diff -NarU5 wmx-6pl1.orig/Config.C wmx-6pl1/Config.C
--- wmx-6pl1.orig/Config.C	2006-06-04 14:23:33.000000000 -0400
+++ wmx-6pl1/Config.C	2006-06-04 14:25:03.000000000 -0400
@@ -149,13 +149,25 @@
 	    if (OPTION("off")) m_impl->rightBt = 0;
 	    else if (OPTION("circulate")) m_impl->rightBt = 1;
 	    else if (OPTION("lower")) m_impl->rightBt = 2;
 	    else if (OPTION("toggleheight")) m_impl->rightBt = 4;
 	
-	if (OPTION("tabfg:")) strncpy(m_impl->tabfg, s, COLOR_LEN);
-	if (OPTION("tabbg:")) strncpy(m_impl->tabbg, s, COLOR_LEN);
-	if (OPTION("framebg:")) strncpy(m_impl->framebg, s, COLOR_LEN);
+	if (OPTION("tabfg:")) {
+	    strncpy(m_impl->tabfg, s, COLOR_LEN);
+	    m_impl->tabfg[COLOR_LEN-1] = '\0';	// prevent unterminated string
+	    s += strlen(m_impl->tabfg);		// avoid error message below
+	}
+	if (OPTION("tabbg:")) {
+	    strncpy(m_impl->tabbg, s, COLOR_LEN);
+	    m_impl->tabbg[COLOR_LEN-1] = '\0';
+	    s += strlen(m_impl->tabbg);
+	}
+	if (OPTION("framebg:")) {
+	    strncpy(m_impl->framebg, s, COLOR_LEN);
+	    m_impl->framebg[COLOR_LEN-1] = '\0';
+	    s += strlen(m_impl->framebg);
+	}
 
 	if (*s != '\0') {
 	    fprintf(stderr, "\nwmx: Dynamic configuration error: "
 		    "`%s' @ position %d", s, string - s);
 	}