feat(Notepad): add notepad desktop entry & IPC commands file handling

Makefile

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ install-desktop:
 	@echo "Installing desktop entries..."
 	@install -D -m 644 $(ASSETS_DIR)/dms-open.desktop $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)/dms-open.desktop
 	@install -D -m 644 $(ASSETS_DIR)/com.danklinux.dms.desktop $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+	@install -D -m 644 $(ASSETS_DIR)/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 	@update-desktop-database -q $(APPLICATIONS_DIR) 2>/dev/null || true
 	@echo "Desktop entries installed"
 
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ uninstall-desktop:
 	@echo "Removing desktop entries..."
 	@rm -f $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)/dms-open.desktop
 	@rm -f $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+	@rm -f $(APPLICATIONS_DIR)/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 	@update-desktop-database -q $(APPLICATIONS_DIR) 2>/dev/null || true
 	@echo "Desktop entries removed"
 

assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=DMS Notepad
+GenericName=Text Editor
+Comment=Quick notes and text files in the dank desktop shell
+Exec=dms ipc call notepad openFile %f
+Icon=danklogo
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Utility;TextEditor;
+MimeType=text/plain;text/markdown;
+StartupNotify=false

distro/debian/dms-git/debian/rules

@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 		install -Dm644 assets/systemd/dms.service debian/dms-git/usr/lib/systemd/user/dms.service; \
 		install -Dm644 assets/dms-open.desktop debian/dms-git/usr/share/applications/dms-open.desktop; \
 		install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop debian/dms-git/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop; \
+		install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop debian/dms-git/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop; \
 		install -Dm644 assets/danklogo.svg debian/dms-git/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg; \
 	else \
 		echo "ERROR: quickshell directory not found!" && \

distro/debian/dms/debian/rules

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 		install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)/assets/systemd/dms.service debian/dms/usr/lib/systemd/user/dms.service; \
 		install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)/assets/dms-open.desktop debian/dms/usr/share/applications/dms-open.desktop; \
 		install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop debian/dms/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop; \
+		install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop debian/dms/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop; \
 		install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)/assets/danklogo.svg debian/dms/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg; \
 	else \
 		echo "ERROR: DankMaterialShell-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION) directory not found!" && \

distro/fedora/dms-git.spec

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ install -Dm644 assets/systemd/dms.service %{buildroot}%{_userunitdir}/dms.servic
 
 install -Dm644 assets/dms-open.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/danklogo.svg %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
 # Install shell files to shared data location
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ pkill -USR1 -x dms >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_userunitdir}/dms.service
 %{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 %{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
 %files -n dms-cli

distro/fedora/dms.spec

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ install -Dm644 %{_builddir}/dms-qml/assets/systemd/dms.service %{buildroot}%{_us
 
 install -Dm644 %{_builddir}/dms-qml/assets/dms-open.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 install -Dm644 %{_builddir}/dms-qml/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+install -Dm644 %{_builddir}/dms-qml/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 install -Dm644 %{_builddir}/dms-qml/assets/danklogo.svg %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
 install -dm755 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ pkill -USR1 -x dms >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_userunitdir}/dms.service
 %{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 %{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
 %files -n dms-cli

distro/opensuse/dms-git.spec

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ install -Dm644 assets/systemd/dms.service %{buildroot}%{_userunitdir}/dms.servic
 
 install -Dm644 assets/dms-open.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/danklogo.svg %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
 install -dm755 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ pkill -USR1 -x dms >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_userunitdir}/dms.service
 %{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 %{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 %dir %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
 %dir %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable
 %dir %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps

distro/opensuse/dms.spec

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ install -Dm644 assets/systemd/dms.service %{buildroot}%{_userunitdir}/dms.servic
 
 install -Dm644 assets/dms-open.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+install -Dm644 assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/danklogo.svg %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
 install -dm755 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ pkill -USR1 -x dms >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_userunitdir}/dms.service
 %{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 %{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+%{_datadir}/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 %dir %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor
 %dir %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable
 %dir %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps

distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/rules

@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 		debian/dms-git/usr/share/applications/dms-open.desktop
 	install -Dm644 dms-git-repo/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop \
 		debian/dms-git/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+	install -Dm644 dms-git-repo/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop \
+		debian/dms-git/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 	install -Dm644 dms-git-repo/assets/danklogo.svg \
 		debian/dms-git/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 

distro/ubuntu/dms/debian/rules

@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 		debian/dms/usr/share/applications/dms-open.desktop
 	install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(BASE_VERSION)/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop \
 		debian/dms/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+	install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(BASE_VERSION)/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop \
+		debian/dms/usr/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
 	install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(BASE_VERSION)/assets/danklogo.svg \
 		debian/dms/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 

distro/void/srcpkgs/dms-git/template

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ post_install() {
 	# Desktop entry + icon
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/dms-open.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
+	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/danklogo.svg" 644 usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 
 	# Shell completions (generated by the built binary; skip when cross-building)

distro/void/srcpkgs/dms/template

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ post_install() {
 	# Desktop entry + icon
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/dms-open.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
+	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/danklogo.svg" 644 usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 
 	# Shell completions (generated by the built binary; skip when cross-building)

docs/IPC.md

@@ -684,6 +684,10 @@ Notepad/scratchpad modal control for quick note-taking.
 - `open` - Show notepad modal
 - `close` - Hide notepad modal
 - `toggle` - Toggle notepad modal visibility
+- `openFile <path>` - Show notepad and load a file into a tab, reusing an existing tab if that file is already open
+  - Parameters: `path` - Absolute path to a file. Empty path behaves like `open`.
+  - Returns: Success/failure message
+  - This is what `com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop`'s `Exec=dms ipc call notepad openFile %f` uses so Notepad shows up in "Open With" pickers for text files.
 - `expand` - Expand the active notepad width and open it if hidden
 - `collapse` - Collapse the active notepad width without changing visibility
 - `toggleExpand` - Toggle the active notepad width between collapsed and expanded

flake.nix

@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
                   $out/share/applications/dms-open.desktop
                 install -D ${rootSrc}/assets/com.danklinux.dms.desktop \
                   $out/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.desktop
+                install -D ${rootSrc}/assets/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop \
+                  $out/share/applications/com.danklinux.dms.notepad.desktop
                 install -D ${rootSrc}/core/assets/danklogo.svg \
                   $out/share/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 

quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml

@@ -385,6 +385,22 @@ Item {
             return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_FAILED";
         }
 
+        function openFile(path: string): string {
+            if (!path)
+                return open();
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                PopoutService.openNotepadPopoutWithFile(path);
+                return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_FILE_SUCCESS";
+            }
+            var instance = getActiveNotepadInstance();
+            if (instance) {
+                instance.show();
+                instance.loadedItem?.openExternalFile(path);
+                return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_FILE_SUCCESS";
+            }
+            return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_FILE_FAILED";
+        }
+
         function close(): string {
             if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
                 PopoutService.notepadPopout?.hide();

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/Controller.qml

@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ Item {
             if (isCategoryFiltered) {
                 var rawApps = AppSearchService.getAppsInCategory(appCategory);
                 for (var i = 0; i < rawApps.length; i++) {
+                    if (AppSearchService.isShadowedByCoreApp(rawApps[i]))
+                        continue;
                     allItems.push(getOrTransformApp(rawApps[i]));
                 }
                 // Also include core apps (DMS Settings etc.) that match this category
@@ -1182,6 +1184,8 @@ Item {
         var items = [];
 
         for (var i = 0; i < apps.length; i++) {
+            if (AppSearchService.isShadowedByCoreApp(apps[i]))
+                continue;
             items.push(getOrTransformApp(apps[i]));
         }
 

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/Notepad.qml

@@ -212,6 +212,25 @@ Item {
         });
     }
 
+    function openExternalFile(path) {
+        if (!path)
+            return;
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < NotepadStorageService.tabs.length; i++) {
+            var tab = NotepadStorageService.tabs[i];
+            if (tab && !tab.isTemporary && tab.filePath === path) {
+                textEditor.autoSaveToSession();
+                switchToTab(i);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        textEditor.autoSaveToSession();
+        NotepadStorageService.createTabForFile(path);
+        root.currentFileName = path.split('/').pop();
+        root.currentFileUrl = "file://" + path;
+    }
+
     function loadFromFile(fileUrl) {
         if (hasUnsavedChanges()) {
             root.pendingFileUrl = fileUrl;

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadPopoutWindow.qml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
     id: win
 
     property alias shouldBeVisible: win.visible
+    property alias notepad: notepad
 
     function show() {
         visible = true;

quickshell/Modules/Settings/DefaultAppsTab.qml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Item {
     readonly property var mimeMapping: ({
             [root.appCategory.WebBrowser]: ["x-scheme-handler/https", "x-scheme-handler/http", "text/html", "application/xhtml+xml"],
             [root.appCategory.FileManager]: ["inode/directory", "x-scheme-handler/file"],
-            [root.appCategory.TextEditor]: ["text/plain", "application/x-zerosize", "text/x-c++src", "text/x-csrc", "text/x-python", "text/x-shellscript", "application/json"],
+            [root.appCategory.TextEditor]: ["text/plain", "text/markdown", "application/x-zerosize", "text/x-c++src", "text/x-csrc", "text/x-python", "text/x-shellscript", "application/json"],
             [root.appCategory.ImageViewer]: ["image/png", "image/jpeg", "image/gif", "image/bmp", "image/webp", "image/avif", "image/svg+xml"],
             [root.appCategory.VideoPlayer]: ["video/mp4", "video/x-matroska", "video/webm", "video/avi", "video/mpeg", "video/quicktime", "video/x-msvideo"],
             [root.appCategory.MusicPlayer]: ["audio/mpeg", "audio/x-flac", "audio/wav", "audio/ogg", "audio/aac", "audio/webm"],

quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml

@@ -165,6 +165,16 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property string dmsLogoPath: Qt.resolvedUrl("../assets/danklogo2.svg")
 
+    // Prevent desktop entry duplicates from core apps
+    readonly property var builtInShadowDesktopIds: ["com.danklinux.dms.notepad"]
+
+    function isShadowedByCoreApp(app) {
+        if (!app)
+            return false;
+        const id = (app.id || "").replace(/\.desktop$/, "");
+        return builtInShadowDesktopIds.includes(id);
+    }
+
     readonly property var builtInPlugins: ({
             "dms_settings": {
                 id: "dms_settings",

quickshell/Services/NotepadStorageService.qml

@@ -248,6 +248,29 @@ Singleton {
         return newTab
     }
 
+    function createTabForFile(path) {
+        var id = Date.now()
+        var fileName = path.split('/').pop()
+
+        var newTab = {
+            id: id,
+            title: fileName,
+            filePath: path,
+            isTemporary: false,
+            lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
+            cursorPosition: 0,
+            scrollPosition: 0
+        }
+
+        var newTabs = tabs.slice()
+        newTabs.push(newTab)
+        tabs = newTabs
+        currentTabIndex = tabs.length - 1
+        saveMetadata()
+
+        return newTab
+    }
+
     function closeTab(tabIndex) {
         if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
 

quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml

@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ Singleton {
     property var notepadPopout: null
     property var notepadPopoutLoader: null
     property bool _notepadPopoutWantsOpen: false
+    property string _notepadPendingOpenFilePath: ""
 
     function openNotepadPopout() {
         closeNotepadSlideouts();
@@ -920,10 +921,27 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    function openNotepadPopoutWithFile(path) {
+        closeNotepadSlideouts();
+        if (notepadPopout) {
+            notepadPopout.show();
+            notepadPopout.notepad?.openExternalFile(path);
+        } else if (notepadPopoutLoader) {
+            _notepadPendingOpenFilePath = path;
+            _notepadPopoutWantsOpen = true;
+            notepadPopoutLoader.active = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     function _onNotepadPopoutLoaded() {
         if (_notepadPopoutWantsOpen && notepadPopout) {
             _notepadPopoutWantsOpen = false;
             notepadPopout.show();
+            if (_notepadPendingOpenFilePath) {
+                const pendingPath = _notepadPendingOpenFilePath;
+                _notepadPendingOpenFilePath = "";
+                notepadPopout.notepad?.openExternalFile(pendingPath);
+            }
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     property Component content: null
     property string title: ""
     property alias container: contentContainer
+    property alias loadedItem: contentLoader.item
     property real customTransparency: -1
     property bool mappedVisible: false
     signal aboutToHide
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                 anchors.bottomMargin: Theme.spacingL
 
                 Loader {
+                    id: contentLoader
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     sourceComponent: root.content
                 }