class Symbol
  class << self
    attr :uicolors
    attr :css_colors
  end

  def uicolor(alpha=nil)
    if Symbol.uicolors.has_key? self
      # iOS colors
      color = UIColor.send(look_in(Symbol.uicolors))

      if not alpha.nil?
        color = color.colorWithAlphaComponent(alpha.to_f)
      end
    else
      # css colors
      color = look_in(Symbol.css_colors).uicolor(alpha)
    end

    color
  end

  @uicolors = {
    black:     :blackColor,
    blue:      :blueColor,
    brown:     :brownColor,
    cyan:      :cyanColor,
    darkgray:  :darkGrayColor,
    gray:      :grayColor,
    green:     :greenColor,
    lightgray: :lightGrayColor,
    magenta:   :magentaColor,
    orange:    :orangeColor,
    purple:    :purpleColor,
    red:       :redColor,
    yellow:    :yellowColor,
    white:     :whiteColor,
    clear:     :clearColor,

    light_text: :lightTextColor,
    dark_text:  :darkTextColor,

    table_view:  :groupTableViewBackgroundColor,
    scroll_view: :scrollViewTexturedBackgroundColor,
    flipside:    :viewFlipsideBackgroundColor,
    under_page:  :underPageBackgroundColor,
  }

  @css_colors = {
    # for css_name to pick up on these colors, they need to be defined here
    black:     0x000000,
    blue:      0x0000ff,
    brown:     0x996633,
    cyan:      0x00ffff,
    darkgray:  0x555555,
    gray:      0x808080,
    green:     0x00ff00,
    lightgray: 0xaaaaaa,
    magenta:   0xff00ff,
    orange:    0xff8000,
    purple:    0x800080,
    red:       0xff0000,
    yellow:    0xffff00,
    white:     0xffffff,

    aliceblue:            0xf0f8ff,
    antiquewhite:         0xfaebd7,
    aqua:                 0x00ffff,
    aquamarine:           0x7fffd4,
    azure:                0xf0ffff,
    babygray:             0x576077,
    beige:                0xf5f5dc,
    bisque:               0xffe4c4,
    blanchedalmond:       0xffebcd,
    blueviolet:           0x8a2be2,
    burlywood:            0xdeb887,
    cadetblue:            0x5f9ea0,
    chartreuse:           0x7fff00,
    chocolate:            0xd2691e,
    colingray:            0x526691,
    coral:                0xff7f50,
    cornflowerblue:       0x6495ed,
    cornsilk:             0xfff8dc,
    crimson:              0xdc143c,
    darkblue:             0x00008b,
    darkcyan:             0x008b8b,
    darkgoldenrod:        0xb8860b,
    darkgreen:            0x006400,
    darkkhaki:            0xbdb76b,
    darkmagenta:          0x8b008b,
    darkolivegreen:       0x556b2f,
    darkorange:           0xff8c00,
    darkorchid:           0x9932cc,
    darkred:              0x8b0000,
    darksalmon:           0xe9967a,
    darkseagreen:         0x8fbc8f,
    darkslateblue:        0x483d8b,
    darkslategray:        0x2f4f4f,
    darkturquoise:        0x00ced1,
    darkviolet:           0x9400d3,
    deeppink:             0xff1493,
    deepskyblue:          0x00bfff,
    dimgray:              0x696969,
    dodgerblue:           0x1e90ff,
    firebrick:            0xb22222,
    floralwhite:          0xfffaf0,
    forestgreen:          0x228b22,
    fuchsia:              0xff00ff,
    gainsboro:            0xdcdcdc,
    ghostwhite:           0xf8f8ff,
    gold:                 0xffd700,
    goldenrod:            0xdaa520,
    greenyellow:          0xadff2f,
    honeydew:             0xf0fff0,
    hotpink:              0xff69b4,
    indianred:            0xcd5c5c,
    indigo:               0x4b0082,
    ivory:                0xfffff0,
    khaki:                0xf0e68c,
    lavender:             0xe6e6fa,
    lavenderblush:        0xfff0f5,
    lawngreen:            0x7cfc00,
    lemonchiffon:         0xfffacd,
    lightblue:            0xadd8e6,
    lightcoral:           0xf08080,
    lightcyan:            0xe0ffff,
    lightgoldenrodyellow: 0xfafad2,
    lightgreen:           0x90ee90,
    lightpink:            0xffb6c1,
    lightsalmon:          0xffa07a,
    lightseagreen:        0x20b2aa,
    lightskyblue:         0x87cefa,
    lightslategray:       0x778899,
    lightsteelblue:       0xb0c4de,
    lightyellow:          0xffffe0,
    lime:                 0x00ff00,
    limegreen:            0x32cd32,
    linen:                0xfaf0e6,
    maroon:               0x800000,
    mediumaquamarine:     0x66cdaa,
    mediumblue:           0x0000cd,
    mediumorchid:         0xba55d3,
    mediumpurple:         0x9370d8,
    mediumseagreen:       0x3cb371,
    mediumslateblue:      0x7b68ee,
    mediumspringgreen:    0x00fa9a,
    mediumturquoise:      0x48d1cc,
    mediumvioletred:      0xc71585,
    midnightblue:         0x191970,
    mintcream:            0xf5fffa,
    mistyrose:            0xffe4e1,
    moccasin:             0xffe4b5,
    navajowhite:          0xffdead,
    navy:                 0x000080,
    oldlace:              0xfdf5e6,
    olive:                0x808000,
    olivedrab:            0x6b8e23,
    orangered:            0xff4500,
    orchid:               0xda70d6,
    palegoldenrod:        0xeee8aa,
    palegreen:            0x98fb98,
    paleturquoise:        0xafeeee,
    palevioletred:        0xd87093,
    papayawhip:           0xffefd5,
    peachpuff:            0xffdab9,
    peru:                 0xcd853f,
    pink:                 0xffc0cb,
    plum:                 0xdda0dd,
    powderblue:           0xb0e0e6,
    rosybrown:            0xbc8f8f,
    royalblue:            0x4169e1,
    saddlebrown:          0x8b4513,
    salmon:               0xfa8072,
    sandybrown:           0xf4a460,
    seagreen:             0x2e8b57,
    seashell:             0xfff5ee,
    sienna:               0xa0522d,
    silver:               0xc0c0c0,
    skyblue:              0x87ceeb,
    slateblue:            0x6a5acd,
    slategray:            0x708090,
    snow:                 0xfffafa,
    springgreen:          0x00ff7f,
    steelblue:            0x4682b4,
    tan:                  0xd2b48c,
    teal:                 0x008080,
    thistle:              0xd8bfd8,
    tomato:               0xff6347,
    torygray:             0x5c5a5d,
    turquoise:            0x40e0d0,
    violet:               0xee82ee,
    wheat:                0xf5deb3,
    whitesmoke:           0xf5f5f5,
    yellowgreen:          0x9acd32,
  }

end