Re: Customize SVG icons (was: Tweaking the output of `C-h b')

[Yuri Khan]

On Mon, 1 Nov 2021 at 21:49, Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yup, that's because "fill:#2e3436" is hardcoded in the SVG files.
> Removing that bit makes Emacs use the foreground color for the default
> face.
>
> I don't know if we want to do that (it's sort of a nuclear solution),
> and/or introduce a face to let themes control this color; it's true that
> as things stand, these buttons are not very visible for dark themes.

The standard solution for this kind of issue when you don’t want to go
monochrome is to give the shapes a high contrast stroke color or
shadow. A 1.5px white line will do wonders to the visibility of that
dark gray on dark backgrounds.

Although in my opinion monochrome is good for this kind of widgets.
They do not need to draw attention, being only a decluttering device
and expanded by default.