api: add optional list of colors in infos "nick_color" and "nick_color_name" (closes #1565)

25 files changed, 290 insertions, 135 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index afb33ed26..32fbfc6d1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ https://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 
 New features::
 
+  * api: add optional list of colors in infos "nick_color" and "nick_color_name" (issue #1565)
   * api: add argument "bytes" in function string_dyn_concat
   * api: add function string_color_code_size (issue #1547)
   * fset: add option fset.look.auto_refresh (issue #1553)
diff --git a/doc/de/includes/autogen_api_infos.de.adoc b/doc/de/includes/autogen_api_infos.de.adoc
index 7b125e77c..d85f90b6a 100644
--- a/doc/de/includes/autogen_api_infos.de.adoc
+++ b/doc/de/includes/autogen_api_infos.de.adoc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 | weechat | locale | Spracheinstellung die für die übersetzten Nachrichten verwendet werden soll | -
 
-| weechat | nick_color | zeigt Farbecode des Nick | Nickname
+| weechat | nick_color | zeigt Farbecode des Nick | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
-| weechat | nick_color_name | zeigt Farbnamen des Nick | Nickname
+| weechat | nick_color_name | zeigt Farbnamen des Nick | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
 | weechat | pid | WeeChat PID (Prozess-ID) | -
 
diff --git a/doc/en/includes/autogen_api_infos.en.adoc b/doc/en/includes/autogen_api_infos.en.adoc
index e8a926693..6d8015437 100644
--- a/doc/en/includes/autogen_api_infos.en.adoc
+++ b/doc/en/includes/autogen_api_infos.en.adoc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 | weechat | locale | locale used for translating messages | -
 
-| weechat | nick_color | get nick color code | nickname
+| weechat | nick_color | get nick color code | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
-| weechat | nick_color_name | get nick color name | nickname
+| weechat | nick_color_name | get nick color name | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
 | weechat | pid | WeeChat PID (process ID) | -
 
diff --git a/doc/fr/includes/autogen_api_infos.fr.adoc b/doc/fr/includes/autogen_api_infos.fr.adoc
index 3d1077b6a..7ca361116 100644
--- a/doc/fr/includes/autogen_api_infos.fr.adoc
+++ b/doc/fr/includes/autogen_api_infos.fr.adoc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 | weechat | locale | locale utilisée pour la traduction des messages | -
 
-| weechat | nick_color | retourne le code couleur du pseudo | pseudo
+| weechat | nick_color | retourne le code couleur du pseudo | pseudo;couleurs (couleurs est une liste de couleurs facultative, séparée par des virgules ; un fond est autorisé pour la couleur avec le format texte:fond ; si couleurs est présent, les options WeeChat avec les couleurs de pseudos et couleurs forcées de pseudos sons ignorées)
 
-| weechat | nick_color_name | retourne le nom de la couleur du pseudo | pseudo
+| weechat | nick_color_name | retourne le nom de la couleur du pseudo | pseudo;couleurs (couleurs est une liste de couleurs facultative, séparée par des virgules ; un fond est autorisé pour la couleur avec le format texte:fond ; si couleurs est présent, les options WeeChat avec les couleurs de pseudos et couleurs forcées de pseudos sons ignorées)
 
 | weechat | pid | PID (ID de processus) de WeeChat | -
 
diff --git a/doc/it/includes/autogen_api_infos.it.adoc b/doc/it/includes/autogen_api_infos.it.adoc
index 1878e2276..39c99079f 100644
--- a/doc/it/includes/autogen_api_infos.it.adoc
+++ b/doc/it/includes/autogen_api_infos.it.adoc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 | weechat | locale | locale usato per la traduzione dei messaggi | -
 
-| weechat | nick_color | ottiene il codice del colore del nick | nick
+| weechat | nick_color | ottiene il codice del colore del nick | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
-| weechat | nick_color_name | ottiene il nome del colore del nick | nick
+| weechat | nick_color_name | ottiene il nome del colore del nick | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
 | weechat | pid | WeeChat PID (process ID) | -
 
diff --git a/doc/ja/includes/autogen_api_infos.ja.adoc b/doc/ja/includes/autogen_api_infos.ja.adoc
index 4cc6389dd..900f8d1f4 100644
--- a/doc/ja/includes/autogen_api_infos.ja.adoc
+++ b/doc/ja/includes/autogen_api_infos.ja.adoc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 | weechat | locale | 翻訳メッセージに利用するロケール | -
 
-| weechat | nick_color | ニックネームの色コードを取得 | ニックネーム
+| weechat | nick_color | ニックネームの色コードを取得 | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
-| weechat | nick_color_name | ニックネームの色名を取得 | ニックネーム
+| weechat | nick_color_name | ニックネームの色名を取得 | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
 | weechat | pid | WeeChat の PID (プロセス ID) | -
 
diff --git a/doc/pl/includes/autogen_api_infos.pl.adoc b/doc/pl/includes/autogen_api_infos.pl.adoc
index 74de8a42d..87726354e 100644
--- a/doc/pl/includes/autogen_api_infos.pl.adoc
+++ b/doc/pl/includes/autogen_api_infos.pl.adoc
@@ -106,9 +106,9 @@
 
 | weechat | locale | zestaw znaków użyty do tłumaczenia wiadomości | -
 
-| weechat | nick_color | pobiera kod koloru nicka | nazwa użytkownika
+| weechat | nick_color | pobiera kod koloru nicka | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
-| weechat | nick_color_name | pobiera nazwę koloru nicka | nazwa użytkownika
+| weechat | nick_color_name | pobiera nazwę koloru nicka | nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors are ignored)
 
 | weechat | pid | WeeChat PID (ID procesu) | -
 
diff --git a/po/cs.po b/po/cs.po
index 307352f42..93e9e0e0e 100644
--- a/po/cs.po
+++ b/po/cs.po
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ondřej Súkup <mimi.vx@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -10332,6 +10332,16 @@ msgstr "rgb,limit (limit je volitelný a nastaven na výchozí hodnotu 256)"
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "získat kód barvy přezdívky"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"barva textu pro přezdívky (čárkou oddělený seznam barev, pozadí je povoleno "
+"ve formátu: \"fg:bg\", například: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "získat jméno barvy přezdívky"
 
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 7809c2bc8..4b060a79a 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-09-08 13:14+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Nils Görs <weechatter@arcor.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: German <kde-i18n-de@kde.org>\n"
@@ -12241,6 +12241,17 @@ msgstr "RGB,limit (Obergrenze ist optional und ist Standardmäßig 256)"
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "zeigt Farbecode des Nick"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"Textfarbe für Nicks (durch Kommata getrennte Liste von Farben. Eine "
+"Hintergrundfarbe kann durch das folgende Format genutzt werden: \"fg:bg\". "
+"Zum Beispiel: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "zeigt Farbnamen des Nick"
 
diff --git a/po/es.po b/po/es.po
index 4ab5336f9..452206b0a 100644
--- a/po/es.po
+++ b/po/es.po
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Elián Hanisch <lambdae2@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -10644,6 +10644,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "obtiene el código del color del apodo"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"color para los apodos (lista de colores separadas por comas, color de fondo "
+"es permitido siguiendo el formato \"fg:bg\", por ejemplo: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "obtiene el nombre del color del apodo"
 
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index 9a8ad96c1..6fb8af641 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2020-09-12 18:49+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2020-10-04 08:27+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
 "Language: fr\n"
@@ -11967,6 +11967,17 @@ msgstr "rgb,limite (la limite est optionnelle et vaut 256 par défaut)"
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "retourne le code couleur du pseudo"
 
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"pseudo;couleurs (couleurs est une liste de couleurs facultative, séparée par "
+"des virgules ; un fond est autorisé pour la couleur avec le format texte:"
+"fond ; si couleurs est présent, les options WeeChat avec les couleurs de "
+"pseudos et couleurs forcées de pseudos sons ignorées)"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "retourne le nom de la couleur du pseudo"
 
diff --git a/po/hu.po b/po/hu.po
index 4b496064a..883e9d6fc 100644
--- a/po/hu.po
+++ b/po/hu.po
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Andras Voroskoi <voroskoi@frugalware.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -9687,6 +9687,14 @@ msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "üzenetek színe"
 
 #, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr "idő színe a beszédablakban"
+
+#, fuzzy
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "üzenetek színe"
 
diff --git a/po/it.po b/po/it.po
index 248ad1759..2a06562a7 100644
--- a/po/it.po
+++ b/po/it.po
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Esteban I. Ruiz Moreno <exio4.com@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -10830,6 +10830,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "ottiene il codice del colore del nick"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"colore del testo per i nick (elenco separato da virgole di colori, quello di "
+"sfondo è consentito con il formato \"fg:bg\", ad esempio: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "ottiene il nome del colore del nick"
 
diff --git a/po/ja.po b/po/ja.po
index d2ddb59dd..e95eb88fe 100644
--- a/po/ja.po
+++ b/po/ja.po
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: AYANOKOUZI, Ryuunosuke <i38w7i3@yahoo.co.jp>\n"
 "Language-Team: Japanese <https://github.com/l/weechat/tree/master/"
@@ -11465,6 +11465,16 @@ msgstr "rgb,limit (limit は任意でデフォルトでは 256 に設定)"
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "ニックネームの色コードを取得"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"ニックネームのテキスト色 (コンマ区切りの色リスト、背景色は以下の書式で指定: "
+"\"fg:bg\"、例: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "ニックネームの色名を取得"
 
diff --git a/po/pl.po b/po/pl.po
index 23cd0f469..bd6c30b82 100644
--- a/po/pl.po
+++ b/po/pl.po
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Krzysztof Korościk <soltys@soltys.info>\n"
 "Language-Team: Polish <kde-i18n-doc@kde.org>\n"
@@ -11679,6 +11679,16 @@ msgstr "rgb,limit (limit jest opcjonalny i ustawiony domyślnie na 256)"
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "pobiera kod koloru nicka"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"kolor tekstu nicków (oddzielona przecinkami lista kolorów, tło jest "
+"dozwolone za pomocą formatu: \"fg:bg\" na przykład: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "pobiera nazwę koloru nicka"
 
diff --git a/po/pt.po b/po/pt.po
index 6a4c5688a..2da9637ba 100644
--- a/po/pt.po
+++ b/po/pt.po
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt>\n"
 "Language-Team: Portuguese <>\n"
@@ -11291,6 +11291,16 @@ msgstr "rgb,limite (o limite é opcional e está definido como 256 por omissão)
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "obter código de cor do nick"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"cor do texto dos nicks (lista de cores separadas por vírgula, o fundo pode "
+"ser indicado com o formato: \"texto:fundo\", por exemplo: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "obter nome da cor do nick"
 
diff --git a/po/pt_BR.po b/po/pt_BR.po
index 0e4506d92..f2ef652e1 100644
--- a/po/pt_BR.po
+++ b/po/pt_BR.po
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-18 11:34+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Eduardo Elias <camponez@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -10131,6 +10131,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "obter código de cor do apelido"
 
+#, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+"cor do texto para apelidos (lista de cores separada por vírgulas, fundo é "
+"permitido com o formato: \"fg:bg\", por exemplo: \"lightred:blue\")"
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "obter nome da cor do apelido"
 
diff --git a/po/ru.po b/po/ru.po
index 9576439f6..912de4a38 100644
--- a/po/ru.po
+++ b/po/ru.po
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2020-04-28 16:40+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Aleksey V Zapparov AKA ixti <ixti@member.fsf.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -9723,6 +9723,14 @@ msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "цвет чата"
 
 #, fuzzy
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr "цвет времени в окне чата"
+
+#, fuzzy
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "цвет чата"
 
diff --git a/po/tr.po b/po/tr.po
index 970e6297a..19eb88ebe 100644
--- a/po/tr.po
+++ b/po/tr.po
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2019-11-03 08:38+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Hasan Kiran <sunder67@hotmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -8842,6 +8842,13 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr "rumuz renk kodu al"
 
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr "rumuz renk ismi al"
 
diff --git a/po/weechat.pot b/po/weechat.pot
index 2d592e3e5..950a4914d 100644
--- a/po/weechat.pot
+++ b/po/weechat.pot
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-09-12 18:48+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-10-04 08:26+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2014-08-16 10:27+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -8702,6 +8702,13 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "get nick color code"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid ""
+"nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated list of colors to "
+"use; background is allowed for a color with format text:background; if "
+"colors is present, WeeChat options with nick colors and forced nick colors "
+"are ignored)"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "get nick color name"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-nick.c b/src/gui/gui-nick.c
index db1f825c8..bcf26b119 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-nick.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-nick.c
@@ -242,97 +242,106 @@ gui_nick_strdup_for_color (const char *nickname)
 }
 
 /*
- * Finds a color code for a nick (according to nick letters).
+ * Finds a color name for a nick (according to nick letters).
  *
- * Returns a WeeChat color code (that can be used for display).
+ * If colors is NULL (most common case), the color returned is either a forced
+ * color (from option "weechat.look.nick_color_force") or a color from option
+ * "weechat.color.chat_nick_colors".
+ *
+ * If colors is set and not empty, a color from this list is returned
+ * (format of argument: comma-separated list of colors, a background is
+ * allowed with format "fg:bg", for example: "blue,yellow:red" for blue and
+ * yellow on red).
+ *
+ * Returns the name of a color (for example: "green").
+ *
+ * Note: result must be freed after use.
  */
 
-const char *
-gui_nick_find_color (const char *nickname)
+char *
+gui_nick_find_color_name (const char *nickname, const char *colors)
 {
-    int color;
-    char *nickname2;
-    const char *forced_color, *str_color;
+    int color, num_colors;
+    char *nickname2, **list_colors, *result;
+    const char *forced_color, *ptr_result;
+    static char *default_color = "default";
 
-    if (!nickname || !nickname[0])
-        return gui_color_get_custom ("default");
+    list_colors = NULL;
+    num_colors = 0;
+    nickname2 = NULL;
+    ptr_result = NULL;
 
-    if (!config_nick_colors)
-        config_set_nick_colors ();
+    if (!nickname || !nickname[0])
+        goto end;
 
-    if (config_num_nick_colors == 0)
-        return gui_color_get_custom ("default");
+    if (colors && colors[0])
+    {
+        list_colors = string_split (colors, ",", NULL, 0, 0, &num_colors);
+        if (!list_colors || (num_colors == 0))
+            goto end;
+    }
 
     nickname2 = gui_nick_strdup_for_color (nickname);
 
-    /* look if color is forced */
-    forced_color = gui_nick_get_forced_color (
-        (nickname2) ? nickname2 : nickname);
-    if (forced_color)
+    if (!list_colors)
     {
-        forced_color = gui_color_get_custom (forced_color);
-        if (forced_color && forced_color[0])
+        /* look if color is forced for the nick */
+        forced_color = gui_nick_get_forced_color (
+            (nickname2) ? nickname2 : nickname);
+        if (forced_color)
         {
-            if (nickname2)
-                free (nickname2);
-            return forced_color;
+            ptr_result = forced_color;
+            goto end;
         }
+        /* ensure nick colors are properly set */
+        if (!config_nick_colors)
+            config_set_nick_colors ();
+        if (config_num_nick_colors == 0)
+            goto end;
     }
 
     /* hash nickname to get color */
-    color = gui_nick_hash_color ((nickname2) ? nickname2 : nickname,
-                                 config_num_nick_colors);
-
+    color = gui_nick_hash_color (
+        (nickname2) ? nickname2 : nickname,
+        (list_colors) ? num_colors : config_num_nick_colors);
+    ptr_result = (list_colors) ?
+        list_colors[color] : config_nick_colors[color];
+
+end:
+    result = strdup ((ptr_result) ? ptr_result : default_color);
+    if (list_colors)
+        string_free_split (list_colors);
     if (nickname2)
         free (nickname2);
-
-    /* return color */
-    str_color = gui_color_get_custom (config_nick_colors[color]);
-    return (str_color[0]) ? str_color : gui_color_get_custom ("default");
+    return result;
 }
 
 /*
- * Finds a color name for a nick (according to nick letters).
+ * Finds a color code for a nick (according to nick letters).
  *
- * Returns the name of a color (for example: "green").
+ * If colors is NULL (most common case), the color returned is either a forced
+ * color (from option "weechat.look.nick_color_force") or a color from option
+ * "weechat.color.chat_nick_colors".
+ *
+ * If colors is set and not empty, a color from this list is returned
+ * (format of argument: comma-separated list of colors, a background is
+ * allowed with format "fg:bg", for example: "blue,yellow:red" for blue and
+ * yellow on red).
+ *
+ * Returns a WeeChat color code (that can be used for display).
+ *
+ * Note: result must be freed after use.
  */
 
-const char *
-gui_nick_find_color_name (const char *nickname)
+char *
+gui_nick_find_color (const char *nickname, const char *colors)
 {
-    int color;
-    char *nickname2;
-    const char *forced_color;
-    static char *default_color = "default";
-
-    if (!nickname || !nickname[0])
-        return default_color;
-
-    if (!config_nick_colors)
-        config_set_nick_colors ();
-
-    if (config_num_nick_colors == 0)
-        return default_color;
-
-    nickname2 = gui_nick_strdup_for_color (nickname);
-
-    /* look if color is forced */
-    forced_color = gui_nick_get_forced_color (
-        (nickname2) ? nickname2 : nickname);
-    if (forced_color)
-    {
-        if (nickname2)
-            free (nickname2);
-        return forced_color;
-    }
-
-    /* hash nickname to get color */
-    color = gui_nick_hash_color ((nickname2) ? nickname2 : nickname,
-                                 config_num_nick_colors);
-
-    if (nickname2)
-        free (nickname2);
-
-    /* return color name */
-    return config_nick_colors[color];
+    char *color;
+    const char *ptr_result;
+
+    color = gui_nick_find_color_name (nickname, colors);
+    ptr_result = gui_color_get_custom (color);
+    if (color)
+        free (color);
+    return (ptr_result) ? strdup (ptr_result) : NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-nick.h b/src/gui/gui-nick.h
index 560c03549..ff8bb6a29 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-nick.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui-nick.h
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 #ifndef WEECHAT_GUI_NICK_H
 #define WEECHAT_GUI_NICK_H
 
-extern const char *gui_nick_find_color (const char *nickname);
-extern const char *gui_nick_find_color_name (const char *nickname);
+extern char *gui_nick_find_color_name (const char *nickname,
+                                       const char *colors);
+extern char *gui_nick_find_color (const char *nickname,
+                                  const char *colors);
 
 #endif /* WEECHAT_GUI_NICK_H */
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin-api-info.c b/src/plugins/plugin-api-info.c
index 429ceafd7..b37fcc44e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin-api-info.c
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin-api-info.c
@@ -665,15 +665,24 @@ plugin_api_info_nick_color_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
                                const char *info_name,
                                const char *arguments)
 {
-    const char *ptr_color;
+    char **items, *result;
+    int num_items;
 
     /* make C compiler happy */
     (void) pointer;
     (void) data;
     (void) info_name;
 
-    ptr_color = gui_nick_find_color (arguments);
-    return (ptr_color) ? strdup (ptr_color) : NULL;
+    items = string_split (arguments, ";", NULL, 0, 2, &num_items);
+
+    result = gui_nick_find_color (
+        (num_items >= 1) ? items[0] : NULL,
+        (num_items >= 2) ? items[1] : NULL);
+
+    if (items)
+        string_free_split (items);
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -685,15 +694,24 @@ plugin_api_info_nick_color_name_cb (const void *pointer, void *data,
                                     const char *info_name,
                                     const char *arguments)
 {
-    const char *ptr_color;
+    char **items, *result;
+    int num_items;
 
     /* make C compiler happy */
     (void) pointer;
     (void) data;
     (void) info_name;
 
-    ptr_color = gui_nick_find_color_name (arguments);
-    return (ptr_color) ? strdup (ptr_color) : NULL;
+    items = string_split (arguments, ";", NULL, 0, 2, &num_items);
+
+    result = gui_nick_find_color_name (
+        (num_items >= 1) ? items[0] : NULL,
+        (num_items >= 2) ? items[1] : NULL);
+
+    if (items)
+        string_free_split (items);
+
+    return result;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1835,11 +1853,19 @@ plugin_api_info_init ()
                &plugin_api_info_color_rgb2term_cb, NULL, NULL);
     hook_info (NULL, "nick_color",
                N_("get nick color code"),
-               N_("nickname"),
+               N_("nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated "
+                  "list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color "
+                  "with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat "
+                  "options with nick colors and forced nick colors are "
+                  "ignored)"),
                &plugin_api_info_nick_color_cb, NULL, NULL);
     hook_info (NULL, "nick_color_name",
                N_("get nick color name"),
-               N_("nickname"),
+               N_("nickname;colors (colors is an optional comma-separated "
+                  "list of colors to use; background is allowed for a color "
+                  "with format text:background; if colors is present, WeeChat "
+                  "options with nick colors and forced nick colors are "
+                  "ignored)"),
                &plugin_api_info_nick_color_name_cb, NULL, NULL);
     hook_info (NULL, "uptime",
                N_("WeeChat uptime (format: \"days:hh:mm:ss\")"),
diff --git a/src/plugins/weechat-plugin.h b/src/plugins/weechat-plugin.h
index e2ba4cec2..8a6f7c3b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/weechat-plugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/weechat-plugin.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct timeval;
  * please change the date with current one; for a second change at same
  * date, increment the 01, otherwise please keep 01.
  */
-#define WEECHAT_PLUGIN_API_VERSION "20200823-01"
+#define WEECHAT_PLUGIN_API_VERSION "20201004-01"
 
 /* macros for defining plugin infos */
 #define WEECHAT_PLUGIN_NAME(__name)                                     \
diff --git a/tests/unit/gui/test-gui-nick.cpp b/tests/unit/gui/test-gui-nick.cpp
index 6423635e9..b275dfd7c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gui/test-gui-nick.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/gui/test-gui-nick.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ extern char *gui_nick_strdup_for_color (const char *nickname);
     if (nick)                                                           \
         free (nick);
 
+#define WEE_FIND_COLOR(__result, __nickname, __colors)                  \
+    color = gui_nick_find_color_name (__nickname, __colors);            \
+    STRCMP_EQUAL(__result, color);                                      \
+    free (color);                                                       \
+    result_color = gui_color_get_custom (__result);                     \
+    color = gui_nick_find_color (__nickname, __colors);                 \
+    STRCMP_EQUAL(result_color, color);                                  \
+    free (color);
+
+
 TEST_GROUP(GuiNick)
 {
 };
@@ -341,50 +351,35 @@ TEST(GuiNick, StrdupForColor)
 /*
  * Tests functions:
  *   gui_nick_find_color
+ *   gui_nick_find_color_name
  */
 
 TEST(GuiNick, FindColor)
 {
-    const char *color_default, *color_lightgreen, *color_brown;
-    const char *color_green, *color_cyan;
-
-    color_default = gui_color_get_custom ("default");
-    color_lightgreen = gui_color_get_custom ("lightgreen");
-    color_brown = gui_color_get_custom ("brown");
-    color_green = gui_color_get_custom ("green");
-    color_cyan = gui_color_get_custom ("cyan");
+    const char *result_color;
+    char *color;
 
-    STRCMP_EQUAL(color_default, gui_nick_find_color (NULL));
-    STRCMP_EQUAL(color_default, gui_nick_find_color (""));
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("default", NULL, NULL);
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("default", "", NULL);
 
-    STRCMP_EQUAL(color_lightgreen, gui_nick_find_color ("abcdef"));
-    STRCMP_EQUAL(color_brown, gui_nick_find_color ("abcdefghi"));
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("lightgreen", "abcdef", NULL);
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("brown", "abcdefghi", NULL);
 
     /* with forced color */
     config_file_option_set (config_look_nick_color_force,
                             "abcdef:green;abcdefghi:cyan", 1);
-    STRCMP_EQUAL(color_green, gui_nick_find_color ("abcdef"));
-    STRCMP_EQUAL(color_cyan, gui_nick_find_color ("abcdefghi"));
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("green", "abcdef", NULL);
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("cyan", "abcdefghi", NULL);
     config_file_option_reset (config_look_nick_color_force, 1);
-}
 
-/*
- * Tests functions:
- *   gui_nick_find_color_name
- */
-
-TEST(GuiNick, FindColorName)
-{
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("default", gui_nick_find_color_name (NULL));
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("default", gui_nick_find_color_name (""));
-
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("lightgreen", gui_nick_find_color_name ("abcdef"));
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("brown", gui_nick_find_color_name ("abcdefghi"));
+    /* with custom colors */
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("yellow", "abcdef", "red,blue,yellow,magenta");
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("blue", "abcdefghi", "red,blue,yellow,magenta");
 
-    /* with forced color */
+    /* with forced color and custom colors (forced color is ignored) */
     config_file_option_set (config_look_nick_color_force,
                             "abcdef:green;abcdefghi:cyan", 1);
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("green", gui_nick_find_color_name ("abcdef"));
-    STRCMP_EQUAL("cyan", gui_nick_find_color_name ("abcdefghi"));
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("yellow", "abcdef", "red,blue,yellow,magenta");
+    WEE_FIND_COLOR("blue", "abcdefghi", "red,blue,yellow,magenta");
     config_file_option_reset (config_look_nick_color_force, 1);
 }