GNU bug report logs - #51556
29.0.50; Poor contrast of Customize SVG icons with dark backgrounds

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Message #17 received at 51556 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 51556 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51556: 29.0.50; Poor contrast of Customize SVG icons with
 dark backgrounds
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:40:18 +0200

> From: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 51556 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2021 21:10:13 +0100
> 
> Or is there a way for themes to define sets of icons?

In some cases, yes.  For example, on the tool bar and the tab bar.

> "(elisp) Custom
> Themes" describes custom-theme-set-variables and custom-theme-set-faces,
> but I couldn't find anything related to icons.
> 
> Or are you suggesting adding the ability for themes to include sets of
> icons?

If that's what it will take, yes.

> That seems a bit heavy-handed to me; I don't think a lot of
> theme authors will want to bother with SVG editing.

The default will be to use the existing icons, as we did before.

> For the purposes of this bug, merely letting themes customize the
> icon color (through faces) ought to be enough?

That will only affect the background, which might not be enough.

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