How might I recreate this multi-colored header?

[mike-lloyd03]

I'm switching from alpha.nvim and this is my current dashboard with alpha:

How might I recreate the multiple colors I have here with dashboard?

This is what I have now:

[Jas-SinghFSU]

Can you please share your current dashboard config? I can't figure out how to change the colors.

[mike-lloyd03]

This is what I have configured for alpha.nvim:

    {
        "goolord/alpha-nvim",
        event = "VimEnter",
        enabled = true,
        init = false,
        opts = function()
            local dashboard = require("alpha.themes.dashboard")
            vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "DashboardLogo1", { fg = "#41a7fc" }) -- fg: Blue
            vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "DashboardLogo2", { fg = "#8bcd5b", bg = "#41a7fc" }) -- fg: Green bg: Blue
            vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "DashboardLogo3", { fg = "#8bcd5b" }) -- fg: Green
            vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "DashboardLogoText", { fg = "#93a4c3", bold = true })

            dashboard.section.header.val = {
                --0123456789
                [[     █  █     ]],
                [[     ██ ██     ]],
                [[     █████     ]],
                [[     ██ ███     ]],
                [[     █  █     ]],
                [[]],
                [[N  E  O  V  I  M]],
            }
            dashboard.section.header.opts.hl = {
                { { "DashboardLogo1", 5, 6 }, { "DashboardLogo3", 6, 20 } },
                {
                    { "DashboardLogo1", 5, 6 },
                    { "DashboardLogo2", 6, 10 },
                    { "DashboardLogo3", 10, 24 },
                },
                { { "DashboardLogo1", 5, 10 }, { "DashboardLogo3", 10, 26 } },
                { { "DashboardLogo1", 5, 10 }, { "DashboardLogo3", 10, 24 } },
                { { "DashboardLogo1", 5, 10 }, { "DashboardLogo3", 10, 22 } },
                {},
                { { "DashboardLogoText", 0, 26 } },
            }
            dashboard.section.buttons.val = {
                dashboard.button("n", " " .. " New file", "<cmd> ene <BAR> startinsert <cr>"),
                dashboard.button(
                    "c",
                    " " .. " Open config",
                    "<cmd> cd ~/.config/nvim | e ~/.config/nvim/init.lua <cr>"
                ),
                dashboard.button("s", " " .. " Restore session", "<cmd> SessionRestore <cr>"),
                dashboard.button("q", " " .. " Quit", "<cmd> qa <cr>"),
            }
            for _, button in ipairs(dashboard.section.buttons.val) do
                button.opts.hl = "AlphaButtons"
                button.opts.hl_shortcut = "AlphaShortcut"
            end
            dashboard.section.buttons.opts.hl = "AlphaButtons"
            dashboard.section.footer.opts.hl = "AlphaFooter"
            dashboard.opts.layout[1].val = 4
            return dashboard
        end,
        config = function(_, dashboard)
            -- close Lazy and re-open when the dashboard is ready
            if vim.o.filetype == "lazy" then
                vim.cmd.close()
                vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
                    once = true,
                    pattern = "AlphaReady",
                    callback = function()
                        require("lazy").show()
                    end,
                })
            end

            require("alpha").setup(dashboard.opts)

            vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
                once = true,
                pattern = "LazyVimStarted",
                callback = function()
                    local stats = require("lazy").stats()
                    local ms = (math.floor(stats.startuptime * 100 + 0.5) / 100)
                    dashboard.section.footer.val = "⚡ Neovim loaded "
                        .. stats.loaded
                        .. "/"
                        .. stats.count
                        .. " plugins in "
                        .. ms
                        .. "ms"
                    pcall(vim.cmd.AlphaRedraw)
                end,
            })
        end,
    },

But obviously, this approach won't work for snacks.dashboard.

[Jas-SinghFSU]

Oh nice, thanks for sharing. I misunderstood and thought the bottom was your snack config.

[mike-lloyd03]

The bottom is my snack config. I'm just using the defaults:

            dashboard = {
                preset = {
                    header = [[
      █  █     
      ██ ██     
      █████     
      ██ ███     
      █  █     

N  E  O  V  I  M
                    ]],
                },
            },

[Jas-SinghFSU]

Oh I see, I'm not sure why mine will not change colors then... odd. You seem to have blue, red and orange while mine stays the LazyVim blue.