feat(Greeter): Enhance login experience & manual username fallback support

quickshell/Modules/Greetd/GreeterContent.qml

@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ Item {
     readonly property bool greeterExternalAuthAvailable: (greeterPamHasFprint && GreetdSettings.greeterEnableFprint) || (greeterPamHasU2f && GreetdSettings.greeterEnableU2f)
     readonly property bool greeterPamHasExternalAuth: greeterPamHasFprint || greeterPamHasU2f
     readonly property bool multipleUsersAvailable: GreeterUsersService.loaded && GreeterUsersService.users.length > 1
-    readonly property bool showUserPicker: multipleUsersAvailable && !GreeterState.showPasswordInput
+    readonly property bool showUserPicker: multipleUsersAvailable && !GreeterState.showPasswordInput && !manualUsernameEntry
+    readonly property bool showAccountSwitchLink: multipleUsersAvailable && !GreeterState.showPasswordInput && !GreeterState.unlocking
+    readonly property int userPickerMaxHeight: Math.min(400, Math.max(120, height * 0.35))
     property bool userListOpen: false
+    property bool manualUsernameEntry: false
     property bool skipAutoSelectUser: false
     property string pickerThemeUsername: ""
 
@@ -454,9 +457,34 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    function enterManualUsernameEntry() {
+        if (!root.multipleUsersAvailable || GreeterState.showPasswordInput)
+            return;
+        root.manualUsernameEntry = true;
+        root.userListOpen = false;
+        GreeterState.username = "";
+        GreeterState.usernameInput = "";
+        GreeterState.selectedUserIndex = -1;
+        inputField.text = "";
+        root.applyPickerPreviewTheme();
+        Qt.callLater(() => inputField.forceActiveFocus());
+    }
+
+    function returnToUserListFromManualEntry() {
+        if (!root.multipleUsersAvailable)
+            return;
+        root.manualUsernameEntry = false;
+        root.userListOpen = true;
+        GreeterState.username = "";
+        GreeterState.usernameInput = "";
+        inputField.text = "";
+        root.applyPickerPreviewTheme();
+    }
+
     function returnToUserPicker() {
         if (!root.multipleUsersAvailable || GreeterState.unlocking)
             return;
+        root.manualUsernameEntry = false;
         root.skipAutoSelectUser = true;
         awaitingExternalAuth = false;
         pendingPasswordResponse = false;
@@ -483,6 +511,7 @@ Item {
         const user = (rawValue || "").trim();
         if (!user)
             return;
+        root.manualUsernameEntry = false;
         root.skipAutoSelectUser = false;
         submitUsername(user, skipDropdownUpdate === true);
     }
@@ -1025,6 +1054,8 @@ Item {
                             onClicked: {
                                 if (GreeterState.showPasswordInput)
                                     root.returnToUserPicker();
+                                else if (root.manualUsernameEntry)
+                                    root.returnToUserListFromManualEntry();
                                 else
                                     root.userListOpen = !root.userListOpen;
                             }
@@ -1050,6 +1081,7 @@ Item {
                             anchors.verticalCenter: root.userListOpen ? undefined : parent.verticalCenter
                             anchors.top: root.userListOpen ? parent.top : undefined
                             anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
+                            maxExpandedHeight: root.userPickerMaxHeight
                             visible: root.showUserPicker && !GreeterState.showPasswordInput
                             expanded: root.userListOpen
                             onUserSelected: username => root.selectUser(username, false)
@@ -1291,6 +1323,36 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
 
+                Item {
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: root.showAccountSwitchLink ? 28 : 0
+                    visible: root.showAccountSwitchLink
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        id: accountSwitchLabel
+
+                        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                        text: root.manualUsernameEntry ? I18n.tr("Back to user list", "greeter link to return from manual username entry to user picker") : I18n.tr("Not listed?", "greeter link to switch to manual username entry")
+                        color: Theme.primary
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                        font.underline: accountSwitchMouse.containsMouse
+                    }
+
+                    MouseArea {
+                        id: accountSwitchMouse
+
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        hoverEnabled: true
+                        cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                        onClicked: {
+                            if (root.manualUsernameEntry)
+                                root.returnToUserListFromManualEntry();
+                            else
+                                root.enterManualUsernameEntry();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 StyledText {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
                     Layout.preferredHeight: 38

quickshell/Modules/Greetd/GreeterUserPicker.qml

@@ -8,10 +8,23 @@ Item {
     id: root
 
     property bool expanded: false
+    property int maxExpandedHeight: 400
 
     signal userSelected(string username)
     signal toggleRequested()
 
+    readonly property int rowHeight: 52
+    readonly property int collapsedBarHeight: 36
+    readonly property int expandedListHeight: {
+        if (!expanded)
+            return 0;
+        const count = GreeterUsersService.users.length;
+        if (count === 0)
+            return 0;
+        const fullHeight = count * rowHeight + Math.max(0, count - 1) * Theme.spacingXS;
+        return Math.min(maxExpandedHeight, fullHeight);
+    }
+
     function encodeFileUrl(path) {
         if (!path)
             return "";
@@ -25,20 +38,16 @@ Item {
         return "";
     }
 
-    implicitHeight: column.implicitHeight
+    implicitHeight: expanded ? expandedListHeight : collapsedBarHeight
     implicitWidth: parent ? parent.width : 320
 
-    ColumnLayout {
+    RowLayout {
-        id: column
-
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.right: parent.right
-        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+        anchors.verticalCenter: expanded ? undefined : parent.verticalCenter
-
+        height: collapsedBarHeight
-        RowLayout {
+        visible: !expanded && !!GreeterState.username
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
         spacing: Theme.spacingM
-            visible: !root.expanded && !!GreeterState.username
 
         StyledText {
             Layout.fillWidth: true
@@ -62,9 +71,10 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Item {
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
+        anchors.left: parent.left
-            Layout.preferredHeight: 36
+        anchors.right: parent.right
-            visible: !root.expanded && !GreeterState.username
+        height: collapsedBarHeight
+        visible: !expanded && !GreeterState.username
 
         DankIcon {
             anchors.centerIn: parent
@@ -80,21 +90,27 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-        ColumnLayout {
+    DankListView {
-            Layout.fillWidth: true
+        id: userListView
-            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
-            visible: root.expanded
 
-            Repeater {
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        height: expandedListHeight
+        visible: expanded
+        clip: true
+        interactive: contentHeight > height
+        spacing: Theme.spacingXS
         model: GreeterUsersService.users
 
         delegate: Rectangle {
             id: userRow
 
             required property var modelData
+            required property int index
 
-                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+            width: userListView.width
-                    Layout.preferredHeight: 52
+            height: root.rowHeight
             radius: Theme.cornerRadius
             color: userRowMouse.containsMouse ? Theme.surfacePressed : "transparent"
             border.color: GreeterState.username === userRow.modelData.username ? Theme.primary : "transparent"
@@ -136,6 +152,4 @@ Item {
             }
         }
     }
-        }
-    }
 }