Feature Request] Colour Collections

Warlach

Much like with the tags, for a visual point it would be really helpful I think as my library grows and grows to be able to change the colour of the folder icon for each collection.

I searched and saw a request for being able to replace the default folder icon with emoji which would have a similar effect and I'd like but even just nine colours in the Assign Color function from tags would be greatly appreciated.

nathan.hopson

+1

Simranbhatia05

Me too, help with coloring folders, please. Thank you.

cbruederle

Same here, I'm doing a work around now by "tagging" my collections by including the color in the title, such as "RED - My first collection." However, this method isn't as effective as using actual colors. For instance, while writing my dissertation with Zotero, I've organized my chapters into collections to sort articles and notes accordingly. However, some articles are relevant to multiple chapters. Ideally, I'd assign colors to my chapters (collections), and then color-code paragraphs within the text to match the chapter they belong to. This way, I'd instantly recognize that all paragraphs colored red are part of chapter one, blue paragraphs are for chapter two, and so on. It would be incredibly helpful.

oldbowl

+1

CreativeRaven

I agree wholeheartedly: color choice for various collections is really becoming a necessity. I color code all my research folders, except it is not possible in Zotero.

Minions239

+1

mjthoraval

Have you tried using coloured emojis?
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/1wjz6t2f9yvjg9lfh4bs.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/ptkychlip7yhrqh7127f.png
https://emojicombos.com/square

You can add more information than the colour by using different geometries of emojis.
And you can also use these emojis as emoji tags that display in your library and on annotations in the Reader:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/qcsjjf2bvn6qtrgugq3c.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/kbg7bxk7l0553zw3els0.png

If you keep an index in a note, you can then use the search on collections to filter the relevant collections:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/ejak3mxtvn3oquocwwd1.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u265723/uk8lcypt8pkz5vvmt716.png

kwmullet

+1

Although ideally, I would like to be able to color-code collections, alternately, I would like the tag interface opened up to permit tagging (with color) collections.

This opens the question: if a subordinate collection is tagged+color, and the superior collection is collapsed, does it, in turn, show the tag or color? My preference would be yes — that the tag/color percolates up to the highest visible level of the collection hierarchy, then once the collection is opened, descends down to the lowest-visible level near the collection that is tagged.

I'm using MacOS Zotero 7.0.9.