mini.icons doesnt work with nvim-tree sometimes...

[daUnknownCoder]

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mini.icons

Question

miniicons.mp4

nvim-tree.lua

return {
	"nvim-tree/nvim-tree.lua",
	cmd = { "NvimTreeFindFileToggle", "NvimTreeOpen", "NvimTreeClose", "NvimTreeFindFile" },
	version = "*",
	lazy = false,
	priority = 2000,
	dependencies = {
		{ "echasnovski/mini.icons" },
		{ "b0o/nvim-tree-preview.lua", lazy = true },
	},
	keys = { { "<C-n>", "<cmd>NvimTreeFindFileToggle!<cr>", desc = "Toggle Nvim Tree" } },
	enabled = vim.g.filebrowser == 1 or vim.g.filebrowser == 2,
	init = function()
		vim.g.loaded_netrw = 1
		vim.g.loaded_netrwPlugin = 1
        -- ...
		_autocmd("VimResized", "*", function()
			if view.is_visible() then
				view.close()
				tree.open()
			end
		end, _augroup("NvimTreeResize"), false)
	end,
	opts = { update_focused_file = { enable = true, update_root = { enable = true } } },
}

mini.icons

	{
		"echasnovski/mini.icons",
		version = false,
		lazy = false,
		priority = 1000,
		specs = {
			{ "nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons", enabled = false, optional = true },
		},
		init = function()
			package.preload["nvim-web-devicons"] = function()
				_require("mini.icons", "Couldn't mock nvim-web-devicons").mock_nvim_web_devicons()
				return package.loaded["nvim-web-devicons"]
			end
			_require("mini.icons", "Error setting up icons").setup(
				_require("NeutronVim.plugins.configs.icons", "Error loading icons setup table")
			)
		end,
	},

[echasnovski]

Sorry, it doesn't look like a 'mini.icons' issue. Doing a plain require('mini.icons).setup() followed by MiniIcons.mock_nvim_web_devicons() explicitly before loading 'nvim-tree/nvim-tree' should make it work consistently. Supporting manual (and kind of tricky) lazy loading is out of scope for 'mini.icons'.

[daUnknownCoder]

ok works after moving stuff from nvim-tree's init function to config function and passing opts directly in the config function - so that was a nvim-tree loading b4 mini.icons sometimes error

but i dont get directory icons idk why, like .github, .git, hypr, .cache, don't get the icons mini.icons sets...

[echasnovski]

but i dont get directory icons idk why, like .github, .git, hypr, .cache, don't get the icons mini.icons sets...

This is because 'nvim-tree/nvim-tree' doesn't appear to have explicit 'mini.icons' support. It uses the 'nvim-web-devicons' mock, which can only provide icons for files, as this is how 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' works in the first place.

[daUnknownCoder]

so like theres no workaround for directly loading mini.icons first?

i was fiddling with specific file icons, @echasnovski any idea why this:

doesnt work?

		["lazy.lua"] = { glyph = "󰒲", hl = "MiniIconsAzure" },
		["bootstrap.lua"] = { glyph = "󰊠", hl = "MiniIconsRed" },
		["packer.lua"] = { glyph = "󰮯", hl = "MiniIconsOrange" },
		["pckr.lua"] = { glyph = "󰮯", hl = "MiniIconsYellow" },
		["autocmd.lua"] = { glyph = "󰁨", hl = "MiniIconsYellow" },
		["health.lua"] = { glyph = "󰥬", "MiniIconsGreen" },
		["treesitter.lua"] = { glyph = "", "MiniIconsGreen" },

here, health.lua and treesitter.lua dont get the correct highlights no matter whatever i change them to, but bootstrap.lua and autocmd.lua does

[echasnovski]

so like theres no workaround for directly loading mini.icons first?

You'd have to consult the docs of either your plugin manager or distribution. From 'mini.icons' perspective, it is as simple as calling two functions from the answer.

here, health.lua and treesitter.lua dont get the correct highlights no matter whatever i change them to, but bootstrap.lua and autocmd.lua does

Because they don't set the hl field.

[daUnknownCoder]

Because they don't set the hl field.

damn idk how i missed that, lol thanks

is there any way i can pass a hex code as the color? like #000000, even green or black doesnt work ? becz there are some colors which dont exist but i wanna set them explicitly