Add a setting to keep theme colours on documents when using override

novelwriter/config.py

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class Config:
         # Icons
         self.iconTheme   = "material_rounded_normal"  # Icons theme
         self.iconColTree = "theme"                    # Project tree icon colours
+        self.iconColDocs = False                      # Keep theme colours on documents
 
         # Size Settings
         self._mainWinSize  = [1200, 650]     # Last size of the main GUI window
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ class Config:
         self.guiSyntax   = conf.rdStr(sec, "syntax", self.guiSyntax)
         self.iconTheme   = conf.rdStr(sec, "icons", self.iconTheme)
         self.iconColTree = conf.rdStr(sec, "iconcoltree", self.iconColTree)
+        self.iconColDocs = conf.rdBool(sec, "iconcoldocs", self.iconColDocs)
         self.guiLocale   = conf.rdStr(sec, "localisation", self.guiLocale)
         self.hideVScroll = conf.rdBool(sec, "hidevscroll", self.hideVScroll)
         self.hideHScroll = conf.rdBool(sec, "hidehscroll", self.hideHScroll)
@@ -724,6 +726,7 @@ class Config:
             "syntax":       str(self.guiSyntax),
             "icons":        str(self.iconTheme),
             "iconcoltree":  str(self.iconColTree),
+            "iconcoldocs":  str(self.iconColDocs),
             "localisation": str(self.guiLocale),
             "hidevscroll":  str(self.hideVScroll),
             "hidehscroll":  str(self.hideHScroll),

novelwriter/dialogs/preferences.py

@@ -200,6 +200,14 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
             self.tr("Override colours for project icons."), stretch=(3, 2)
         )
 
+        # Keep Theme Colours on Documents
+        self.iconColDocs = NSwitch(self)
+        self.iconColDocs.setChecked(CONFIG.iconColDocs)
+        self.mainForm.addRow(
+            self.tr("Keep theme colours on documents"), self.iconColDocs,
+            self.tr("Only override icon colours for folders.")
+        )
+
         # Application Font Family
         self.guiFont = QLineEdit(self)
         self.guiFont.setReadOnly(True)
@@ -928,10 +936,12 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
         guiTheme    = self.guiTheme.currentData()
         iconTheme   = self.iconTheme.currentData()
         iconColTree = self.iconColTree.currentData()
+        iconColDocs = self.iconColDocs.isChecked()
 
         updateTheme  |= CONFIG.guiTheme != guiTheme
         updateTheme  |= CONFIG.iconTheme != iconTheme
         updateTheme  |= CONFIG.iconColTree != iconColTree
+        updateTheme  |= CONFIG.iconColDocs != iconColDocs
         needsRestart |= CONFIG.guiLocale != guiLocale
         needsRestart |= CONFIG.guiFont != self._guiFont
 
@@ -939,6 +949,7 @@ class GuiPreferences(NDialog):
         CONFIG.guiTheme    = guiTheme
         CONFIG.iconTheme   = iconTheme
         CONFIG.iconColTree = iconColTree
+        CONFIG.iconColDocs = iconColDocs
         CONFIG.hideVScroll = self.hideVScroll.isChecked()
         CONFIG.hideHScroll = self.hideHScroll.isChecked()
         CONFIG.nativeFont  = self.nativeFont.isChecked()

novelwriter/gui/theme.py

@@ -607,11 +607,12 @@ class GuiIcons:
             color = self._svgColours.get(override, b"#000000")
             self._svgColours["root"] = color
             self._svgColours["folder"] = color
-            self._svgColours["file"] = color
+            if not CONFIG.iconColDocs:
-            self._svgColours["title"] = color
+                self._svgColours["file"] = color
-            self._svgColours["chapter"] = color
+                self._svgColours["title"] = color
-            self._svgColours["scene"] = color
+                self._svgColours["chapter"] = color
-            self._svgColours["note"] = color
+                self._svgColours["scene"] = color
+                self._svgColours["note"] = color
 
         return True
 

tests/reference/baseConfig_novelwriter.conf

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Meta]
-timestamp = 2025-01-10 02:00:06
+timestamp = 2025-01-11 00:46:32
 
 [Main]
 font = 
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ theme = default
 syntax = default_light
 icons = material_rounded_normal
 iconcoltree = theme
+iconcoldocs = False
 localisation = en_GB
 hidevscroll = False
 hidehscroll = False