option to change the marker character

[nyxmeowmeow]

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.5.31 (Nixpkgs 2025-05-30)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.91.1 (ed61e7d7 2025-11-07)

Ya
    Version: 25.5.31 (Nixpkgs 2025-05-30)

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("foot")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Foot)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Foot), light: false, csi_16t: (15, 38), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Sixel
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 37, columns: 82, width: 1230, height: 1406 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-1")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL           : Some("/run/current-system/sw/bin/nu")
    EDITOR          : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL          : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: Some("--color=fg:#C5C9C7,hl:#8ba4b0,fg+:#090E13,bg+:#8ba4b0,hl+:#090E13,info:#ffff00,prompt:#8ba4b0,spinner:-1,pointer:-1,gutter:-1,info:#75797f,border:-1 --border=\'none\' --info=\'hidden\' --header=\'\' --prompt=\'\u{f0627} \' --no-bold -i --pointer=\'\'")

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "nvim \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "nvim \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "nvim \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.45
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 8.0 / 8.0
    pdftoppm      : 25.10.0
    magick        : 7.1.2-8
    fzf           : 0.67.0
    fd/fdfind     : 10.3.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 15.1.0
    chafa         : 1.18.0
    zoxide        : 0.9.8
    7zz/7z        : 25.01 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    resvg         : 0.45.1
    jq            : 1.8.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: 2.2.1 / 2.2.1
    xclip        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xsel         : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

Please describe the problem you're trying to solve

as far as i can tell from the documentation, the │ character that shows on the left side of files/dirs when selected/yanked/cut cannot be changed to a different character.

Would you be willing to contribute this feature?

• Yes, I'll give it a shot

Describe the solution you'd like

id like to be able to change the character used for the marker

Additional context

Checklist

• I have searched the existing issues/discussions
• The latest nightly build doesn't already have this feature

[sxyazi]

Do you mean the border symbol? It's configured in your theme.toml here:

yazi/yazi-config/preset/theme-dark.toml

Line 55 in c569263

border_symbol = "│"

Doc: https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/next/configuration/theme/#mgr.border_symbol

[nyxmeowmeow]

oh, ive had border_symbol set to " " for so long that i forgot the marker shows up inside the border. i tried changing the border_symbol to a symbol i like more, but then it changes it to that symbol everywhere, instead of just where the marker is.

i also have the width of the leftmost panel set to 0 to disable it, which i think causes the marker to also be reversed since i have mgr.hovered.reversed set to true:

would it be possible to get an option to make the marker be separate from the border, and be able to change its colour?

[sxyazi]

Are these options what you're looking for?

yazi/yazi-config/preset/theme-dark.toml

Lines 43 to 47 in c569263

	# Marker
	marker_copied = { fg = "lightgreen", bg = "lightgreen" }
	marker_cut = { fg = "lightred", bg = "lightred" }
	marker_marked = { fg = "lightcyan", bg = "lightcyan" }
	marker_selected = { fg = "lightyellow", bg = "lightyellow" }

[nyxmeowmeow]

no, i already changed those to remove the background and make the character visible. the problem is that when theres no bg, it uses the default border_symbol character, even when border_symbol is set to " ".