perf: gate idle work behind feature and capability state

quickshell/Common/AppUsageHistoryData.qml

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Singleton {
         path: StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.GenericStateLocation) + "/DankMaterialShell/appusage.json"
         blockLoading: true
         blockWrites: true
-        watchChanges: true
+        watchChanges: SettingsData.launcherHistoryEnabled
         onLoaded: {
             if (root._saving)
                 return;

quickshell/Common/Ref.qml

@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ QtObject {
         if (wanted === _held)
             return;
         _held = wanted;
-        if (modules === null) {
+        if (typeof service.addRef !== "function") {
             service.refCount += wanted ? 1 : -1;
             return;
         }
+        const held = modules ?? [];
         if (wanted) {
-            service.addRef(modules);
+            service.addRef(held);
             return;
         }
-        service.removeRef(modules);
+        service.removeRef(held);
     }
 
     onActiveChanged: sync(active)

quickshell/Common/SessionData.qml

@@ -64,9 +64,15 @@ Singleton {
         return "";
     }
 
+    function probeTerminals() {
+        if (terminalProbe.running || installedTerminals.length > 0)
+            return;
+        terminalProbe.running = true;
+    }
+
     Process {
         id: terminalProbe
-        running: true
+        running: false
         command: ["sh", "-c", "for t in ghostty kitty foot alacritty wezterm konsole gnome-terminal xterm; do command -v \"$t\" >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo \"$t\"; done"]
         stdout: StdioCollector {
             onStreamFinished: {
@@ -1856,7 +1862,7 @@ Singleton {
     FileView {
         id: greeterSessionFile
 
-        path: root.greeterSessionBaseDir ? (root.greeterSessionBaseDir + "/session.json") : ""
+        path: isGreeterMode && root.greeterSessionBaseDir ? (root.greeterSessionBaseDir + "/session.json") : ""
         preload: isGreeterMode
         blockLoading: false
         blockWrites: true

quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -785,6 +785,10 @@ Singleton {
     property bool lockAtStartup: Spec.SPEC.lockAtStartup.def
 
     property bool enableFprint: Spec.SPEC.enableFprint.def
+    onEnableFprintChanged: {
+        if (enableFprint)
+            refreshAuthAvailability();
+    }
     property int maxFprintTries: Spec.SPEC.maxFprintTries.def
     readonly property bool fprintdAvailable: Processes.fprintdAvailable
     readonly property bool lockFingerprintCanEnable: Processes.lockFingerprintCanEnable
@@ -795,6 +799,10 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property string greeterFingerprintReason: Processes.greeterFingerprintReason
     readonly property string greeterFingerprintSource: Processes.greeterFingerprintSource
     property bool enableU2f: Spec.SPEC.enableU2f.def
+    onEnableU2fChanged: {
+        if (enableU2f)
+            refreshAuthAvailability();
+    }
     property string u2fMode: Spec.SPEC.u2fMode.def
     readonly property bool u2fAvailable: Processes.u2fAvailable
     readonly property bool lockU2fCanEnable: Processes.lockU2fCanEnable
@@ -1404,8 +1412,6 @@ Singleton {
         Processes.settingsRoot = root;
         loadSettings();
         initializeListModels();
-        refreshAuthAvailability();
-        Processes.checkPluginSettings();
     }
 
     function applyStoredTheme() {
@@ -3795,7 +3801,7 @@ Singleton {
     FileView {
         id: greeterSettingsFile
 
-        path: root.greeterSettingsBaseDir ? (root.greeterSettingsBaseDir + "/settings.json") : ""
+        path: isGreeterMode && root.greeterSettingsBaseDir ? (root.greeterSettingsBaseDir + "/settings.json") : ""
         preload: isGreeterMode
         blockLoading: false
         blockWrites: true
@@ -3823,13 +3829,16 @@ Singleton {
         onLoaded: {
             if (isGreeterMode)
                 return;
+            pluginSettingsFileExists = true;
             parsePluginSettings(pluginSettingsFile.text());
         }
         onLoadFailed: error => {
             if (isGreeterMode)
                 return;
             const msg = String(error || "");
-            if (!_isMissingPluginSettingsError(error))
+            const missing = _isMissingPluginSettingsError(error);
+            pluginSettingsFileExists = !missing;
+            if (!missing)
                 log.warn("Failed to load plugin_settings.json. Error:", msg);
             _resetPluginSettings();
         }

quickshell/Common/SettingsTabs.qml

@@ -773,8 +773,12 @@ Singleton {
             return false;
         if (entry.clipboardOnly && (!DMSService.isConnected || DMSService.apiVersion < 23))
             return false;
+        if (entry.greeterOnly)
+            GreeterService.ensureDetected();
         if (entry.greeterOnly && !GreeterService.available)
             return false;
+        if (entry.autostartOnly)
+            DesktopService.ensureProbed();
         if (entry.autostartOnly && !DesktopService.autostartAvailable)
             return false;
         if (entry.cellularOnly && (NetworkService.cellularDevices?.length ?? 0) === 0)

quickshell/Common/Theme.qml

@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", stateDir]);
         Proc.runCommand("matugenCheck", ["sh", "-c", "command -v matugen"], (output, code) => {
             matugenAvailable = (code === 0) && !envDisableMatugen;
             generateSystemThemesFromCurrentTheme();

quickshell/Common/settings/Processes.qml

@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property string homeDir: Quickshell.env("HOME") || ""
     readonly property string u2fKeysPath: homeDir ? homeDir + "/.config/Yubico/u2f_keys" : ""
-    readonly property bool homeU2fKeysDetected: u2fKeysPath !== "" && u2fKeysWatcher.loaded && u2fKeysText.trim() !== ""
+    property bool authProbeRequested: false
+    readonly property bool homeU2fKeysDetected: u2fKeysPath !== "" && (authWatchers.item?.u2fKeys.loaded ?? false) && u2fKeysText.trim() !== ""
     readonly property bool lockU2fCustomConfigDetected: PamStack.moduleEnabled(dankshellU2fPamText, "pam_u2f")
-    readonly property bool lockU2fCustomSourceDetected: (settingsRoot?.lockU2fPamPath || "") !== "" && customU2fPamWatcher.loaded
+    readonly property bool lockU2fCustomSourceDetected: (settingsRoot?.lockU2fPamPath || "") !== "" && (authWatchers.item?.customU2fPam.loaded ?? false)
     readonly property bool greeterPamHasFprint: greeterPamStackHasModule("pam_fprintd")
     readonly property bool greeterPamHasU2f: greeterPamStackHasModule("pam_u2f")
 
@@ -250,9 +251,10 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property var _pamProbeCommand: ["sh", "-c", "for module in pam_fprintd.so pam_u2f.so; do found=false; for dir in /usr/lib64/security /usr/lib/security /lib/security /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/security /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/security /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/security /run/current-system/sw/lib/security; do if [ -f \"$dir/$module\" ]; then found=true; break; fi; done; printf '%s:%s\\n' \"$module\" \"$found\"; done"]
 
     function detectAuthCapabilities() {
+        authProbeRequested = true;
         // FileView cannot watch paths that do not exist yet, so reload the U2F PAM
-        dankshellU2fPamWatcher.reload();
-        u2fKeysWatcher.reload();
+        authWatchers.item.dankshellU2fPam.reload();
+        authWatchers.item.u2fKeys.reload();
 
         if (forcedFprintAvailable === null) {
             fingerprintProbeFinalized = false;
@@ -397,10 +399,6 @@ Singleton {
         return PamStack.stackHasModule(greetdPamText, includedPamStacks, moduleName);
     }
 
-    function checkPluginSettings() {
-        pluginSettingsCheckProcess.running = true;
-    }
-
     Timer {
         id: authApplyDebounce
         interval: 300
@@ -541,102 +539,101 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: greetdPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/greetd"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.greetdPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.greetdPamText = ""
-    }
+    Loader {
+        id: authWatchers
+        active: root.authProbeRequested
+        sourceComponent: Item {
+            property alias dankshellU2fPam: dankshellU2fPamWatcher
+            property alias customU2fPam: customU2fPamWatcher
+            property alias u2fKeys: u2fKeysWatcher
 
-    FileView {
-        id: systemAuthPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/system-auth"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.systemAuthPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.systemAuthPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: greetdPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/greetd"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.greetdPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.greetdPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: commonAuthPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.commonAuthPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.commonAuthPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: systemAuthPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/system-auth"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.systemAuthPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.systemAuthPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: passwordAuthPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/password-auth"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.passwordAuthPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.passwordAuthPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: commonAuthPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.commonAuthPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.commonAuthPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: systemLoginPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/system-login"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.systemLoginPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.systemLoginPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: passwordAuthPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/password-auth"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.passwordAuthPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.passwordAuthPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: systemLocalLoginPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/system-local-login"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.systemLocalLoginPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.systemLocalLoginPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: systemLoginPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/system-login"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.systemLoginPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.systemLoginPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: commonAuthPcPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/common-auth-pc"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.commonAuthPcPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.commonAuthPcPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: systemLocalLoginPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/system-local-login"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.systemLocalLoginPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.systemLocalLoginPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: loginPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/login"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.loginPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.loginPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: commonAuthPcPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/common-auth-pc"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.commonAuthPcPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.commonAuthPcPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: dankshellU2fPamWatcher
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/dankshell-u2f"
-        watchChanges: true
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.dankshellU2fPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.dankshellU2fPamText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: loginPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/login"
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.loginPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.loginPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: customU2fPamWatcher
-        path: root.settingsRoot?.lockU2fPamPath || ""
-        printErrors: false
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: dankshellU2fPamWatcher
+                path: "/etc/pam.d/dankshell-u2f"
+                watchChanges: true
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.dankshellU2fPamText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.dankshellU2fPamText = ""
+            }
 
-    FileView {
-        id: u2fKeysWatcher
-        path: root.u2fKeysPath
-        watchChanges: true
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.u2fKeysText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.u2fKeysText = ""
-    }
+            FileView {
+                id: customU2fPamWatcher
+                path: root.settingsRoot?.lockU2fPamPath || ""
+                printErrors: false
+            }
 
-    property var pluginSettingsCheckProcess: Process {
-        command: ["test", "-f", settingsRoot?.pluginSettingsPath || ""]
-        running: false
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            if (!settingsRoot)
-                return;
-            settingsRoot.pluginSettingsFileExists = (exitCode === 0);
+            FileView {
+                id: u2fKeysWatcher
+                path: root.u2fKeysPath
+                watchChanges: true
+                printErrors: false
+                onLoaded: root.u2fKeysText = text()
+                onLoadFailed: root.u2fKeysText = ""
+            }
         }
     }
 }

quickshell/DMSShell.qml

@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ import qs.Services
 Item {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("DMSShell")
-    readonly property var _sessionsServiceRef: SessionsService
     readonly property var _nightModeServiceRef: NightModeService
     readonly property var _brightnessServiceRef: BrightnessService
     readonly property var _refreshRateServiceRef: RefreshRateService
-    readonly property var _displayServiceRef: DisplayService
 
     property var core: null
 
@@ -1251,9 +1249,7 @@ Item {
     Variants {
         model: SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("toast")
 
-        delegate: Toast {
-            visible: ToastService.toastVisible
-        }
+        delegate: Toast {}
     }
 
     Loader {
@@ -1264,37 +1260,37 @@ Item {
         sourceComponent: Component {
             Item {
                 Variants {
-                    model: root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens
+                    model: SettingsData.osdVolumeEnabled ? root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens : []
 
                     delegate: VolumeOSD {}
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("osd")
+                    model: SettingsData.osdMediaVolumeEnabled ? SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("osd") : []
 
                     delegate: MediaVolumeOSD {}
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("osd")
+                    model: SettingsData.osdMediaPlaybackEnabled ? SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("osd") : []
 
                     delegate: MediaPlaybackOSD {}
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens
+                    model: (SettingsData.osdMicMuteEnabled || SettingsData.osdMicVolumeEnabled) ? root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens : []
 
                     delegate: MicVolumeOSD {}
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens
+                    model: SettingsData.osdBrightnessEnabled ? root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens : []
 
                     delegate: BrightnessOSD {}
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens
+                    model: SettingsData.osdIdleInhibitorEnabled ? root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens : []
 
                     delegate: IdleInhibitorOSD {}
                 }
@@ -1306,13 +1302,13 @@ Item {
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens
+                    model: SettingsData.osdCapsLockEnabled ? root.legacySystemLevelOsdScreens : []
 
                     delegate: CapsLockOSD {}
                 }
 
                 Variants {
-                    model: SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("osd")
+                    model: SettingsData.osdAudioOutputEnabled ? SettingsData.getFilteredScreens("osd") : []
 
                     delegate: AudioOutputOSD {}
                 }

quickshell/Modals/DLauncherV2/Controller.qml

@@ -707,6 +707,7 @@ Item {
             _startDmenuSession(mode.slice("dmenu:".length));
             return;
         }
+        DSearchService.ensureChecked();
         if (appCategory !== "" || Object.keys(collapsedSections).length > 0)
             _clearModeCache();
         appCategory = "";

quickshell/Modules/ControlCenter/BuiltinPlugins/VpnWidget.qml

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ import qs.Modules.Plugins
 PluginComponent {
     id: root
 
-    Ref {
-        service: DMSNetworkService
-    }
-
     readonly property bool vpnActivating: DMSNetworkService.vpnIsBusy || DMSNetworkService.activeState === "activating"
     readonly property bool vpnActivated: DMSNetworkService.connected && DMSNetworkService.activeState === "activated"
 

quickshell/Modules/ControlCenter/Details/BluetoothDetail.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import "../../../Common/QmlUtils.js" as QmlUtils
 Item {
     id: root
 
+    Ref {
+        service: BatteryService
+    }
+
     implicitHeight: column.height
 
     LayoutMirroring.enabled: I18n.isRtl

quickshell/Modules/ControlCenter/Widgets/BluetoothTile.qml

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ CcTile {
 
     iconName: "bluetooth"
     iconBlinking: BluetoothService.connecting
+
+    Ref {
+        service: BatteryService
+    }
     title: {
         if (!BluetoothService.available)
             return I18n.tr("Bluetooth", "bluetooth status");

quickshell/Modules/DBar/DBarBody.qml

@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ Item {
     readonly property real surfaceImplicitWidth: isVertical ? hostThickness : 0
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        updateGpuTempConfig();
         _updateHasMaximizedToplevel();
         _updateShouldHideForWindows();
         fitSettle.schedule();
@@ -695,27 +694,9 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    function updateGpuTempConfig() {
-        const leftWidgets = barConfig?.leftWidgets || [];
-        const centerWidgets = barConfig?.centerWidgets || [];
-        const rightWidgets = barConfig?.rightWidgets || [];
-        const allWidgets = [...leftWidgets, ...centerWidgets, ...rightWidgets];
-
-        const hasGpuTempWidget = allWidgets.some(widget => {
-            const widgetId = typeof widget === "string" ? widget : widget.id;
-            const widgetEnabled = typeof widget === "string" ? true : (widget.enabled !== false);
-            return widgetId === "gpuTemp" && widgetEnabled;
-        });
-
-        DgopService.gpuTempEnabled = hasGpuTempWidget || SessionData.nvidiaGpuTempEnabled || SessionData.nonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled;
-        DgopService.nvidiaGpuTempEnabled = hasGpuTempWidget || SessionData.nvidiaGpuTempEnabled;
-        DgopService.nonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled = hasGpuTempWidget || SessionData.nonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled;
-    }
-
     readonly property var rootWindowBarConfig: rootWindow.barConfig
 
     onRootWindowBarConfigChanged: {
-        updateGpuTempConfig();
         _updateHasMaximizedToplevel();
         _updateShouldHideForWindows();
     }
@@ -732,12 +713,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    readonly property bool sessionNvidiaGpuTempEnabled: SessionData.nvidiaGpuTempEnabled
-    readonly property bool sessionNonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled: SessionData.nonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled
-
-    onSessionNvidiaGpuTempEnabledChanged: updateGpuTempConfig()
-    onSessionNonNvidiaGpuTempEnabledChanged: updateGpuTempConfig()
-
     readonly property int barPos: barConfig?.position ?? 0
 
     readonly property bool reserveExclusiveWhenAutoHidden: FrameTransitionState.effectiveFrameEnabled && usesFrameBarChrome && !!barWindow.screen && SettingsData.isScreenInPreferences(barWindow.screen, SettingsData.frameScreenPreferences)

quickshell/Modules/DBar/DBarHoverController.qml

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Item {
     onSectionsChanged: invalidateCandidateCache()
 
     onHoverPopoutsEnabledChanged: {
+        invalidateCandidateCache();
         if (hoverPopoutsEnabled)
             return;
         cancelQueuedHitTest();
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ Item {
 
     Connections {
         target: root.widgetOwner || root.barContent
+        enabled: root.hoverPopoutsEnabled
 
         function onWidthChanged() {
             root.invalidateCandidateCache();
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ Item {
 
     Connections {
         target: PopoutManager
+        enabled: root.hoverPopoutsEnabled
 
         function onPopoutChanged() {
             root._reconcileClosedHoverSurface();
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ Item {
 
     Connections {
         target: BarWidgetService
+        enabled: root.hoverPopoutsEnabled
 
         function onWidgetRegistered(_widgetId, screenName) {
             if (screenName === root.barWindow?.screen?.name)
@@ -455,6 +459,8 @@ Item {
 
     Connections {
         target: root.barWindow?.hostWindow ?? null
+        enabled: root.hoverPopoutsEnabled
+
         function onMarginsChanged() {
             root.invalidateCandidateCache();
         }

quickshell/Modules/DBar/Popouts/VpnPopout.qml

@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ DPopout {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:vpn"
 
-    Ref {
-        service: DMSNetworkService
-    }
-
     property bool wasVisible: false
     property var triggerScreen: null
 

quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/PrivacyIndicator.qml

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ BasePill {
 
     opacity: hasActivePrivacy ? 1 : 0
 
+    Ref {
+        service: PrivacyService
+    }
+
     states: [
         State {
             name: "hidden_horizontal"

quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/Vpn.qml

@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ import qs.Widgets
 BasePill {
     id: root
 
-    Ref {
-        service: DMSNetworkService
-    }
-
     property bool isHovered: clickArea.containsMouse
 
     signal toggleVpnPopup

quickshell/Modules/DIsland/Activities/HomeCompact.qml

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ Item {
     readonly property real textSize: root.tight ? Theme.fontSizeSmall : Theme.fontSizeMedium
     readonly property real iconSize: root.textSize + Theme.spacingXS
     readonly property real statusIconSize: root.textSize + Theme.spacingXXS
+
+    Ref {
+        service: PrivacyService
+    }
     readonly property real groupSpacing: root.controller.homeSlotMargin
     readonly property bool isVertical: root.controller.isVertical
     readonly property string clockDisplay: root.controller.homeClockDisplay

quickshell/Modules/DIsland/DIslandHostWindow.qml

@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ Item {
         Item {
             id: islandHole
 
-            readonly property var mask: root.body?.inputMaskItem ?? null
-            x: (mask?.x ?? 0) + root.hostOriginX
-            y: (mask?.y ?? 0) + root.hostOriginY
+            readonly property var mask: dismissWindow.visible ? root.body?.inputMaskItem ?? null : null
+            x: mask ? mask.x + root.hostOriginX : 0
+            y: mask ? mask.y + root.hostOriginY : 0
             width: mask?.width ?? 0
             height: mask?.height ?? 0
         }
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ Item {
         Item {
             id: fittsStripHole
 
-            readonly property var strip: root.body?.fittsStripItem ?? null
-            x: (strip?.x ?? 0) + root.hostOriginX
-            y: (strip?.y ?? 0) + root.hostOriginY
+            readonly property var strip: dismissWindow.visible ? root.body?.fittsStripItem ?? null : null
+            x: strip ? strip.x + root.hostOriginX : 0
+            y: strip ? strip.y + root.hostOriginY : 0
             width: strip?.visible ? strip.width : 0
             height: strip?.visible ? strip.height : 0
         }
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ Item {
         Item {
             id: leadingSectionHole
 
-            readonly property var r: root.body?.leadingSectionRect ?? null
-            x: (r?.x ?? 0) + (root.body?.sectionOriginX ?? 0)
-            y: (r?.y ?? 0) + (root.body?.sectionOriginY ?? 0)
+            readonly property var r: dismissWindow.visible ? root.body?.leadingSectionRect ?? null : null
+            x: r ? r.x + root.body.sectionOriginX : 0
+            y: r ? r.y + root.body.sectionOriginY : 0
             width: r?.w ?? 0
             height: r?.h ?? 0
         }
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ Item {
         Item {
             id: centerSectionHole
 
-            readonly property var r: root.body?.centerSectionRect ?? null
-            x: (r?.x ?? 0) + (root.body?.sectionOriginX ?? 0)
-            y: (r?.y ?? 0) + (root.body?.sectionOriginY ?? 0)
+            readonly property var r: dismissWindow.visible ? root.body?.centerSectionRect ?? null : null
+            x: r ? r.x + root.body.sectionOriginX : 0
+            y: r ? r.y + root.body.sectionOriginY : 0
             width: r?.w ?? 0
             height: r?.h ?? 0
         }
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ Item {
         Item {
             id: trailingSectionHole
 
-            readonly property var r: root.body?.trailingSectionRect ?? null
-            x: (r?.x ?? 0) + (root.body?.sectionOriginX ?? 0)
-            y: (r?.y ?? 0) + (root.body?.sectionOriginY ?? 0)
+            readonly property var r: dismissWindow.visible ? root.body?.trailingSectionRect ?? null : null
+            x: r ? r.x + root.body.sectionOriginX : 0
+            y: r ? r.y + root.body.sectionOriginY : 0
             width: r?.w ?? 0
             height: r?.h ?? 0
         }

quickshell/Modules/DIsland/IslandNotificationSource.qml

@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections notificationConnections: Connections {
         target: NotificationService
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onVisibleNotificationsChanged() {
             root.syncVisibleNotifications();

quickshell/Modules/DIsland/IslandSystemSource.qml

@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections audioConnection: Connections {
         target: AudioService.sink?.audio ?? null
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onVolumeChanged() {
             if (SettingsData.osdVolumeEnabled)
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections micConnection: Connections {
         target: AudioService.source?.audio ?? null
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onMutedChanged() {
             if (SettingsData.osdMicMuteEnabled)
@@ -182,6 +184,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections micServiceConnection: Connections {
         target: AudioService
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onMicVolumeChanged() {
             if (SettingsData.osdMicVolumeEnabled)
@@ -191,6 +194,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections brightnessConnection: Connections {
         target: BrightnessService
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onBrightnessChanged(showOsd) {
             if (showOsd && SettingsData.osdBrightnessEnabled)
@@ -200,6 +204,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections capsLockConnection: Connections {
         target: DMSService
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onCapsLockStateChanged() {
             if (SettingsData.osdCapsLockEnabled)
@@ -209,6 +214,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections powerProfileConnection: Connections {
         target: PowerProfileWatcher
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onProfileChanged() {
             if (SettingsData.osdPowerProfileEnabled)
@@ -218,6 +224,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections idleInhibitorConnection: Connections {
         target: SessionService
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onInhibitorChanged() {
             if (SettingsData.osdIdleInhibitorEnabled)
@@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     property Connections batteryConnection: Connections {
         target: BatteryService
+        enabled: root.enabled
 
         function onIsPluggedInChanged() {
             if (root.chargingPulseEnabled && BatteryService.batteryAvailable)

quickshell/Modules/DesktopWidgetLayer.qml

@@ -96,7 +96,12 @@ Variants {
             model: ScriptModel {
                 objectProp: "id"
                 // Reversed so the top of the list maps last and renders in front.
-                values: screenDelegate.rebuilding ? [] : [...(SettingsData.desktopWidgetInstances || [])].reverse()
+                values: {
+                    if (screenDelegate.rebuilding)
+                        return [];
+                    const instances = SettingsData.desktopWidgetInstances || [];
+                    return instances.filter(inst => inst.enabled && DesktopWidgetRegistry.showsOnScreen(inst.config?.displayPreferences ?? ["all"], screenDelegate.screen)).reverse();
+                }
             }
 
             DesktopPluginWrapper {

quickshell/Modules/OSD/MediaPlaybackOSD.qml

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ DOSD {
 
     Image {
         id: artPreloader
-        source: TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl
+        source: SettingsData.osdMediaPlaybackEnabled ? TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl : ""
         visible: false
         asynchronous: true
         cache: true
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ DOSD {
 
     Connections {
         target: player
+        enabled: SettingsData.osdMediaPlaybackEnabled
 
         function handleUpdate() {
             if (!root.player?.trackTitle)

quickshell/Modules/Settings/AudioTab.qml

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Item {
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         AudioService.addRef();
+        AudioService.queryMonoSetting(() => {});
         hiddenOutputDeviceNames = SessionData.hiddenOutputDeviceNames ?? [];
         hiddenInputDeviceNames = SessionData.hiddenInputDeviceNames ?? [];
         updateDeviceList();

quickshell/Modules/Settings/AutoStartTab.qml

@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        DesktopService.ensureProbed();
         desktopApps = AppSearchService.getVisibleApplications() || [];
         autostartInitMkDirComp.createObject(root, {
             running: true

quickshell/Modules/Settings/BarWidgetOptions/AppsDockOptions.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Column {
     readonly property bool dockHosted: page?.dockHosted ?? false
     readonly property var apps: page.appStore
 
+    Component.onCompleted: TrashService.detectFileManagers()
+
     readonly property var activeColorOptions: [({
                 "value": "primary",
                 "label": I18n.tr("Primary")

quickshell/Modules/Settings/BarWidgetOptions/SystemMonitorOptions.qml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Column {
 
     property var page: null
 
+    Component.onCompleted: DgopService.ensureMeta()
+
     readonly property string type: page.widgetType
     readonly property var gpuLabels: (DgopService.availableGpus ?? []).map(gpu => (gpu.driver ? gpu.driver.toUpperCase() + " " : "") + (gpu.displayName ?? ""))
     readonly property var mountLabels: {

quickshell/Modules/Settings/DBarAppearanceTab.qml

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Item {
     LayoutMirroring.enabled: I18n.isRtl
     LayoutMirroring.childrenInherit: true
 
+    Component.onCompleted: BlurService.probe()
+
     property var parentModal: null
     readonly property bool widgetBackgroundEnabled: !(bar.selectedBarConfig?.noBackground ?? false)
     readonly property var outlineColors: ["surfaceText", "secondary", "primary"]

quickshell/Modules/Settings/DesktopWidgetSettings/SystemMonitorSettings.qml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ DesktopWidgetInstanceSettings {
     id: root
 
     readonly property var gpus: DgopService.availableGpus ?? []
+
+    Component.onCompleted: DgopService.ensureMeta()
     readonly property var gpuLabels: gpus.map(gpu => (gpu.driver ? gpu.driver.toUpperCase() + " " : "") + (gpu.displayName ?? ""))
 
     SettingsToggleRow {

quickshell/Modules/Settings/KeybindsTab.qml

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Item {
     Component.onDestruction: {
         _editAlive = false;
         _editRequest++;
+        KeybindsService.removeRef();
     }
 
     function beginEdit(binding, key) {
@@ -470,6 +471,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        KeybindsService.addRef();
         _ensureCurrentProvider();
         Qt.callLater(_applyRequestedSearch);
     }

quickshell/Modules/Settings/LauncherTab.qml

@@ -56,10 +56,13 @@ Item {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        KeybindsService.addRef();
         if (KeybindsService.available)
             KeybindsService.loadBinds(false);
     }
 
+    Component.onDestruction: KeybindsService.removeRef()
+
     SettingsPage {
         id: mainColumn
 

quickshell/Modules/Settings/ThemeSurfacesTab.qml

@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ Column {
     width: parent?.width ?? 0
     spacing: Theme.spacingL
 
-    Component.onCompleted: CompositorService.refreshDmsWindowFloatingRule()
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        BlurService.probe();
+        CompositorService.refreshDmsWindowFloatingRule();
+    }
 
     ConfigInclude {
         id: windowRulesInclude

quickshell/Modules/Settings/Widgets/TerminalPickerRow.qml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ SettingsDropdownRow {
 
     currentValue: SessionData.terminalOverride.length > 0 ? SessionData.terminalOverride : autoLabel
 
+    Component.onCompleted: SessionData.probeTerminals()
+
     onValueChanged: label => {
         const next = label === autoLabel ? "" : label;
         SessionData.set("terminalOverride", next);

quickshell/Modules/Settings/WidgetsTabSection.qml

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Column {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("WidgetsTabSection")
 
+    Component.onCompleted: DgopService.ensureMeta()
+
     property var items: []
     property var allWidgets: []
     property string title: ""

quickshell/Modules/WallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -75,18 +75,17 @@ Variants {
 
             Connections {
                 target: SessionData
+                enabled: SessionData.perModeWallpaper
+
                 function onIsLightModeChanged() {
-                    if (SessionData.perModeWallpaper) {
-                        var newSource = SessionData.getMonitorWallpaper(modelData.name) || "";
-                        if (newSource !== root.source) {
-                            root.source = newSource;
-                        }
-                    }
+                    const newSource = SessionData.getMonitorWallpaper(modelData.name) || "";
+                    if (newSource !== root.source)
+                        root.source = newSource;
                 }
             }
 
             Connections {
-                target: NiriService
+                target: CompositorService.isNiri ? NiriService : null
                 enabled: CompositorService.isNiri && root.scrollingEnabled
 
                 function onAllWorkspacesChanged() {

quickshell/Services/AppleMusicArtService.qml

@@ -25,12 +25,24 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property string _album: MprisController.activePlayer?.trackAlbum || ""
     readonly property string _cacheKey: _artist !== "" && _album !== "" ? (_artist + "\n" + _album).toLowerCase() : ""
 
+    property bool _pruned: false
+
     on_CacheKeyChanged: _schedule()
-    onEnabledChanged: _schedule()
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        _prune();
+    onEnabledChanged: {
+        _pruneOnce();
         _schedule();
     }
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        _pruneOnce();
+        _schedule();
+    }
+
+    function _pruneOnce() {
+        if (_pruned || !enabled)
+            return;
+        _pruned = true;
+        _prune();
+    }
 
     // Downloaded covers are a few MB each; drop anything untouched for 30 days so the
     // cache can't grow without bound.

quickshell/Services/AudioService.qml

@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ Singleton {
         target: pipewireBackendLoader.item
         ignoreUnknownSignals: true
         function onNodesUpdated() {
-            root.rebuildTypedNodeLists();
             root.adoptPendingCardSink();
+            if (root.refCount === 0)
+                return;
+            root.rebuildTypedNodeLists();
             root.deviceRevision++;
         }
     }
@@ -259,6 +261,8 @@ Singleton {
     function setDefaultSinkByName(name) {
         if (!name)
             return false;
+        if (refCount === 0)
+            rebuildTypedNodeLists();
         for (const node of typedSinks) {
             if (node?.name === name)
                 return setSink(node);
@@ -269,6 +273,8 @@ Singleton {
     function setDefaultSourceByName(name) {
         if (!name)
             return false;
+        if (refCount === 0)
+            rebuildTypedNodeLists();
         for (const node of typedSources) {
             if (node?.name === name)
                 return setSource(node);
@@ -893,6 +899,7 @@ EOFCONFIG
 
     Connections {
         target: root.sink?.audio ?? null
+        enabled: SettingsData.soundsEnabled && SettingsData.soundVolumeChanged
 
         function onVolumeChanged() {
             if (SessionData.suppressOSD)
@@ -1688,7 +1695,7 @@ EOFCONFIG
 
     // Re-apply the saved preference: the live PipeWire value is runtime-only and resets on restart
     function applyMonoStartupPreference() {
-        if (!SettingsData._hasLoaded)
+        if (!SettingsData._hasLoaded || !SettingsData.audioMono)
             return;
         queryMonoSetting((supported, currentValue) => {
             if (supported && currentValue !== SettingsData.audioMono)
@@ -1771,8 +1778,11 @@ EOFCONFIG
     }
 
     onRefCountChanged: {
-        if (root.refCount === 1)
-            root.refreshFreeBsdDevices();
+        if (root.refCount !== 1)
+            return;
+        root.rebuildTypedNodeLists();
+        root.deviceRevision++;
+        root.refreshFreeBsdDevices();
     }
 
     Timer {

quickshell/Services/BatteryService.qml

@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property bool suggestPowerSaver: false
 
-    readonly property var peripheralDevices: UPower.devices.values.filter(dev => dev && dev.ready && !dev.isLaptopBattery && peripheralIcon(dev.type) !== "").map(dev => ({
+    readonly property var peripheralDevices: refCount === 0 ? [] : UPower.devices.values.filter(dev => dev && dev.ready && !dev.isLaptopBattery && peripheralIcon(dev.type) !== "").map(dev => ({
                 "name": dev.model || UPowerDeviceType.toString(dev.type),
                 "percentage": Math.round(dev.percentage * 100),
                 "type": dev.type,
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ Singleton {
             }))
 
     readonly property var bluetoothDevices: {
+        if (refCount === 0)
+            return [];
         const bluetoothTypes = [UPowerDeviceType.BluetoothGeneric, UPowerDeviceType.Headphones, UPowerDeviceType.Headset, UPowerDeviceType.Keyboard, UPowerDeviceType.Mouse, UPowerDeviceType.Speakers];
 
         return peripheralDevices.filter(dev => bluetoothTypes.includes(dev.type));

quickshell/Services/BluetoothService.qml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool wpexecChecked: false
     property var pendingCodecActions: []
     property bool _codecSignalsSubscribed: false
+    property var _codecSubscriptionIds: []
     readonly property string bluezService: "org.bluez"
     readonly property string mediaTransportIface: "org.bluez.MediaTransport1"
     readonly property string mediaEndpointIface: "org.bluez.MediaEndpoint1"
@@ -77,11 +78,22 @@ Singleton {
         });
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        detectWpexecProcess.running = true;
-        maybeSubscribeCodecSignals();
+    readonly property bool hasConnectedAudioDevice: {
+        if (!adapter?.devices)
+            return false;
+        return adapter.devices.values.some(dev => dev?.connected && isAudioDevice(dev));
     }
 
+    onHasConnectedAudioDeviceChanged: {
+        if (hasConnectedAudioDevice) {
+            maybeSubscribeCodecSignals();
+            return;
+        }
+        unsubscribeCodecSignals();
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: maybeSubscribeCodecSignals()
+
     function setBluetoothEnabled(enabled) {
         if (bluetoothBridgeAvailable) {
             DMSService.sendRequest("bluetooth.setPowered", {
@@ -117,12 +129,18 @@ Singleton {
 
         function onConnectionStateChanged() {
             root._codecSignalsSubscribed = false;
+            root._codecSubscriptionIds = [];
             root.maybeSubscribeCodecSignals();
         }
 
         function onCapabilitiesReceived() {
             root.maybeSubscribeCodecSignals();
         }
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: DMSService
+        enabled: root._codecSignalsSubscribed
 
         function onDbusSignalReceived(subscriptionId, data) {
             root.handleCodecDbusSignal(data);
@@ -143,12 +161,34 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function maybeSubscribeCodecSignals() {
-        if (!dbusBridgeAvailable || _codecSignalsSubscribed)
+        if (!dbusBridgeAvailable || _codecSignalsSubscribed || !hasConnectedAudioDevice)
             return;
         _codecSignalsSubscribed = true;
-        DMSService.dbusSubscribe("system", bluezService, "", objectManagerIface, "InterfacesAdded", null);
-        DMSService.dbusSubscribe("system", bluezService, "", objectManagerIface, "InterfacesRemoved", null);
-        DMSService.dbusSubscribe("system", bluezService, "", propertiesIface, "PropertiesChanged", null);
+        DMSService.dbusSubscribe("system", bluezService, "", objectManagerIface, "InterfacesAdded", _rememberCodecSubscription);
+        DMSService.dbusSubscribe("system", bluezService, "", objectManagerIface, "InterfacesRemoved", _rememberCodecSubscription);
+        DMSService.dbusSubscribe("system", bluezService, "", propertiesIface, "PropertiesChanged", _rememberCodecSubscription);
+    }
+
+    function _rememberCodecSubscription(response) {
+        const id = response.result?.subscriptionId;
+        if (response.error || !id)
+            return;
+        if (!_codecSignalsSubscribed) {
+            DMSService.dbusUnsubscribe(id, null);
+            return;
+        }
+        _codecSubscriptionIds = _codecSubscriptionIds.concat([id]);
+    }
+
+    function unsubscribeCodecSignals() {
+        if (!_codecSignalsSubscribed)
+            return;
+        _codecSignalsSubscribed = false;
+        const ids = _codecSubscriptionIds;
+        _codecSubscriptionIds = [];
+        if (!DMSService.isConnected)
+            return;
+        ids.forEach(id => DMSService.dbusUnsubscribe(id, null));
     }
 
     function handleCodecDbusSignal(data) {
@@ -466,28 +506,116 @@ Singleton {
 
     function codecMap() {
         return {
-            "LHDC_V5": { "name": "LHDC v5", "description": "Highest quality • Low latency", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "LHDC_V3": { "name": "LHDC v3", "description": "High quality • Low latency", "qualityColor": "#FF9800" },
-            "LDAC": { "name": "LDAC", "description": "Highest quality • Higher battery usage", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "APTX_HD": { "name": "aptX HD", "description": "High quality • Balanced battery", "qualityColor": "#FF9800" },
-            "APTX_LL": { "name": "aptX LL", "description": "Low latency • Gaming and video", "qualityColor": "#FF9800" },
-            "APTX_ADAPTIVE": { "name": "aptX Adaptive", "description": "Adaptive quality and latency", "qualityColor": "#FF9800" },
-            "APTX": { "name": "aptX", "description": "Good quality • Low latency", "qualityColor": "#FF9800" },
-            "AAC_ELD": { "name": "AAC-ELD", "description": "Low-delay AAC • Voice and video", "qualityColor": "#2196F3" },
-            "AAC": { "name": "AAC", "description": "Balanced quality and battery", "qualityColor": "#2196F3" },
-            "OPUS_05": { "name": "Opus", "description": "High quality • Modern Bluetooth LE audio", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "OPUS_G": { "name": "Opus", "description": "High quality • Modern Bluetooth LE audio", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "OPUS": { "name": "Opus", "description": "High quality • Efficient streaming", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "LC3": { "name": "LC3", "description": "LE Audio • Efficient high quality", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "LC3_SWB": { "name": "LC3-SWB", "description": "Wideband speech • Hands-free calls", "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E" },
-            "LC3_A127": { "name": "LC3", "description": "LE Audio speech • Hands-free calls", "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E" },
-            "LC3PLUS_HR": { "name": "LC3plus HR", "description": "High resolution LE Audio", "qualityColor": "#4CAF50" },
-            "SBC_XQ": { "name": "SBC-XQ", "description": "Enhanced SBC • Better compatibility", "qualityColor": "#2196F3" },
-            "SBC": { "name": "SBC", "description": "Basic quality • Universal compatibility", "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E" },
-            "MSBC": { "name": "mSBC", "description": "Modified SBC • Optimized for speech", "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E" },
-            "CVSD": { "name": "CVSD", "description": "Basic speech codec • Legacy compatibility", "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E" },
-            "G722": { "name": "G722", "description": "ASHA • Hearing aid audio", "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E" },
-            "FASTSTREAM": { "name": "FastStream", "description": "Low latency SBC variant", "qualityColor": "#2196F3" }
+            "LHDC_V5": {
+                "name": "LHDC v5",
+                "description": "Highest quality • Low latency",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "LHDC_V3": {
+                "name": "LHDC v3",
+                "description": "High quality • Low latency",
+                "qualityColor": "#FF9800"
+            },
+            "LDAC": {
+                "name": "LDAC",
+                "description": "Highest quality • Higher battery usage",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "APTX_HD": {
+                "name": "aptX HD",
+                "description": "High quality • Balanced battery",
+                "qualityColor": "#FF9800"
+            },
+            "APTX_LL": {
+                "name": "aptX LL",
+                "description": "Low latency • Gaming and video",
+                "qualityColor": "#FF9800"
+            },
+            "APTX_ADAPTIVE": {
+                "name": "aptX Adaptive",
+                "description": "Adaptive quality and latency",
+                "qualityColor": "#FF9800"
+            },
+            "APTX": {
+                "name": "aptX",
+                "description": "Good quality • Low latency",
+                "qualityColor": "#FF9800"
+            },
+            "AAC_ELD": {
+                "name": "AAC-ELD",
+                "description": "Low-delay AAC • Voice and video",
+                "qualityColor": "#2196F3"
+            },
+            "AAC": {
+                "name": "AAC",
+                "description": "Balanced quality and battery",
+                "qualityColor": "#2196F3"
+            },
+            "OPUS_05": {
+                "name": "Opus",
+                "description": "High quality • Modern Bluetooth LE audio",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "OPUS_G": {
+                "name": "Opus",
+                "description": "High quality • Modern Bluetooth LE audio",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "OPUS": {
+                "name": "Opus",
+                "description": "High quality • Efficient streaming",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "LC3": {
+                "name": "LC3",
+                "description": "LE Audio • Efficient high quality",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "LC3_SWB": {
+                "name": "LC3-SWB",
+                "description": "Wideband speech • Hands-free calls",
+                "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E"
+            },
+            "LC3_A127": {
+                "name": "LC3",
+                "description": "LE Audio speech • Hands-free calls",
+                "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E"
+            },
+            "LC3PLUS_HR": {
+                "name": "LC3plus HR",
+                "description": "High resolution LE Audio",
+                "qualityColor": "#4CAF50"
+            },
+            "SBC_XQ": {
+                "name": "SBC-XQ",
+                "description": "Enhanced SBC • Better compatibility",
+                "qualityColor": "#2196F3"
+            },
+            "SBC": {
+                "name": "SBC",
+                "description": "Basic quality • Universal compatibility",
+                "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E"
+            },
+            "MSBC": {
+                "name": "mSBC",
+                "description": "Modified SBC • Optimized for speech",
+                "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E"
+            },
+            "CVSD": {
+                "name": "CVSD",
+                "description": "Basic speech codec • Legacy compatibility",
+                "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E"
+            },
+            "G722": {
+                "name": "G722",
+                "description": "ASHA • Hearing aid audio",
+                "qualityColor": "#9E9E9E"
+            },
+            "FASTSTREAM": {
+                "name": "FastStream",
+                "description": "Low latency SBC variant",
+                "qualityColor": "#2196F3"
+            }
         };
     }
 

quickshell/Services/BlurService.qml

@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("BlurService")
 
     property bool compositorSupported: false
+    property bool _probed: false
     readonly property bool available: compositorSupported
+    readonly property bool blurRequested: SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false
+    onBlurRequestedChanged: {
+        if (blurRequested)
+            probe();
+    }
     readonly property bool enabled: available && (SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false)
 
     // These settings predate non-blurred surface borders, so keep their keys for compatibility.
@@ -68,5 +74,15 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: blurProbe.running = true
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        if (blurRequested)
+            probe();
+    }
+
+    function probe() {
+        if (_probed)
+            return;
+        _probed = true;
+        blurProbe.running = true;
+    }
 }

quickshell/Services/BrightnessService.qml

@@ -520,20 +520,24 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Timer {
-        id: screenChangeRescanTimer
-        property int rescanAttempt: 0
-        interval: 3000
+        id: rescanTimer
+        property var schedule: []
+        property int attempt: 0
         repeat: false
+        function run(intervals) {
+            schedule = intervals;
+            attempt = 0;
+            interval = intervals[0];
+            restart();
+        }
         onTriggered: {
             rescanDevices();
-            rescanAttempt++;
-            if (rescanAttempt < 3) {
-                interval = rescanAttempt === 1 ? 5000 : 8000;
+            attempt++;
+            if (attempt < schedule.length) {
+                interval = schedule[attempt];
                 restart();
                 return;
             }
-            rescanAttempt = 0;
-            interval = 3000;
             osdSuppressTimer.restart();
         }
     }
@@ -543,9 +547,7 @@ Singleton {
 
         function onScreensChanged() {
             suppressOsd = true;
-            screenChangeRescanTimer.rescanAttempt = 0;
-            screenChangeRescanTimer.interval = 3000;
-            screenChangeRescanTimer.restart();
+            rescanTimer.run([3000, 5000, 8000]);
         }
     }
 
@@ -575,6 +577,7 @@ Singleton {
         function onSessionResumed() {
             suppressOsd = true;
             osdSuppressTimer.restart();
+            rescanTimer.run([400, 1400, 2600]);
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Services/CalendarDankBackend.qml

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ Item {
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("CalendarDankBackend")
 
     property bool enabled: false
+    property bool preferred: false
+    property int _rediscoverMisses: 0
+    readonly property int _rediscoverCap: 20
 
     property string socketPath: ""
     readonly property bool socketFound: socketPath.length > 0
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ Item {
 
     onEnabledChanged: {
         if (enabled) {
+            _rediscoverMisses = 0;
             if (!connected)
                 discoverProcess.running = true;
             return;
@@ -51,8 +55,14 @@ Item {
         connected = false;
     }
 
+    onConnectedChanged: {
+        if (!connected)
+            _rediscoverMisses = 0;
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        binaryCheck.running = true;
+        if (!enabled)
+            return;
         discoverProcess.running = true;
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +97,8 @@ Item {
                     subscribeSocket.connected = false;
                     root.socketPath = "";
                 }
+                if (!root.binaryChecked)
+                    binaryCheck.running = true;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -95,8 +107,9 @@ Item {
         id: rediscoverTimer
         interval: 3000
         repeat: true
-        running: root.enabled && !root.connected
+        running: root.enabled && !root.connected && (root.preferred || (root.binaryChecked && root.binaryExists)) && root._rediscoverMisses < root._rediscoverCap
         onTriggered: {
+            root._rediscoverMisses++;
             if (!discoverProcess.running)
                 discoverProcess.running = true;
         }
@@ -113,8 +126,10 @@ Item {
         default:
             return;
         }
-        if (enabled && !connected)
-            discoverProcess.running = true;
+        if (!enabled || connected)
+            return;
+        _rediscoverMisses = 0;
+        discoverProcess.running = true;
     }
 
     function _applySocketPath(path) {

quickshell/Services/CalendarKhalBackend.qml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Item {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("CalendarKhalBackend")
 
+    property bool enabled: false
+    property bool _checked: false
     property bool installed: false
     property var eventsByDate: ({})
     property bool isLoading: false
@@ -18,10 +20,14 @@ Item {
     property string dateFormat: "MM/dd/yyyy"
 
     function checkAvailability() {
-        if (!formatProcess.running)
-            formatProcess.running = true;
+        if (_checked || !enabled)
+            return;
+        _checked = true;
+        formatProcess.running = true;
     }
 
+    onEnabledChanged: checkAvailability()
+
     function loadCurrentMonth() {
         let today = new Date();
         let firstDay = new Date(today.getFullYear(), today.getMonth(), 1);
@@ -61,8 +67,9 @@ Item {
         command: ["khal", "printformats"]
         running: false
         onExited: exitCode => {
-            if (exitCode !== 0)
-                checkProcess.running = true;
+            if (exitCode === 127)
+                return;
+            checkProcess.running = true;
         }
 
         stdout: StdioCollector {
@@ -75,7 +82,6 @@ Item {
                     root.dateFormat = root._parseDateFormat(formatExample);
                     break;
                 }
-                checkProcess.running = true;
             }
         }
     }

quickshell/Services/CalendarService.qml

@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ Singleton {
 
     CalendarKhalBackend {
         id: khalBackend
+        enabled: root.backendPref !== "dankcal"
         onEventsByDateChanged: root.mergeEvents()
     }
 
     CalendarDankBackend {
         id: dankBackend
         enabled: root.backendPref === "dankcal" || root.backendPref === "auto"
+        preferred: root.backendPref === "dankcal"
         onEventsByDateChanged: root.mergeEvents()
         onTasksByDateChanged: root.mergeEvents()
         onConnectedChanged: {

quickshell/Services/CavaService.qml

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Singleton {
     property list<int> values: Array(6)
     property int refCount: 0
     property bool cavaAvailable: false
+    property bool _cavaChecked: false
+    readonly property bool cavaWanted: SettingsData.audioVisualizerEnabled || refCount > 0
+    onCavaWantedChanged: _checkCava()
     readonly property string _confPath: `${Paths.strip(StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.TempLocation))}/dms-cava-${Date.now()}-${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000)}.conf`
 
     Process {
@@ -21,11 +24,16 @@ Singleton {
         command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v cava"]
         running: false
         onExited: exitCode => {
+            root._cavaChecked = true;
             root.cavaAvailable = exitCode === 0 && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_CAVA") !== "1";
         }
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
+    Component.onCompleted: _checkCava()
+
+    function _checkCava() {
+        if (!cavaWanted || _cavaChecked || cavaCheck.running)
+            return;
         cavaCheck.running = true;
     }
 

quickshell/Services/ClipboardService.qml

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Singleton {
     property int selectedIndex: 0
     property bool keyboardNavigationActive: false
     property int refCount: 0
+    property bool _pasteSupportChecked: false
     property bool _launcherCacheValid: false
     property string _launcherCachedQuery: ""
     property var _launcherCachedEntries: []
@@ -55,18 +56,40 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: DMSService
+        enabled: root.refCount > 0
         function onIsConnectedChanged() {
             root.refreshPasteSupport();
         }
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: refreshPasteSupport()
+    onRefCountChanged: {
+        if (refCount > 0) {
+            ensureSubscription();
+        } else if (refCount === 0 && DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("clipboard")) {
+            DMSService.removeSubscription("clipboard");
+        }
+    }
+
+    function ensureSubscription() {
+        if (refCount <= 0)
+            return;
+        if (!_pasteSupportChecked)
+            refreshPasteSupport();
+        if (DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("clipboard"))
+            return;
+        if (DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("all"))
+            return;
+        DMSService.addSubscription("clipboard");
+        refresh();
+    }
 
     function refreshPasteSupport() {
         if (!DMSService.isConnected) {
             pasteSupported = false;
+            _pasteSupportChecked = false;
             return;
         }
+        _pasteSupportChecked = true;
         DMSService.sendRequest("clipboard.pasteSupported", null, function (response) {
             root.pasteSupported = !response.error && response.result && response.result.supported === true;
         });
@@ -151,6 +174,8 @@ Singleton {
         if (!clipboardAvailable) {
             return;
         }
+        if (!_pasteSupportChecked)
+            refreshPasteSupport();
 
         const trimmed = (query || "").toString().trim();
         const maxItems = limit > 0 ? limit : 20;

quickshell/Services/CompositorService.qml

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Singleton {
         target: Quickshell
         function onScreensChanged() {
             root.probeOutputPower();
+            root.refreshHyprlandMonitorLayout();
         }
     }
     readonly property bool frameCompositorLayoutReady: (!isNiri || NiriService.frameLayoutReady) && (!isHyprland || HyprlandService.frameLayoutReady)
@@ -194,9 +195,8 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: AqueousService
+        enabled: root.isAqueous
         function onStateChanged() {
-            if (!root.isAqueous)
-                return;
             root.scheduleSort();
             if (AqueousService.available)
                 root.workspaceStateChanged();
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
     Connections {
         target: NiriService
+        enabled: root.isNiri
         function onWindowsChanged() {
             root.scheduleSort();
         }
@@ -506,23 +507,17 @@ Singleton {
         detectCompositor();
         updateHyprlandVisibleSpecialWorkspaces(null);
         scheduleSort();
-        Qt.callLater(() => {
-            NiriService.generateNiriLayoutConfig();
-            HyprlandService.generateLayoutConfig();
-        });
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: MangoService
+        enabled: root.isMango
         function onStateChanged() {
-            if (!root.isMango)
-                return;
             root.scheduleSort();
             root.workspaceStateChanged();
         }
         function onWindowsChanged() {
-            if (isMango)
-                scheduleSort();
+            root.scheduleSort();
         }
     }
 
@@ -1000,13 +995,6 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
-    Connections {
-        target: Quickshell
-        function onScreensChanged() {
-            root.refreshHyprlandMonitorLayout();
-        }
-    }
-
     // Workspace moves can land before Hyprland announces the monitor and before the Wayland
     // output reaches us, so re-read both models once the screen set settles (#3133)
     function refreshHyprlandMonitorLayout() {
@@ -1378,22 +1366,6 @@ Singleton {
         return toplevels.filter(w => map.get(w) === currentWorkspaceId);
     }
 
-    Timer {
-        id: compositorInitTimer
-        interval: 100
-        running: true
-        repeat: false
-        onTriggered: {
-            detectCompositor();
-            compositorDetected = true;
-            Qt.callLater(() => {
-                NiriService.generateNiriLayoutConfig();
-                HyprlandService.generateLayoutConfig();
-                MangoService.generateLayoutConfig();
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
     // Primary detection asks the kernel which process owns the $WAYLAND_DISPLAY
     // socket — the compositor quickshell is actually connected to. Env vars like
     // HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE / MANGO_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE can leak into the

quickshell/Services/CupsService.qml

@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ Singleton {
             return;
         cupsAvailable = DMSService.capabilities.includes("cups");
 
+        if (refCount <= 0)
+            return;
         if (cupsAvailable && !stateInitialized) {
             stateInitialized = true;
             getState();

quickshell/Services/DMSNetworkService.qml

@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     property int refCount: 0
     property bool stateInitialized: false
+    property var _lastRawState: null
 
     property string credentialsToken: ""
     property string credentialsSSID: ""
@@ -330,9 +331,12 @@ Singleton {
 
     function addRef() {
         refCount++;
-        if (refCount === 1 && networkAvailable) {
+        if (refCount !== 1)
+            return;
+        if (_lastRawState)
+            syncLists(_lastRawState);
+        if (networkAvailable)
             startAutoScan();
-        }
     }
 
     function removeRef() {
@@ -350,7 +354,7 @@ Singleton {
         DMSService.sendRequest("network.getState", null, response => {
             if (response.result) {
                 updateState(response.result);
-                if (!initialStateFetched && response.result.wifiEnabled && (!response.result.wifiNetworks || response.result.wifiNetworks.length === 0)) {
+                if (refCount > 0 && !initialStateFetched && response.result.wifiEnabled && (!response.result.wifiNetworks || response.result.wifiNetworks.length === 0)) {
                     initialStateFetched = true;
                     Qt.callLater(() => scanWifi());
                 }
@@ -374,7 +378,41 @@ Singleton {
         return same ? previous : merged;
     }
 
+    function syncLists(state) {
+        ethernetDevices = keepUnchanged(ethernetDevices, state.ethernetDevices || []);
+        wiredConnections = keepUnchanged(wiredConnections, state.wiredConnections || []);
+        cellularDevices = keepUnchanged(cellularDevices, state.cellularDevices || []);
+        cellularConnections = keepUnchanged(cellularConnections, state.cellularConnections || []);
+
+        if (state.wifiNetworks) {
+            wifiNetworks = keepUnchanged(wifiNetworks, state.wifiNetworks);
+        }
+
+        if (!state.wifiNetworks && !state.savedWifiNetworks)
+            return;
+        const hasSavedWifiState = DMSService.apiVersion >= savedWifiStateApiVersion && Array.isArray(state.savedWifiNetworks);
+        const sourceSavedNetworks = hasSavedWifiState ? state.savedWifiNetworks : (state.wifiNetworks || []).filter(network => network.saved);
+        const normalized = sourceSavedNetworks.map(network => Object.assign({}, network, {
+                saved: true,
+                outOfRange: hasSavedWifiState ? network.outOfRange === true : false
+            }));
+        const saved = keepUnchanged(savedWifiNetworks, normalized);
+        if (saved !== savedWifiNetworks) {
+            const mapping = {};
+            for (const network of saved) {
+                if (network?.ssid)
+                    mapping[network.ssid] = network.ssid;
+            }
+            savedConnections = saved;
+            savedWifiNetworks = saved;
+            ssidToConnectionName = mapping;
+        }
+
+        networksUpdated();
+    }
+
     function updateState(state) {
+        _lastRawState = state;
         const previousConnecting = isConnecting;
         const previousConnectingSSID = connectingSSID;
 
@@ -387,9 +425,6 @@ Singleton {
         ethernetInterface = state.ethernetDevice || "";
         ethernetConnected = state.ethernetConnected || false;
         ethernetConnectionUuid = state.ethernetConnectionUuid || "";
-        ethernetDevices = keepUnchanged(ethernetDevices, state.ethernetDevices || []);
-
-        wiredConnections = keepUnchanged(wiredConnections, state.wiredConnections || []);
 
         cellularIP = state.cellularIP || "";
         cellularInterface = state.cellularDevice || "";
@@ -397,8 +432,6 @@ Singleton {
         cellularEnabled = state.cellularEnabled !== undefined ? state.cellularEnabled : true;
         cellularHardwareEnabled = state.cellularHardwareEnabled !== undefined ? state.cellularHardwareEnabled : true;
         cellularConnectionUuid = state.cellularConnectionUuid || "";
-        cellularDevices = keepUnchanged(cellularDevices, state.cellularDevices || []);
-        cellularConnections = keepUnchanged(cellularConnections, state.cellularConnections || []);
 
         wifiIP = state.wifiIP || "";
         wifiInterface = state.wifiDevice || "";
@@ -450,31 +483,8 @@ Singleton {
         currentWifiSSID = state.wifiSSID || "";
         wifiSignalStrength = state.wifiSignal || 0;
 
-        if (state.wifiNetworks) {
-            wifiNetworks = keepUnchanged(wifiNetworks, state.wifiNetworks);
-        }
-
-        if (state.wifiNetworks || state.savedWifiNetworks) {
-            const hasSavedWifiState = DMSService.apiVersion >= savedWifiStateApiVersion && Array.isArray(state.savedWifiNetworks);
-            const sourceSavedNetworks = hasSavedWifiState ? state.savedWifiNetworks : (state.wifiNetworks || []).filter(network => network.saved);
-            const normalized = sourceSavedNetworks.map(network => Object.assign({}, network, {
-                    saved: true,
-                    outOfRange: hasSavedWifiState ? network.outOfRange === true : false
-                }));
-            const saved = keepUnchanged(savedWifiNetworks, normalized);
-            if (saved !== savedWifiNetworks) {
-                const mapping = {};
-                for (const network of saved) {
-                    if (network?.ssid)
-                        mapping[network.ssid] = network.ssid;
-                }
-                savedConnections = saved;
-                savedWifiNetworks = saved;
-                ssidToConnectionName = mapping;
-            }
-
-            networksUpdated();
-        }
+        if (refCount > 0)
+            syncLists(state);
 
         if (state.vpnProfiles) {
             vpnProfiles = keepUnchanged(vpnProfiles, state.vpnProfiles);

quickshell/Services/DMSService.qml

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool screensaverInhibited: false
     property var screensaverInhibitors: []
 
-    property var activeSubscriptions: ["network", "network.credentials", "loginctl", "freedesktop", "freedesktop.screensaver", "gamma", "theme.auto", "wallpaper", "bluetooth", "bluetooth.pairing", "brightness", "wlroutput", "evdev", "browser", "dbus", "clipboard", "sysupdate", "files"]
+    property var activeSubscriptions: ["network", "network.credentials", "loginctl", "freedesktop", "freedesktop.screensaver", "gamma", "wallpaper", "bluetooth", "bluetooth.pairing", "brightness", "wlroutput", "evdev", "browser", "dbus"]
     property var connectionCapabilities: null
 
     Component.onCompleted: {

quickshell/Services/DSearchService.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Singleton {
     property int indexVersion: 0
     property bool supportsTypeFilter: false
     property bool versionChecked: false
+    property bool _checked: false
 
     signal searchResultsReceived(var results)
     signal statsReceived(var stats)
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ Singleton {
     Process {
         id: checkProcess
         command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v dsearch"]
-        running: true
+        running: false
 
         stdout: SplitParser {
             onRead: line => {
@@ -52,7 +53,14 @@ Singleton {
         });
     }
 
+    function ensureChecked() {
+        if (_checked)
+            return;
+        rediscover();
+    }
+
     function ping(callback) {
+        ensureChecked();
         if (!dsearchAvailable) {
             if (callback) {
                 callback({
@@ -94,6 +102,7 @@ Singleton {
             return;
         }
 
+        ensureChecked();
         if (!dsearchAvailable) {
             if (callback) {
                 callback({
@@ -179,6 +188,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function rediscover() {
+        _checked = true;
         checkProcess.running = true;
     }
 }

quickshell/Services/DesktopService.qml

@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ Singleton {
 
     property bool isSystemd: false
     property bool systemdAutostartTargetActive: false
-    property bool systemdAutostartTargetChecked: false
+    property bool systemdAutostartTargetChecked: Qt.platform.os === "unix"
     readonly property bool autostartAvailable: root.systemdAutostartTargetChecked && (!root.isSystemd || root.systemdAutostartTargetActive)
+    property bool _probed: false
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        Paths.desktopIconResolver = name => resolveIconPath(name);
-        if (Qt.platform.os === "unix") {
-            root.isSystemd = false;
-            root.systemdAutostartTargetChecked = true;
-        } else {
-            initSystemCheckProcess.running = true;
-        }
+    Component.onCompleted: Paths.desktopIconResolver = name => resolveIconPath(name)
+
+    function ensureProbed() {
+        if (_probed || systemdAutostartTargetChecked)
+            return;
+        _probed = true;
+        initSystemCheckProcess.running = true;
     }
 
     Process {

quickshell/Services/DgopService.qml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Services.UPower
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -15,14 +14,16 @@ Singleton {
     signal statsUpdated
 
     property int refCount: 0
-    readonly property bool powerSaver: PowerProfileWatcher.currentProfile === PowerProfile.PowerSaver
-    property int updateInterval: refCount > 0 ? (powerSaver ? 6000 : 3000) : (powerSaver ? 60000 : 30000)
+    readonly property bool powerSaver: pollingActive && PowerProfileWatcher.currentProfile === PowerProfile.PowerSaver
+    property int updateInterval: powerSaver ? 6000 : 3000
     property bool isUpdating: false
     property bool pendingUpdate: false
     property int subscriptionGeneration: 0
     readonly property bool pollingActive: dgopAvailable && refCount > 0 && enabledModules.length > 0
     readonly property bool dgopAvailable: DMSService.isConnected && DMSService.capabilities.includes("dgop")
     property bool sessionGpuIdsSeeded: false
+    property bool _metaWanted: false
+    property bool _metaLoaded: false
 
     property var moduleRefCounts: ({})
     property var enabledModules: []
@@ -97,7 +98,17 @@ Singleton {
             "write": []
         })
 
+    function ensureMeta() {
+        _metaWanted = true;
+        if (_metaLoaded || !dgopAvailable)
+            return;
+        _metaLoaded = true;
+        initializeSystemMetadata();
+        initializeGpuMetadata();
+    }
+
     function addRef(modules = null) {
+        ensureMeta();
         refCount++;
         let modulesChanged = false;
 
@@ -205,6 +216,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function addGpuPciId(pciId) {
+        ensureMeta();
         const currentCount = gpuPciIdRefCounts[pciId] || 0;
         gpuPciIdRefCounts[pciId] = currentCount + 1;
 
@@ -696,11 +708,13 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     onDgopAvailableChanged: {
-        if (!dgopAvailable)
+        if (!dgopAvailable) {
+            _metaLoaded = false;
             return;
+        }
 
-        initializeSystemMetadata();
-        initializeGpuMetadata();
+        if (_metaWanted)
+            ensureMeta();
         initializeDiskMounts();
 
         if (!sessionGpuIdsSeeded && SessionData.enabledGpuPciIds && SessionData.enabledGpuPciIds.length > 0) {
@@ -710,47 +724,4 @@ Singleton {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    Process {
-        id: osReleaseProcess
-        command: ["cat", "/etc/os-release"]
-        running: false
-        onExited: exitCode => {
-            if (exitCode !== 0) {
-                log.warn("Failed to read /etc/os-release");
-            }
-        }
-        stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: {
-                if (text.trim()) {
-                    try {
-                        const lines = text.trim().split('\n');
-                        let prettyName = "";
-                        let name = "";
-
-                        for (const line of lines) {
-                            const trimmedLine = line.trim();
-                            if (trimmedLine.startsWith('PRETTY_NAME=')) {
-                                prettyName = trimmedLine.substring(12).replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '');
-                            } else if (trimmedLine.startsWith('NAME=')) {
-                                name = trimmedLine.substring(5).replace(/^["']|["']$/g, '');
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        // Prefer PRETTY_NAME, fallback to NAME
-                        const distroName = prettyName || name || "Linux";
-                        distribution = distroName;
-                        log.info("Detected distribution:", distroName);
-                    } catch (e) {
-                        log.warn("Failed to parse /etc/os-release:", e);
-                        distribution = "Linux";
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        osReleaseProcess.running = true;
-    }
 }

quickshell/Services/FilesService.qml

@@ -15,9 +15,34 @@ Singleton {
             "trash": true
         })
     property var userDirs: []
+    property int refCount: 0
 
     signal watchEvent(var data)
 
+    onRefCountChanged: {
+        if (refCount > 0) {
+            ensureSubscription();
+        } else if (refCount === 0 && DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("files")) {
+            DMSService.removeSubscription("files");
+        }
+    }
+
+    function addRef() {
+        refCount++;
+    }
+
+    function removeRef() {
+        refCount = Math.max(0, refCount - 1);
+    }
+
+    function ensureSubscription() {
+        if (DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("files"))
+            return;
+        if (DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("all"))
+            return;
+        DMSService.addSubscription("files");
+    }
+
     onConnectedChanged: {
         if (connected)
             refreshUserDirs();
@@ -32,6 +57,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function watch(path, options, callback) {
+        ensureSubscription();
         _send("files.watch", Object.assign({
             "path": path
         }, _options(options)), callback);

quickshell/Services/FirstLaunchService.qml

@@ -44,7 +44,16 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function checkFirstLaunch() {
-        firstLaunchCheckProcess.running = true;
+        markerProbe.path = root.firstLaunchMarkerPath;
+    }
+
+    function _finishCheck(firstLaunch) {
+        isFirstLaunch = firstLaunch;
+        checkComplete = true;
+        if (!firstLaunch)
+            return;
+        log.info("First launch detected, greeter will be shown");
+        greeterRequested();
     }
 
     function markFirstLaunchComplete() {
@@ -57,45 +66,32 @@ Singleton {
         greeterDismissed = true;
     }
 
-    Process {
-        id: firstLaunchCheckProcess
-
-        command: ["sh", "-c", `
-            SETTINGS='` + settingsPath + `'
-            MARKER='` + firstLaunchMarkerPath + `'
-            if [ -f "$MARKER" ]; then
-                echo 'skip'
-            elif [ -f "$SETTINGS" ]; then
-                echo 'existing_user'
-            else
-                echo 'first'
-            fi
-        `]
-        running: false
-
-        stdout: SplitParser {
-            onRead: data => {
-                const result = data.trim();
-
-                if (result === "first") {
-                    root.isFirstLaunch = true;
-                    log.info("First launch detected, greeter will be shown");
-                } else if (result === "existing_user") {
-                    root.isFirstLaunch = false;
-                    log.info("Existing user detected, silently creating marker");
-                    touchMarkerProcess.running = true;
-                } else {
-                    root.isFirstLaunch = false;
-                }
-
-                root.checkComplete = true;
-
-                if (root.isFirstLaunch)
-                    root.greeterRequested();
+    FileView {
+        id: markerProbe
+        path: ""
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: root._finishCheck(false)
+        onLoadFailed: error => {
+            if (error !== FileViewError.FileNotFound) {
+                root._finishCheck(false);
+                return;
             }
+            settingsProbe.path = root.settingsPath;
         }
     }
 
+    FileView {
+        id: settingsProbe
+        path: ""
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: {
+            log.info("Existing user detected, silently creating marker");
+            touchMarkerProcess.running = true;
+            root._finishCheck(false);
+        }
+        onLoadFailed: error => root._finishCheck(error === FileViewError.FileNotFound)
+    }
+
     Process {
         id: touchMarkerProcess
 

quickshell/Services/GreeterService.qml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool syncing: false
     property string syncStatus: ""
     property bool fallbackFromPrecheck: false
+    property bool _detected: false
 
     readonly property bool linked: slotState === "live"
     readonly property bool profileSyncSufficient: configured && inGroup
@@ -27,9 +28,16 @@ Singleton {
     signal syncFinished
 
     function refresh() {
+        _detected = true;
         detectProcess.running = true;
     }
 
+    function ensureDetected() {
+        if (_detected)
+            return;
+        refresh();
+    }
+
     function sync() {
         if (!binaryExists || syncing)
             return;
@@ -95,7 +103,7 @@ for f in "/var/cache/dms-greeter/users/$USER/settings.json" /var/cache/dms-greet
 done
 [ -f "/var/cache/dms-greeter/users/$USER/settings.json" ] && echo slot
 exit 0`]
-        running: true
+        running: false
 
         stdout: StdioCollector {
             onStreamFinished: {

quickshell/Services/GreeterUsersService.qml

@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ Singleton {
     property bool loaded: false
     property bool refreshing: false
 
-    Component.onCompleted: refresh()
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        if (!SessionData.isGreeterMode)
+            return;
+        refresh();
+    }
 
     function refresh() {
         if (refreshing)

quickshell/Services/HyprlandService.qml

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ Singleton {
             try {
                 const rules = JSON.parse(output);
                 workspaceRules = Array.isArray(rules) ? rules.filter(rule => rule.monitor).map(rule => ({
-                    "workspaceString": rule.workspaceString,
-                    "monitor": rule.monitor
-                })) : [];
+                            "workspaceString": rule.workspaceString,
+                            "monitor": rule.monitor
+                        })) : [];
             } catch (error) {
                 log.warn("workspacerules parse failed:", error);
             }
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData
+        enabled: CompositorService.isHyprland
         function onBarConfigsChanged() {
-            if (!CompositorService.isHyprland)
-                return;
             const newGaps = Math.max(4, (SettingsData.getPrimaryBarConfig()?.spacing ?? 4));
             if (newGaps === root._lastGapValue)
                 return;
@@ -123,6 +122,7 @@ Singleton {
                 refreshLuaConfigStatus();
                 if (luaConfigActive)
                     ensureDmsLuaConfigs();
+                generateLayoutConfig();
                 return;
             }
             luaConfigDetected = false;

quickshell/Services/IconThemeService.qml

@@ -70,17 +70,25 @@ Singleton {
     Component.onCompleted: {
         _initialized = true;
         Paths.iconResolver = name => resolve(name);
-        _probeSystemTheme();
+        if (!settingsTheme)
+            _probeSystemTheme();
         Qt.callLater(_rebuild);
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: rebuildDebounce
+        interval: 2000
+        repeat: false
+        onTriggered: root._rebuild()
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: DesktopEntries
 
         function onApplicationsChanged() {
             if (!root.ready)
                 return;
-            Qt.callLater(root._rebuild);
+            rebuildDebounce.restart();
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Services/IdleService.qml

@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property int postLockMonitorTimeout: isOnBattery ? SettingsData.batteryPostLockMonitorTimeout : SettingsData.acPostLockMonitorTimeout
     readonly property bool postLockMonitorActive: isShellLocked && postLockMonitorTimeout > 0
 
-    readonly property bool mediaPlaying: MprisController.activePlayer !== null && MprisController.activePlayer.isPlaying
-
     onEnabledChanged: _applyMonitorEnableds()
     onPostLockMonitorActiveChanged: _applyMonitorEnableds()
     onMonitorTimeoutChanged: _rearmIdleMonitors()

quickshell/Services/KeybindsService.qml

@@ -132,10 +132,29 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    property int _consumers: 0
+    property bool _bindsStale: false
+
+    function addRef() {
+        _consumers++;
+        if (!_bindsStale)
+            return;
+        _bindsStale = false;
+        loadBinds(false);
+    }
+
+    function removeRef() {
+        _consumers = Math.max(0, _consumers - 1);
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: NiriService
         enabled: CompositorService.isNiri
         function onConfigReloaded() {
+            if (root._consumers === 0) {
+                root._bindsStale = true;
+                return;
+            }
             Qt.callLater(root.loadBinds, false);
         }
     }

quickshell/Services/Log.qml

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ Singleton {
             return;
 
         const argList = Array.from(args);
-        const loc = _callerLocation();
+        const loc = (lvl >= Log.Level.Warn || root.level === Log.Level.Debug) ? _callerLocation() : null;
         const msg = argList.map(_stringify).join(" ");
 
         let tag;

quickshell/Services/LyricsService.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ Singleton {
     property int refCount: 0
     readonly property bool allowed: DashRegistry.option("media", "lyrics") === true && controller.available
     readonly property bool subscribed: refCount > 0 && controller.available
+    onSubscribedChanged: {
+        MediaAccentService.lyricsConsumers += subscribed ? 1 : -1;
+        if (subscribed) {
+            MprisController.addPositionRef();
+            return;
+        }
+        MprisController.removePositionRef();
+    }
     property var activePlayer: subscribed ? MprisController.activePlayer : null
     readonly property real stableLength: subscribed ? MprisController.activePlayerStableLength : 0
 

quickshell/Services/MangoService.qml

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Singleton {
     DCommon.DSocket {
         id: monitorsSocket
         path: root.socketPath
-        connected: root.available
+        connected: CompositorService.isMango && root.available
 
         onConnectionStateChanged: {
             if (linkUp) {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Singleton {
     DCommon.DSocket {
         id: clientsSocket
         path: root.socketPath
-        connected: root.available
+        connected: CompositorService.isMango && root.available
 
         onConnectionStateChanged: {
             if (linkUp)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Singleton {
     DCommon.DSocket {
         id: dispatchSocket
         path: root.socketPath
-        connected: root.available
+        connected: CompositorService.isMango && root.available
         reconnectBaseMs: 25
 
         onConnectionStateChanged: {
@@ -553,9 +553,8 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData
+        enabled: CompositorService.isMango
         function onBarConfigsChanged() {
-            if (!CompositorService.isMango)
-                return;
             const newGaps = Math.max(4, (SettingsData.getPrimaryBarConfig()?.spacing ?? 4));
             if (newGaps === root._lastGapValue)
                 return;

quickshell/Services/MediaAccentService.qml

@@ -13,21 +13,25 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property bool hasAccent: MediaOptions.albumArtAccent ? _accent !== null : true
     readonly property color accent: MediaOptions.albumArtAccent && _accent !== null ? _accent : Theme.primary
-    readonly property var lyricsHues: _lyricsHues()
-    readonly property var lyricsAccents: lyricsHues.map(color => _readableLyricColor(color))
-    readonly property color lyricsGroupAccent: _readableLyricColor(_mixHues(lyricsHues[0], lyricsHues[1], lyricsHues[2]))
+    property int lyricsConsumers: 0
+    readonly property bool lyricsLive: lyricsConsumers > 0
+    readonly property var lyricsHues: lyricsLive ? _lyricsHues() : [Theme.primary, Theme.tertiary, Theme.secondary]
+    readonly property var lyricsAccents: lyricsLive ? lyricsHues.map(color => _readableLyricColor(color)) : lyricsHues
+    readonly property color lyricsGroupAccent: lyricsLive ? _readableLyricColor(_mixHues(lyricsHues[0], lyricsHues[1], lyricsHues[2])) : Theme.primary
     readonly property real lyricsChromaMin: 36
     readonly property real lyricsContrast: 4.5
     readonly property real lyricsTintMax: 0.8
     readonly property color lyricsTint: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.cardSurface, Math.min(Theme.cardSurface.a * Theme.foregroundAlpha, lyricsTintMax))
     readonly property var lyricsBackgrounds: {
+        if (!lyricsLive)
+            return [];
         const surface = Theme.withAlpha(Theme.cardSurface, 1);
         return [surface].concat(TrackArtService.artwork.colors.map(art => Theme.blend(Theme.withAlpha(art, 1), surface, lyricsTint.a)));
     }
 
     readonly property color accentContainer: _container(Theme.primaryContainer, Theme.isLightMode ? 0.3 : 0.55, Theme.isLightMode ? 0.9 : 0.42, 1.25)
     readonly property color accentSecondaryContainer: _container(Theme.secondaryContainer, Theme.isLightMode ? 0.12 : 0.22, Theme.isLightMode ? 0.94 : 0.3, 1.08)
-    readonly property color readableAccent: contrastTo(accent, Theme.onSurface, Theme.chipSurface, 4.5)
+    readonly property color readableAccent: lyricsLive ? contrastTo(accent, Theme.onSurface, Theme.chipSurface, 4.5) : accent
 
     property color onAccent
     property color onAccentContainer

quickshell/Services/MprisController.qml

@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ Singleton {
     property bool _mprisRequestInFlight: false
     property bool _mprisPublishDirty: false
     property int _mprisConnectionEpoch: 0
+    property int positionConsumers: 0
+
+    function addPositionRef() {
+        positionConsumers++;
+    }
+
+    function removePositionRef() {
+        positionConsumers = Math.max(0, positionConsumers - 1);
+    }
 
     Connections {
         target: root.activePlayer
@@ -52,14 +61,23 @@ Singleton {
             if (root.activePlayer && root.activePlayer.lengthSupported && root.activePlayer.length > 1) {
                 root.activePlayerStableLength = root.activePlayer.length;
             }
+        }
+        function onPlaybackStateChanged() {
+            root._syncStableMeta();
+            root._checkIdle();
+        }
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: root.activePlayer
+        enabled: SettingsData.bluetoothMprisEnabled
+        function onLengthChanged() {
             root._scheduleMPRISPublish();
         }
         function onMetadataChanged() {
             root._scheduleMPRISPublish();
         }
         function onPlaybackStateChanged() {
-            root._syncStableMeta();
-            root._checkIdle();
             root._scheduleMPRISPublish();
         }
         function onCanControlChanged() {
@@ -378,7 +396,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Timer {
         interval: 1000
-        running: root.activePlayer?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
+        running: root.positionConsumers > 0 && root.activePlayer?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
         repeat: true
         onTriggered: root.activePlayer?.positionChanged()
     }

quickshell/Services/NightModeService.qml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool automationAvailable: false
     property bool gammaControlAvailable: false
     property int resumeRecoveryAttempt: 0
+    readonly property bool _gammaNeeded: nightModeEnabled || SessionData.displayGamma !== 1.0 || SessionData.displayContrast !== 1.0
 
     property var gammaState: ({})
     property int gammaCurrentTemp: gammaState?.currentTemp ?? 0
@@ -343,7 +344,6 @@ Singleton {
 
     function runResumeRecoveryPass() {
         checkGammaControlAvailability();
-        BrightnessService.rescanDevices();
 
         if (nightModeEnabled) {
             evaluateNightMode();
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ Singleton {
             } else {
                 gammaControlAvailable = true;
                 automationAvailable = true;
-                applyGammaAdjustments();
+                if (_gammaNeeded)
+                    applyGammaAdjustments();
 
                 if (nightModeEnabled) {
                     _setNightModeEnabled(!nightModePaused, true, success => {
@@ -467,6 +468,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: SessionService
+        enabled: root._gammaNeeded
 
         function onSessionResumed() {
             resumeRecoveryAttempt = 0;
@@ -541,6 +543,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: ToplevelManager
+        enabled: root.nightModeEnabled
         function onActiveToplevelChanged() {
             root.handleNightModeExceptions();
         }
@@ -548,6 +551,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: ToplevelManager.activeToplevel
+        enabled: root.nightModeEnabled
         function onFullscreenChanged() {
             root.handleNightModeExceptions();
         }
@@ -555,6 +559,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: CompositorService
+        enabled: root.nightModeEnabled
         function onInOverviewChanged() {
             root.handleNightModeExceptions();
         }

quickshell/Services/NiriOutputCycle.qml

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ QtObject {
     property var _outputCycleState: OutputCycleState.emptyState()
 
     Component.onCompleted: resolveOutputCycle()
+    onIsNiriChanged: resolveOutputCycle()
 
     readonly property Connections outputConnection: Connections {
         target: root.wlrOutputService
+        enabled: root.isNiri
 
         function onStateChanged() {
             root.resolveOutputCycle();
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ QtObject {
 
     readonly property Connections socketConnection: Connections {
         target: root.socket
+        enabled: root.isNiri
 
         function onConnectionStateChanged() {
             if (root.socket.linkUp)
@@ -31,9 +34,10 @@ QtObject {
     }
 
     function outputDescriptors() {
-        return wlrOutputService.outputs
-            .filter(output => output.name)
-            .map(output => ({ id: output.name, enabled: output.enabled }));
+        return wlrOutputService.outputs.filter(output => output.name).map(output => ({
+                    id: output.name,
+                    enabled: output.enabled
+                }));
     }
 
     function sendOutputAction(outputName, action) {

quickshell/Services/NiriService.qml

@@ -92,17 +92,14 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: Theme
+        enabled: CompositorService.isNiri
 
         function onScreenTransitionNeeded() {
-            if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
-                root.doScreenTransition();
-            }
+            root.doScreenTransition();
         }
 
         function onThemeGenerationStarting() {
-            if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
-                root.suppressNextToast();
-            }
+            root.suppressNextToast();
         }
     }
 
@@ -133,6 +130,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData
+        enabled: CompositorService.isNiri
         function onBarConfigsChanged() {
             const newGaps = Math.max(4, (SettingsData.getPrimaryBarConfig()?.spacing ?? 4));
             if (newGaps === root._lastGapValue)
@@ -145,9 +143,10 @@ Singleton {
     Connections {
         target: CompositorService
         function onIsNiriChanged() {
-            if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
-                generateNiriInputConfig();
-            }
+            if (!CompositorService.isNiri)
+                return;
+            generateNiriInputConfig();
+            generateNiriLayoutConfig();
         }
     }
 
@@ -279,12 +278,15 @@ Singleton {
         connected: CompositorService.isNiri
     }
 
-    NiriOutputCycle {
-        id: outputCycle
-        wlrOutputService: WlrOutputService
-        socket: requestSocket
-        isNiri: CompositorService.isNiri
-        currentOutput: root.currentOutput
+    Loader {
+        id: outputCycleLoader
+        active: CompositorService.isNiri
+        sourceComponent: NiriOutputCycle {
+            wlrOutputService: WlrOutputService
+            socket: requestSocket
+            isNiri: CompositorService.isNiri
+            currentOutput: root.currentOutput
+        }
     }
 
     function fetchOutputs() {
@@ -310,7 +312,9 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function cycleSingleOutput() {
-        return outputCycle.cycleSingleOutput();
+        if (!outputCycleLoader.item)
+            return "OUTPUT_CYCLE_UNSUPPORTED";
+        return outputCycleLoader.item.cycleSingleOutput();
     }
 
     function updateDisplayScales() {
@@ -1304,13 +1308,20 @@ window-rule {
             writeAlttabProcess.running = true;
         }
 
-        for (const name of ["outputs", "binds", "cursor", "windowrules", "colors", "alttab", "layout", "input"]) {
-            const path = niriDmsDir + "/" + name + ".kdl";
-            Proc.runCommand("niri-ensure-" + name, ["sh", "-c", `mkdir -p "${niriDmsDir}" && [ ! -f "${path}" ] && touch "${path}" || true`], (output, exitCode) => {
-                if (exitCode !== 0)
-                    log.warn("Failed to ensure " + name + ".kdl, exit code:", exitCode);
-            });
-        }
+        ensureDmsConfigFiles(niriDmsDir);
+    }
+
+    property bool _dmsConfigFilesEnsured: false
+
+    function ensureDmsConfigFiles(niriDmsDir) {
+        if (_dmsConfigFilesEnsured)
+            return;
+        _dmsConfigFilesEnsured = true;
+        const script = `mkdir -p "${niriDmsDir}" && for f in outputs binds cursor windowrules colors alttab layout input; do [ -f "${niriDmsDir}/$f.kdl" ] || touch "${niriDmsDir}/$f.kdl"; done`;
+        Proc.runCommand("niri-ensure-dms-configs", ["sh", "-c", script], (output, exitCode) => {
+            if (exitCode !== 0)
+                log.warn("Failed to ensure dms config files, exit code:", exitCode);
+        });
     }
 
     function generateNiriBlurrule() {

quickshell/Services/NotepadStorageService.qml

@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ Singleton {
         conflictDiskContent = "";
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        ensureDirectories();
-    }
-
     FileView {
         id: metadataFile
         path: root.refCount > 0 ? root.metadataPath : ""
@@ -100,13 +96,21 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     onRefCountChanged: {
-        if (refCount === 1 && !metadataLoaded) {
-            metadataFile.path = "";
-            metadataFile.path = root.metadataPath;
-        }
+        if (refCount !== 1)
+            return;
+        ensureDirectories();
+        if (metadataLoaded)
+            return;
+        metadataFile.path = "";
+        metadataFile.path = root.metadataPath;
     }
 
+    property bool _directoriesEnsured: false
+
     function ensureDirectories() {
+        if (_directoriesEnsured)
+            return;
+        _directoriesEnsured = true;
         Proc.runCommand("", ["mkdir", "-p", root.baseDir, root.filesDir], null);
     }
 

quickshell/Services/NotificationService.qml

@@ -70,13 +70,12 @@ Singleton {
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         _recomputeGroups();
-        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", Paths.strip(Paths.cache)]);
-        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", imageCacheDir]);
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", Paths.strip(Paths.cache), imageCacheDir]);
     }
 
     FileView {
         id: historyFileView
-        path: root.historyFile
+        path: SettingsData.notificationHistoryEnabled ? root.historyFile : ""
         printErrors: false
         onLoaded: root.loadHistory()
         onLoadFailed: error => {
@@ -173,6 +172,8 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function performSaveHistory() {
+        if (historyFileView.path === "")
+            return;
         try {
             historyAdapter.notifications = historyList;
             historyFileView.writeAdapter();
@@ -559,10 +560,17 @@ Singleton {
         }
         historyList = [];
         historyAdapter.notifications = [];
+        if (historyFileView.path === "") {
+            Quickshell.execDetached(["rm", "-f", root.historyFile]);
+            return;
+        }
         historyFileView.writeAdapter();
     }
 
+    property bool overlayOpen: false
+
     function onOverlayOpen() {
+        overlayOpen = true;
         popupsDisabled = true;
         markNotificationsSeen();
         addGate.stop();
@@ -580,6 +588,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function onOverlayClose() {
+        overlayOpen = false;
         popupsDisabled = false;
         markNotificationsSeen();
         processQueue();
@@ -600,7 +609,7 @@ Singleton {
         id: timeUpdateTimer
         interval: 30000
         repeat: true
-        running: root.allWrappers.length > 0 || visibleNotifications.length > 0
+        running: root.overlayOpen && (root.allWrappers.length > 0 || visibleNotifications.length > 0)
         triggeredOnStart: false
         onTriggered: {
             root.timeUpdateTick = !root.timeUpdateTick;
@@ -1495,7 +1504,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Connections {
-        target: PrivacyService
+        target: SettingsData.notificationDndWhileScreenSharing ? PrivacyService : null
         function onScreensharingActiveChanged() {
             SessionData.syncScreenShareDnd();
         }

quickshell/Services/PortalService.qml

@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function setSystemColorScheme(isLightMode) {
-        if (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.syncModeWithPortal === false) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         const preferLight = isLightMode && systemColorScheme === 2;
         const targetScheme = isLightMode ? (preferLight ? "prefer-light" : "default") : "prefer-dark";
 
@@ -209,6 +205,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: Theme
+        enabled: SettingsData.syncModeWithPortal
 
         function onIsLightModeChanged() {
             root.setSystemColorScheme(Theme.isLightMode);

quickshell/Services/PowerProfileWatcher.qml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Singleton {
     property int previousProfile: -1
     property bool daemonRunning: true
 
-    readonly property bool available: typeof PowerProfiles !== "undefined" && daemonRunning
+    readonly property bool available: daemonRunning
 
     function checkDaemon() {
         if (!DMSService.isConnected || !DMSService.capabilities.includes("dbus"))
@@ -87,17 +87,14 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Connections {
-        target: typeof PowerProfiles !== "undefined" ? PowerProfiles : null
+        target: PowerProfiles
 
         function onProfileChanged() {
-            if (typeof PowerProfiles !== "undefined") {
-                root.daemonRunning = true;
-                root.previousProfile = root.currentProfile;
-                root.currentProfile = PowerProfiles.profile;
-                if (root.previousProfile !== -1) {
-                    root.profileChanged(root.currentProfile);
-                }
-            }
+            root.daemonRunning = true;
+            root.previousProfile = root.currentProfile;
+            root.currentProfile = PowerProfiles.profile;
+            if (root.previousProfile !== -1)
+                root.profileChanged(root.currentProfile);
         }
     }
 
@@ -110,9 +107,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        if (typeof PowerProfiles !== "undefined") {
-            root.currentProfile = PowerProfiles.profile;
-            root.previousProfile = PowerProfiles.profile;
-        }
+        root.currentProfile = PowerProfiles.profile;
+        root.previousProfile = PowerProfiles.profile;
     }
 }

quickshell/Services/PrivacyService.qml

@@ -1,182 +1,195 @@
 pragma Singleton
-
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Io
+import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
 
+    property int refCount: 0
+    readonly property bool watching: refCount > 0 || SettingsData.notificationDndWhileScreenSharing
+
+    function addRef() {
+        refCount++;
+    }
+
+    function removeRef() {
+        refCount = Math.max(0, refCount - 1);
+    }
+
     readonly property bool microphoneActive: {
-        if (!AudioService.pipewireReady) {
-            return false
+        if (!watching || !AudioService.pipewireReady) {
+            return false;
         }
 
         for (let i = 0; i < AudioService.pipewireNodes.length; i++) {
-            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i]
+            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i];
             if (!node) {
-                continue
+                continue;
             }
 
             if (node.properties?.["media.class"] === "Stream/Input/Audio") {
                 if (!looksLikeSystemVirtualMic(node)) {
                     if (node.audio && node.audio.muted) {
-                        return false
+                        return false;
                     }
-                    return true
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
         }
-        return false
+        return false;
     }
 
-
     readonly property bool cameraActive: {
-        if (!AudioService.pipewireReady) {
-            return false
+        if (!watching || !AudioService.pipewireReady) {
+            return false;
         }
 
         for (let i = 0; i < AudioService.pipewireNodes.length; i++) {
-            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i]
+            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i];
             if (!node || !node.ready || node.properties?.["media.role"] === "Screen") {
-                continue
+                continue;
             }
 
             if (node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Input/Video") {
                 if (node.properties["stream.is-live"] === "true") {
-                    return true
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
         }
-        return false
+        return false;
     }
 
     readonly property bool screensharingActive: {
+        if (!watching) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         if (CompositorService.isNiri && NiriService.hasActiveCast) {
-            return true
+            return true;
         }
 
         if (!AudioService.pipewireReady) {
-            return false
+            return false;
         }
 
         for (let i = 0; i < AudioService.pipewireNodes.length; i++) {
-            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i]
+            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i];
             if (!node || !node.ready) {
-                continue
+                continue;
             }
 
-			if (AudioService.isPipewireVideoSource(node)) {
-				if (looksLikeScreencast(node)) {
-					return true
-				}
-			}
+            if (AudioService.isPipewireVideoSource(node)) {
+                if (looksLikeScreencast(node)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
 
             if (node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Output/Video") {
                 if (looksLikeScreencast(node)) {
-                    return true
+                    return true;
                 }
             }
 
             if (node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Input/Audio") {
-                const mediaName = (node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
-                const appName = (node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
+                const mediaName = (node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase();
+                const appName = (node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase();
 
                 if (mediaName.includes("desktop") || appName.includes("screen") || appName === "obs") {
                     if (node.properties["stream.is-live"] === "true") {
                         if (node.audio && node.audio.muted) {
-                            return false
+                            return false;
                         }
-                        return true
+                        return true;
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
-        return false
+        return false;
     }
 
     readonly property bool anyPrivacyActive: microphoneActive || cameraActive || screensharingActive
 
     function looksLikeSystemVirtualMic(node) {
         if (!node) {
-            return false
+            return false;
         }
-        const name = (node.name || "").toLowerCase()
-        const mediaName = (node.properties && node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
-        const appName = (node.properties && node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
-        const combined = name + " " + mediaName + " " + appName
-        return /cava|monitor|system/.test(combined)
+        const name = (node.name || "").toLowerCase();
+        const mediaName = (node.properties && node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase();
+        const appName = (node.properties && node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase();
+        const combined = name + " " + mediaName + " " + appName;
+        return /cava|monitor|system/.test(combined);
     }
 
     function looksLikeScreencast(node) {
         if (!node) {
-            return false
+            return false;
         }
-        const appName = (node.properties && node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
-        const nodeName = (node.name || "").toLowerCase()
-        const mediaName = (node.properties && node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase()
-        const combined = appName + " " + nodeName + " " + mediaName
-        return /xdg-desktop-portal|xdpw|screencast|screen-cast|screen|gnome shell|kwin|obs|niri/.test(combined)
+        const appName = (node.properties && node.properties["application.name"] || "").toLowerCase();
+        const nodeName = (node.name || "").toLowerCase();
+        const mediaName = (node.properties && node.properties["media.name"] || "").toLowerCase();
+        const combined = appName + " " + nodeName + " " + mediaName;
+        return /xdg-desktop-portal|xdpw|screencast|screen-cast|screen|gnome shell|kwin|obs|niri/.test(combined);
     }
 
     function screencastSourceIds() {
-        const ids = []
+        const ids = [];
 
         if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
             for (const cast of NiriService.casts) {
                 if (cast && cast.is_active) {
-                    ids.push("niri:" + cast.stream_id)
+                    ids.push("niri:" + cast.stream_id);
                 }
             }
         }
 
         if (!AudioService.pipewireReady) {
-            return ids
+            return ids;
         }
 
         for (let i = 0; i < AudioService.pipewireNodes.length; i++) {
-            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i]
+            const node = AudioService.pipewireNodes[i];
             if (!node || !node.ready) {
-                continue
+                continue;
             }
 
-            const isVideoSource = node.properties?.["media.class"] === "Video/Source"
-            const isVideoStream = node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Output/Video"
+            const isVideoSource = node.properties?.["media.class"] === "Video/Source";
+            const isVideoStream = node.properties && node.properties["media.class"] === "Stream/Output/Video";
             if ((isVideoSource || isVideoStream) && looksLikeScreencast(node)) {
-                ids.push("pw:" + node.id)
+                ids.push("pw:" + node.id);
             }
         }
 
-        return ids.sort()
+        return ids.sort();
     }
 
     function getMicrophoneStatus() {
-        return microphoneActive ? "active" : "inactive"
+        return microphoneActive ? "active" : "inactive";
     }
 
     function getCameraStatus() {
-        return cameraActive ? "active" : "inactive"
+        return cameraActive ? "active" : "inactive";
     }
 
     function getScreensharingStatus() {
-        return screensharingActive ? "active" : "inactive"
+        return screensharingActive ? "active" : "inactive";
     }
 
     function getPrivacySummary() {
-        const active = []
+        const active = [];
         if (microphoneActive) {
-            active.push("microphone")
+            active.push("microphone");
         }
         if (cameraActive) {
-            active.push("camera")
+            active.push("camera");
         }
         if (screensharingActive) {
-            active.push("screensharing")
+            active.push("screensharing");
         }
 
-        return active.length > 0 ? `Privacy active: ${active.join(", ")}` : "No privacy concerns detected"
+        return active.length > 0 ? `Privacy active: ${active.join(", ")}` : "No privacy concerns detected";
     }
 }

quickshell/Services/RefreshRateService.qml

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property int batteryRefreshRateTarget: 60000
     readonly property int batteryRefreshRateTolerance: 1000
 
-    property int powerSyncRecoveryAttempt: 0
-    readonly property var powerSyncRecoveryIntervals: [1000, 5000, 15000, 30000]
+    property int _resumeRecoveryAttempt: 0
+    readonly property var _resumeRecoveryIntervals: [1000, 5000, 15000, 30000]
     property var _lastAppliedTargets: ({})
 
     Timer {
@@ -38,38 +38,40 @@ Singleton {
         id: startupRefreshRateSync
         interval: 500
         repeat: false
-        running: true
+        running: SettingsData.lowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBattery
         onTriggered: root.requestSync("startup")
     }
 
     Timer {
-        id: powerSyncRecoveryTimer
-        interval: root.powerSyncRecoveryIntervals[0]
+        id: resumeRecoveryTimer
+        interval: root._resumeRecoveryIntervals[0]
         repeat: false
         onTriggered: {
             root.requestSync("resume-reconcile");
-            root.powerSyncRecoveryAttempt++;
-            if (root.powerSyncRecoveryAttempt < root.powerSyncRecoveryIntervals.length) {
-                interval = root.powerSyncRecoveryIntervals[root.powerSyncRecoveryAttempt];
+            root._resumeRecoveryAttempt++;
+            if (root._resumeRecoveryAttempt < root._resumeRecoveryIntervals.length) {
+                interval = root._resumeRecoveryIntervals[root._resumeRecoveryAttempt];
                 restart();
                 return;
             }
-            root.powerSyncRecoveryAttempt = 0;
-            interval = root.powerSyncRecoveryIntervals[0];
+            root._resumeRecoveryAttempt = 0;
+            interval = root._resumeRecoveryIntervals[0];
         }
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: SessionService
+        enabled: SettingsData.lowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBattery
         function onSessionResumed() {
-            root.powerSyncRecoveryAttempt = 0;
-            powerSyncRecoveryTimer.interval = root.powerSyncRecoveryIntervals[0];
-            powerSyncRecoveryTimer.restart();
+            root._resumeRecoveryAttempt = 0;
+            resumeRecoveryTimer.interval = root._resumeRecoveryIntervals[0];
+            resumeRecoveryTimer.restart();
         }
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: BatteryService
+        enabled: SettingsData.lowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBattery
         function onIsPluggedInChanged() {
             root.requestSync("power-change");
         }
@@ -78,12 +80,14 @@ Singleton {
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData
         function onLowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBatteryChanged() {
+            resumeRecoveryTimer.stop();
             root.requestSync("setting-change");
         }
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: SessionData
+        enabled: SettingsData.lowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBattery
         function onActiveDisplayProfileChanged() {
             root.requestSync("profile-change");
         }
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: NiriService
+        enabled: SettingsData.lowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBattery
         function onOutputsChanged() {
             root.requestSync("output-change");
         }
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: WlrOutputService
+        enabled: SettingsData.lowerDisplayRefreshRateOnBattery
         function onStateChanged() {
             root.requestSync("output-change");
         }

quickshell/Services/SessionService.qml

@@ -64,12 +64,7 @@ Singleton {
         running: true
         repeat: false
         onTriggered: {
-            detectUwsmProcess.running = true;
-            detectElogindProcess.running = true;
-            detectLoginctlProcess.running = true;
-            detectSystemctlProcess.running = true;
-            detectHibernateProcess.running = true;
-            detectPrimeRunProcess.running = true;
+            detectEnvironmentProcess.running = true;
             if (!SettingsData.loginctlLockIntegration) {
                 log.debug("loginctl lock integration disabled by user");
                 return;
@@ -91,54 +86,49 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Process {
-        id: detectUwsmProcess
+        id: detectEnvironmentProcess
         running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v uwsm > /dev/null 2>&1 && systemctl --user is-active --quiet 'wayland-wm@*.service' 2> /dev/null"]
+        command: ["sh", "-c", `uwsm=0; command -v uwsm >/dev/null 2>&1 && systemctl --user is-active --quiet 'wayland-wm@*.service' 2>/dev/null && uwsm=1
+elogind=0; ps -eo comm= | grep -qE '^(elogind|elogind-daemon)$' && elogind=1
+loginctl=0; command -v loginctl >/dev/null 2>&1 && loginctl=1
+systemctl=0; usermgr=0
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then systemctl=1; systemctl --user --no-pager show-environment >/dev/null 2>&1 && usermgr=1; fi
+hibernate=0; grep -q disk /sys/power/state 2>/dev/null && hibernate=1
+nvidia=; command -v prime-run >/dev/null 2>&1 && nvidia=prime-run
+[ -z "$nvidia" ] && command -v nvidia-offload >/dev/null 2>&1 && nvidia=nvidia-offload
+printf 'uwsm=%s\nelogind=%s\nloginctl=%s\nsystemctl=%s\nusermgr=%s\nhibernate=%s\nnvidia=%s\n' "$uwsm" "$elogind" "$loginctl" "$systemctl" "$usermgr" "$hibernate" "$nvidia"`]
 
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            hasUwsm = (exitCode === 0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: detectElogindProcess
-        running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "ps -eo comm= | grep -E '^(elogind|elogind-daemon)$'"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            log.debug("Elogind detection exited with code", exitCode);
-            isElogind = (exitCode === 0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: detectLoginctlProcess
-        running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v loginctl"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            loginctlCommandAvailable = (exitCode === 0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: detectSystemctlProcess
-        running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v systemctl > /dev/null || exit 1; systemctl --user show-environment > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 2"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            systemctlCommandAvailable = (exitCode === 0 || exitCode === 2);
-            userManagerAvailable = (exitCode === 0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: detectHibernateProcess
-        running: false
-        command: isBSD ? ["sh", "-c", "exit 1"] : ["grep", "-q", "disk", "/sys/power/state"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            hibernateSupported = (exitCode === 0);
+        stdout: SplitParser {
+            splitMarker: "\n"
+            onRead: line => {
+                const eq = line.indexOf("=");
+                if (eq <= 0)
+                    return;
+                const value = line.substring(eq + 1).trim();
+                switch (line.substring(0, eq)) {
+                case "uwsm":
+                    root.hasUwsm = value === "1";
+                    return;
+                case "elogind":
+                    root.isElogind = value === "1";
+                    return;
+                case "loginctl":
+                    root.loginctlCommandAvailable = value === "1";
+                    return;
+                case "systemctl":
+                    root.systemctlCommandAvailable = value === "1";
+                    return;
+                case "usermgr":
+                    root.userManagerAvailable = value === "1";
+                    return;
+                case "hibernate":
+                    root.hibernateSupported = !root.isBSD && value === "1";
+                    return;
+                case "nvidia":
+                    root.nvidiaCommand = value;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,32 +153,6 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
-    Process {
-        id: detectPrimeRunProcess
-        running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v prime-run"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
-                nvidiaCommand = "prime-run";
-            } else {
-                detectNvidiaOffloadProcess.running = true;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: detectNvidiaOffloadProcess
-        running: false
-        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v nvidia-offload"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
-                nvidiaCommand = "nvidia-offload";
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     Process {
         id: uwsmLogout
         property bool notRunning: false

quickshell/Services/SessionsService.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Singleton {
     property string currentSessionId: ""
     property string currentSeat: ""
     property bool refreshing: false
+    property bool loaded: false
+    property var _afterLoad: []
     property bool loginctlAvailable: false
     property bool isBSD: Qt.platform.os === "unix"
 
@@ -45,6 +47,24 @@ Singleton {
         return sessions.filter(s => !s.current);
     }
 
+    function ensureLoaded(fn) {
+        if (loaded) {
+            fn();
+            return;
+        }
+        _afterLoad = _afterLoad.concat([fn]);
+        refresh();
+    }
+
+    function _finishRefresh() {
+        refreshing = false;
+        loaded = true;
+        const queued = _afterLoad;
+        _afterLoad = [];
+        for (const fn of queued)
+            fn();
+    }
+
     function refresh() {
         if (refreshing)
             return;
@@ -72,20 +92,22 @@ Singleton {
             const fields = (lines[0] || "self|0|").split("|");
             root.currentSessionId = fields[0] || "self";
             root.currentSeat = "";
-            root.sessions = [{
-                sessionId: root.currentSessionId,
-                uid: parseInt(fields[1] || "0", 10),
-                username: fields[2] || "",
-                seat: "",
-                tty: lines[1] || "",
-                type: (Quickshell.env("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") || "") !== "" ? "wayland" : "",
-                sessionClass: "user",
-                active: true,
-                state: "active",
-                remote: false,
-                current: true
-            }];
-            root.refreshing = false;
+            root.sessions = [
+                {
+                    sessionId: root.currentSessionId,
+                    uid: parseInt(fields[1] || "0", 10),
+                    username: fields[2] || "",
+                    seat: "",
+                    tty: lines[1] || "",
+                    type: (Quickshell.env("WAYLAND_DISPLAY") || "") !== "" ? "wayland" : "",
+                    sessionClass: "user",
+                    active: true,
+                    state: "active",
+                    remote: false,
+                    current: true
+                }
+            ];
+            root._finishRefresh();
         }, 0);
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +158,7 @@ Singleton {
                 return parseInt(a.sessionId, 10) - parseInt(b.sessionId, 10);
             });
             root.sessions = list;
-            root.refreshing = false;
+            root._finishRefresh();
         }, 0);
     }
 
@@ -239,6 +261,8 @@ Singleton {
         target: "sessions"
 
         function list(): string {
+            if (!root.loaded)
+                root.refresh();
             const lines = [];
             for (let i = 0; i < root.sessions.length; i++) {
                 const s = root.sessions[i];
@@ -261,17 +285,15 @@ Singleton {
         function activate(sessionId: string): string {
             if (!sessionId)
                 return "ERROR: missing session id";
-            root.activate(sessionId, null);
+            root.ensureLoaded(() => root.activate(sessionId, null));
             return "ok";
         }
 
         function switchTo(target: string): string {
             if (!target)
                 return "ERROR: missing target (username or session id)";
-            root.switchToUser(target, null);
+            root.ensureLoaded(() => root.switchToUser(target, null));
             return "ok";
         }
     }
-
-    Component.onCompleted: refresh()
 }

quickshell/Services/SettingsSearchService.qml

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Singleton {
     property var settingsIndex: []
     property bool indexLoaded: false
     property var _translatedCache: []
+    property bool _cacheDirty: false
     property int _scrollPass: 0
     property int _stablePasses: 0
     property real _appliedY: 0
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function _rebuildTranslationCache() {
+        _cacheDirty = false;
         var cache = [];
         var items = settingsIndex.concat(_runtimeSearchEntries());
         for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
@@ -543,7 +545,7 @@ Singleton {
     function _refreshTranslatedCache() {
         if (!indexLoaded)
             return;
-        _rebuildTranslationCache();
+        _cacheDirty = true;
         if (query)
             results = _searchEntries(query, 15);
     }
@@ -553,6 +555,8 @@ Singleton {
         if (!queryLower)
             return [];
 
+        if (_cacheDirty)
+            _rebuildTranslationCache();
         var querySquash = _squash(queryLower);
         var queryWords = queryLower.split(/\s+/).filter(w => w.length > 0);
         var scored = [];

quickshell/Services/ShellVersionService.qml

@@ -19,30 +19,18 @@ Singleton {
     Process {
         id: versionDetection
         running: true
-        command: ["sh", "-c", `cd "${Quickshell.shellDir}" && if [ -d .git ]; then echo "(git) $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"; elif [ -f VERSION ]; then cat VERSION; fi`]
+        command: ["sh", "-c", `cd "${Quickshell.shellDir}" || exit 0
+semver=$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null); codename=$(cat CODENAME 2>/dev/null)
+if [ -d .git ]; then shell="(git) $(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"; else shell=$semver; fi
+printf '%s\\n%s\\n%s\\n' "$shell" "$semver" "$codename"`]
 
         stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: shellVersion = text.trim()
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: semverDetection
-        running: true
-        command: ["sh", "-c", `cd "${Quickshell.shellDir}" && if [ -f VERSION ]; then cat VERSION; fi`]
-
-        stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: semverVersion = text.trim()
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: codenameDetection
-        running: true
-        command: ["sh", "-c", `cd "${Quickshell.shellDir}" && if [ -f CODENAME ]; then cat CODENAME; fi`]
-
-        stdout: StdioCollector {
-            onStreamFinished: shellCodename = text.trim()
+            onStreamFinished: {
+                const lines = text.split("\n");
+                shellVersion = (lines[0] || "").trim();
+                semverVersion = (lines[1] || "").trim();
+                shellCodename = (lines[2] || "").trim();
+            }
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Services/SystemUpdateService.qml

@@ -148,9 +148,11 @@ Singleton {
         const has = DMSService.capabilities.includes("sysupdate");
         if (has && !sysupdateAvailable) {
             sysupdateAvailable = true;
-            requestState();
-            // The daemon persists its last check but not the interval; re-apply it on every fresh connection.
-            setInterval(SettingsData.updaterIntervalSeconds);
+            if (pollWanted) {
+                requestState();
+                // The daemon persists its last check but not the interval; re-apply it on every fresh connection.
+                setInterval(SettingsData.updaterIntervalSeconds);
+            }
         } else if (!has) {
             sysupdateAvailable = false;
         }
@@ -400,6 +402,7 @@ Singleton {
     onPollWantedChanged: {
         if (!pollWanted)
             _startupCheckDone = false;
+        _syncSubscription();
         Qt.callLater(() => root._syncAcquire());
         Qt.callLater(() => root._maybeStartupCheck());
     }
@@ -415,6 +418,19 @@ Singleton {
             loadReleases(false);
     }
 
+    function _syncSubscription() {
+        if (!pollWanted) {
+            if (DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("sysupdate"))
+                DMSService.removeSubscription("sysupdate");
+            return;
+        }
+        DMSService.addSubscription("sysupdate");
+        if (!sysupdateAvailable)
+            return;
+        requestState();
+        setInterval(SettingsData.updaterIntervalSeconds);
+    }
+
     property bool _acquired: false
     // Releasing the ref parks the daemon scheduler; its deadline is kept, so checks resume on AC.
     readonly property bool pausedOnBattery: SettingsData.updaterPauseOnBattery && BatteryService.batteryAvailable && !BatteryService.isPluggedIn

quickshell/Services/TailscaleService.qml

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Singleton {
 
         if (!available)
             return;
-        if (!stateInitialized) {
+        if (refCount > 0 && !stateInitialized) {
             stateInitialized = true;
             getStatus();
         }

quickshell/Services/ThemeAutoService.qml

@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("ThemeAutoService")
 
     property bool active: false
+    readonly property bool backendAvailable: DMSService.isConnected && DMSService.capabilities.includes("theme.auto")
+
+    onActiveChanged: {
+        if (active) {
+            DMSService.addSubscription("theme.auto");
+            return;
+        }
+        if (DMSService.activeSubscriptions.includes("theme.auto"))
+            DMSService.removeSubscription("theme.auto");
+    }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         if (typeof SessionData !== "undefined" && SessionData.themeModeAutoEnabled) {
@@ -20,7 +30,6 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: SessionData
-        enabled: typeof SessionData !== "undefined"
 
         function onThemeModeAutoEnabledChanged() {
             if (SessionData.themeModeAutoEnabled) {
@@ -29,128 +38,112 @@ Singleton {
                 root.stop();
             }
         }
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: SessionData
+        enabled: root.active
 
         function onThemeModeAutoModeChanged() {
-            if (root.active) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-                root.syncLocationSchedule();
-            }
-        }
-
-        function onThemeModeStartHourChanged() {
-            if (root.active && !SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
-        }
-
-        function onThemeModeStartMinuteChanged() {
-            if (root.active && !SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
-        }
-
-        function onThemeModeEndHourChanged() {
-            if (root.active && !SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
-        }
-
-        function onThemeModeEndMinuteChanged() {
-            if (root.active && !SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
+            root.evaluate();
+            root.syncTimeSchedule();
+            root.syncLocationSchedule();
         }
 
         function onThemeModeShareGammaSettingsChanged() {
-            if (root.active) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-                root.syncLocationSchedule();
-            }
+            root.evaluate();
+            root.syncTimeSchedule();
+            root.syncLocationSchedule();
+        }
+
+        function onThemeModeStartHourChanged() {
+            root.resyncOwnSchedule();
+        }
+
+        function onThemeModeStartMinuteChanged() {
+            root.resyncOwnSchedule();
+        }
+
+        function onThemeModeEndHourChanged() {
+            root.resyncOwnSchedule();
+        }
+
+        function onThemeModeEndMinuteChanged() {
+            root.resyncOwnSchedule();
         }
 
         function onNightModeStartHourChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
+            root.resyncSharedSchedule();
         }
 
         function onNightModeStartMinuteChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
+            root.resyncSharedSchedule();
         }
 
         function onNightModeEndHourChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
+            root.resyncSharedSchedule();
         }
 
         function onNightModeEndMinuteChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings) {
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncTimeSchedule();
-            }
+            root.resyncSharedSchedule();
         }
 
         function onLatitudeChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeAutoMode === "location") {
-                if (!SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation && SessionData.latitude !== 0.0 && SessionData.longitude !== 0.0 && typeof DMSService !== "undefined") {
-                    DMSService.sendRequest("wayland.gamma.setLocation", {
-                        "latitude": SessionData.latitude,
-                        "longitude": SessionData.longitude
-                    });
-                }
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncLocationSchedule();
-            }
+            root.resyncCoordinates();
         }
 
         function onLongitudeChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeAutoMode === "location") {
-                if (!SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation && SessionData.latitude !== 0.0 && SessionData.longitude !== 0.0 && typeof DMSService !== "undefined") {
+            root.resyncCoordinates();
+        }
+
+        function onNightModeUseIPLocationChanged() {
+            if (SessionData.themeModeAutoMode !== "location")
+                return;
+            DMSService.sendRequest("wayland.gamma.setUseIPLocation", {
+                "use": SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation
+            }, response => {
+                if (!response.error && !SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation && SessionData.latitude !== 0.0 && SessionData.longitude !== 0.0) {
                     DMSService.sendRequest("wayland.gamma.setLocation", {
                         "latitude": SessionData.latitude,
                         "longitude": SessionData.longitude
                     });
                 }
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncLocationSchedule();
-            }
+            });
+            root.evaluate();
+            root.syncLocationSchedule();
         }
+    }
 
-        function onNightModeUseIPLocationChanged() {
-            if (root.active && SessionData.themeModeAutoMode === "location") {
-                if (typeof DMSService !== "undefined") {
-                    DMSService.sendRequest("wayland.gamma.setUseIPLocation", {
-                        "use": SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation
-                    }, response => {
-                        if (!response.error && !SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation && SessionData.latitude !== 0.0 && SessionData.longitude !== 0.0) {
-                            DMSService.sendRequest("wayland.gamma.setLocation", {
-                                "latitude": SessionData.latitude,
-                                "longitude": SessionData.longitude
-                            });
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-                root.evaluate();
-                root.syncLocationSchedule();
-            }
+    function resyncOwnSchedule() {
+        if (SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings)
+            return;
+        evaluate();
+        syncTimeSchedule();
+    }
+
+    function resyncSharedSchedule() {
+        if (!SessionData.themeModeShareGammaSettings)
+            return;
+        evaluate();
+        syncTimeSchedule();
+    }
+
+    function resyncCoordinates() {
+        if (SessionData.themeModeAutoMode !== "location")
+            return;
+        if (!SessionData.nightModeUseIPLocation && SessionData.latitude !== 0.0 && SessionData.longitude !== 0.0) {
+            DMSService.sendRequest("wayland.gamma.setLocation", {
+                "latitude": SessionData.latitude,
+                "longitude": SessionData.longitude
+            });
         }
+        evaluate();
+        syncLocationSchedule();
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: NightModeService
-        enabled: typeof NightModeService !== "undefined" && typeof SessionData !== "undefined" && SessionData.themeModeAutoEnabled && SessionData.themeModeAutoMode === "location" && !root.backendAvailable()
+        enabled: typeof NightModeService !== "undefined" && typeof SessionData !== "undefined" && SessionData.themeModeAutoEnabled && SessionData.themeModeAutoMode === "location" && !root.backendAvailable
 
         function onGammaIsDayChanged() {
             if (Theme.isLightMode !== NightModeService.gammaIsDay) {
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@ Singleton {
                 root.syncLocationSchedule();
             }
 
-            if (root.backendAvailable() && SessionData.themeModeAutoEnabled) {
+            if (root.backendAvailable && SessionData.themeModeAutoEnabled) {
                 DMSService.sendRequest("theme.auto.getState", null, response => {
                     if (response && response.result) {
                         root.applyBackendState(response.result);
@@ -235,17 +228,13 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function refresh() {
-        if (!backendAvailable()) {
+        if (!backendAvailable) {
             evaluate();
             return;
         }
         DMSService.sendRequest("theme.auto.trigger", {});
     }
 
-    function backendAvailable() {
-        return typeof DMSService !== "undefined" && DMSService.isConnected && Array.isArray(DMSService.capabilities) && DMSService.capabilities.includes("theme.auto");
-    }
-
     function applyBackendState(state) {
         if (!state) {
             return;
@@ -349,7 +338,7 @@ Singleton {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (backendAvailable()) {
+        if (backendAvailable) {
             DMSService.sendRequest("theme.auto.getState", null, response => {
                 if (response && response.result) {
                     applyBackendState(response.result);

quickshell/Services/TrackArtService.qml

@@ -291,22 +291,25 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
-    Instantiator {
-        model: MprisController.availablePlayers
-        delegate: QtObject {
-            required property MprisPlayer modelData
-            readonly property bool playerIsPlaying: modelData.isPlaying
-            readonly property string playerTrackTitle: modelData.trackTitle
-            readonly property string playerTrackArtist: modelData.trackArtist
-            readonly property string playerTrackAlbum: modelData.trackAlbum
-            readonly property string playerTrackArtUrl: modelData.trackArtUrl
-            readonly property var playerMetadata: modelData.metadata
-            onPlayerIsPlayingChanged: root._updateArtUrl()
-            onPlayerTrackTitleChanged: root._updateArtUrl()
-            onPlayerTrackArtistChanged: root._updateArtUrl()
-            onPlayerTrackAlbumChanged: root._updateArtUrl()
-            onPlayerTrackArtUrlChanged: root._updateArtUrl()
-            onPlayerMetadataChanged: root._updateArtUrl()
+    Connections {
+        target: root.activePlayer
+        function onIsPlayingChanged() {
+            root._updateArtUrl();
+        }
+        function onTrackTitleChanged() {
+            root._updateArtUrl();
+        }
+        function onTrackArtistChanged() {
+            root._updateArtUrl();
+        }
+        function onTrackAlbumChanged() {
+            root._updateArtUrl();
+        }
+        function onTrackArtUrlChanged() {
+            root._updateArtUrl();
+        }
+        function onMetadataChanged() {
+            root._updateArtUrl();
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Services/TrashService.qml

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Singleton {
     readonly property bool isEmpty: count === 0
 
     property var availableFileManagers: ["default"]
+    property bool _fileManagersDetected: false
+    property var _pendingOpenOptions: null
     property string defaultFileManagerLabel: "default (xdg-open)"
 
     signal emptyTrashConfirmRequested(int itemCount)
@@ -55,16 +57,27 @@ Singleton {
             onStreamFinished: {
                 const detected = (text || "").split("\n").map(s => s.trim()).filter(s => s.length > 0);
                 root.availableFileManagers = ["default"].concat(detected).concat(["custom"]);
+                if (!root._pendingOpenOptions)
+                    return;
+                const options = root._pendingOpenOptions;
+                root._pendingOpenOptions = null;
+                root.openTrash(options);
             }
         }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         Paths.trashHandler = (path, callback) => trashPath(path, callback);
-        detectProc.running = true;
         refreshCount();
     }
 
+    function detectFileManagers() {
+        if (_fileManagersDetected)
+            return;
+        _fileManagersDetected = true;
+        detectProc.running = true;
+    }
+
     function refreshCount() {
         if (!monitoring)
             return;
@@ -105,6 +118,11 @@ Singleton {
             openCustom(options);
             return;
         }
+        if (!_fileManagersDetected) {
+            _pendingOpenOptions = options;
+            detectFileManagers();
+            return;
+        }
         if (availableFileManagers.indexOf(choice) < 0) {
             ToastService.showInfo(I18n.tr("Cannot open trash: '%1' is not installed", "dock trash toast, %1 is the file manager name").arg(choice), I18n.tr("Pick a different file manager in Settings → Dock → Trash."));
             return;

quickshell/Services/WallpaperCyclingService.qml

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
 
     property bool cyclingActive: false
+    property bool _lastPushedEnabled: true
     readonly property bool fullscreenShowing: {
-        if (!ToplevelManager.toplevels?.values)
+        if (!cyclingActive || !ToplevelManager.toplevels?.values)
             return false;
         for (const toplevel of ToplevelManager.toplevels.values) {
             if (toplevel.fullscreen && toplevel.activated)
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ Singleton {
 
         function onCapabilitiesReceived() {
             lastCycleSeq = -1;
+            _lastPushedEnabled = true;
             updateCyclingState();
         }
     }
@@ -95,6 +97,9 @@ Singleton {
 
     function updateCyclingState() {
         cyclingActive = serverSchedulingAvailable && (SessionData.wallpaperCyclingEnabled || SessionData.perMonitorWallpaper);
+        if (!cyclingActive && !_lastPushedEnabled)
+            return;
+        _lastPushedEnabled = cyclingActive;
         pushConfigToServer();
     }
 

quickshell/Services/WeatherService.qml

@@ -1080,6 +1080,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: LocationService
+        enabled: root.refCount > 0 && SettingsData.weatherEnabled
 
         function onLocationChanged(data) {
             if (!SettingsData.useAutoLocation)

quickshell/Services/WellbeingService.qml

@@ -47,9 +47,17 @@ Singleton {
         enabled: root.tracking
     }
 
-    onManagerActiveToplevelChanged: updateFocusedApp()
+    onManagerActiveToplevelChanged: {
+        if (!tracking)
+            return;
+        updateFocusedApp();
+    }
     onPushedStateChanged: pushState()
-    onTrackingChanged: ensureSubscription()
+    onTrackingChanged: {
+        ensureSubscription();
+        if (tracking)
+            updateFocusedApp();
+    }
     onLimitParamsChanged: pushLimits()
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
@@ -59,6 +67,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     Connections {
         target: CompositorService
+        enabled: root.tracking
 
         function onToplevelsChanged() {
             root.updateFocusedApp();

quickshell/Widgets/DSeekbar.qml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell.Services.Mpris
 import qs.Common
 import qs.DCommon.Widgets
+import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 
 Item {
@@ -16,6 +17,22 @@ Item {
     readonly property real minimumValue: 0
     readonly property real maximumValue: 1
     readonly property real stepSize: stableLength > 0 ? 5 / stableLength : 0
+    readonly property bool wantsPosition: visible && (Window.window?.visible ?? false)
+    property bool _positionHeld: false
+    onWantsPositionChanged: _syncPositionRef(wantsPosition)
+    Component.onCompleted: _syncPositionRef(wantsPosition)
+    Component.onDestruction: _syncPositionRef(false)
+
+    function _syncPositionRef(wanted) {
+        if (wanted === _positionHeld)
+            return;
+        _positionHeld = wanted;
+        if (wanted) {
+            MprisController.addPositionRef();
+            return;
+        }
+        MprisController.removePositionRef();
+    }
     activeFocusOnTab: canSeek
     Accessible.role: Accessible.Slider
     Accessible.name: I18n.tr("Playback position", "media seekbar accessible name")