diff --git a/posts/20231107-til-i-can-use-elfeed-search-face-alist.org b/posts/20231107-til-i-can-use-elfeed-search-face-alist.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1bf8335 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/20231107-til-i-can-use-elfeed-search-face-alist.org @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +#+title: TIL: I can use elfeed-search-face-alist to highlight certain headlines in Elfeed +#+tags: emacs, elfeed, til +#+comments: on +#+status: publish +#+DATE: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 22:45:51 GMT +#+UPDATE_URL: /admin/modify-post/2023%252f12%252f07%252ftil-i-can-use-elfeed-search-face-alist-to-highlight-certain-headlines-in-elfeed + +I rediscovered that I can use =elfeed-search-face-alist= to customize how headlines are displayed in Elfeed. I had read it before [[https://nullprogram.com/blog/2015/12/03/#custom-entry-colors][on Chris Wellons' blog]], but I didn't have a use for it then. + +With =elfeed-search-face-alist= I can define a face to be used for an article with a specific tag. I added the [[https://blabbermouth.net/][Blabbermouth]] RSS feed to my feeds. + +#+begin_src emacs-lisp + (setq elfeed-feeds '(("https://blabbermouth.net/feed" music))) +#+end_src + +And created 2 taggers. One tags reviews, because those always have =/reviews/= in the url. The other has a list of bands that I'm especially interested in. + +#+begin_src emacs-lisp + (defvar oni-elfeed-blabbermouth-review-tagger + (elfeed-make-tagger :feed-url (rx "blabbermouth.net") + :entry-link (rx "/reviews/") + :add 'review) + "Tagger that marks any reviews from Blabbermouth.") + + (defvar oni-elfeed-blabbermouth-favourite-tagger + (elfeed-make-tagger :feed-url (rx "blabbermouth.net") + :entry-title (rx (or "SLIPKNOT" + (seq "DREAM" whitespace "THEATER") + ;; And so on... + )) + :add 'favourite) + "Tagger that highlights specific bands from Blabbermouth.") + + (add-hook 'elfeed-new-entry-hook oni-elfeed-blabbermouth-favourite-tagger) + (add-hook 'elfeed-new-entry-hook oni-elfeed-blabbermouth-review-tagger) +#+end_src + +And then I can just set up the feeds: + +#+begin_src emacs-lisp + (add-to-list 'elfeed-search-face-alist '(review :slant italic) t) + (add-to-list 'elfeed-search-face-alist '(favourite :foreground "#f17272") t) +#+end_src + +As long as the face definitions don't conflict a headline's face would be the combination of all that apply. For example, by default unread headlines are bold, so unread favourite messages would be bold and somewhat reddish.