Index: flowtimer/configs/colors.json
===================================================================
--- flowtimer/configs/colors.json	(revision 58e73155ae871e56a47a1d33c443c76a1c190aea)
+++ flowtimer/configs/colors.json	(revision 58e73155ae871e56a47a1d33c443c76a1c190aea)
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "color_list": [
+	{
+	    "title": "Huddle",
+	    "widget": "blue",
+	    "sequence_label": "red",
+	    "center_frame": "yellow"
+	},
+	{
+	    "title": "Tasking",
+	    "widget": "red",
+	    "sequence_label": "yellow",
+	    "center_frame": "blue"
+	},
+	{
+	    "title": "Work",
+	    "widget": "yellow",
+	    "sequence_label": "blue",
+	    "center_frame": "red"
+	},
+	{
+	    "title": "Break",
+	    "widget": "green",
+	    "sequence_label": "brown",
+	    "center_frame": "white"
+	},
+	{
+	    "title": "Start",
+	    "widget": "white",
+	    "sequence_label": "green",
+	    "center_frame": "brown"
+	},
+	{
+	    "title": "Default",
+	    "widget": "pink",
+	    "sequence_label": "orange",
+	    "center_frame": "violet"
+	}
+    ]
+}
Index: flowtimer/configs/small.json
===================================================================
--- flowtimer/configs/small.json	(revision 58e73155ae871e56a47a1d33c443c76a1c190aea)
+++ flowtimer/configs/small.json	(revision 58e73155ae871e56a47a1d33c443c76a1c190aea)
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ "title": "Small",
+  "blocks": [
+      {"type": "Phase",
+       "title": "MorningHuddle",
+       "initial_ticks": 60
+      },
+      {"type": "Sequence",
+       "title": "AM",
+       "sequence": [
+	   {
+	       "title": "Tasking",
+	       "initial_ticks": 60
+	   },
+	   {
+	       "title": "Working",
+	       "initial_ticks": 60
+	   },
+	   {
+	       "title": "Syncing",
+	       "initial_ticks": 60
+	   },
+	   {
+	       "title": "Break",
+	       "initial_ticks": 60
+	   }
+       ],
+       "initial_repetitions": 1
+      }  ]
+}
Index: flowtimer/main.py
===================================================================
--- flowtimer/main.py	(revision 80996d0318383f10d6b682f6f8de596e5a00cbe1)
+++ flowtimer/main.py	(revision 58e73155ae871e56a47a1d33c443c76a1c190aea)
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageTk
 from pathlib import Path
-import datetime
 import argparse
-
+import json
 from Schedule import Schedule
 
@@ -12,5 +11,5 @@
 class TimerApp(tk.Frame):
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, tick_speed, config_file, autostart):
+    def __init__(self, parent, tick_speed, config_file, color_file, autostart):
 
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -22,5 +21,5 @@
         print("Config:", config_file)
         self.schedule = self.load_config(config_file)
-
+        self.color_scheme = self.load_color_file(color_file)
         self.build_gui()
         if autostart:
@@ -74,8 +73,4 @@
         self.label_duration.pack(side='top', fill='both', expand=True)
 
-        self.start_timer_button = tk.Button(self.button_frame, text="START",
-                                            font="courier 14", width=20, command=self.start)
-        self.start_timer_button.pack(side='left', fill='both', ipady=20, expand=True)
-
         self.freeze_button = tk.Button(self.button_frame, text="PLAY/PAUSE",
                                        font="courier 14", width=20, command=self.toggle_play_pause)
@@ -95,4 +90,7 @@
         else:
             return self.schedule.current_block.ticks_left
+
+    def color_for_phase(self, a_title):
+        return next((d for d in self.colors if d.get('title') == a_title), None)
 
     def current_title(self):
@@ -109,4 +107,5 @@
                     f"{len(self.schedule.current_block.phases)} "
                     f"({self.schedule.current_block.passes_left})")
+        return (f"{self.schedule.current_block.title}")
 
     def current_time_status(self):
@@ -145,16 +144,9 @@
                 self.freeze_button.config(fg="ivory3")
 
-    def start(self):
-        self.schedule.start()
-        self.tick()
-        self.start_timer_button['state'] = 'disabled'
-        self.start_timer_button.config(fg="ivory3")
-        self.config_button.pack_forget()
-
     def skip(self):
         self.schedule.skip()
 
     def toggle_play_pause(self):
-        if self.schedule.paused():
+        if not self.schedule.running():
             self.freeze_button.config(relief="raised", fg='black')
             self.label_sequence.config(fg="white")
@@ -172,4 +164,14 @@
         self.parent.destroy()
 
+    def load_color_file(self, file_name=Path(__file__).parent / 'configs' / 'colors.json'):
+        try:
+            with open(file_name) as color_file:
+                colors = json.loads(color_file.read())
+        except Exception as e:
+            with open(Path(__file__).parent / 'configs' / 'colors.json') as color_file:
+                colors = json.loads(color_file.read())
+            print(e)
+        return colors.get('color_list', [])
+
     def change_config(self, json_string):
         self.schedule = Schedule.from_json(json_string)
@@ -181,5 +183,7 @@
                 schedule = self.change_config(config_file.read())
         except Exception as e:
-            messagebox.showerror('Config error', f'Can not load {file_name}\n\nDefault loaded instead')
+            messagebox.showerror('Config error',
+                                 f'Can not load {file_name}\n\nDefault loaded instead')
+            print(e)
             return Schedule.default()
         return schedule
@@ -195,18 +199,16 @@
 
 
-now = datetime.datetime.now()
-date = now.strftime("%m/%d/%Y")
-time = now.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
-
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Load specified config file and autostart if needed")
 parser.add_argument('--start', dest='autostart', action='store_true', default=False,
                     required=False, help='use --start to autostart the timer with the given config')
-parser.add_argument('--config', dest='config_file', required=False, default=Path(__file__).parent / 'configs' / 'default.json',
+parser.add_argument('--config', dest='config_file', required=False,
+                    default=Path(__file__).parent / 'configs' / 'default.json',
                     help='use --config /path/to/config_file.json to specify the configuration of the timer')
-
+parser.add_argument('--color', dest='color_file', required=False,
+                    default=Path(__file__).parent / 'configs' / 'colors.json')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 root = tk.Tk()
-root.title("--=> flowtimer <=-- " + "  date: " + date + "  time: " + time)
+root.title(args.config_file)
 root.geometry("1280x860")
 root.config(bg='black')
@@ -218,4 +220,5 @@
                tick_speed=1,
                config_file=args.config_file,
+               color_file=args.color_file,
                autostart=args.autostart)
 
Index: pyproject.toml
===================================================================
--- pyproject.toml	(revision 80996d0318383f10d6b682f6f8de596e5a00cbe1)
+++ pyproject.toml	(revision 58e73155ae871e56a47a1d33c443c76a1c190aea)
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 authors = ["See Contributors"]
 homepage = "https://kokyou.org:8080/playground/browser/flowtimer"
-repository = "kokyou.org:/srv/git/flowtimer.git"
+repository = "https://kokyou.org:/srv/git/flowtimer.git"
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"