diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0cd9616f3c..1babdfa7fc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2006-03-28  Michael Natterer  <mitch@gimp.org>
+
+	* app/core/gimpparamspecs.[ch] (gimp_param_spec_string): reordered
+	params to be consistent with other param specs.
+
+	(gimp_value_get_rgb): utility function which reads the value
+	into a GimpRGB struct, instead of returning a pointer.
+
+	(gimp_value_set_rgb): added for symmetry. Just calls
+	g_value_set_boxed().
+
 2006-03-28  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* plug-ins/jpeg/jpeg-exif.c
diff --git a/app/core/gimpparamspecs.c b/app/core/gimpparamspecs.c
index 4e577d30b9..2d3d08011a 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpparamspecs.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpparamspecs.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <glib-object.h>
 
 #include "libgimpbase/gimpbase.h"
+#include "libgimpcolor/gimpcolor.h"
 
 #include "core-types.h"
 
@@ -127,9 +128,9 @@ GParamSpec *
 gimp_param_spec_string (const gchar *name,
                         const gchar *nick,
                         const gchar *blurb,
-                        const gchar *default_value,
                         gboolean     no_validate,
                         gboolean     null_ok,
+                        const gchar *default_value,
                         GParamFlags  flags)
 {
   GimpParamSpecString *sspec;
@@ -623,6 +624,35 @@ gimp_value_set_display (GValue     *value,
   value->data[0].v_int = id;
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * GIMP_TYPE_RGB
+ */
+
+void
+gimp_value_get_rgb (const GValue *value,
+                    GimpRGB      *rgb)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_VALUE_HOLDS_RGB (value));
+  g_return_if_fail (rgb != NULL);
+
+  if (value->data[0].v_pointer)
+    *rgb = *((GimpRGB *) value->data[0].v_pointer);
+  else
+    gimp_rgba_set (rgb, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+}
+
+void
+gimp_value_set_rgb (GValue  *value,
+                    GimpRGB *rgb)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (GIMP_VALUE_HOLDS_RGB (value));
+  g_return_if_fail (rgb != NULL);
+
+  g_value_set_boxed (value, rgb);
+}
+
+
 /*
  * GIMP_TYPE_PARASITE
  */
diff --git a/app/core/gimpparamspecs.h b/app/core/gimpparamspecs.h
index c8cb61b8ff..5e5a6253e0 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpparamspecs.h
+++ b/app/core/gimpparamspecs.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ GType        gimp_param_string_get_type  (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GParamSpec * gimp_param_spec_string      (const gchar  *name,
                                           const gchar  *nick,
                                           const gchar  *blurb,
-                                          const gchar  *default_value,
                                           gboolean      no_validate,
                                           gboolean      null_ok,
+                                          const gchar  *default_value,
                                           GParamFlags   flags);
 
 
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ void         gimp_value_set_display          (GValue       *value,
                                               GimpObject   *display);
 
 
+/*
+ * GIMP_TYPE_RGB
+ */
+
+void    gimp_value_get_rgb (const GValue *value,
+                            GimpRGB      *rgb);
+void    gimp_value_set_rgb (GValue       *value,
+                            GimpRGB      *rgb);
+
+
 /*
  * GIMP_TYPE_PARASITE
  */
@@ -119,6 +129,7 @@ void         gimp_value_set_display          (GValue       *value,
 
 GType   gimp_parasite_get_type           (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
+
 /*
  * GIMP_TYPE_PARAM_PARASITE
  */