excalidraw/excalidraw

Support colors for ranges in text

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#1,126 opened on Mar 29, 2020

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Description

I often want to change a color of a single word in text. That's not currently possible. Not looking for any advanced features or more UI but this would be really handy.

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Research direction
Investigate how Excalidraw currently handles text rendering and selection. Then implement color range support by modifying the text element to store per character color data and update the rendering logic to apply colors accordingly.
Tech stack
javascripttypescriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptReact
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45