How to change the color of sign of breakpoint

[h4kuy4]

I want to change the sign of breakpoint, and I have changed the sign, but don't how to change it color.

I want to make the sign of breakpoint in the picture into red.

[mfussenegger]

Something like this should do the trick, depends on your highlight groups.

:lua vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpoint', {text='•', texthl='red', linehl='', numhl=''})

See :help sign_define the SIGNS CONFIGURATION section in :h dap.txt

[j0ker70]

Sorry I was using nvim 0.11. In it, I get a warning that says sign_define in deprecated. It says something like this when I entered :h deprecated:

• Configuring |diagnostic-signs| using |:sign-define| or |sign_define()|. Use
  the "signs" key of |vim.diagnostic.config()| instead.

[j0ker70]

You can also check this out:
https://neovim.io/doc/user/deprecated.html

[mfussenegger]

That's only specific to vim.diagnostic.config. sign_define itself is not deprecated

[j0ker70]

Can you kindly show an example of how to use vim.diagnostic.config's signs key to define DapBreakpoint?

[mfussenegger]

You don't. Sign definitions for nvim-dap are completely unrelated to sign definitions for vim.diagnostic.

See the "SIGNS CONFIGURATION" section in :help dap.txt

[sparkbuzz]

Sweet, managed to get this working, using Lua.

vim.highlight.create('DapBreakpoint', { ctermbg=0, guifg='#993939', guibg='#31353f' }, false)
vim.highlight.create('DapLogPoint', { ctermbg=0, guifg='#61afef', guibg='#31353f' }, false)
vim.highlight.create('DapStopped', { ctermbg=0, guifg='#98c379', guibg='#31353f' }, false)

vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpoint', { text='', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointCondition', { text='ﳁ', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointRejected', { text='', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl= 'DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapLogPoint', { text='', texthl='DapLogPoint', linehl='DapLogPoint', numhl= 'DapLogPoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapStopped', { text='', texthl='DapStopped', linehl='DapStopped', numhl= 'DapStopped' })

Here's what it looks like:

Just need to get the virtual text plugin to adopt the same background color.

[WhiteBlackGoose]

Nice, thanks!

[kaykhan]

Sweet, managed to get this working, using Lua.

vim.highlight.create('DapBreakpoint', { ctermbg=0, guifg='#993939', guibg='#31353f' }, false)
vim.highlight.create('DapLogPoint', { ctermbg=0, guifg='#61afef', guibg='#31353f' }, false)
vim.highlight.create('DapStopped', { ctermbg=0, guifg='#98c379', guibg='#31353f' }, false)

vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpoint', { text='', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointCondition', { text='ﳁ', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointRejected', { text='', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl= 'DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapLogPoint', { text='', texthl='DapLogPoint', linehl='DapLogPoint', numhl= 'DapLogPoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapStopped', { text='', texthl='DapStopped', linehl='DapStopped', numhl= 'DapStopped' })

Here's what it looks like:

Just need to get the virtual text plugin to adopt the same background color.

When using vim.highlight.create i get a error/waring message in neovim 0.8. It is reccomended to use api.nvim_set_hl instead although ive not managed to get the port working. Any help is appreciated

local set_namespace = vim.api.nvim__set_hl_ns or vim.api.nvim_set_hl_ns
local namespace = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("dap-hlng")
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(namespace, 'DapBreakpoint', { fg='#eaeaeb', bg='#ffffff' })
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(namespace, 'DapLogPoint', { fg='#eaeaeb', bg='#ffffff' })
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(namespace, 'DapStopped', { fg='#eaeaeb', bg='#ffffff' })

vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpoint', { text='', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointCondition', { text='ﳁ', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointRejected', { text='', texthl='DapBreakpoint', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl= 'DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapLogPoint', { text='', texthl='DapLogPoint', linehl='DapLogPoint', numhl= 'DapLogPoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapStopped', { text='', texthl='DapStopped', linehl='DapStopped', numhl= 'DapStopped' })

[Strus]

@kaykhan Following works for me:

vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapBreakpoint', { ctermbg = 0, fg = '#993939', bg = '#31353f' })
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapLogPoint', { ctermbg = 0, fg = '#61afef', bg = '#31353f' })
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapStopped', { ctermbg = 0, fg = '#98c379', bg = '#31353f' })

[lobophf]

@kaykhan You can try something like this:

vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "blue",   { fg = "#3d59a1" }) 
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "green",  { fg = "#9ece6a" }) 
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "yellow", { fg = "#FFFF00" }) 
vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "orange", { fg = "#f09000" }) 

vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpoint',          { text='•', texthl='blue',   linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointCondition', { text='•', texthl='blue',   linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointRejected',  { text='•', texthl='orange', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapStopped',             { text='•', texthl='green',  linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapLogPoint',            { text='•', texthl='yellow', linehl='DapBreakpoint', numhl='DapBreakpoint' })

[Cruising0904]

I can't change the color aswell I just put 🔴 this inside of text it appears with as look as is

[lobophf]

@Cruising0904, you can't change the color of this character because it is already red.
However, you can use another one or try the same as I did in this comment:

[ghost]

Since some colorschemes might clear the user-defined colors. Here is a improved version of solution.

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("ColorScheme", {
	pattern = "*",
	group = "UserDefLoadOnce",
	desc = "prevent colorscheme clears self-defined DAP icon colors.",
	callback = function()
		vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapBreakpoint', { ctermbg = 0, fg = '#993939' })
		vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapLogPoint', { ctermbg = 0, fg = '#61afef' })
		vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapStopped', { ctermbg = 0, fg = '#98c379' })
	end
})

vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpoint', { text=' ', texthl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointCondition', { text=' ﳁ', texthl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapBreakpointRejected', { text=' ', texthl='DapBreakpoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapLogPoint', { text=' ', texthl='DapLogPoint' })
vim.fn.sign_define('DapStopped', { text=' ', texthl='DapStopped' }

[shmerl]

I'm trying this method (I think in my case the theme also prevents that as above), but I get an error:

E5108: Error executing lua [string ":lua"]:5: Invalid 'group': 'UserDefLoadOnce'
stack traceback:
        [C]: in function 'nvim_create_autocmd'
        [string ":lua"]:5: in main chunk

[shmerl]

Hm, removing group = "UserDefLoadOnce", seems to work.

[shmerl]

I found a working method that honors current color scheme background color for SignColumn without overwriting it:

vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("ColorScheme", {
  pattern = "*",
  desc = "Prevent colorscheme clearing self-defined DAP marker colors",
  callback = function()
      -- Reuse current SignColumn background (except for DapStoppedLine)
      local sign_column_hl = vim.api.nvim_get_hl(0, { name = 'SignColumn' })
      -- if bg or ctermbg aren't found, use bg = 'bg' (which means current Normal) and ctermbg = 'Black'
      -- convert to 6 digit hex value starting with #
      local sign_column_bg = (sign_column_hl.bg ~= nil) and ('#%06x'):format(sign_column_hl.bg) or 'bg'
      local sign_column_ctermbg = (sign_column_hl.ctermbg ~= nil) and sign_column_hl.ctermbg or 'Black'

      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapStopped', { fg = '#00ff00', bg = sign_column_bg, ctermbg = sign_column_ctermbg })
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapStoppedLine', { bg = '#2e4d3d', ctermbg = 'Green' })
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapBreakpoint', { fg = '#c23127', bg = sign_column_bg, ctermbg = sign_column_ctermbg })
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapBreakpointRejected', { fg = '#888ca6', bg = sign_column_bg, ctermbg = sign_column_ctermbg })
      vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, 'DapLogPoint', { fg = '#61afef', bg = sign_column_bg, ctermbg = sign_column_ctermbg })
  end
})

-- reload current color scheme to pick up colors override if it was set up in a lazy plugin definition fashion
vim.cmd.colorscheme(vim.g.colors_name)

[shmerl]

After switching to using plugin management with lazy.nvim, no method of setting colors works now with any color scheme.

Before I was using that vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd referenced above (when trying it with plug.vim) and it worked. Did anyone try that with lazy.nvim?

UPDATE:

Actually, since update to neovim v0.9.5 it's not working at all even with plug.vim. I'll try older nvim.

UPDATE 2:

OK, my bad, something else is wrong with my set up. Even nvim v0.9.4 isn't working. I'll try to narrow it down.

UPDATE 3:

OK, I see what's going on. Setting of the colorscheme should happen after that autocmd is defined, otherwise it won't work.

Though, lazy.nvim recommends setting of the colorscheme to have highest priority. I suppose that's not really suitable for this case. I just split that autocmd into a separate module from the plugin configuration to make sure it works and load it before lazy.nvim itself.