excalidraw/excalidraw

Support colors for ranges in text

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#1126 opened on Mar 29, 2020

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Candidate P1enhancementhelp wanted

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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Tech stack
typescriptreact
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.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Understanding of Excalidraw's text element structureCanvas rendering basicsReact component lifecycle
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review the existing text rendering code in the Excalidraw codebase, specifically how text elements are drawn on the canvas. Investigate the current color property for entire text blocks and explore how to extend it to individual character ranges. Look at comments in the issue #1126 for user suggestions and potential approaches. Check if there are any related PRs or discussions about text formatting.