launcher v2: meta improvements

- Allow disabling each plugin from "all" mode
- add IPCs for toggling specific modes
- niri: overview respect size & default to apps mode
- fix unicode icon handling

quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -79,6 +79,23 @@ Singleton {
         saveSettings();
     }
 
+    property var launcherPluginVisibility: ({})
+
+    function getPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(pluginId) {
+        if (!launcherPluginVisibility[pluginId])
+            return true;
+        return launcherPluginVisibility[pluginId].allowWithoutTrigger !== false;
+    }
+
+    function setPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(pluginId, allow) {
+        const updated = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(launcherPluginVisibility));
+        if (!updated[pluginId])
+            updated[pluginId] = {};
+        updated[pluginId].allowWithoutTrigger = allow;
+        launcherPluginVisibility = updated;
+        saveSettings();
+    }
+
     property alias dankBarLeftWidgetsModel: leftWidgetsModel
     property alias dankBarCenterWidgetsModel: centerWidgetsModel
     property alias dankBarRightWidgetsModel: rightWidgetsModel

quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js

@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ var SPEC = {
 
     desktopWidgetGroups: { def: [] },
 
-    builtInPluginSettings: { def: {} }
+    builtInPluginSettings: { def: {} },
+    launcherPluginVisibility: { def: {} }
 };
 
 function getValidKeys() {

quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml

@@ -1041,6 +1041,20 @@ Item {
             return "LAUNCHER_TOGGLE_SUCCESS";
         }
 
+        function openWith(mode: string): string {
+            if (!mode)
+                return "LAUNCHER_OPEN_FAILED: No mode specified";
+            PopoutService.openSpotlightV2WithMode(mode);
+            return `LAUNCHER_OPEN_SUCCESS: ${mode}`;
+        }
+
+        function toggleWith(mode: string): string {
+            if (!mode)
+                return "LAUNCHER_TOGGLE_FAILED: No mode specified";
+            PopoutService.toggleSpotlightV2WithMode(mode);
+            return `LAUNCHER_TOGGLE_SUCCESS: ${mode}`;
+        }
+
         function openQuery(query: string): string {
             PopoutService.openSpotlightV2WithQuery(query);
             return "LAUNCHER_OPEN_QUERY_SUCCESS";

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/Controller.qml

@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ Item {
 
         if (searchMode === "all") {
             if (searchQuery) {
-                var allPluginIds = getAllLauncherPluginIds();
+                var allPluginIds = getVisibleLauncherPluginIds();
                 for (var i = 0; i < allPluginIds.length; i++) {
                     var pluginId = allPluginIds[i];
                     var pItems = getPluginItems(pluginId, searchQuery);
                     allItems = allItems.concat(pItems);
                 }
 
-                var allBuiltInIds = getAllBuiltInLauncherIds();
+                var allBuiltInIds = getVisibleBuiltInLauncherIds();
                 for (var i = 0; i < allBuiltInIds.length; i++) {
                     var pluginId = allBuiltInIds[i];
                     var blItems = AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherItems(pluginId, searchQuery);
@@ -858,7 +858,10 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function getEmptyTriggerPlugins() {
-        return PluginService.getPluginsWithEmptyTrigger();
+        var plugins = PluginService.getPluginsWithEmptyTrigger();
+        return plugins.filter(function (pluginId) {
+            return SettingsData.getPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(pluginId);
+        });
     }
 
     function getAllLauncherPluginIds() {
@@ -866,11 +869,25 @@ Item {
         return Object.keys(launchers);
     }
 
+    function getVisibleLauncherPluginIds() {
+        var launchers = PluginService.getLauncherPlugins();
+        return Object.keys(launchers).filter(function (pluginId) {
+            return SettingsData.getPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(pluginId);
+        });
+    }
+
     function getAllBuiltInLauncherIds() {
         var launchers = AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherPlugins();
         return Object.keys(launchers);
     }
 
+    function getVisibleBuiltInLauncherIds() {
+        var launchers = AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherPlugins();
+        return Object.keys(launchers).filter(function (pluginId) {
+            return SettingsData.getPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(pluginId);
+        });
+    }
+
     function getPluginBrowseItems() {
         var items = [];
 
@@ -930,7 +947,10 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function getBuiltInEmptyTriggerLaunchers() {
-        return AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherPluginsWithEmptyTrigger();
+        var plugins = AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherPluginsWithEmptyTrigger();
+        return plugins.filter(function (pluginId) {
+            return SettingsData.getPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(pluginId);
+        });
     }
 
     function getPluginItems(pluginId, query) {
@@ -947,12 +967,14 @@ Item {
     function detectIconType(iconName) {
         if (!iconName)
             return "material";
-        if (iconName.indexOf("/") >= 0 || iconName.indexOf(".") >= 0)
+        if (iconName.startsWith("unicode:"))
-            return "image";
+            return "unicode";
         if (iconName.startsWith("material:"))
             return "material";
         if (iconName.startsWith("image:"))
             return "image";
+        if (iconName.indexOf("/") >= 0 || iconName.indexOf(".") >= 0)
+            return "image";
         if (/^[a-z]+-[a-z]/.test(iconName.toLowerCase()))
             return "image";
         return "material";
@@ -961,6 +983,8 @@ Item {
     function stripIconPrefix(iconName) {
         if (!iconName)
             return "extension";
+        if (iconName.startsWith("unicode:"))
+            return iconName.substring(8);
         if (iconName.startsWith("material:"))
             return iconName.substring(9);
         if (iconName.startsWith("image:"))

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2Modal.qml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Item {
 
     signal dialogClosed
 
-    function _initializeAndShow(query) {
+    function _initializeAndShow(query, mode) {
         contentVisible = true;
         spotlightContent.searchField.forceActiveFocus();
 
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ Item {
             spotlightContent.searchField.text = query;
         }
         if (spotlightContent.controller) {
-            spotlightContent.controller.searchMode = "all";
+            var targetMode = mode || "all";
+            spotlightContent.controller.searchMode = targetMode;
             spotlightContent.controller.activePluginId = "";
             spotlightContent.controller.activePluginName = "";
             spotlightContent.controller.pluginFilter = "";
@@ -136,6 +137,32 @@ Item {
         spotlightOpen ? hide() : show();
     }
 
+    function showWithMode(mode) {
+        closeCleanupTimer.stop();
+        isClosing = false;
+        openedFromOverview = false;
+
+        var focusedScreen = CompositorService.getFocusedScreen();
+        if (focusedScreen)
+            launcherWindow.screen = focusedScreen;
+
+        spotlightOpen = true;
+        keyboardActive = true;
+        ModalManager.openModal(root);
+        if (useHyprlandFocusGrab)
+            focusGrab.active = true;
+
+        _initializeAndShow("", mode);
+    }
+
+    function toggleWithMode(mode) {
+        if (spotlightOpen) {
+            hide();
+        } else {
+            showWithMode(mode);
+        }
+    }
+
     Timer {
         id: closeCleanupTimer
         interval: Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveFastSpatial + 50

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/GridItem.qml

@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ Rectangle {
                 color: root.isSelected ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
             }
 
+            StyledText {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                visible: root.item?.iconType === "unicode"
+                text: root.item?.icon ?? ""
+                font.pixelSize: parent.iconSize * 0.7
+                color: root.isSelected ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+            }
+
             Item {
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 visible: root.item?.iconType === "composite"

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/ResultItem.qml

@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ Rectangle {
                 color: Theme.surfaceText
             }
 
+            StyledText {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                visible: root.item?.iconType === "unicode"
+                text: root.item?.icon ?? ""
+                font.pixelSize: 24
+                color: Theme.surfaceText
+            }
+
             Item {
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 visible: root.item?.iconType === "composite"

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/TileItem.qml

@@ -76,12 +76,20 @@ Rectangle {
 
             DankIcon {
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                visible: !root.useImage && !root.useIconProvider
+                visible: !root.useImage && !root.useIconProvider && root.item?.iconType !== "unicode"
                 name: root.item?.icon ?? "image"
                 size: Math.min(parent.width, parent.height) * 0.4
                 color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
             }
 
+            StyledText {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                visible: root.item?.iconType === "unicode"
+                text: root.item?.icon ?? ""
+                font.pixelSize: Math.min(parent.width, parent.height) * 0.4
+                color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+            }
+
             Rectangle {
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right

quickshell/Modules/Settings/LauncherTab.qml

@@ -572,6 +572,160 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
+            SettingsCard {
+                id: pluginVisibilityCard
+                width: parent.width
+                iconName: "filter_list"
+                title: I18n.tr("Plugin Visibility")
+                settingKey: "pluginVisibility"
+
+                property var allLauncherPlugins: {
+                    SettingsData.launcherPluginVisibility;
+                    var plugins = [];
+                    var builtIn = AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherPlugins() || {};
+                    for (var pluginId in builtIn) {
+                        var plugin = builtIn[pluginId];
+                        plugins.push({
+                            id: pluginId,
+                            name: plugin.name || pluginId,
+                            icon: plugin.cornerIcon || "extension",
+                            iconType: "material",
+                            isBuiltIn: true,
+                            trigger: AppSearchService.getBuiltInPluginTrigger(pluginId) || ""
+                        });
+                    }
+                    var thirdParty = PluginService.getLauncherPlugins() || {};
+                    for (var pluginId in thirdParty) {
+                        var plugin = thirdParty[pluginId];
+                        var rawIcon = plugin.icon || "extension";
+                        plugins.push({
+                            id: pluginId,
+                            name: plugin.name || pluginId,
+                            icon: rawIcon.startsWith("material:") ? rawIcon.substring(9) : rawIcon.startsWith("unicode:") ? rawIcon.substring(8) : rawIcon,
+                            iconType: rawIcon.startsWith("unicode:") ? "unicode" : "material",
+                            isBuiltIn: false,
+                            trigger: PluginService.getPluginTrigger(pluginId) || ""
+                        });
+                    }
+                    return plugins.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+                }
+
+                StyledText {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    text: I18n.tr("Control which plugins appear in 'All' mode without requiring a trigger prefix. Disabled plugins will only show when using their trigger.")
+                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                    color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                    wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                }
+
+                Column {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                    Repeater {
+                        model: pluginVisibilityCard.allLauncherPlugins
+
+                        delegate: Rectangle {
+                            id: visibilityDelegate
+                            required property var modelData
+                            required property int index
+
+                            width: parent.width
+                            height: 52
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                            color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceContainer.r, Theme.surfaceContainer.g, Theme.surfaceContainer.b, 0.3)
+
+                            Row {
+                                anchors.left: parent.left
+                                anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                                Item {
+                                    width: Theme.iconSize
+                                    height: Theme.iconSize
+                                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+
+                                    DankIcon {
+                                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                        visible: visibilityDelegate.modelData.iconType !== "unicode"
+                                        name: visibilityDelegate.modelData.icon
+                                        size: Theme.iconSize
+                                        color: Theme.primary
+                                    }
+
+                                    StyledText {
+                                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                        visible: visibilityDelegate.modelData.iconType === "unicode"
+                                        text: visibilityDelegate.modelData.icon
+                                        font.pixelSize: Theme.iconSize
+                                        color: Theme.primary
+                                    }
+                                }
+
+                                Column {
+                                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                    spacing: 2
+
+                                    Row {
+                                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                                        StyledText {
+                                            text: visibilityDelegate.modelData.name
+                                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                        }
+
+                                        Rectangle {
+                                            visible: visibilityDelegate.modelData.isBuiltIn
+                                            width: dmsLabel.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingS
+                                            height: 16
+                                            radius: 8
+                                            color: Theme.primaryContainer
+                                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+
+                                            StyledText {
+                                                id: dmsLabel
+                                                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                                text: "DMS"
+                                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall - 2
+                                                color: Theme.primaryText
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+
+                                    StyledText {
+                                        text: visibilityDelegate.modelData.trigger ? I18n.tr("Trigger: %1").arg(visibilityDelegate.modelData.trigger) : I18n.tr("No trigger")
+                                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                        color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            DankToggle {
+                                id: visibilityToggle
+                                anchors.right: parent.right
+                                anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                checked: SettingsData.getPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(visibilityDelegate.modelData.id)
+                                onToggled: function (isChecked) {
+                                    SettingsData.setPluginAllowWithoutTrigger(visibilityDelegate.modelData.id, isChecked);
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        width: parent.width
+                        text: I18n.tr("No launcher plugins installed.")
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                        horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                        visible: pluginVisibilityCard.allLauncherPlugins.length === 0
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             SettingsCard {
                 width: parent.width
                 iconName: "search"

quickshell/Modules/WorkspaceOverlays/NiriOverviewOverlay.qml

@@ -122,8 +122,10 @@ Scope {
 
             onShouldShowSpotlightChanged: {
                 if (shouldShowSpotlight) {
-                    if (launcherContent?.controller)
+                    if (launcherContent?.controller) {
+                        launcherContent.controller.searchMode = "apps";
                         launcherContent.controller.performSearch();
+                    }
                     return;
                 }
                 if (!isActiveScreen)
@@ -198,8 +200,11 @@ Scope {
                 id: spotlightContainer
                 x: Theme.snap((parent.width - width) / 2, overlayWindow.dpr)
                 y: Theme.snap((parent.height - height) / 2, overlayWindow.dpr)
-                width: Theme.px(500, overlayWindow.dpr)
+
-                height: Theme.px(600, overlayWindow.dpr)
+                readonly property int baseWidth: SettingsData.dankLauncherV2Size === "medium" ? 720 : SettingsData.dankLauncherV2Size === "large" ? 860 : 620
+                readonly property int baseHeight: SettingsData.dankLauncherV2Size === "medium" ? 720 : SettingsData.dankLauncherV2Size === "large" ? 860 : 600
+                width: Math.min(baseWidth, overlayWindow.screen.width - 100)
+                height: Math.min(baseHeight, overlayWindow.screen.height - 100)
 
                 readonly property bool animatingOut: niriOverviewScope.isClosing && overlayWindow.isSpotlightScreen
 
@@ -252,7 +257,7 @@ Scope {
                         property bool isClosing: niriOverviewScope.isClosing
                         function hide() {
                             if (niriOverviewScope.searchActive) {
-                                niriOverviewScope.hideAndReleaseKeyboard();
+                                niriOverviewScope.hideSpotlight();
                                 return;
                             }
                             NiriService.toggleOverview();

quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml

@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool _spotlightV2WantsOpen: false
     property bool _spotlightV2WantsToggle: false
     property string _spotlightV2PendingQuery: ""
+    property string _spotlightV2PendingMode: ""
 
     function openSpotlightV2() {
         if (spotlightV2Modal) {
@@ -388,6 +389,17 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    function openSpotlightV2WithMode(mode: string) {
+        if (spotlightV2Modal) {
+            spotlightV2Modal.showWithMode(mode);
+        } else if (spotlightV2ModalLoader) {
+            _spotlightV2PendingMode = mode;
+            _spotlightV2WantsOpen = true;
+            _spotlightV2WantsToggle = false;
+            spotlightV2ModalLoader.active = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     function closeSpotlightV2() {
         spotlightV2Modal?.hide();
     }
@@ -402,12 +414,26 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    function toggleSpotlightV2WithMode(mode: string) {
+        if (spotlightV2Modal) {
+            spotlightV2Modal.toggleWithMode(mode);
+        } else if (spotlightV2ModalLoader) {
+            _spotlightV2PendingMode = mode;
+            _spotlightV2WantsToggle = true;
+            _spotlightV2WantsOpen = false;
+            spotlightV2ModalLoader.active = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     function _onSpotlightV2ModalLoaded() {
         if (_spotlightV2WantsOpen) {
             _spotlightV2WantsOpen = false;
             if (_spotlightV2PendingQuery) {
                 spotlightV2Modal?.showWithQuery(_spotlightV2PendingQuery);
                 _spotlightV2PendingQuery = "";
+            } else if (_spotlightV2PendingMode) {
+                spotlightV2Modal?.showWithMode(_spotlightV2PendingMode);
+                _spotlightV2PendingMode = "";
             } else {
                 spotlightV2Modal?.show();
             }
@@ -415,9 +441,14 @@ Singleton {
         }
         if (_spotlightV2WantsToggle) {
             _spotlightV2WantsToggle = false;
+            if (_spotlightV2PendingMode) {
+                spotlightV2Modal?.toggleWithMode(_spotlightV2PendingMode);
+                _spotlightV2PendingMode = "";
+            } else {
                 spotlightV2Modal?.toggle();
             }
         }
+    }
 
     function openPowerMenu() {
         powerMenuModal?.openCentered();