nvim-tree / nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons
change only icon color
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enhancement
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- Lua
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Description
It would be nice if the icon can change only color with something like require"nvim-web-devicons".set_icon_color("rb", "#00ff00")
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First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start from the require"nvim-web-devicons" entry point and the proposed set_icon_color("rb", "#00ff00") API, then trace how the rb icon is selected and colored. Done means the requested icon color can change without changing the icon glyph.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- lua, neovim
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100