Auto-detect wallpaper changes, prefs in ~/.config/DankMaterialShell

Common/Colors.qml

@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@ Singleton {
                                         ? _homeUrl.substring(7)
                                         : _homeUrl
     readonly property string wallpaperPath: homeDir + "/quickshell/current_wallpaper"
+    readonly property string notifyPath: homeDir + "/quickshell/wallpaper_changed"
 
     property bool   matugenAvailable: false
     property string matugenJson:      ""
     property var    matugenColors:    ({})
+    property bool   extractionRequested: false
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         console.log("Colors.qml → home =", homeDir)
-        matugenCheck.running = true          // kick off the chain
+        // Don't automatically run color extraction - only when requested
+        matugenCheck.running = true          // Just check if matugen is available
+        
+        // Start monitoring for wallpaper changes
+        wallpaperMonitorTimer.start()
     }
 
     /* ────────────────  availability checks ──────────────── */
@@ -38,7 +44,12 @@ Singleton {
                 Theme.rootObj.wallpaperErrorStatus = "matugen_missing"
                 return
             }
-            fileChecker.running = true
+            
+            // If extraction was requested, continue the process
+            if (extractionRequested) {
+                console.log("Continuing with color extraction")
+                fileChecker.running = true
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,8 +98,46 @@ Singleton {
         stderr: StdioCollector { id: matugenErr }
     }
 
+    /* ────────────────  wallpaper change monitor ──────────────── */
+    property string lastWallpaperTimestamp: ""
+    
+    Timer {
+        id: wallpaperMonitorTimer
+        interval: 1000  // Check every second
+        repeat: true
+        
+        onTriggered: {
+            wallpaperNotifyMonitor.reload()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    FileView {
+        id: wallpaperNotifyMonitor
+        path: "file://" + notifyPath
+        
+        onLoaded: {
+            var timestamp = wallpaperNotifyMonitor.text()
+            if (timestamp && timestamp !== lastWallpaperTimestamp) {
+                console.log("Wallpaper change detected - updating dynamic theme")
+                lastWallpaperTimestamp = timestamp
+                
+                // Only update if we're currently using dynamic theme
+                if (typeof Theme !== "undefined" && Theme.isDynamicTheme) {
+                    console.log("Triggering color extraction due to wallpaper change")
+                    extractColors()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        onLoadFailed: {
+            // File doesn't exist yet, this is normal
+        }
+    }
+
     /* ────────────────  public helper ──────────────── */
     function extractColors() {
+        console.log("Colors.extractColors() called, matugenAvailable:", matugenAvailable)
+        extractionRequested = true
         if (matugenAvailable)
             fileChecker.running = true
         else

Common/Prefs.qml

@@ -1,40 +1,102 @@
 pragma Singleton
 import QtQuick
-import Qt.labs.settings
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
     
-    property alias themeIndex: settings.themeIndex
+    property int themeIndex: 0
-    property alias themeIsDynamic: settings.themeIsDynamic
+    property bool themeIsDynamic: false
     
-    Settings {
+    readonly property string configDir: Qt.resolvedUrl("file://" + Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config/DankMaterialDark")
-        id: settings
+    readonly property string configFile: configDir + "/settings.json"
-        category: "theme"
-        
-        // 0-9 = built-in static themes, 10 = Auto (dynamic)
-        property int themeIndex: 0
-        property bool themeIsDynamic: false
-    }
     
-    // Apply theme when component is ready
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        console.log("Prefs Component.onCompleted - themeIndex:", settings.themeIndex, "isDynamic:", settings.themeIsDynamic)
+        loadSettings()
         Qt.callLater(applyStoredTheme)
     }
     
-    function applyStoredTheme() {
+    Process {
-        console.log("Applying stored theme:", settings.themeIndex, settings.themeIsDynamic)
+        id: mkdirProcess
+        running: false
+        
+        onExited: (exitCode) => {
+            if (exitCode === 0) {
+                console.log("Config directory created successfully")
+            }
+            // Reload settings file after directory creation completes
+            settingsFileView.reload()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Process {
+        id: writeProcess
+        running: false
+        
+        onExited: (exitCode) => {
+            if (exitCode === 0) {
+                console.log("Settings saved successfully")
+            } else {
+                console.error("Failed to save settings, exit code:", exitCode)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    FileView {
+        id: settingsFileView
+        path: "file://" + Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config/DankMaterialDark/settings.json"
+        
+        onLoaded: {
+            console.log("Settings file loaded successfully")
+            try {
+                var content = settingsFileView.text()
+                console.log("Settings file content:", content)
+                if (content && content.trim()) {
+                    var settings = JSON.parse(content)
+                    themeIndex = settings.themeIndex !== undefined ? settings.themeIndex : 0
+                    themeIsDynamic = settings.themeIsDynamic !== undefined ? settings.themeIsDynamic : false
+                    console.log("Loaded settings - themeIndex:", themeIndex, "isDynamic:", themeIsDynamic)
+                } else {
+                    console.log("Settings file is empty")
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.log("Could not parse settings, using defaults:", e)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        onLoadFailed: (error) => {
+            console.log("Settings file not found, using defaults. Error:", error)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    function loadSettings() {
+        mkdirProcess.command = ["mkdir", "-p", Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config/DankMaterialDark"]
+        mkdirProcess.running = true        
+    }
+    
+    function saveSettings() {
+        var settings = {
+            themeIndex: themeIndex,
+            themeIsDynamic: themeIsDynamic
+        }
+        
+        var content = JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2)
+        
+        writeProcess.command = ["sh", "-c", "echo '" + content + "' > '" + Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config/DankMaterialDark/settings.json'"]
+        writeProcess.running = true
+        console.log("Saving settings - themeIndex:", themeIndex, "isDynamic:", themeIsDynamic)
+    }
+    
+    function applyStoredTheme() {
+        console.log("Applying stored theme:", themeIndex, themeIsDynamic)
         
-        // Make sure Theme is available
         if (typeof Theme !== "undefined") {
-            Theme.switchTheme(settings.themeIndex, settings.themeIsDynamic, false)  // Don't save during startup
+            Theme.switchTheme(themeIndex, themeIsDynamic, false)
         } else {
-            // Try again in a moment
             Qt.callLater(() => {
                 if (typeof Theme !== "undefined") {
-                    Theme.switchTheme(settings.themeIndex, settings.themeIsDynamic, false)  // Don't save during startup
+                    Theme.switchTheme(themeIndex, themeIsDynamic, false)
                 }
             })
         }
@@ -42,8 +104,8 @@ Singleton {
     
     function setTheme(index, isDynamic) {
         console.log("Prefs setTheme called - themeIndex:", index, "isDynamic:", isDynamic)
-        settings.themeIndex = index
+        themeIndex = index
-        settings.themeIsDynamic = isDynamic
+        themeIsDynamic = isDynamic
-        console.log("Prefs saved - themeIndex:", settings.themeIndex, "isDynamic:", settings.themeIsDynamic)
+        saveSettings()
     }
 }

Common/Theme.qml

@@ -30,13 +30,19 @@ QtObject {
     // Handle successful color extraction
     function onColorsUpdated() {
         console.log("Colors updated successfully - switching to dynamic theme")
-        currentThemeIndex = 10
-        isDynamicTheme = true
-        console.log("Dynamic theme activated. Theme.primary should now be:", primary)
         
-        // Save preference after successful switch
+        // Only switch to dynamic theme if we're already in dynamic mode
-        if (typeof Prefs !== "undefined") {
+        if (isDynamicTheme) {
-            Prefs.setTheme(currentThemeIndex, isDynamicTheme)
+            currentThemeIndex = 10
+            isDynamicTheme = true
+            console.log("Dynamic theme activated. Theme.primary should now be:", primary)
+            
+            // Save preference after successful switch
+            if (typeof Prefs !== "undefined") {
+                Prefs.setTheme(currentThemeIndex, isDynamicTheme)
+            }
+        } else {
+            console.log("Color extraction completed, but staying with static theme")
         }
     }
     
@@ -225,7 +231,10 @@ QtObject {
         if (isDynamic && themeIndex === 10) {
             console.log("Attempting to switch to dynamic theme - checking colors first")
             
-            // Don't change theme yet - wait for color extraction to succeed
+            // Set dynamic theme flag immediately so onColorsUpdated works
+            isDynamicTheme = true
+            
+            // Don't change theme index yet - wait for color extraction to succeed
             if (typeof Colors !== "undefined") {
                 console.log("Calling Colors.extractColors()")
                 Colors.extractColors()

Widgets/AppLauncher.qml

@@ -934,13 +934,19 @@ PanelWindow {
         function start(exec) {
             // Clean up exec command (remove field codes)
             var cleanExec = exec.replace(/%[fFuU]/g, "").trim()
-            command = ["sh", "-c", cleanExec]
+            console.log("Launching app - Original:", exec, "Cleaned:", cleanExec)
+            
+            // Use setsid to fully detach from shell session
+            command = ["setsid", "sh", "-c", cleanExec]
             running = true
         }
         
-        onExited: {
+        onExited: (exitCode) => {
             if (exitCode !== 0) {
                 console.log("Failed to launch application, exit code:", exitCode)
+                console.log("Command was:", command)
+            } else {
+                console.log("App launch command completed successfully")
             }
         }
     }

scripts/set-wallpaper.sh

@@ -77,4 +77,9 @@ EOF
 echo "→ Ghostty theme:  $QS_DIR/generated_ghostty_colors.conf"
 echo "   (use in ghostty:  theme = $QS_DIR/generated_ghostty_colors.conf )"
 
-niri msg action do-screen-transition --delay-ms 100
+niri msg action do-screen-transition --delay-ms 100
+
+# Notify running shell about wallpaper change (for dynamic theme updates)
+NOTIFY_FILE="$QS_DIR/wallpaper_changed"
+echo "$(date '+%s')" > "$NOTIFY_FILE"
+echo "→ Shell notified: $NOTIFY_FILE"