novelWriter 2.6.2__py3-none-any.whl → 2.7__py3-none-any.whl

novelwriter/gui/theme.py

@@ -27,17 +27,25 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import logging
 
 from math import ceil
-from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Final
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QSize, Qt
-from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QFontDatabase, QFontMetrics, QIcon, QPalette, QPixmap
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
+from PyQt6.QtCore import QSize, Qt
+from PyQt6.QtGui import (
+    QColor, QFont, QFontDatabase, QFontMetrics, QIcon, QPainter, QPainterPath,
+    QPalette, QPixmap
+)
+from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QApplication
 
 from novelwriter import CONFIG
-from novelwriter.common import NWConfigParser, cssCol, minmax
+from novelwriter.common import NWConfigParser, minmax
+from novelwriter.config import DEF_GUI, DEF_ICONS, DEF_SYNTAX
 from novelwriter.constants import nwLabels
 from novelwriter.enum import nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwItemType
 from novelwriter.error import logException
+from novelwriter.types import QtBlack, QtHexArgb, QtPaintAntiAlias, QtTransparent
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pathlib import Path
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -46,74 +54,73 @@ STYLES_MIN_TOOLBUTTON = "minimalToolButton"
 STYLES_BIG_TOOLBUTTON = "bigToolButton"
 
 
+class ThemeMeta:
+
+    name:        str = ""
+    description: str = ""
+    author:      str = ""
+    credit:      str = ""
+    url:         str = ""
+    license:     str = ""
+    licenseUrl:  str = ""
+
+
+class SyntaxColors:
+
+    back:   QColor = QColor(255, 255, 255)
+    text:   QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    link:   QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    head:   QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    headH:  QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    emph:   QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    dialN:  QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    dialA:  QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    hidden: QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    note:   QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    code:   QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    key:    QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    tag:    QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    val:    QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    opt:    QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    spell:  QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    error:  QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    repTag: QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    mod:    QColor = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+    mark:   QColor = QColor(255, 255, 255, 128)
+
+
 class GuiTheme:
     """Gui Theme Class
 
     Handles the look and feel of novelWriter.
     """
 
+    __slots__ = (
+        "_availSyntax", "_availThemes", "_guiPalette", "_styleSheets", "_syntaxList", "_themeList",
+        "baseButtonHeight", "baseIconHeight", "baseIconSize", "buttonIconSize", "errorText",
+        "fadedText", "fontPixelSize", "fontPointSize", "getDecoration", "getHeaderDecoration",
+        "getHeaderDecorationNarrow", "getIcon", "getIconColor", "getItemIcon", "getPixmap",
+        "getToggleIcon", "guiFont", "guiFontB", "guiFontBU", "guiFontFixed", "guiFontSmall",
+        "helpText", "iconCache", "isDarkTheme", "syntaxMeta", "syntaxTheme", "textNHeight",
+        "textNWidth", "themeMeta",
+    )
+
     def __init__(self) -> None:
 
         self.iconCache = GuiIcons(self)
 
-        # Loaded Theme Settings
-        # =====================
+        # GUI Theme
+        self.themeMeta   = ThemeMeta()
+        self.isDarkTheme = False
 
-        # Theme
-        self.themeName        = ""
-        self.themeDescription = ""
-        self.themeAuthor      = ""
-        self.themeCredit      = ""
-        self.themeUrl         = ""
-        self.themeLicense     = ""
-        self.themeLicenseUrl  = ""
-        self.themeIcons       = ""
-        self.isLightTheme     = True
+        # Special Text Colours
+        self.helpText  = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+        self.fadedText = QColor(0, 0, 0)
+        self.errorText = QColor(255, 0, 0)
 
-        # GUI
-        self.statNone    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.statUnsaved = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.statSaved   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.helpText    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.fadedText   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.errorText   = QColor(255, 0, 0)
-
-        # Loaded Syntax Settings
-        # ======================
-
-        # Main
-        self.syntaxName        = ""
-        self.syntaxDescription = ""
-        self.syntaxAuthor      = ""
-        self.syntaxCredit      = ""
-        self.syntaxUrl         = ""
-        self.syntaxLicense     = ""
-        self.syntaxLicenseUrl  = ""
-
-        # Colours
-        self.colBack   = QColor(255, 255, 255)
-        self.colText   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colLink   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colHead   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colHeadH  = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colEmph   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colDialN  = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colDialA  = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colHidden = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colNote   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colCode   = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colKey    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colTag    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colVal    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colOpt    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colSpell  = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colError  = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colRepTag = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colMod    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.colMark   = QColor(255, 255, 255, 128)
-
-        # Class Setup
-        # ===========
+        # Syntax Theme
+        self.syntaxMeta = ThemeMeta()
+        self.syntaxTheme = SyntaxColors()
 
         # Load Themes
         self._guiPalette = QPalette()
@@ -123,30 +130,16 @@ class GuiTheme:
         self._availSyntax: dict[str, Path] = {}
         self._styleSheets: dict[str, str] = {}
 
-        self._listConf(self._availSyntax, CONFIG.assetPath("syntax"))
-        self._listConf(self._availThemes, CONFIG.assetPath("themes"))
-        self._listConf(self._availSyntax, CONFIG.dataPath("syntax"))
-        self._listConf(self._availThemes, CONFIG.dataPath("themes"))
-
-        self.loadTheme()
-        self.loadSyntax()
-
         # Icon Functions
         self.getIcon = self.iconCache.getIcon
         self.getPixmap = self.iconCache.getPixmap
         self.getItemIcon = self.iconCache.getItemIcon
+        self.getIconColor = self.iconCache.getIconColor
         self.getToggleIcon = self.iconCache.getToggleIcon
-        self.loadDecoration = self.iconCache.loadDecoration
+        self.getDecoration = self.iconCache.getDecoration
         self.getHeaderDecoration = self.iconCache.getHeaderDecoration
         self.getHeaderDecorationNarrow = self.iconCache.getHeaderDecorationNarrow
 
-        # Extract Other Info
-        self.guiDPI = QApplication.primaryScreen().logicalDotsPerInchX()
-        self.guiScale = QApplication.primaryScreen().logicalDotsPerInchX()/96.0
-        CONFIG.guiScale = self.guiScale
-        logger.debug("GUI DPI: %.1f", self.guiDPI)
-        logger.debug("GUI Scale: %.2f", self.guiScale)
-
         # Fonts
         self.guiFont = QApplication.font()
         self.guiFontB = QApplication.font()
@@ -161,9 +154,9 @@ class GuiTheme:
         fHeight = qMetric.height()
         fAscent = qMetric.ascent()
         self.fontPointSize = self.guiFont.pointSizeF()
-        self.fontPixelSize = int(round(fHeight))
-        self.baseIconHeight = int(round(fAscent))
-        self.baseButtonHeight = int(round(1.35*fAscent))
+        self.fontPixelSize = round(fHeight)
+        self.baseIconHeight = round(fAscent)
+        self.baseButtonHeight = round(1.35*fAscent)
         self.textNHeight = qMetric.boundingRect("N").height()
         self.textNWidth = qMetric.boundingRect("N").width()
 
@@ -185,6 +178,15 @@ class GuiTheme:
         logger.debug("Text 'N' Height: %d", self.textNHeight)
         logger.debug("Text 'N' Width: %d", self.textNWidth)
 
+        # Process Themes
+        _listConf(self._availSyntax, CONFIG.assetPath("syntax"), ".conf")
+        _listConf(self._availThemes, CONFIG.assetPath("themes"), ".conf")
+        _listConf(self._availSyntax, CONFIG.dataPath("syntax"), ".conf")
+        _listConf(self._availThemes, CONFIG.dataPath("themes"), ".conf")
+
+        self.loadTheme()
+        self.loadSyntax()
+
         return
 
     ##
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ class GuiTheme:
             qMetrics = QFontMetrics(font)
         else:
             qMetrics = QFontMetrics(self.guiFont)
-        return int(ceil(qMetrics.boundingRect(text).width()))
+        return ceil(qMetrics.boundingRect(text).width())
 
     ##
     #  Theme Methods
@@ -207,43 +209,67 @@ class GuiTheme:
 
     def loadTheme(self) -> bool:
         """Load the currently specified GUI theme."""
-        guiTheme = CONFIG.guiTheme
-        if guiTheme not in self._availThemes:
-            logger.error("Could not find GUI theme '%s'", guiTheme)
-            guiTheme = "default"
-            CONFIG.guiTheme = guiTheme
-
-        themeFile = self._availThemes.get(guiTheme, None)
-        if themeFile is None:
+        theme = CONFIG.guiTheme
+        if theme not in self._availThemes:
+            logger.error("Could not find GUI theme '%s'", theme)
+            theme = DEF_GUI
+            CONFIG.guiTheme = theme
+
+        if not (file := self._availThemes.get(theme)):
             logger.error("Could not load GUI theme")
             return False
 
-        # Config File
-        logger.info("Loading GUI theme '%s'", guiTheme)
+        CONFIG.splashMessage("Loading GUI theme ...")
+        logger.info("Loading GUI theme '%s'", theme)
         parser = NWConfigParser()
         try:
-            with open(themeFile, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
-                parser.read_file(inFile)
+            with open(file, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as fo:
+                parser.read_file(fo)
         except Exception:
-            logger.error("Could not load theme settings from: %s", themeFile)
+            logger.error("Could not read file: %s", file)
             logException()
             return False
 
         # Reset Palette
-        self._guiPalette = QApplication.style().standardPalette()
-        self._resetGuiColors()
+        self._resetTheme()
 
         # Main
         sec = "Main"
+        meta = ThemeMeta()
         if parser.has_section(sec):
-            self.themeName        = parser.rdStr(sec, "name", "")
-            self.themeDescription = parser.rdStr(sec, "description", "N/A")
-            self.themeAuthor      = parser.rdStr(sec, "author", "N/A")
-            self.themeCredit      = parser.rdStr(sec, "credit", "N/A")
-            self.themeUrl         = parser.rdStr(sec, "url", "")
-            self.themeLicense     = parser.rdStr(sec, "license", "N/A")
-            self.themeLicenseUrl  = parser.rdStr(sec, "licenseurl", "")
-            self.themeIcons       = parser.rdStr(sec, "icontheme", "")
+            meta.name        = parser.rdStr(sec, "name", "")
+            meta.description = parser.rdStr(sec, "description", "N/A")
+            meta.author      = parser.rdStr(sec, "author", "N/A")
+            meta.credit      = parser.rdStr(sec, "credit", "N/A")
+            meta.url         = parser.rdStr(sec, "url", "")
+            meta.license     = parser.rdStr(sec, "license", "N/A")
+            meta.licenseUrl  = parser.rdStr(sec, "licenseurl", "")
+
+        self.themeMeta = meta
+
+        # Icons
+        sec = "Icons"
+        if parser.has_section(sec):
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("default", self._parseColor(parser, sec, "default"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("faded",   self._parseColor(parser, sec, "faded"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("red",     self._parseColor(parser, sec, "red"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("orange",  self._parseColor(parser, sec, "orange"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("yellow",  self._parseColor(parser, sec, "yellow"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("green",   self._parseColor(parser, sec, "green"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("aqua",    self._parseColor(parser, sec, "aqua"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("blue",    self._parseColor(parser, sec, "blue"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("purple",  self._parseColor(parser, sec, "purple"))
+
+        # Project
+        sec = "Project"
+        if parser.has_section(sec):
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("root",    self._parseColor(parser, sec, "root"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("folder",  self._parseColor(parser, sec, "folder"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("file",    self._parseColor(parser, sec, "file"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("title",   self._parseColor(parser, sec, "title"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("chapter", self._parseColor(parser, sec, "chapter"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("scene",   self._parseColor(parser, sec, "scene"))
+            self.iconCache.setIconColor("note",    self._parseColor(parser, sec, "note"))
 
         # Palette
         sec = "Palette"
@@ -266,101 +292,141 @@ class GuiTheme:
         # GUI
         sec = "GUI"
         if parser.has_section(sec):
-            self.helpText    = self._parseColour(parser, sec, "helptext")
-            self.fadedText   = self._parseColour(parser, sec, "fadedtext")
-            self.errorText   = self._parseColour(parser, sec, "errortext")
-            self.statNone    = self._parseColour(parser, sec, "statusnone")
-            self.statUnsaved = self._parseColour(parser, sec, "statusunsaved")
-            self.statSaved   = self._parseColour(parser, sec, "statussaved")
+            self.helpText  = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "helptext")
+            self.fadedText = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "fadedtext")
+            self.errorText = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "errortext")
 
         # Update Dependant Colours
-        backCol = self._guiPalette.window().color()
-        textCol = self._guiPalette.windowText().color()
-
-        backLNess = backCol.lightnessF()
-        textLNess = textCol.lightnessF()
-        self.isLightTheme = backLNess > textLNess
-        if self.helpText == QColor(0, 0, 0):
-            if self.isLightTheme:
-                helpLCol = textLNess + 0.35*(backLNess - textLNess)
-            else:
-                helpLCol = backLNess + 0.65*(textLNess - backLNess)
-            self.helpText = QColor.fromHsl(0, 0, int(255*helpLCol))
-            logger.debug(
-                "Computed help text colour: rgb(%d, %d, %d)",
-                self.helpText.red(), self.helpText.green(), self.helpText.blue()
-            )
-
-        # Icons
-        defaultIcons = "typicons_light" if backLNess >= 0.5 else "typicons_dark"
-        self.iconCache.loadTheme(self.themeIcons or defaultIcons)
-
-        # Apply Styles
+        # Based on: https://github.com/qt/qtbase/blob/dev/src/gui/kernel/qplatformtheme.cpp
+        text = self._guiPalette.text().color()
+        window = self._guiPalette.window().color()
+        highlight = self._guiPalette.highlight().color()
+        isDark = text.lightnessF() > window.lightnessF()
+
+        QtColActive = QPalette.ColorGroup.Active
+        QtColInactive = QPalette.ColorGroup.Inactive
+        QtColDisabled = QPalette.ColorGroup.Disabled
+
+        if window.lightnessF() < 0.15:
+            # If window is too dark, we need a lighter ref colour for shades
+            ref = QColor.fromHslF(window.hueF(), window.saturationF(), 0.15, window.alphaF())
+        else:
+            ref = window
+
+        light     = ref.lighter(150)
+        mid       = ref.darker(130)
+        midLight  = mid.lighter(110)
+        dark      = ref.darker(150)
+        shadow    = dark.darker(135)
+        darkOff   = dark.darker(150)
+        shadowOff = ref.darker(150)
+
+        grey   = QColor(120, 120, 120) if isDark else QColor(140, 140, 140)
+        dimmed = QColor(130, 130, 130) if isDark else QColor(190, 190, 190)
+
+        placeholder = QColor(text)
+        placeholder.setAlpha(128)
+
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.Light, light)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.Mid, mid)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.Midlight, midLight)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.Dark, dark)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.Shadow, shadow)
+
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.Text, dimmed)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.WindowText, dimmed)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.ButtonText, dimmed)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.Base, window)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.Dark, darkOff)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.Shadow, shadowOff)
+
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QPalette.ColorRole.PlaceholderText, placeholder)
+
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColActive, QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight, highlight)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColInactive, QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight, highlight)
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.Highlight, grey)
+
+        if CONFIG.verQtValue >= 0x060600:
+            self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColActive, QPalette.ColorRole.Accent, highlight)
+            self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColInactive, QPalette.ColorRole.Accent, highlight)
+            self._guiPalette.setBrush(QtColDisabled, QPalette.ColorRole.Accent, grey)
+
+        # Load icons after the theme is parsed
+        self.iconCache.loadTheme(CONFIG.iconTheme)
+
+        # Finalise
+        self.isDarkTheme = isDark
         QApplication.setPalette(self._guiPalette)
-
-        # Reset stylesheets so that they are regenerated
         self._buildStyleSheets(self._guiPalette)
 
+        CONFIG.splashMessage(f"Loaded GUI theme: {meta.name}")
+
         return True
 
     def loadSyntax(self) -> bool:
         """Load the currently specified syntax highlighter theme."""
-        guiSyntax = CONFIG.guiSyntax
-        if guiSyntax not in self._availSyntax:
-            logger.error("Could not find syntax theme '%s'", guiSyntax)
-            guiSyntax = "default_light"
-            CONFIG.guiSyntax = guiSyntax
-
-        syntaxFile = self._availSyntax.get(guiSyntax, None)
-        if syntaxFile is None:
+        theme = CONFIG.guiSyntax
+        if theme not in self._availSyntax:
+            logger.error("Could not find syntax theme '%s'", theme)
+            theme = DEF_SYNTAX
+            CONFIG.guiSyntax = theme
+
+        if not (file := self._availSyntax.get(theme)):
             logger.error("Could not load syntax theme")
             return False
 
-        logger.info("Loading syntax theme '%s'", guiSyntax)
-
-        confParser = NWConfigParser()
+        CONFIG.splashMessage("Loading syntax theme ...")
+        logger.info("Loading syntax theme '%s'", theme)
+        parser = NWConfigParser()
         try:
-            with open(syntaxFile, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
-                confParser.read_file(inFile)
+            with open(file, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as fo:
+                parser.read_file(fo)
         except Exception:
-            logger.error("Could not load syntax colours from: %s", syntaxFile)
+            logger.error("Could not read file: %s", file)
             logException()
             return False
 
         # Main
-        cnfSec = "Main"
-        if confParser.has_section(cnfSec):
-            self.syntaxName        = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "name", "")
-            self.syntaxDescription = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "description", "N/A")
-            self.syntaxAuthor      = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "author", "N/A")
-            self.syntaxCredit      = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "credit", "N/A")
-            self.syntaxUrl         = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "url", "")
-            self.syntaxLicense     = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "license", "N/A")
-            self.syntaxLicenseUrl  = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "licenseurl", "")
+        sec = "Main"
+        meta = ThemeMeta()
+        if parser.has_section(sec):
+            meta.name        = parser.rdStr(sec, "name", "")
+            meta.description = parser.rdStr(sec, "description", "N/A")
+            meta.author      = parser.rdStr(sec, "author", "N/A")
+            meta.credit      = parser.rdStr(sec, "credit", "N/A")
+            meta.url         = parser.rdStr(sec, "url", "")
+            meta.license     = parser.rdStr(sec, "license", "N/A")
+            meta.licenseUrl  = parser.rdStr(sec, "licenseurl", "")
 
         # Syntax
-        cnfSec = "Syntax"
-        if confParser.has_section(cnfSec):
-            self.colBack   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "background")
-            self.colText   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "text")
-            self.colLink   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "link")
-            self.colHead   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "headertext")
-            self.colHeadH  = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "headertag")
-            self.colEmph   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "emphasis")
-            self.colDialN  = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "dialog")
-            self.colDialA  = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "altdialog")
-            self.colHidden = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "hidden")
-            self.colNote   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "note")
-            self.colCode   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "shortcode")
-            self.colKey    = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "keyword")
-            self.colTag    = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "tag")
-            self.colVal    = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "value")
-            self.colOpt    = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "optional")
-            self.colSpell  = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "spellcheckline")
-            self.colError  = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "errorline")
-            self.colRepTag = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "replacetag")
-            self.colMod    = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "modifier")
-            self.colMark   = self._parseColour(confParser, cnfSec, "texthighlight")
+        sec = "Syntax"
+        syntax = SyntaxColors()
+        if parser.has_section(sec):
+            syntax.back   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "background")
+            syntax.text   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "text")
+            syntax.link   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "link")
+            syntax.head   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "headertext")
+            syntax.headH  = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "headertag")
+            syntax.emph   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "emphasis")
+            syntax.dialN  = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "dialog")
+            syntax.dialA  = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "altdialog")
+            syntax.hidden = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "hidden")
+            syntax.note   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "note")
+            syntax.code   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "shortcode")
+            syntax.key    = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "keyword")
+            syntax.tag    = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "tag")
+            syntax.val    = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "value")
+            syntax.opt    = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "optional")
+            syntax.spell  = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "spellcheckline")
+            syntax.error  = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "errorline")
+            syntax.repTag = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "replacetag")
+            syntax.mod    = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "modifier")
+            syntax.mark   = self._parseColor(parser, sec, "texthighlight")
+
+        CONFIG.splashMessage(f"Loaded syntax theme: {meta.name}")
+
+        self.syntaxMeta = meta
+        self.syntaxTheme = syntax
 
         return True
 
@@ -369,14 +435,14 @@ class GuiTheme:
         if self._themeList:
             return self._themeList
 
-        confParser = NWConfigParser()
-        for themeKey, themePath in self._availThemes.items():
-            logger.debug("Checking theme config for '%s'", themeKey)
-            themeName = _loadInternalName(confParser, themePath)
-            if themeName:
-                self._themeList.append((themeKey, themeName))
+        themes = []
+        parser = NWConfigParser()
+        for key, path in self._availThemes.items():
+            logger.debug("Checking theme config '%s'", key)
+            if name := _loadInternalName(parser, path):
+                themes.append((key, name))
 
-        self._themeList = sorted(self._themeList, key=_sortTheme)
+        self._themeList = sorted(themes, key=_sortTheme)
 
         return self._themeList
 
@@ -385,14 +451,14 @@ class GuiTheme:
         if self._syntaxList:
             return self._syntaxList
 
-        confParser = NWConfigParser()
-        for syntaxKey, syntaxPath in self._availSyntax.items():
-            logger.debug("Checking theme syntax for '%s'", syntaxKey)
-            syntaxName = _loadInternalName(confParser, syntaxPath)
-            if syntaxName:
-                self._syntaxList.append((syntaxKey, syntaxName))
+        themes = []
+        parser = NWConfigParser()
+        for key, path in self._availSyntax.items():
+            logger.debug("Checking theme syntax '%s'", key)
+            if name := _loadInternalName(parser, path):
+                themes.append((key, name))
 
-        self._syntaxList = sorted(self._syntaxList, key=_sortTheme)
+        self._syntaxList = sorted(themes, key=_sortTheme)
 
         return self._syntaxList
 
@@ -404,67 +470,92 @@ class GuiTheme:
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
 
-    def _resetGuiColors(self) -> None:
+    def _resetTheme(self) -> None:
         """Reset GUI colours to default values."""
-        self.statNone    = QColor(120, 120, 120)
-        self.statUnsaved = QColor(200, 15, 39)
-        self.statSaved   = QColor(2, 133, 37)
-        self.helpText    = QColor(0, 0, 0)
-        self.fadedText   = QColor(128, 128, 128)
-        self.errorText   = QColor(255, 0, 0)
-        return
-
-    def _listConf(self, targetDict: dict, checkDir: Path) -> bool:
-        """Scan for theme config files and populate the dictionary."""
-        if not checkDir.is_dir():
-            return False
+        palette = QPalette()
+
+        text = palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Text)
+        window = palette.color(QPalette.ColorRole.Window)
+        isDark = text.lightnessF() > window.lightnessF()
+
+        # Reset GUI Palette
+        faded   = QColor(128, 128, 128)
+        dimmed  = QColor(130, 130, 130) if isDark else QColor(190, 190, 190)
+        red     = QColor(242, 119, 122) if isDark else QColor(240, 40, 41)
+        orange  = QColor(249, 145,  57) if isDark else QColor(245, 135, 31)
+        yellow  = QColor(255, 204, 102) if isDark else QColor(234, 183, 0)
+        green   = QColor(153, 204, 153) if isDark else QColor(113, 140, 0)
+        aqua    = QColor(102, 204, 204) if isDark else QColor(62, 153, 159)
+        blue    = QColor(102, 153, 204) if isDark else QColor(66, 113, 174)
+        purple  = QColor(204, 153, 204) if isDark else QColor(137, 89, 168)
+
+        # Text Colours
+        self.helpText  = dimmed
+        self.fadedText = faded
+        self.errorText = red
+
+        self._guiPalette = palette
+
+        # Reset Icons
+        icons = self.iconCache
+        icons.clear()
+        icons.setIconColor("default", text)
+        icons.setIconColor("faded",   faded)
+        icons.setIconColor("red",     red)
+        icons.setIconColor("orange",  orange)
+        icons.setIconColor("yellow",  yellow)
+        icons.setIconColor("green",   green)
+        icons.setIconColor("aqua",    aqua)
+        icons.setIconColor("blue",    blue)
+        icons.setIconColor("purple",  purple)
+        icons.setIconColor("root",    blue)
+        icons.setIconColor("folder",  yellow)
+        icons.setIconColor("file",    text)
+        icons.setIconColor("title",   green)
+        icons.setIconColor("chapter", red)
+        icons.setIconColor("scene",   blue)
+        icons.setIconColor("note",    yellow)
 
-        for checkFile in checkDir.iterdir():
-            if checkFile.is_file() and checkFile.name.endswith(".conf"):
-                targetDict[checkFile.name[:-5]] = checkFile
-
-        return True
+        return
 
-    def _parseColour(self, parser: NWConfigParser, section: str, name: str) -> QColor:
+    def _parseColor(self, parser: NWConfigParser, section: str, name: str) -> QColor:
         """Parse a colour value from a config string."""
         return QColor(*parser.rdIntList(section, name, [0, 0, 0, 255]))
 
-    def _setPalette(self, parser: NWConfigParser, section: str,
-                    name: str, value: QPalette.ColorRole) -> None:
+    def _setPalette(
+        self, parser: NWConfigParser, section: str, name: str, value: QPalette.ColorRole
+    ) -> None:
         """Set a palette colour value from a config string."""
-        self._guiPalette.setColor(value, self._parseColour(parser, section, name))
+        self._guiPalette.setBrush(value, self._parseColor(parser, section, name))
         return
 
     def _buildStyleSheets(self, palette: QPalette) -> None:
         """Build default style sheets."""
         self._styleSheets = {}
 
-        aPx = CONFIG.pxInt(2)
-        bPx = CONFIG.pxInt(4)
-        cPx = CONFIG.pxInt(6)
-        dPx = CONFIG.pxInt(8)
-
-        tCol = palette.text().color()
-        hCol = palette.highlight().color()
+        text = palette.text().color()
+        text.setAlpha(48)
+        tCol = text.name(QtHexArgb)
+        hCol = palette.highlight().color().name(QtHexArgb)
 
         # Flat Tab Widget and Tab Bar:
         self._styleSheets[STYLES_FLAT_TABS] = (
             "QTabWidget::pane {border: 0;} "
-            f"QTabWidget QTabBar::tab {{border: 0; padding: {bPx}px {dPx}px;}} "
-            f"QTabWidget QTabBar::tab:selected {{color: {cssCol(hCol)};}} "
+            "QTabWidget QTabBar::tab {border: 0; padding: 4px 8px;} "
+            f"QTabWidget QTabBar::tab:selected {{color: {hCol};}} "
         )
 
         # Minimal Tool Button
         self._styleSheets[STYLES_MIN_TOOLBUTTON] = (
-            f"QToolButton {{padding: {aPx}px; margin: 0; border: none; background: transparent;}} "
-            f"QToolButton:hover {{border: none; background: {cssCol(tCol, 48)};}} "
+            "QToolButton {padding: 2px; margin: 0; border: none; background: transparent;} "
+            f"QToolButton:hover {{border: none; background: {tCol};}} "
             "QToolButton::menu-indicator {image: none;} "
         )
 
         # Big Tool Button
         self._styleSheets[STYLES_BIG_TOOLBUTTON] = (
-            f"QToolButton {{padding: {cPx}px; margin: 0; border: none; background: transparent;}} "
-            f"QToolButton:hover {{border: none; background: {cssCol(tCol, 48)};}} "
+            "QToolButton {padding: 6px; margin: 0; border: none; background: transparent;} "
+            f"QToolButton:hover {{border: none; background: {tCol};}} "
             "QToolButton::menu-indicator {image: none;} "
         )
 
@@ -473,64 +564,24 @@ class GuiTheme:
 
 class GuiIcons:
     """The icon class manages the content of the assets/icons folder,
-    and provides a simple interface for requesting icons. Only icons
-    listed in the ICON_KEYS are handled.
+    and provides a simple interface for requesting icons.
 
-    Icons are loaded on first request, and then cached for further
-    requests. Each icon key in the ICON_KEYS set has standard icon set
-    in the icon theme conf file. The existence of the file, and the
-    definition of all keys are checked when the theme is loaded.
-
-    When an icon is requested, the icon is loaded and cached. If it is
-    missing, a blank icon is returned and a warning issued.
+    Icons are generated from SVG on first request, and then cached for
+    further requests. If the icon is not defined, a placeholder icon is
+    returned instead.
     """
 
-    ICON_KEYS: set[str] = {
-        # Project and GUI Icons
-        "novelwriter", "alert_error", "alert_info", "alert_question", "alert_warn",
-        "build_excluded", "build_filtered", "build_included", "proj_chapter", "proj_details",
-        "proj_document", "proj_folder", "proj_note", "proj_nwx", "proj_section", "proj_scene",
-        "proj_stats", "proj_title", "status_idle", "status_lang", "status_lines", "status_stats",
-        "status_time", "view_build", "view_editor", "view_novel", "view_outline", "view_search",
-
-        # Class Icons
-        "cls_archive", "cls_character", "cls_custom", "cls_entity", "cls_none", "cls_novel",
-        "cls_object", "cls_plot", "cls_template", "cls_timeline", "cls_trash", "cls_world",
-
-        # Search Icons
-        "search_cancel", "search_case", "search_loop", "search_preserve", "search_project",
-        "search_regex", "search_word",
-
-        # Format Icons
-        "fmt_bold", "fmt_bold-md", "fmt_italic", "fmt_italic-md", "fmt_mark", "fmt_strike",
-        "fmt_strike-md", "fmt_subscript", "fmt_superscript", "fmt_underline", "margin_bottom",
-        "margin_left", "margin_right", "margin_top", "size_height", "size_width",
-
-        # General Button Icons
-        "add", "add_document", "backward", "bookmark", "browse", "checked", "close", "copy",
-        "cross", "document", "down", "edit", "export", "font", "forward", "import", "list",
-        "maximise", "menu", "minimise", "more", "noncheckable", "open", "panel", "quote",
-        "refresh", "remove", "revert", "search_replace", "search", "settings", "star", "toolbar",
-        "unchecked", "up", "view",
-
-        # Switches
-        "sticky-on", "sticky-off",
-        "bullet-on", "bullet-off",
-        "unfold-show", "unfold-hide",
-
-        # Decorations
-        "deco_doc_h0", "deco_doc_h1", "deco_doc_h2", "deco_doc_h3", "deco_doc_h4", "deco_doc_more",
-        "deco_doc_h0_n", "deco_doc_h1_n", "deco_doc_h2_n", "deco_doc_h3_n", "deco_doc_h4_n",
-        "deco_doc_nt_n",
-    }
+    __slots__ = (
+        "_availThemes", "_headerDec", "_headerDecNarrow", "_noIcon",
+        "_qColors", "_qIcons", "_svgColors", "_svgData", "_themeList",
+        "mainTheme", "themeMeta",
+    )
 
-    TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {
-        "sticky": ("sticky-on", "sticky-off"),
+    TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS: Final[dict[str, tuple[str, str]]] = {
         "bullet": ("bullet-on", "bullet-off"),
         "unfold": ("unfold-show", "unfold-hide"),
     }
-
-    IMAGE_MAP: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {
+    IMAGE_MAP: Final[dict[str, tuple[str, str]]] = {
         "welcome":  ("welcome-light.jpg", "welcome-dark.jpg"),
         "nw-text":  ("novelwriter-text-light.svg", "novelwriter-text-dark.svg"),
     }
@@ -538,202 +589,217 @@ class GuiIcons:
     def __init__(self, mainTheme: GuiTheme) -> None:
 
         self.mainTheme = mainTheme
+        self.themeMeta = ThemeMeta()
 
         # Storage
+        self._svgData: dict[str, bytes] = {}
+        self._svgColors: dict[str, bytes] = {}
+        self._qColors: dict[str, QColor] = {}
         self._qIcons: dict[str, QIcon] = {}
-        self._themeMap: dict[str, Path] = {}
         self._headerDec: list[QPixmap] = []
         self._headerDecNarrow: list[QPixmap] = []
 
         # Icon Theme Path
-        self._confName = "icons.conf"
-        self._iconPath = CONFIG.assetPath("icons")
+        self._availThemes: dict[str, Path] = {}
+        self._themeList: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
 
         # None Icon
-        self._noIcon = QIcon(str(self._iconPath / "none.svg"))
+        self._noIcon = QIcon(str(CONFIG.assetPath("icons") / "none.svg"))
+
+        _listConf(self._availThemes, CONFIG.assetPath("icons"), ".icons")
+        _listConf(self._availThemes, CONFIG.dataPath("icons"), ".icons")
 
-        # Icon Theme Meta
-        self.themeName        = ""
-        self.themeDescription = ""
-        self.themeAuthor      = ""
-        self.themeCredit      = ""
-        self.themeUrl         = ""
-        self.themeLicense     = ""
-        self.themeLicenseUrl  = ""
+        return
 
+    def clear(self) -> None:
+        """Clear the icon cache."""
+        self._svgData = {}
+        self._svgColors = {}
+        self._qColors = {}
+        self._qIcons = {}
+        self._headerDec = []
+        self._headerDecNarrow = []
+        self.themeMeta = ThemeMeta()
         return
 
     ##
     #  Actions
     ##
 
-    def loadTheme(self, iconTheme: str) -> bool:
+    def loadTheme(self, theme: str) -> bool:
         """Update the theme map. This is more of an init, since many of
         the GUI icons cannot really be replaced without writing specific
         update functions for the classes where they're used.
         """
-        self._themeMap = {}
-        themePath = self._iconPath / iconTheme
-        if not themePath.is_dir():
-            themePath = CONFIG.dataPath("icons") / iconTheme
-            if not themePath.is_dir():
-                logger.warning("No icons loaded for '%s'", iconTheme)
-                return False
-
-        themeConf = themePath / self._confName
-        logger.info("Loading icon theme '%s'", iconTheme)
-
-        # Config File
-        confParser = NWConfigParser()
+        if theme not in self._availThemes:
+            logger.error("Could not find icon theme '%s'", theme)
+            theme = DEF_ICONS
+            CONFIG.iconTheme = theme
+
+        if not (file := self._availThemes.get(theme)):
+            logger.error("Could not load icon theme")
+            return False
+
+        CONFIG.splashMessage("Loading icon theme ...")
+        logger.info("Loading icon theme '%s'", theme)
         try:
-            with open(themeConf, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
-                confParser.read_file(inFile)
+            meta = ThemeMeta()
+            with open(file, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as icons:
+                for icon in icons:
+                    bits = icon.partition("=")
+                    key = bits[0].strip()
+                    value = bits[2].strip()
+                    if key and value:
+                        if key.startswith("icon:"):
+                            self._svgData[key[5:]] = value.encode("utf-8")
+                        elif key == "meta:name":
+                            meta.name = value
+                        elif key == "meta:author":
+                            meta.author = value
+                        elif key == "meta:license":
+                            meta.license = value
+            self.themeMeta = meta
         except Exception:
-            logger.error("Could not load icon theme settings from: %s", themeConf)
+            logger.error("Could not read file: %s", file)
             logException()
             return False
 
-        # Main
-        cnfSec = "Main"
-        if confParser.has_section(cnfSec):
-            self.themeName        = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "name", "")
-            self.themeDescription = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "description", "")
-            self.themeAuthor      = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "author", "N/A")
-            self.themeCredit      = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "credit", "N/A")
-            self.themeUrl         = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "url", "")
-            self.themeLicense     = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "license", "N/A")
-            self.themeLicenseUrl  = confParser.rdStr(cnfSec, "licenseurl", "")
-
-        # Populate Icon Map
-        cnfSec = "Map"
-        if confParser.has_section(cnfSec):
-            for iconName, iconFile in confParser.items(cnfSec):
-                if iconName not in self.ICON_KEYS:
-                    logger.error("Unknown icon name '%s' in config file", iconName)
-                else:
-                    iconPath = themePath / iconFile
-                    if iconPath.is_file():
-                        self._themeMap[iconName] = iconPath
-                        logger.debug("Icon slot '%s' using file '%s'", iconName, iconFile)
-                    else:
-                        logger.error("Icon file '%s' not in theme folder", iconFile)
-
-        # Check that icons have been defined
-        logger.debug("Scanning theme icons")
-        for iconKey in self.ICON_KEYS:
-            if iconKey in ("novelwriter", "proj_nwx"):
-                # These are not part of the theme itself
-                continue
-            if iconKey not in self._themeMap:
-                logger.error("No icon file specified for '%s'", iconKey)
-
-        # Refresh icons
-        for iconKey in self._qIcons:
-            logger.debug("Reloading icon: '%s'", iconKey)
-            qIcon = self._loadIcon(iconKey)
-            self._qIcons[iconKey] = qIcon
-
-        self._headerDec = []
-        self._headerDecNarrow = []
+        CONFIG.splashMessage(f"Loaded icon theme: {meta.name}")
+        CONFIG.splashMessage("Generating additional icons ...")
+
+        # Set colour overrides for project item icons
+        if (override := CONFIG.iconColTree) != "theme":
+            color = self._svgColors.get(override, b"#000000")
+            self._svgColors["root"] = color
+            self._svgColors["folder"] = color
+            if not CONFIG.iconColDocs:
+                self._svgColors["file"] = color
+                self._svgColors["title"] = color
+                self._svgColors["chapter"] = color
+                self._svgColors["scene"] = color
+                self._svgColors["note"] = color
+
+        # Populate generated icons cache
+        self.getHeaderDecoration(0)
+        self.getHeaderDecorationNarrow(0)
 
         return True
 
+    def setIconColor(self, key: str, color: QColor) -> None:
+        """Set an icon colour for a named colour."""
+        self._qColors[key] = QColor(color)
+        self._svgColors[key] = color.name(QColor.NameFormat.HexRgb).encode("utf-8")
+        return
+
     ##
     #  Access Functions
     ##
 
-    def loadDecoration(self, name: str, w: int | None = None, h: int | None = None) -> QPixmap:
-        """Load graphical decoration element based on the decoration
-        map or the icon map. This function always returns a QPixmap.
-        """
-        if name in self._themeMap:
-            imgPath = self._themeMap[name]
-        elif name in self.IMAGE_MAP:
-            idx = 0 if self.mainTheme.isLightTheme else 1
-            imgPath = CONFIG.assetPath("images") / self.IMAGE_MAP[name][idx]
-        else:
-            logger.error("Decoration with name '%s' does not exist", name)
-            return QPixmap()
-
-        if not imgPath.is_file():
-            logger.error("Asset not found: %s", imgPath)
-            return QPixmap()
+    def getIconColor(self, name: str) -> QColor:
+        """Return an icon color."""
+        return QColor(self._qColors.get(name) or QtBlack)
 
-        pixmap = QPixmap(str(imgPath))
-        tMode = Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation
-        if w is not None and h is not None:
-            return pixmap.scaled(w, h, Qt.AspectRatioMode.IgnoreAspectRatio, tMode)
-        elif w is None and h is not None:
-            return pixmap.scaledToHeight(h, tMode)
-        elif w is not None and h is None:
-            return pixmap.scaledToWidth(w, tMode)
-
-        return pixmap
-
-    def getIcon(self, name: str) -> QIcon:
+    def getIcon(self, name: str, color: str | None = None, w: int = 24, h: int = 24) -> QIcon:
         """Return an icon from the icon buffer, or load it."""
-        if name in self._qIcons:
-            return self._qIcons[name]
+        variant = f"{name}-{color}" if color else name
+        if (key := f"{variant}-{w}x{h}") in self._qIcons:
+            return self._qIcons[key]
         else:
-            icon = self._loadIcon(name)
-            self._qIcons[name] = icon
+            icon = self._loadIcon(name, color, w, h)
+            self._qIcons[key] = icon
+            logger.debug("Icon: %s", key)
             return icon
 
-    def getToggleIcon(self, name: str, size: tuple[int, int]) -> QIcon:
-        """Return a toggle icon from the icon buffer. or load it."""
+    def getToggleIcon(self, name: str, size: tuple[int, int], color: str | None = None) -> QIcon:
+        """Return a toggle icon from the icon buffer, or load it."""
         if name in self.TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS:
-            pOne = self.getPixmap(self.TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS[name][0], size)
-            pTwo = self.getPixmap(self.TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS[name][1], size)
+            pOne = self.getPixmap(self.TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS[name][0], size, color)
+            pTwo = self.getPixmap(self.TOGGLE_ICON_KEYS[name][1], size, color)
             icon = QIcon()
             icon.addPixmap(pOne, QIcon.Mode.Normal, QIcon.State.On)
             icon.addPixmap(pTwo, QIcon.Mode.Normal, QIcon.State.Off)
             return icon
         return self._noIcon
 
-    def getPixmap(self, name: str, size: tuple[int, int]) -> QPixmap:
-        """Return an icon from the icon buffer as a QPixmap. If it
-        doesn't exist, return an empty QPixmap.
-        """
-        return self.getIcon(name).pixmap(size[0], size[1], QIcon.Mode.Normal)
-
-    def getItemIcon(self, tType: nwItemType, tClass: nwItemClass,
-                    tLayout: nwItemLayout, hLevel: str = "H0") -> QIcon:
+    def getItemIcon(
+        self, tType: nwItemType, tClass: nwItemClass, tLayout: nwItemLayout, hLevel: str = "H0"
+    ) -> QIcon:
         """Get the correct icon for a project item based on type, class
         and heading level
         """
-        iconName = None
+        name = None
+        color = "default"
         if tType == nwItemType.ROOT:
-            iconName = nwLabels.CLASS_ICON[tClass]
+            name = nwLabels.CLASS_ICON[tClass]
+            color = "root"
         elif tType == nwItemType.FOLDER:
-            iconName = "proj_folder"
+            name = "prj_folder"
+            color = "folder"
         elif tType == nwItemType.FILE:
-            iconName = "proj_document"
             if tLayout == nwItemLayout.DOCUMENT:
                 if hLevel == "H1":
-                    iconName = "proj_title"
+                    name = "prj_title"
+                    color = "title"
                 elif hLevel == "H2":
-                    iconName = "proj_chapter"
+                    name = "prj_chapter"
+                    color = "chapter"
                 elif hLevel == "H3":
-                    iconName = "proj_scene"
-                elif hLevel == "H4":
-                    iconName = "proj_section"
+                    name = "prj_scene"
+                    color = "scene"
+                else:
+                    name = "prj_document"
+                    color = "file"
             elif tLayout == nwItemLayout.NOTE:
-                iconName = "proj_note"
-        if iconName is None:
+                name = "prj_note"
+                color = "note"
+        if name is None:
             return self._noIcon
 
-        return self.getIcon(iconName)
+        return self.getIcon(name, color)
+
+    def getPixmap(self, name: str, size: tuple[int, int], color: str | None = None) -> QPixmap:
+        """Return an icon from the icon buffer as a QPixmap. If it
+        doesn't exist, return an empty QPixmap.
+        """
+        w, h = size
+        return self.getIcon(name, color, w, h).pixmap(w, h, QIcon.Mode.Normal)
+
+    def getDecoration(self, name: str, w: int | None = None, h: int | None = None) -> QPixmap:
+        """Load graphical decoration element based on the decoration
+        map or the icon map. This function always returns a QPixmap.
+        """
+        if name in self.IMAGE_MAP:
+            idx = int(self.mainTheme.isDarkTheme)
+            imgPath = CONFIG.assetPath("images") / self.IMAGE_MAP[name][idx]
+        else:
+            logger.error("Decoration with name '%s' does not exist", name)
+            return QPixmap()
+
+        if not imgPath.is_file():
+            logger.error("Asset not found: %s", imgPath)
+            return QPixmap()
+
+        pixmap = QPixmap(str(imgPath))
+        tMode = Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation
+        if w is not None and h is not None:
+            return pixmap.scaled(w, h, Qt.AspectRatioMode.IgnoreAspectRatio, tMode)
+        elif w is None and h is not None:
+            return pixmap.scaledToHeight(h, tMode)
+        elif w is not None and h is None:
+            return pixmap.scaledToWidth(w, tMode)
+
+        return pixmap
 
     def getHeaderDecoration(self, hLevel: int) -> QPixmap:
         """Get the decoration for a specific heading level."""
         if not self._headerDec:
             iPx = self.mainTheme.baseIconHeight
             self._headerDec = [
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h0", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h1", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h2", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h3", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h4", h=iPx),
+                self._generateDecoration("file", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("title", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("chapter", iPx, 1),
+                self._generateDecoration("scene", iPx, 2),
+                self._generateDecoration("file", iPx, 3),
             ]
         return self._headerDec[minmax(hLevel, 0, 4)]
 
@@ -742,47 +808,86 @@ class GuiIcons:
         if not self._headerDecNarrow:
             iPx = self.mainTheme.baseIconHeight
             self._headerDecNarrow = [
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h0_n", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h1_n", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h2_n", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h3_n", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_h4_n", h=iPx),
-                self.loadDecoration("deco_doc_nt_n", h=iPx),
+                self._generateDecoration("file", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("title", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("chapter", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("scene", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("file", iPx, 0),
+                self._generateDecoration("note", iPx, 0),
             ]
         return self._headerDecNarrow[minmax(hLevel, 0, 5)]
 
+    def listThemes(self) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+        """Scan the GUI icons folder and list all themes."""
+        if self._themeList:
+            return self._themeList
+
+        themes = []
+        for key, path in self._availThemes.items():
+            logger.debug("Checking icon theme '%s'", key)
+            if name := _loadIconName(path):
+                themes.append((key, name))
+
+        self._themeList = sorted(themes, key=_sortTheme)
+
+        return self._themeList
+
     ##
     #  Internal Functions
     ##
 
-    def _loadIcon(self, name: str) -> QIcon:
-        """Load an icon from the assets themes folder. Is guaranteed to
-        return a QIcon.
+    def _loadIcon(self, name: str, color: str | None = None, w: int = 24, h: int = 24) -> QIcon:
+        """Load an icon from the assets themes folder. This function is
+        guaranteed to return a QIcon.
         """
-        if name not in self.ICON_KEYS:
-            logger.error("Requested unknown icon name '%s'", name)
-            return self._noIcon
-
         # If we just want the app icons, return right away
         if name == "novelwriter":
-            return QIcon(str(self._iconPath / "novelwriter.svg"))
+            return QIcon(str(CONFIG.assetPath("icons") / "novelwriter.svg"))
         elif name == "proj_nwx":
-            return QIcon(str(self._iconPath / "x-novelwriter-project.svg"))
+            return QIcon(str(CONFIG.assetPath("icons") / "x-novelwriter-project.svg"))
 
-        # Otherwise, we load from the theme folder
-        if name in self._themeMap:
-            logger.debug("Loading: %s", self._themeMap[name].name)
-            return QIcon(str(self._themeMap[name]))
+        if svg := self._svgData.get(name, b""):
+            if fill := self._svgColors.get(color or "default"):
+                svg = svg.replace(b"#000000", fill)
+            pixmap = QPixmap(w, h)
+            pixmap.fill(QtTransparent)
+            pixmap.loadFromData(svg, "svg")
+            return QIcon(pixmap)
 
         # If we didn't find one, give up and return an empty icon
         logger.warning("Did not load an icon for '%s'", name)
 
         return self._noIcon
 
+    def _generateDecoration(self, color: str, height: int, indent: int = 0) -> QPixmap:
+        """Generate a decoration pixmap for novel headers."""
+        pixmap = QPixmap(48*indent + 12, 48)
+        pixmap.fill(QtTransparent)
+
+        path = QPainterPath()
+        path.addRoundedRect(48.0*indent, 2.0, 12.0, 44.0, 4.0, 4.0)
+
+        painter = QPainter(pixmap)
+        painter.setRenderHint(QtPaintAntiAlias)
+        if fill := self._svgColors.get(color or "default"):
+            painter.fillPath(path, QColor(fill.decode(encoding="utf-8")))
+        painter.end()
+
+        tMode = Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation
+        return pixmap.scaledToHeight(height, tMode)
+
 
 # Module Functions
 # ================
 
+def _listConf(target: dict, path: Path, extension: str) -> None:
+    """Scan for theme files and populate the dictionary."""
+    if path.is_dir():
+        for item in path.iterdir():
+            if item.is_file() and item.name.endswith(extension):
+                target[item.stem] = item
+    return
+
 
 def _sortTheme(data: tuple[str, str]) -> str:
     """Key function for theme sorting."""
@@ -790,14 +895,27 @@ def _sortTheme(data: tuple[str, str]) -> str:
     return f"*{name}" if key.startswith("default_") else name
 
 
-def _loadInternalName(confParser: NWConfigParser, confFile: str | Path) -> str:
+def _loadInternalName(parser: NWConfigParser, path: str | Path) -> str:
     """Open a conf file and read the 'name' setting."""
     try:
-        with open(confFile, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
-            confParser.read_file(inFile)
+        with open(path, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as inFile:
+            parser.read_file(inFile)
+        return parser.rdStr("Main", "name", "")
     except Exception:
-        logger.error("Could not load file: %s", confFile)
+        logger.error("Could not read file: %s", path)
         logException()
-        return ""
+    return ""
 
-    return confParser.rdStr("Main", "name", "")
+
+def _loadIconName(path: Path) -> str:
+    """Open an icons file and read the name setting."""
+    try:
+        with open(path, mode="r", encoding="utf-8") as icons:
+            for icon in icons:
+                key, _, value = icon.partition("=")
+                if key.strip() == "meta:name":
+                    return value.strip()
+    except Exception:
+        logger.error("Could not read file: %s", path)
+        logException()
+    return ""