I would like to color bullets in my lists (for example, to signify tasks that are done or not/hard or easy, etc.), including in nested lists.
I found this and successfully used it. Since I would like to color different bullets in the same list in different colors, I used the \def function to define a few shortcuts, and it works in the code below, but the way the nested lists turn out is not ideal.
\documentclass{article}\usepackage{color}\def\itemr{\item[\textcolor{red}{\textbullet}]}\def\itemg{\item[\textcolor{green}{\textbullet}]}\begin{document}\section*{Hey!}\begin{itemize} \item Now we test the colors \itemr This one should be in red \itemg This one green \itemg Only the bullets themselves are colored, which is the goal \begin{itemize} \item Now notice what happens when I color the nested list bullets too \item While the uncolored are dashes \itemr The colored ones are level 1 bullets again \itemr While I would like them to be colored dashes \end{itemize}\end{itemize}\end{document}
I know why this is so - \textbullet refers to the specific type of bullet. I know I can define different shortcuts for different levels. The question is if there is a master code for "the default bullet label in this level, whatever level we're on" that I can use instead of \textbullet, so that I don't have to think each time at what level I am (might have four levels of nesting, maybe more).
I would also appreciate any other way to do what I'm asking so long as it does not involve a lot of hassle on the flow.
Thanks in advance!