nvim-tree / nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons

change only icon color

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enhancement
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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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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

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