` \
+#    "#64${de_color_15}" `#bright` \
+#    "#64${de_color_7}" `#less bright` \
+#    "#64${de_color_8}" `#dark` \
+#    "#64${de_color_7}" `#less dark` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#normal text` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#bright text` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#button text` \
+#    "#64${de_color_13}" `#normal background` \
+#    "#64${de_color_13}" `#window` \
+#    "#64${de_color_15}" `#shadow` \
+#    "#64${de_color_5}" `#highlight` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_1}" `#highlighted text` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_5}" `#link` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_9}" `#visited link` \
+#    "#19${de_color_8}" `#alternate background` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#default` \
+#    "#64${de_color_0}" `#tooltip background` \
+#    "#ff${de_color_15}" `#tooltip text` \
+#    "#80${de_color_15}" `#placeholder text` \
+#    "#e1${de_color_13}" `#accent`
+
+  for color in ${active_colors[@]};do
+    echo "${color}"
+  done
+
+#  qt_conf_line \
+#    "active_colors" \
+#
+
+  qt_conf_line \
+    "inactive_colors" \
+    ${active_colors[@]}
 }
 
 create_qt_conf
 #window text
-
-#button background
-
-#bright
-
-#less bright
-
-#dark
-
-#less dark
-
-#normal text
-
-#bright text
-
-#button text
-
-#normal background
-
-#window
-
-#shadow
-
-#highlight
-
-#highlighted text
-
-#link
-
-#visited link
-
-#alternate background
-
-#default
-
-#tooltip background
-
-#tooltip text
-
-#placeholder text
-
-#accent