launcher: sort by usage frequency

Common/Prefs.qml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool isLightMode: false
     property real topBarTransparency: 0.75
     property real popupTransparency: 0.92
-    property var recentlyUsedApps: []
+    property var appUsageRanking: {}
     property bool use24HourClock: true
     property bool useFahrenheit: false
     property bool nightModeEnabled: false
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Singleton {
                 isLightMode = settings.isLightMode !== undefined ? settings.isLightMode : false;
                 topBarTransparency = settings.topBarTransparency !== undefined ? (settings.topBarTransparency > 1 ? settings.topBarTransparency / 100 : settings.topBarTransparency) : 0.75;
                 popupTransparency = settings.popupTransparency !== undefined ? (settings.popupTransparency > 1 ? settings.popupTransparency / 100 : settings.popupTransparency) : 0.92;
-                recentlyUsedApps = settings.recentlyUsedApps || [];
+                appUsageRanking = settings.appUsageRanking || {};
                 use24HourClock = settings.use24HourClock !== undefined ? settings.use24HourClock : true;
                 useFahrenheit = settings.useFahrenheit !== undefined ? settings.useFahrenheit : false;
                 nightModeEnabled = settings.nightModeEnabled !== undefined ? settings.nightModeEnabled : false;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Singleton {
             "isLightMode": isLightMode,
             "topBarTransparency": topBarTransparency,
             "popupTransparency": popupTransparency,
-            "recentlyUsedApps": recentlyUsedApps,
+            "appUsageRanking": appUsageRanking,
             "use24HourClock": use24HourClock,
             "useFahrenheit": useFahrenheit,
             "nightModeEnabled": nightModeEnabled,
@@ -179,56 +179,77 @@ Singleton {
         saveSettings();
     }
 
-    function addRecentApp(app) {
+    function addAppUsage(app) {
         if (!app)
             return;
 
-        var execProp = app.execString || app.exec || "";
+        var appId = app.id || (app.execString || app.exec || "");
-        if (!execProp)
+        if (!appId)
             return;
 
-        var existingIndex = -1;
+        var currentRanking = Object.assign({}, appUsageRanking);
-        for (var i = 0; i < recentlyUsedApps.length; i++) {
+        
-            if (recentlyUsedApps[i].exec === execProp) {
+        if (currentRanking[appId]) {
-                existingIndex = i;
+            currentRanking[appId].usageCount = (currentRanking[appId].usageCount || 1) + 1;
-                break;
+            currentRanking[appId].lastUsed = Date.now();
-            }
+            currentRanking[appId].icon = app.icon || currentRanking[appId].icon || "application-x-executable";
-        }
+            currentRanking[appId].name = app.name || currentRanking[appId].name || "";
-        if (existingIndex >= 0) {
-            // App exists, increment usage count
-            recentlyUsedApps[existingIndex].usageCount = (recentlyUsedApps[existingIndex].usageCount || 1) + 1;
-            recentlyUsedApps[existingIndex].lastUsed = Date.now();
         } else {
-            // New app, create entry
+            currentRanking[appId] = {
-            var appData = {
                 "name": app.name || "",
-                "exec": execProp,
+                "exec": app.execString || app.exec || "",
                 "icon": app.icon || "application-x-executable",
                 "comment": app.comment || "",
                 "usageCount": 1,
                 "lastUsed": Date.now()
             };
-            recentlyUsedApps.push(appData);
         }
-        // Sort by usage count (descending), then alphabetically by name
-        var sortedApps = recentlyUsedApps.sort(function(a, b) {
-            if (a.usageCount !== b.usageCount)
-                return b.usageCount - a.usageCount;
         
-            // Higher usage count first
+        appUsageRanking = currentRanking;
-            return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
-        });
-        // Limit to 10 apps
-        if (sortedApps.length > 10)
-            sortedApps = sortedApps.slice(0, 10);
-
-        // Reassign to trigger property change signal
-        recentlyUsedApps = sortedApps;
         saveSettings();
     }
 
-    function getRecentApps() {
+    function getAppUsageRanking() {
-        return recentlyUsedApps;
+        return appUsageRanking;
+    }
+
+    function getRankedApps() {
+        var apps = [];
+        for (var appId in appUsageRanking) {
+            var appData = appUsageRanking[appId];
+            apps.push({
+                id: appId,
+                name: appData.name,
+                exec: appData.exec,
+                icon: appData.icon,
+                comment: appData.comment,
+                usageCount: appData.usageCount,
+                lastUsed: appData.lastUsed
+            });
+        }
+        
+        return apps.sort(function(a, b) {
+            if (a.usageCount !== b.usageCount)
+                return b.usageCount - a.usageCount;
+            return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function cleanupAppUsageRanking(availableAppIds) {
+        var currentRanking = Object.assign({}, appUsageRanking);
+        var hasChanges = false;
+        
+        for (var appId in currentRanking) {
+            if (availableAppIds.indexOf(appId) === -1) {
+                delete currentRanking[appId];
+                hasChanges = true;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (hasChanges) {
+            appUsageRanking = currentRanking;
+            saveSettings();
+        }
     }
 
     // New preference setters

Modals/ClipboardHistoryModal.qml

@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@ DankModal {
                                 anchors.right: parent.right
                                 anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
                                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                                iconName: "dangerous"
+                                iconName: "close"
-                                iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
+                                iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 6
                                 iconColor: Theme.error
                                 hoverColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.error.r, Theme.error.g, Theme.error.b, 0.12)
                                 onClicked: {

Modals/SettingsModal.qml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DankModal {
     }
     // DankModal configuration
     visible: settingsVisible
-    width: 650
+    width: 750
     height: 750
     keyboardFocus: "ondemand"
     onBackgroundClicked: {
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ DankModal {
                         { text: "Personalization", icon: "person" },
                         { text: "Time & Weather", icon: "schedule" },
                         { text: "Widgets", icon: "widgets" },
+                        { text: "Launcher", icon: "apps" },
                         { text: "Appearance", icon: "palette" }
                     ]
                 }
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ DankModal {
                             }
                         }
                         
-                        // System Tab
+                        // Widgets Tab
                         Loader {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             active: settingsTabBar.currentIndex === 2
@@ -139,12 +140,23 @@ DankModal {
                             }
                         }
                         
-                        // Appearance Tab
+                        // Launcher Tab
                         Loader {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             active: settingsTabBar.currentIndex === 3
                             visible: active
                             asynchronous: true
+                            sourceComponent: Component {
+                                LauncherTab {}
+                            }
+                        }
+                        
+                        // Appearance Tab
+                        Loader {
+                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            active: settingsTabBar.currentIndex === 4
+                            visible: active
+                            asynchronous: true
                             sourceComponent: Component {
                                 AppearanceTab {}
                             }

Modals/SpotlightModal.qml

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ DankModal {
 
     content: Component {
         Item {
+            id: spotlightKeyHandler
             anchors.fill: parent
             focus: true
             // Handle keyboard shortcuts
@@ -115,9 +116,9 @@ DankModal {
                 } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
                     appLauncher.launchSelected();
                     event.accepted = true;
-                } else if (event.text && event.text.length > 0 && event.text.match(/[a-zA-Z0-9\\s]/)) {
+                } else if (!searchField.activeFocus && event.text && event.text.length > 0 && event.text.match(/[a-zA-Z0-9\\s]/)) {
-                    searchField.text = event.text;
                     searchField.forceActiveFocus();
+                    searchField.insertText(event.text);
                     event.accepted = true;
                 }
             }
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ DankModal {
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
                         enabled: spotlightOpen
                         placeholderText: "Search applications..."
+                        ignoreLeftRightKeys: true
+                        keyForwardTargets: [spotlightKeyHandler]
                         text: appLauncher.searchQuery
                         onTextEdited: {
                             appLauncher.searchQuery = text;
@@ -170,14 +173,14 @@ DankModal {
                             if (event.key === Qt.Key_Escape) {
                                 hide();
                                 event.accepted = true;
-                            } else if ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && appLauncher.searchQuery.length > 0) {
+                            } else if ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && text.length > 0) {
-                                // Launch first app when typing in search field
+                                if (appLauncher.keyboardNavigationActive && appLauncher.model.count > 0) {
-                                if (appLauncher.model.count > 0)
+                                    appLauncher.launchSelected();
+                                } else if (appLauncher.model.count > 0) {
                                     appLauncher.launchApp(appLauncher.model.get(0));
-
+                                }
                                 event.accepted = true;
-                            } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down || event.key === Qt.Key_Up || (event.key === Qt.Key_Left && appLauncher.viewMode === "grid") || (event.key === Qt.Key_Right && appLauncher.viewMode === "grid") || ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && appLauncher.searchQuery.length === 0)) {
+                            } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down || event.key === Qt.Key_Up || event.key === Qt.Key_Left || event.key === Qt.Key_Right || ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && text.length === 0)) {
-                                // Pass navigation keys and enter (when not searching) to main handler
                                 event.accepted = false;
                             }
                         }

Modules/AppDrawer/AppDrawerPopout.qml

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ PanelWindow {
 
             // Content with focus management
             Item {
+                id: keyHandler
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 focus: true
                 Component.onCompleted: {
@@ -172,10 +173,10 @@ PanelWindow {
                     } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
                         appLauncher.launchSelected();
                         event.accepted = true;
-                    } else if (event.text && event.text.length > 0 && event.text.match(/[a-zA-Z0-9\\s]/)) {
+                    } else if (!searchField.activeFocus && event.text && event.text.length > 0 && event.text.match(/[a-zA-Z0-9\\s]/)) {
                         // User started typing, focus search field and pass the character
                         searchField.forceActiveFocus();
-                        searchField.text = event.text;
+                        searchField.insertText(event.text);
                         event.accepted = true;
                     }
                 }
@@ -233,17 +234,21 @@ PanelWindow {
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
                         enabled: appDrawerPopout.isVisible
                         placeholderText: "Search applications..."
+                        ignoreLeftRightKeys: true
+                        keyForwardTargets: [keyHandler]
                         onTextEdited: {
                             appLauncher.searchQuery = text;
                         }
                         Keys.onPressed: function(event) {
-                            if ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && appLauncher.model.count && text.length > 0) {
+                            if ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && text.length > 0) {
-                                // Launch first app when typing in search field
+                                if (appLauncher.keyboardNavigationActive && appLauncher.model.count > 0) {
+                                    appLauncher.launchSelected();
+                                } else if (appLauncher.model.count > 0) {
                                     var firstApp = appLauncher.model.get(0);
                                     appLauncher.launchApp(firstApp);
+                                }
                                 event.accepted = true;
-                            } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down || event.key === Qt.Key_Up || (event.key === Qt.Key_Left && appLauncher.viewMode === "grid") || (event.key === Qt.Key_Right && appLauncher.viewMode === "grid") || ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && text.length === 0)) {
+                            } else if (event.key === Qt.Key_Down || event.key === Qt.Key_Up || event.key === Qt.Key_Left || event.key === Qt.Key_Right || ((event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) && text.length === 0)) {
-                                // Pass navigation keys and enter (when not searching) to main handler
                                 event.accepted = false;
                             }
                         }

Modules/AppDrawer/AppLauncher.qml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Item {
         var allCategories = AppSearchService.getAllCategories().filter(cat => {
             return cat !== "Education" && cat !== "Science";
         });
-        var result = ["All", "Recents"];
+        var result = ["All"];
         return result.concat(allCategories.filter(cat => {
             return cat !== "All";
         }));
@@ -33,13 +33,8 @@ Item {
     // Category icons (computed from AppSearchService)
     property var categoryIcons: categories.map(category => AppSearchService.getCategoryIcon(category))
 
-    // Recent apps helper
+    // App usage ranking helper
-    property var recentApps: Prefs.recentlyUsedApps.map(recentApp => {
+    property var appUsageRanking: Prefs.appUsageRanking
-        var app = AppSearchService.getAppByExec(recentApp.exec);
-        return app && !app.noDisplay ? app : null;
-    }).filter(app => {
-        return app !== null;
-    })
 
     // Signals
     signal appLaunched(var app)
@@ -70,10 +65,12 @@ Item {
         }
     }
     onSelectedCategoryChanged: updateFilteredModel()
+    onAppUsageRankingChanged: updateFilteredModel()
 
     function updateFilteredModel() {
         filteredModel.clear();
         selectedIndex = 0;
+        keyboardNavigationActive = false;
 
         var apps = [];
 
@@ -81,8 +78,6 @@ Item {
             // Show apps from category
             if (selectedCategory === "All") {
                 apps = AppSearchService.applications || [];
-            } else if (selectedCategory === "Recents") {
-                apps = recentApps;
             } else {
                 var categoryApps = AppSearchService.getAppsInCategory(selectedCategory);
                 apps = categoryApps.slice(0, maxResults);
@@ -91,16 +86,6 @@ Item {
             // Search with category filter
             if (selectedCategory === "All") {
                 apps = AppSearchService.searchApplications(searchQuery);
-            } else if (selectedCategory === "Recents") {
-                if (recentApps.length > 0) {
-                    var allSearchResults = AppSearchService.searchApplications(searchQuery);
-                    var recentNames = new Set(recentApps.map(app => app.name));
-                    apps = allSearchResults.filter(searchApp => {
-                        return recentNames.has(searchApp.name);
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    apps = [];
-                }
             } else {
                 var categoryApps = AppSearchService.getAppsInCategory(selectedCategory);
                 if (categoryApps.length > 0) {
@@ -115,6 +100,21 @@ Item {
             }
         }
         
+        // Sort apps by usage ranking, then alphabetically
+        apps = apps.sort(function(a, b) {
+            var aId = a.id || (a.execString || a.exec || "");
+            var bId = b.id || (b.execString || b.exec || "");
+            
+            var aUsage = appUsageRanking[aId] ? appUsageRanking[aId].usageCount : 0;
+            var bUsage = appUsageRanking[bId] ? appUsageRanking[bId].usageCount : 0;
+            
+            if (aUsage !== bUsage) {
+                return bUsage - aUsage; // Higher usage first
+            }
+            
+            return (a.name || "").localeCompare(b.name || ""); // Alphabetical fallback
+        });
+
         // Convert to model format and populate
         apps.forEach(app => {
             if (app) {
@@ -178,16 +178,14 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function launchApp(appData) {
-        if (appData.desktopEntry) {
+        if (!appData) {
-            Prefs.addRecentApp(appData.desktopEntry);
+            console.warn("AppLauncher: No app data provided");
-            appData.desktopEntry.execute();
+            return;
-        } else {
-            // Fallback to direct execution
-            var cleanExec = appData.exec.replace(/%[fFuU]/g, "").trim();
-            console.log("AppLauncher: Launching app directly:", cleanExec);
-            Quickshell.execDetached(["sh", "-c", cleanExec]);
         }
+        
+        appData.desktopEntry.execute();
         appLaunched(appData);
+        Prefs.addAppUsage(appData.desktopEntry);
     }
 
     // Category management

Modules/AppDrawer/CategorySelector.qml

@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ Item {
         width: parent.width
         spacing: Theme.spacingS
 
-        // Top row: All, Recents, Development, Graphics (4 items)
+        // Top row: All, Development, Graphics, Games (4 items)
         Row {
-            property var topRowCategories: ["All", "Recents", "Development", "Graphics"]
+            property var topRowCategories: ["All", "Development", "Graphics", "Games"]
 
             width: parent.width
             spacing: Theme.spacingS

Modules/Lock/LockScreenContent.qml

@@ -598,13 +598,13 @@ Item {
             anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
             anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
             anchors.margins: Theme.spacingL
-            width: Math.min(600, parent.width - Theme.spacingXL * 2)
+            width: Math.min(parent.width - Theme.spacingXL * 2, implicitWidth)
             text: randomFact
             font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
             color: "white"
             opacity: 0.8
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
-            wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+            wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
             visible: randomFact !== ""
         }
     }

Modules/Settings/LauncherTab.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Controls
+import Quickshell.Widgets
+import qs.Common
+import qs.Widgets
+
+ScrollView {
+    id: launcherTab
+
+    contentWidth: availableWidth
+    contentHeight: column.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingXL
+    clip: true
+
+    Column {
+        id: column
+
+        width: parent.width
+        spacing: Theme.spacingXL
+        topPadding: Theme.spacingL
+        bottomPadding: Theme.spacingXL
+
+        StyledRect {
+            width: parent.width
+            height: appLauncherSection.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingL * 2
+            radius: Theme.cornerRadiusLarge
+            color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.3)
+            border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
+            border.width: 1
+
+            Column {
+                id: appLauncherSection
+
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.margins: Theme.spacingL
+                spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                Row {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                    DankIcon {
+                        name: "apps"
+                        size: Theme.iconSize
+                        color: Theme.primary
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        text: "App Launcher"
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
+                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                DankToggle {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    text: "Use OS Logo for App Launcher"
+                    description: "Display operating system logo instead of apps icon"
+                    checked: Prefs.useOSLogo
+                    onToggled: (checked) => {
+                        return Prefs.setUseOSLogo(checked);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                StyledRect {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: logoCustomization.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingM * 2
+                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                    color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.5)
+                    border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.3)
+                    border.width: 1
+                    visible: Prefs.useOSLogo
+                    opacity: visible ? 1 : 0
+
+                    Column {
+                        id: logoCustomization
+
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                        StyledText {
+                            text: "OS Logo Customization"
+                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            font.weight: Font.Medium
+                        }
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: "Color Override"
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                            }
+
+                            DankTextField {
+                                width: 160
+                                height: 36
+                                placeholderText: "#ffffff"
+                                text: Prefs.osLogoColorOverride
+                                maximumLength: 7
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                                topPadding: Theme.spacingS
+                                bottomPadding: Theme.spacingS
+                                onEditingFinished: {
+                                    var color = text.trim();
+                                    if (color === "" || /^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$/.test(color))
+                                        Prefs.setOSLogoColorOverride(color);
+                                    else
+                                        text = Prefs.osLogoColorOverride;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                        }
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: "Brightness"
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                            }
+
+                            DankSlider {
+                                width: parent.width
+                                height: 24
+                                minimum: 0
+                                maximum: 100
+                                value: Math.round(Prefs.osLogoBrightness * 100)
+                                unit: ""
+                                showValue: true
+                                onSliderValueChanged: (newValue) => {
+                                    Prefs.setOSLogoBrightness(newValue / 100);
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                        }
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: "Contrast"
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                            }
+
+                            DankSlider {
+                                width: parent.width
+                                height: 24
+                                minimum: 0
+                                maximum: 200
+                                value: Math.round(Prefs.osLogoContrast * 100)
+                                unit: ""
+                                showValue: true
+                                onSliderValueChanged: (newValue) => {
+                                    Prefs.setOSLogoContrast(newValue / 100);
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                    Behavior on opacity {
+                        NumberAnimation {
+                            duration: Theme.mediumDuration
+                            easing.type: Theme.emphasizedEasing
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+        StyledRect {
+            width: parent.width
+            height: recentlyUsedSection.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingL * 2
+            radius: Theme.cornerRadiusLarge
+            color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.3)
+            border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
+            border.width: 1
+
+            Column {
+                id: recentlyUsedSection
+
+                property var rankedAppsModel: {
+                    var apps = [];
+                    for (var appId in Prefs.appUsageRanking) {
+                        var appData = Prefs.appUsageRanking[appId];
+                        apps.push({
+                            "id": appId,
+                            "name": appData.name,
+                            "exec": appData.exec,
+                            "icon": appData.icon,
+                            "comment": appData.comment,
+                            "usageCount": appData.usageCount,
+                            "lastUsed": appData.lastUsed
+                        });
+                    }
+                    apps.sort(function(a, b) {
+                        if (a.usageCount !== b.usageCount)
+                            return b.usageCount - a.usageCount;
+
+                        return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+                    });
+                    return apps.slice(0, 20);
+                }
+
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.margins: Theme.spacingL
+                spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                Row {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                    DankIcon {
+                        name: "history"
+                        size: Theme.iconSize
+                        color: Theme.primary
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        text: "Recently Used Apps"
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
+                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+
+                    Item {
+                        width: parent.width - parent.children[0].width - parent.children[1].width - clearAllButton.width - Theme.spacingM * 3
+                        height: 1
+                    }
+
+                    DankActionButton {
+                        id: clearAllButton
+
+                        iconName: "delete_sweep"
+                        iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                        iconColor: Theme.error
+                        hoverColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.error.r, Theme.error.g, Theme.error.b, 0.12)
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        onClicked: {
+                            Prefs.appUsageRanking = {
+                            };
+                            Prefs.saveSettings();
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+                StyledText {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    text: "Apps are ordered by usage frequency, then alphabetically."
+                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                    color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                    wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                }
+
+                Column {
+                    id: rankedAppsList
+
+                    width: parent.width
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                    Repeater {
+                        model: recentlyUsedSection.rankedAppsModel
+
+                        delegate: Rectangle {
+                            width: rankedAppsList.width
+                            height: 48
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                            color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceContainer.r, Theme.surfaceContainer.g, Theme.surfaceContainer.b, 0.3)
+                            border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.1)
+                            border.width: 1
+
+                            Row {
+                                anchors.left: parent.left
+                                anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                                StyledText {
+                                    text: (index + 1).toString()
+                                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                    font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                    color: Theme.primary
+                                    width: 20
+                                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                }
+
+                                Image {
+                                    width: 24
+                                    height: 24
+                                    source: modelData.icon ? "image://icon/" + modelData.icon : "image://icon/application-x-executable"
+                                    sourceSize.width: 24
+                                    sourceSize.height: 24
+                                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
+                                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                    onStatusChanged: {
+                                        if (status === Image.Error)
+                                            source = "image://icon/application-x-executable";
+
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                Column {
+                                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                    spacing: 2
+
+                                    StyledText {
+                                        text: modelData.name || "Unknown App"
+                                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                    }
+
+                                    StyledText {
+                                        text: {
+                                            if (!modelData.lastUsed) return "Never used";
+                                            var date = new Date(modelData.lastUsed);
+                                            var now = new Date();
+                                            var diffMs = now - date;
+                                            var diffMins = Math.floor(diffMs / (1000 * 60));
+                                            var diffHours = Math.floor(diffMs / (1000 * 60 * 60));
+                                            var diffDays = Math.floor(diffMs / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
+                                            
+                                            if (diffMins < 1) return "Last launched just now";
+                                            if (diffMins < 60) return "Last launched " + diffMins + " minute" + (diffMins === 1 ? "" : "s") + " ago";
+                                            if (diffHours < 24) return "Last launched " + diffHours + " hour" + (diffHours === 1 ? "" : "s") + " ago";
+                                            if (diffDays < 7) return "Last launched " + diffDays + " day" + (diffDays === 1 ? "" : "s") + " ago";
+
+                                            return "Last launched " + date.toLocaleDateString();
+                                        }
+                                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                        color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                                    }
+
+                                }
+
+                            }
+
+                            DankActionButton {
+                                anchors.right: parent.right
+                                anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                circular: true
+                                iconName: "close"
+                                iconSize: 16
+                                iconColor: Theme.error
+                                hoverColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.error.r, Theme.error.g, Theme.error.b, 0.12)
+                                onClicked: {
+                                    var currentRanking = Object.assign({}, Prefs.appUsageRanking);
+                                    delete currentRanking[modelData.id];
+                                    Prefs.appUsageRanking = currentRanking;
+                                    Prefs.saveSettings();
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        width: parent.width
+                        text: recentlyUsedSection.rankedAppsModel.length === 0 ? "No apps have been launched yet." : ""
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                        visible: recentlyUsedSection.rankedAppsModel.length === 0
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}

Modules/Settings/WidgetsTab.qml

@@ -170,165 +170,5 @@ ScrollView {
                 }
             }
         }
-        
-        // App Launcher Section
-        StyledRect {
-            width: parent.width
-            height: appLauncherSection.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingL * 2
-            radius: Theme.cornerRadiusLarge
-            color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.3)
-            border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
-            border.width: 1
-            
-            Column {
-                id: appLauncherSection
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                anchors.margins: Theme.spacingL
-                spacing: Theme.spacingM
-                
-                Row {
-                    width: parent.width
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
-                    
-                    DankIcon {
-                        name: "apps"
-                        size: Theme.iconSize
-                        color: Theme.primary
-                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                    }
-                    
-                    StyledText {
-                        text: "App Launcher"
-                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
-                        font.weight: Font.Medium
-                        color: Theme.surfaceText
-                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                DankToggle {
-                    width: parent.width
-                    text: "Use OS Logo for App Launcher"
-                    description: "Display operating system logo instead of apps icon"
-                    checked: Prefs.useOSLogo
-                    onToggled: (checked) => {
-                        return Prefs.setUseOSLogo(checked);
-                    }
-                }
-                
-                // OS Logo Customization - only visible when OS logo is enabled
-                StyledRect {
-                    width: parent.width
-                    height: logoCustomization.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingM * 2
-                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                    color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.5)
-                    border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.3)
-                    border.width: 1
-                    visible: Prefs.useOSLogo
-                    opacity: visible ? 1 : 0
-                    
-                    Column {
-                        id: logoCustomization
-                        anchors.fill: parent
-                        anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
-                        spacing: Theme.spacingM
-                        
-                        StyledText {
-                            text: "OS Logo Customization"
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                            color: Theme.surfaceText
-                            font.weight: Font.Medium
-                        }
-                        
-                        Column {
-                            width: parent.width
-                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
-                            
-                            StyledText {
-                                text: "Color Override"
-                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                                color: Theme.surfaceText
-                                font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            }
-                            
-                            DankTextField {
-                                width: 160
-                                height: 36
-                                placeholderText: "#ffffff"
-                                text: Prefs.osLogoColorOverride
-                                maximumLength: 7
-                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                                topPadding: Theme.spacingS
-                                bottomPadding: Theme.spacingS
-                                onEditingFinished: {
-                                    var color = text.trim();
-                                    if (color === "" || /^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$/.test(color))
-                                        Prefs.setOSLogoColorOverride(color);
-                                    else
-                                        text = Prefs.osLogoColorOverride;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        
-                        Column {
-                            width: parent.width
-                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
-                            
-                            StyledText {
-                                text: "Brightness"
-                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                                color: Theme.surfaceText
-                                font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            }
-                            
-                            DankSlider {
-                                width: parent.width
-                                height: 24
-                                minimum: 0
-                                maximum: 100
-                                value: Math.round(Prefs.osLogoBrightness * 100)
-                                unit: ""
-                                showValue: true
-                                onSliderValueChanged: (newValue) => {
-                                    Prefs.setOSLogoBrightness(newValue / 100);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        
-                        Column {
-                            width: parent.width
-                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
-                            
-                            StyledText {
-                                text: "Contrast"
-                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                                color: Theme.surfaceText
-                                font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            }
-                            
-                            DankSlider {
-                                width: parent.width
-                                height: 24
-                                minimum: 0
-                                maximum: 200
-                                value: Math.round(Prefs.osLogoContrast * 100)
-                                unit: ""
-                                showValue: true
-                                onSliderValueChanged: (newValue) => {
-                                    Prefs.setOSLogoContrast(newValue / 100);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    
-                    Behavior on opacity {
-                        NumberAnimation {
-                            duration: Theme.mediumDuration
-                            easing.type: Theme.emphasizedEasing
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

Modules/TopBar/TopBar.qml

@@ -116,20 +116,20 @@ PanelWindow {
             // Use estimated fixed widths to break circular dependencies
             readonly property int launcherButtonWidth: 40
             readonly property int workspaceSwitcherWidth: 120  // Approximate
-            readonly property int focusedAppMaxWidth: focusedApp.visible ? (topBarContent.spacingTight ? 288 : 456) : 0
+            readonly property int focusedAppMaxWidth: focusedApp.visible ? 456 : 0
             readonly property int estimatedLeftSectionWidth: launcherButtonWidth + workspaceSwitcherWidth + focusedAppMaxWidth + (Theme.spacingXS * 2)
             readonly property int rightSectionWidth: rightSection.width
             readonly property int clockWidth: clock.width
             readonly property int mediaMaxWidth: media.visible ? 280 : 0  // Normal max width
             readonly property int weatherWidth: weather.visible ? weather.width : 0
             readonly property bool validLayout: availableWidth > 100 && estimatedLeftSectionWidth > 0 && rightSectionWidth > 0
-            readonly property int clockLeftEdge: validLayout ? (availableWidth - clockWidth) / 2 : 0
+            readonly property int clockLeftEdge: (availableWidth - clockWidth) / 2
             readonly property int clockRightEdge: clockLeftEdge + clockWidth
             readonly property int leftSectionRightEdge: estimatedLeftSectionWidth
             readonly property int mediaLeftEdge: clockLeftEdge - mediaMaxWidth - Theme.spacingS
             readonly property int rightSectionLeftEdge: availableWidth - rightSectionWidth
-            readonly property int leftToClockGap: validLayout ? Math.max(0, clockLeftEdge - leftSectionRightEdge) : 1000
+            readonly property int leftToClockGap: Math.max(0, clockLeftEdge - leftSectionRightEdge)
-            readonly property int leftToMediaGap: (mediaMaxWidth > 0 && validLayout) ? Math.max(0, mediaLeftEdge - leftSectionRightEdge) : leftToClockGap
+            readonly property int leftToMediaGap: mediaMaxWidth > 0 ? Math.max(0, mediaLeftEdge - leftSectionRightEdge) : leftToClockGap
             readonly property int mediaToClockGap: mediaMaxWidth > 0 ? Theme.spacingS : 0
             readonly property int clockToRightGap: validLayout ? Math.max(0, rightSectionLeftEdge - clockRightEdge) : 1000
             readonly property bool spacingTight: validLayout && (leftToMediaGap < 150 || clockToRightGap < 100)

Services/AppSearchService.qml

@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ Singleton {
     // Category icon mappings
     property var categoryIcons: ({
         "All": "apps",
-        "Recents": "history",
         "Media": "music_video",
         "Development": "code",
         "Games": "sports_esports",

Widgets/DankTextField.qml

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ Rectangle {
     property real topPadding: Theme.spacingM
     property real bottomPadding: Theme.spacingM
 
+    // Behavior control
+    property bool ignoreLeftRightKeys: false
+    property var keyForwardTargets: []
+    
     // Signals
     signal textEdited()
     signal editingFinished()
@@ -83,6 +87,10 @@ Rectangle {
         textInput.cut();
     }
 
+    function insertText(str) {
+        textInput.insert(textInput.cursorPosition, str);
+    }
+
     function clearFocus() {
         textInput.focus = false;
     }
@@ -119,13 +127,27 @@ Rectangle {
         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
         color: Theme.surfaceText
         verticalAlignment: TextInput.AlignVCenter
-        selectByMouse: true
+        selectByMouse: !root.ignoreLeftRightKeys
         clip: true
         onTextChanged: root.textEdited()
         onEditingFinished: root.editingFinished()
         onAccepted: root.accepted()
         onActiveFocusChanged: root.focusStateChanged(activeFocus)
         
+        Keys.forwardTo: root.ignoreLeftRightKeys ? root.keyForwardTargets : []
+        
+        Keys.onLeftPressed: function(event) {
+            if (root.ignoreLeftRightKeys) {
+                event.accepted = true;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Keys.onRightPressed: function(event) {
+            if (root.ignoreLeftRightKeys) {
+                event.accepted = true;
+            }
+        }
+
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
             hoverEnabled: true