niri: add spotlight on overview typing functionality (#774)

2026-01-28 15:32:50 -05:00 · 2025-11-20 15:48:30 -03:00
parent f1bed4d6a3
commit 09cf8c9641
10 changed files with 234 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/quickshell/Modules/WorkspaceOverlays/NiriOverviewOverlay.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/WorkspaceOverlays/NiriOverviewOverlay.qml
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+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Controls
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Wayland
+import qs.Common
+import qs.Services
+
+Scope {
+    id: niriOverviewScope
+
+    // Only show overlay when in overview and spotlight is not open
+    property bool overlayActive: NiriService.inOverview && !(PopoutService.spotlightModal?.spotlightOpen ?? false)
+
+    Loader {
+        id: niriOverlayLoader
+        active: NiriService.inOverview
+        asynchronous: false
+
+        sourceComponent: Variants {
+            id: overlayVariants
+            model: Quickshell.screens
+
+            PanelWindow {
+                id: overlayWindow
+                required property var modelData
+
+                screen: modelData
+                visible: niriOverviewScope.overlayActive
+                color: "transparent"
+
+                WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:niri-overview-overlay"
+                WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Overlay
+                WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
+                WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: niriOverviewScope.overlayActive ? WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
+
+                implicitWidth: 0
+                implicitHeight: 0
+
+                anchors {
+                    top: true
+                    left: true
+                    right: false
+                    bottom: false
+                }
+
+                FocusScope {
+                    id: keyboardFocusScope
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    visible: niriOverviewScope.overlayActive
+                    focus: niriOverviewScope.overlayActive
+
+                    Keys.onPressed: event => {
+
+                                        // Handle arrow keys and escape for navigation, mimicking niri's harcoded keybinds
+                                        if ([Qt.Key_Escape, Qt.Key_Return].includes(event.key)) {
+                                            NiriService.toggleOverview()
+                                            event.accepted = true
+                                            return
+                                        }
+
+                                        if (event.key === Qt.Key_Left) {
+                                            NiriService.moveColumnLeft()
+                                            event.accepted = true
+                                            return
+                                        }
+
+                                        if (event.key === Qt.Key_Right) {
+                                            NiriService.moveColumnRight()
+                                            event.accepted = true
+                                            return
+                                        }
+
+                                        if (event.key === Qt.Key_Up) {
+                                            NiriService.moveWorkspaceUp()
+                                            event.accepted = true
+                                            return
+                                        }
+
+                                        if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down) {
+                                            NiriService.moveWorkspaceDown()
+                                            event.accepted = true
+                                            return
+                                        }
+
+                                        // Allowing delete and backspace will produce a broken text
+                                        if (event.modifiers & (Qt.ControlModifier | Qt.MetaModifier) || [Qt.Key_Delete, Qt.Key_Backspace].includes(event.key)) {
+                                            event.accepted = false
+                                            return
+                                        }
+
+                                        // For any other key (printable characters), open spotlight
+                                        if (!event.isAutoRepeat) {
+                                            Qt.callLater(() => {
+                                                             if (PopoutService.spotlightModal) {
+                                                                 if (event.text) {
+                                                                     PopoutService.spotlightModal.showWithQuery(event.text.trim())
+                                                                 }
+                                                             }
+                                                         })
+
+                                            event.accepted = true
+                                        }
+                                    }
+
+                    Connections {
+                        target: niriOverviewScope
+                        function onOverlayActiveChanged() {
+                            if (niriOverviewScope.overlayActive) {
+                                Qt.callLater(() => keyboardFocusScope.forceActiveFocus())
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}