quickshell: drop support for 0.2, require 0.3+

- Remove all compat code
- Rewire LegacyNetworkService to use Quickshell.Networking
- Add parentWindow to settings child windows

core/cmd/dms/shell.go

@@ -202,9 +202,6 @@ func runShellInteractive(session bool) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// ! TODO - remove when QS 0.3 is up and we can use the pragma
-	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "QS_APP_ID=com.danklinux.dms")
-
 	if isSessionManaged && hasSystemdRun() {
 		cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, "DMS_DEFAULT_LAUNCH_PREFIX=systemd-run --user --scope")
 	}

core/internal/config/embedded/hyprland.conf

@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ windowrule = pin on, match:class ^(steam)$, match:title ^(notificationtoasts)
 windowrule = float on, match:class ^(firefox)$, match:title ^(Picture-in-Picture)$
 windowrule = float on, match:class ^(zoom)$
 
-# DMS windows floating by default
-# ! Hyprland doesn't size these windows correctly so disabling by default here
-# windowrule = float on, match:class ^(org.quickshell)$
-
 layerrule = no_anim on, match:namespace ^(quickshell)$
 layerrule = no_anim on, match:namespace ^dms:.*
 

core/internal/config/embedded/niri.kdl

@@ -250,12 +250,6 @@ window-rule {
     match app-id="zoom"
     open-floating true
 }
-// Open dms windows as floating by default
-window-rule {
-    match app-id=r#"org.quickshell$"#
-    match app-id=r#"com.danklinux.dms$"#
-    open-floating true
-}
 debug {
     honor-xdg-activation-with-invalid-serial
 }

core/internal/distros/arch.go

@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) getQuickshellMapping(variant deps.PackageVariant) Pac
 	if forceQuickshellGit || variant == deps.VariantGit {
 		return PackageMapping{Name: "quickshell-git", Repository: RepoTypeAUR}
 	}
-	// ! TODO - for now we're only forcing quickshell-git on ARCH, as other distros use DL repos which pin a newer quickshell
+	return PackageMapping{Name: "quickshell", Repository: RepoTypeSystem}
-	return PackageMapping{Name: "quickshell-git", Repository: RepoTypeAUR}
 }
 
 func (a *ArchDistribution) getHyprlandMapping(_ deps.PackageVariant) PackageMapping {
@@ -332,6 +331,12 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) InstallPackages(ctx context.Context, dependencies []d
 		aurPkgs = slices.DeleteFunc(aurPkgs, func(p string) bool { return p == "quickshell-git" })
 	}
 
+	if slices.Contains(systemPkgs, "quickshell") && a.packageInstalled("quickshell-git") {
+		if err := a.removeQuickshellGit(ctx, sudoPassword, progressChan); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove quickshell-git: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Phase 3: System Packages
 	if len(systemPkgs) > 0 {
 		progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
@@ -449,6 +454,20 @@ func (a *ArchDistribution) categorizePackages(dependencies []deps.Dependency, wm
 	return systemPkgs, aurPkgs, manualPkgs, variantMap
 }
 
+func (a *ArchDistribution) removeQuickshellGit(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
+	progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+		Phase:       PhaseSystemPackages,
+		Progress:    0.33,
+		Step:        "Removing quickshell-git...",
+		IsComplete:  false,
+		NeedsSudo:   true,
+		CommandInfo: "sudo pacman -Rdd --noconfirm quickshell-git",
+		LogOutput:   "Removing quickshell-git so stable quickshell can be installed",
+	}
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "pacman -Rdd --noconfirm quickshell-git")
+	return a.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.33, 0.35)
+}
+
 func (a *ArchDistribution) preinstallQuickshellGit(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
 	if a.packageInstalled("quickshell-git") {
 		return nil

core/internal/distros/base.go

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (b *BaseDistribution) detectQuickshell() deps.Dependency {
 	}
 
 	versionStr := string(output)
-	versionRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`quickshell (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)`)
+	versionRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)quickshell (\d+\.\d+\.\d+)`)
 	matches := versionRegex.FindStringSubmatch(versionStr)
 
 	if len(matches) < 2 {

quickshell/Common/CacheUtils.qml

@@ -1,40 +1,29 @@
 pragma Singleton
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
+import qs.Common
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
 
-    // Clear all image cache
     function clearImageCache() {
         Quickshell.execDetached(["rm", "-rf", Paths.stringify(Paths.imagecache)]);
         Paths.mkdir(Paths.imagecache);
     }
 
-    // Clear cache older than specified minutes
     function clearOldCache(ageInMinutes) {
         Quickshell.execDetached(["find", Paths.stringify(Paths.imagecache), "-name", "*.png", "-mmin", `+${ageInMinutes}`, "-delete"]);
     }
 
-    // Clear cache for specific size
     function clearCacheForSize(size) {
         Quickshell.execDetached(["find", Paths.stringify(Paths.imagecache), "-name", `*@${size}x${size}.png`, "-delete"]);
     }
 
-    // Get cache size in MB
     function getCacheSize(callback) {
-        var process = Qt.createQmlObject(`
+        Proc.runCommand("cache_size", ["du", "-sm", Paths.stringify(Paths.imagecache)], function (output, exitCode) {
-                                         import Quickshell.Io
+            const sizeMB = parseInt(output.split("\t")[0]) || 0;
-                                         Process {
+            callback(sizeMB);
-                                         command: ["du", "-sm", "${Paths.stringify(Paths.imagecache)}"]
+        });
-                                         running: true
-                                         stdout: StdioCollector {
-                                         onStreamFinished: {
-                                         var sizeMB = parseInt(text.split("\\t")[0]) || 0
-                                         callback(sizeMB)
-                                         }
-                                         }
-                                         }
-                                         `, root);
     }
 }

quickshell/Common/Proc.qml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ Singleton {
         const isRandomId = !id;
 
         if (!_procDebouncers[procId]) {
-            const t = Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick; Timer { repeat: false }', root);
+            const t = debounceTimerComp.createObject(root);
             t.triggered.connect(function () {
                 _launchProc(procId, isRandomId);
             });
@@ -49,14 +50,10 @@ Singleton {
         const entry = _procDebouncers[id];
         if (!entry)
             return;
-        const proc = Qt.createQmlObject('import Quickshell.Io; Process { running: false }', root);
+        const proc = procComp.createObject(root, {
-        const out = Qt.createQmlObject('import Quickshell.Io; StdioCollector {}', proc);
+            command: entry.command
-        const err = Qt.createQmlObject('import Quickshell.Io; StdioCollector {}', proc);
+        });
-        const timeoutTimer = Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick; Timer { repeat: false }', root);
+        const timeoutTimer = debounceTimerComp.createObject(root);
-
-        proc.stdout = out;
-        proc.stderr = err;
-        proc.command = entry.command;
 
         let capturedOut = "";
         let capturedErr = "";
@@ -77,9 +74,9 @@ Singleton {
             }
         });
 
-        out.streamFinished.connect(function () {
+        proc.stdout.streamFinished.connect(function () {
             try {
-                capturedOut = out.text || "";
+                capturedOut = proc.stdout.text || "";
             } catch (e) {
                 capturedOut = "";
             }
@@ -87,9 +84,9 @@ Singleton {
             maybeComplete();
         });
 
-        err.streamFinished.connect(function () {
+        proc.stderr.streamFinished.connect(function () {
             try {
-                capturedErr = err.text || "";
+                capturedErr = proc.stderr.text || "";
             } catch (e) {
                 capturedErr = "";
             }
@@ -140,4 +137,20 @@ Singleton {
         if (entry.timeoutMs !== noTimeout)
             timeoutTimer.start();
     }
+
+    Component {
+        id: debounceTimerComp
+        Timer {
+            repeat: false
+        }
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: procComp
+        Process {
+            running: false
+            stdout: StdioCollector {}
+            stderr: StdioCollector {}
+        }
+    }
 }

quickshell/DMSShell.qml

@@ -523,6 +523,8 @@ Item {
         enabled: PolkitService.polkitAvailable
 
         function onAuthenticationRequestStarted() {
+            if (PopoutService.systemUpdatePopout?.shouldBeVisible)
+                return;
             polkitAuthModalLoader.active = true;
             if (polkitAuthModalLoader.item)
                 polkitAuthModalLoader.item.show();

quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogModal.qml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                 spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                 DankActionButton {
-                    visible: windowControls.supported && windowControls.canMaximize
+                    visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                     iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                     iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
                     iconColor: Theme.surfaceText

quickshell/Modals/FileBrowser/FileBrowserModal.qml

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
     property bool saveMode: false
     property string defaultFileName: ""
     property var parentModal: null
+    parentWindow: parentModal
     property bool shouldHaveFocus: visible
     property bool allowFocusOverride: false
     property bool shouldBeVisible: visible

quickshell/Modals/Greeter/GreeterModal.qml

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                 spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                 DankActionButton {
-                    visible: windowControls.supported && windowControls.canMaximize
+                    visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                     iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                     iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
                     iconColor: Theme.surfaceText

quickshell/Modals/PolkitAuthContent.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,378 @@
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Io
+import qs.Common
+import qs.Services
+import qs.Widgets
+
+FocusScope {
+    id: root
+
+    property var currentFlow: PolkitService.agent?.flow
+    property string passwordInput: ""
+    property bool isLoading: false
+    property bool awaitingFprintForPassword: false
+    property var windowControls: null
+    readonly property int inputFieldHeight: Theme.fontSizeMedium + Theme.spacingL * 2
+
+    property string polkitEtcPamText: ""
+    property string polkitLibPamText: ""
+    property string systemAuthPamText: ""
+    property string commonAuthPamText: ""
+    property string passwordAuthPamText: ""
+    readonly property bool polkitPamHasFprint: {
+        const polkitText = polkitEtcPamText !== "" ? polkitEtcPamText : polkitLibPamText;
+        if (!polkitText)
+            return false;
+        return pamModuleEnabled(polkitText, "pam_fprintd") || (polkitText.includes("system-auth") && pamModuleEnabled(systemAuthPamText, "pam_fprintd")) || (polkitText.includes("common-auth") && pamModuleEnabled(commonAuthPamText, "pam_fprintd")) || (polkitText.includes("password-auth") && pamModuleEnabled(passwordAuthPamText, "pam_fprintd"));
+    }
+
+    signal closeRequested
+    signal authenticationSucceeded
+
+    focus: true
+
+    Keys.onEscapePressed: event => {
+        cancelAuth();
+        event.accepted = true;
+    }
+
+    function stripPamComment(line) {
+        if (!line)
+            return "";
+        const trimmed = line.trim();
+        if (!trimmed || trimmed.startsWith("#"))
+            return "";
+        const hashIdx = trimmed.indexOf("#");
+        if (hashIdx >= 0)
+            return trimmed.substring(0, hashIdx).trim();
+        return trimmed;
+    }
+
+    function pamModuleEnabled(pamText, moduleName) {
+        if (!pamText || !moduleName)
+            return false;
+        const lines = pamText.split(/\r?\n/);
+        for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+            const line = stripPamComment(lines[i]);
+            if (line && line.includes(moduleName))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    function focusPasswordField() {
+        passwordField.forceActiveFocus();
+    }
+
+    function reset() {
+        passwordInput = "";
+        isLoading = false;
+        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
+    }
+
+    function _commitSubmit() {
+        isLoading = true;
+        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
+        currentFlow.submit(passwordInput);
+        passwordInput = "";
+    }
+
+    function submitAuth() {
+        if (!currentFlow || isLoading)
+            return;
+        if (!currentFlow.isResponseRequired) {
+            awaitingFprintForPassword = true;
+            return;
+        }
+        _commitSubmit();
+    }
+
+    function cancelAuth() {
+        if (isLoading)
+            return;
+        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
+        if (currentFlow) {
+            currentFlow.cancelAuthenticationRequest();
+            return;
+        }
+        closeRequested();
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: root.currentFlow
+        enabled: root.currentFlow !== null
+
+        function onIsResponseRequiredChanged() {
+            if (!root.currentFlow.isResponseRequired)
+                return;
+            if (root.awaitingFprintForPassword && root.passwordInput !== "") {
+                root._commitSubmit();
+                return;
+            }
+            root.awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
+            root.isLoading = false;
+            root.passwordInput = "";
+            passwordField.forceActiveFocus();
+        }
+
+        function onAuthenticationSucceeded() {
+            root.authenticationSucceeded();
+            root.closeRequested();
+        }
+
+        function onAuthenticationFailed() {
+            root.isLoading = false;
+        }
+
+        function onAuthenticationRequestCancelled() {
+            root.closeRequested();
+        }
+    }
+
+    FileView {
+        path: "/etc/pam.d/polkit-1"
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: root.polkitEtcPamText = text()
+        onLoadFailed: root.polkitEtcPamText = ""
+    }
+
+    FileView {
+        path: "/usr/lib/pam.d/polkit-1"
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: root.polkitLibPamText = text()
+        onLoadFailed: root.polkitLibPamText = ""
+    }
+
+    FileView {
+        path: "/etc/pam.d/system-auth"
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: root.systemAuthPamText = text()
+        onLoadFailed: root.systemAuthPamText = ""
+    }
+
+    FileView {
+        path: "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: root.commonAuthPamText = text()
+        onLoadFailed: root.commonAuthPamText = ""
+    }
+
+    FileView {
+        path: "/etc/pam.d/password-auth"
+        printErrors: false
+        onLoaded: root.passwordAuthPamText = text()
+        onLoadFailed: root.passwordAuthPamText = ""
+    }
+
+    Item {
+        id: headerSection
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
+        height: Math.max(titleColumn.implicitHeight, windowButtonRow.implicitHeight)
+
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            enabled: root.windowControls !== null
+            onPressed: {
+                if (root.windowControls)
+                    root.windowControls.tryStartMove();
+            }
+            onDoubleClicked: {
+                if (root.windowControls)
+                    root.windowControls.tryToggleMaximize();
+            }
+        }
+
+        Column {
+            id: titleColumn
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: windowButtonRow.left
+            anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
+            StyledText {
+                text: I18n.tr("Authentication Required")
+                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
+                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                font.weight: Font.Medium
+            }
+
+            StyledText {
+                text: root.currentFlow?.message ?? ""
+                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                color: Theme.surfaceTextMedium
+                width: parent.width
+                wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+                maximumLineCount: 2
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                visible: text !== ""
+            }
+
+            StyledText {
+                text: root.currentFlow?.supplementaryMessage ?? ""
+                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                color: (root.currentFlow?.supplementaryIsError ?? false) ? Theme.error : Theme.surfaceTextMedium
+                width: parent.width
+                wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+                maximumLineCount: 2
+                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                opacity: (root.currentFlow?.supplementaryIsError ?? false) ? 1 : 0.8
+                visible: text !== ""
+            }
+        }
+
+        Row {
+            id: windowButtonRow
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.top: parent.top
+            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
+            DankActionButton {
+                visible: root.windowControls?.supported === true && root.windowControls?.canMaximize === true
+                iconName: (root.windowControls?.targetWindow?.maximized ?? false) ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
+                iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
+                iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                onClicked: {
+                    if (root.windowControls)
+                        root.windowControls.tryToggleMaximize();
+                }
+            }
+
+            DankActionButton {
+                iconName: "close"
+                iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
+                iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                enabled: !root.isLoading
+                opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.5
+                onClicked: root.cancelAuth()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Column {
+        id: bottomSection
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+        anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
+        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+        StyledText {
+            text: root.currentFlow?.inputPrompt ?? ""
+            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+            color: Theme.surfaceText
+            width: parent.width
+            visible: text !== ""
+        }
+
+        DankTextField {
+            id: passwordField
+
+            width: parent.width
+            height: root.inputFieldHeight
+            backgroundColor: Theme.surfaceHover
+            normalBorderColor: Theme.outlineStrong
+            focusedBorderColor: Theme.primary
+            borderWidth: 1
+            focusedBorderWidth: 2
+            leftIconName: root.polkitPamHasFprint ? "fingerprint" : ""
+            leftIconSize: 20
+            leftIconColor: Theme.primary
+            leftIconFocusedColor: Theme.primary
+            opacity: root.isLoading ? 0.5 : 1
+            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+            textColor: Theme.surfaceText
+            text: root.passwordInput
+            showPasswordToggle: !(root.currentFlow?.responseVisible ?? false)
+            echoMode: (root.currentFlow?.responseVisible ?? false) || passwordVisible ? TextInput.Normal : TextInput.Password
+            placeholderText: ""
+            enabled: !root.isLoading
+            onTextEdited: root.passwordInput = text
+            onAccepted: root.submitAuth()
+        }
+
+        StyledText {
+            text: I18n.tr("Authentication failed, please try again")
+            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+            color: Theme.error
+            width: parent.width
+            visible: root.currentFlow?.failed ?? false
+        }
+
+        Item {
+            width: parent.width
+            height: 36
+
+            Row {
+                anchors.right: parent.right
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: Math.max(70, cancelText.contentWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2)
+                    height: 36
+                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                    color: cancelArea.containsMouse ? Theme.surfaceTextHover : "transparent"
+                    border.color: Theme.surfaceVariantAlpha
+                    border.width: 1
+                    enabled: !root.isLoading
+                    opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.5
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        id: cancelText
+                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                        text: I18n.tr("Cancel")
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                    }
+
+                    MouseArea {
+                        id: cancelArea
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        hoverEnabled: true
+                        cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                        enabled: parent.enabled
+                        onClicked: root.cancelAuth()
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: Math.max(80, authText.contentWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2)
+                    height: 36
+                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                    color: authArea.containsMouse ? Qt.darker(Theme.primary, 1.1) : Theme.primary
+                    enabled: !root.isLoading
+                    opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.5
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        id: authText
+                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                        text: I18n.tr("Authenticate")
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                        color: Theme.background
+                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                    }
+
+                    MouseArea {
+                        id: authArea
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        hoverEnabled: true
+                        cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                        enabled: parent.enabled
+                        onClicked: root.submitAuth()
+                    }
+
+                    Behavior on color {
+                        ColorAnimation {
+                            duration: Theme.shortDuration
+                            easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

quickshell/Modals/PolkitAuthModal.qml

@@ -1,427 +1,68 @@
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Io
-import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 
-PanelWindow {
+FloatingWindow {
     id: root
 
     property bool disablePopupTransparency: true
-    property string passwordInput: ""
-    property var currentFlow: PolkitService.agent?.flow
-    property bool isLoading: false
-    property bool awaitingFprintForPassword: false
-    readonly property int inputFieldHeight: Theme.fontSizeMedium + Theme.spacingL * 2
 
-    property string polkitEtcPamText: ""
+    function show() {
-    property string polkitLibPamText: ""
+        if (contentLoader.item)
-    property string systemAuthPamText: ""
+            contentLoader.item.reset();
-    property string commonAuthPamText: ""
-    property string passwordAuthPamText: ""
-    readonly property bool polkitPamHasFprint: {
-        const polkitText = polkitEtcPamText !== "" ? polkitEtcPamText : polkitLibPamText;
-        if (!polkitText)
-            return false;
-        return pamModuleEnabled(polkitText, "pam_fprintd") || (polkitText.includes("system-auth") && pamModuleEnabled(systemAuthPamText, "pam_fprintd")) || (polkitText.includes("common-auth") && pamModuleEnabled(commonAuthPamText, "pam_fprintd")) || (polkitText.includes("password-auth") && pamModuleEnabled(passwordAuthPamText, "pam_fprintd"));
-    }
-
-    function stripPamComment(line) {
-        if (!line)
-            return "";
-        const trimmed = line.trim();
-        if (!trimmed || trimmed.startsWith("#"))
-            return "";
-        const hashIdx = trimmed.indexOf("#");
-        if (hashIdx >= 0)
-            return trimmed.substring(0, hashIdx).trim();
-        return trimmed;
-    }
-
-    function pamModuleEnabled(pamText, moduleName) {
-        if (!pamText || !moduleName)
-            return false;
-        const lines = pamText.split(/\r?\n/);
-        for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
-            const line = stripPamComment(lines[i]);
-            if (line && line.includes(moduleName))
-                return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    function focusPasswordField() {
-        passwordField.forceActiveFocus();
-    }
-
-    function show(targetScreen) {
-        if (targetScreen)
-            screen = targetScreen;
-        passwordInput = "";
-        isLoading = false;
-        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
         visible = true;
-        Qt.callLater(focusPasswordField);
+        Qt.callLater(focusContent);
     }
 
     function hide() {
         visible = false;
     }
 
-    function _commitSubmit() {
+    function focusContent() {
-        isLoading = true;
+        if (contentLoader.item)
-        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
+            contentLoader.item.focusPasswordField();
-        currentFlow.submit(passwordInput);
-        passwordInput = "";
-    }
-
-    function submitAuth() {
-        if (!currentFlow || isLoading)
-            return;
-        if (!currentFlow.isResponseRequired) {
-            awaitingFprintForPassword = true;
-            return;
-        }
-        _commitSubmit();
-    }
-
-    function cancelAuth() {
-        if (isLoading)
-            return;
-        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
-        if (currentFlow) {
-            currentFlow.cancelAuthenticationRequest();
-            return;
-        }
-        hide();
     }
 
     objectName: "polkitAuthModal"
-
+    title: I18n.tr("Authentication")
-    screen: Quickshell.screens[0]
+    minimumSize: Qt.size(460, 220)
-    color: "transparent"
+    maximumSize: Qt.size(460, 220)
+    color: Theme.surfaceContainer
     visible: false
 
-    WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:polkit-auth"
-    WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayershell.Overlay
-    WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-    WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: visible ? WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
-
-    anchors {
-        left: true
-        top: true
-        right: true
-        bottom: true
-    }
-
     onVisibleChanged: {
         if (visible) {
-            Qt.callLater(focusPasswordField);
+            Qt.callLater(focusContent);
             return;
         }
-        passwordInput = "";
+        if (contentLoader.item)
-        isLoading = false;
+            contentLoader.item.reset();
-        awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: PolkitService.agent
         enabled: PolkitService.polkitAvailable
 
-        function onAuthenticationRequestStarted() {
-            show();
-        }
-
         function onIsActiveChanged() {
             if (!(PolkitService.agent?.isActive ?? false))
-                hide();
+                root.hide();
         }
     }
 
-    Connections {
+    Loader {
-        target: currentFlow
+        id: contentLoader
-        enabled: currentFlow !== null
-
-        function onIsResponseRequiredChanged() {
-            if (!currentFlow.isResponseRequired)
-                return;
-            if (awaitingFprintForPassword && passwordInput !== "") {
-                _commitSubmit();
-                return;
-            }
-            awaitingFprintForPassword = false;
-            isLoading = false;
-            passwordInput = "";
-            passwordField.forceActiveFocus();
-        }
-
-        function onAuthenticationSucceeded() {
-            hide();
-        }
-
-        function onAuthenticationFailed() {
-            isLoading = false;
-        }
-
-        function onAuthenticationRequestCancelled() {
-            hide();
-        }
-    }
-
-    FileView {
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/polkit-1"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.polkitEtcPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.polkitEtcPamText = ""
-    }
-
-    FileView {
-        path: "/usr/lib/pam.d/polkit-1"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.polkitLibPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.polkitLibPamText = ""
-    }
-
-    FileView {
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/system-auth"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.systemAuthPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.systemAuthPamText = ""
-    }
-
-    FileView {
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/common-auth"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.commonAuthPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.commonAuthPamText = ""
-    }
-
-    FileView {
-        path: "/etc/pam.d/password-auth"
-        printErrors: false
-        onLoaded: root.passwordAuthPamText = text()
-        onLoadFailed: root.passwordAuthPamText = ""
-    }
-
-    // Dim overlay — clicking outside cancels authentication
-    Rectangle {
         anchors.fill: parent
-        color: Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45)
+        active: root.visible
-
+        sourceComponent: PolkitAuthContent {
-        MouseArea {
+            windowControls: windowControls
-            anchors.fill: parent
+            onCloseRequested: root.hide()
-            onClicked: cancelAuth()
         }
     }
 
-    // Centered dialog box
+    FloatingWindowControls {
-    Rectangle {
+        id: windowControls
-        id: dialogBox
+        targetWindow: root
-        width: 460
-        height: 220
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-        color: Theme.surfaceContainer
-        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-
-        FocusScope {
-            id: contentFocusScope
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            focus: true
-
-            Keys.onEscapePressed: event => {
-                cancelAuth();
-                event.accepted = true;
-            }
-
-            Item {
-                id: headerSection
-                anchors.left: parent.left
-                anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.top: parent.top
-                anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
-                height: Math.max(titleColumn.implicitHeight, windowButtonRow.implicitHeight)
-
-                Column {
-                    id: titleColumn
-                    anchors.left: parent.left
-                    anchors.right: windowButtonRow.left
-                    anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingXS
-
-                    StyledText {
-                        text: I18n.tr("Authentication Required")
-                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
-                        color: Theme.surfaceText
-                        font.weight: Font.Medium
-                    }
-
-                    StyledText {
-                        text: currentFlow?.message ?? ""
-                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                        color: Theme.surfaceTextMedium
-                        width: parent.width
-                        wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-                        maximumLineCount: 2
-                        elide: Text.ElideRight
-                        visible: text !== ""
-                    }
-
-                    StyledText {
-                        text: currentFlow?.supplementaryMessage ?? ""
-                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                        color: (currentFlow?.supplementaryIsError ?? false) ? Theme.error : Theme.surfaceTextMedium
-                        width: parent.width
-                        wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-                        maximumLineCount: 2
-                        elide: Text.ElideRight
-                        opacity: (currentFlow?.supplementaryIsError ?? false) ? 1 : 0.8
-                        visible: text !== ""
-                    }
-                }
-
-                Row {
-                    id: windowButtonRow
-                    anchors.right: parent.right
-                    anchors.top: parent.top
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingXS
-
-                    DankActionButton {
-                        iconName: "close"
-                        iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
-                        iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                        enabled: !isLoading
-                        opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.5
-                        onClicked: cancelAuth()
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            Column {
-                id: bottomSection
-                anchors.left: parent.left
-                anchors.right: parent.right
-                anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-                anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
-                spacing: Theme.spacingS
-
-                StyledText {
-                    text: currentFlow?.inputPrompt ?? ""
-                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                    color: Theme.surfaceText
-                    width: parent.width
-                    visible: text !== ""
-                }
-
-                DankTextField {
-                    id: passwordField
-
-                    width: parent.width
-                    height: inputFieldHeight
-                    backgroundColor: Theme.surfaceHover
-                    normalBorderColor: Theme.outlineStrong
-                    focusedBorderColor: Theme.primary
-                    borderWidth: 1
-                    focusedBorderWidth: 2
-                    leftIconName: polkitPamHasFprint ? "fingerprint" : ""
-                    leftIconSize: 20
-                    leftIconColor: Theme.primary
-                    leftIconFocusedColor: Theme.primary
-                    opacity: isLoading ? 0.5 : 1
-                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                    textColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                    text: passwordInput
-                    showPasswordToggle: !(currentFlow?.responseVisible ?? false)
-                    echoMode: (currentFlow?.responseVisible ?? false) || passwordVisible ? TextInput.Normal : TextInput.Password
-                    placeholderText: ""
-                    enabled: !isLoading
-                    onTextEdited: passwordInput = text
-                    onAccepted: submitAuth()
-                }
-
-                StyledText {
-                    text: I18n.tr("Authentication failed, please try again")
-                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                    color: Theme.error
-                    width: parent.width
-                    visible: currentFlow?.failed ?? false
-                }
-
-                Item {
-                    width: parent.width
-                    height: 36
-
-                    Row {
-                        anchors.right: parent.right
-                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                        spacing: Theme.spacingM
-
-                        Rectangle {
-                            width: Math.max(70, cancelText.contentWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2)
-                            height: 36
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            color: cancelArea.containsMouse ? Theme.surfaceTextHover : "transparent"
-                            border.color: Theme.surfaceVariantAlpha
-                            border.width: 1
-                            enabled: !isLoading
-                            opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.5
-
-                            StyledText {
-                                id: cancelText
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                text: I18n.tr("Cancel")
-                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                                color: Theme.surfaceText
-                                font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            }
-
-                            MouseArea {
-                                id: cancelArea
-                                anchors.fill: parent
-                                hoverEnabled: true
-                                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                                enabled: parent.enabled
-                                onClicked: cancelAuth()
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        Rectangle {
-                            width: Math.max(80, authText.contentWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2)
-                            height: 36
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            color: authArea.containsMouse ? Qt.darker(Theme.primary, 1.1) : Theme.primary
-                            enabled: !isLoading
-                            opacity: enabled ? 1 : 0.5
-
-                            StyledText {
-                                id: authText
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                text: I18n.tr("Authenticate")
-                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                                color: Theme.background
-                                font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            }
-
-                            MouseArea {
-                                id: authArea
-                                anchors.fill: parent
-                                hoverEnabled: true
-                                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                                enabled: parent.enabled
-                                onClicked: submitAuth()
-                            }
-
-                            Behavior on color {
-                                ColorAnimation {
-                                    duration: Theme.shortDuration
-                                    easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

quickshell/Modals/PolkitAuthSurfaceModal.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Wayland
+import qs.Common
+import qs.Modals.Common
+import qs.Services
+
+DankModal {
+    id: root
+
+    property var parentPopout: null
+
+    layerNamespace: "dms:polkit-auth-surface"
+    modalWidth: 460
+    modalHeight: 220
+    backgroundColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
+    closeOnEscapeKey: true
+    closeOnBackgroundClick: false
+    allowStacking: true
+    keepPopoutsOpen: true
+
+    onOpened: {
+        if (parentPopout)
+            parentPopout.customKeyboardFocus = WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
+        Qt.callLater(() => {
+            if (contentLoader.item) {
+                contentLoader.item.reset();
+                contentLoader.item.focusPasswordField();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    onDialogClosed: {
+        if (parentPopout)
+            parentPopout.customKeyboardFocus = null;
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: PolkitService.agent
+        enabled: PolkitService.polkitAvailable
+
+        function onIsActiveChanged() {
+            if (!(PolkitService.agent?.isActive ?? false))
+                root.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    content: PolkitAuthContent {
+        focus: true
+        onCloseRequested: root.close()
+    }
+}

quickshell/Modals/ProcessListModal.qml

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         circular: false
                         iconName: processListModal.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4

quickshell/Modals/Settings/SettingsModal.qml

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         circular: false
                         iconName: settingsModal.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4

quickshell/Modals/WifiPasswordModal.qml

@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported && windowControls.canMaximize
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
                         iconColor: Theme.surfaceText

quickshell/Modals/WorkspaceRenameModal.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported && windowControls.canMaximize
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
                         iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
@@ -213,5 +212,4 @@ FloatingWindow {
         id: windowControls
         targetWindow: root
     }
-
 }

quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             Component.onCompleted: {
-                if (typeof blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled !== "undefined")
+                blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => !root.source || root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
-                    blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => !root.source || root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
                 isInitialized = true;
             }
 

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml

@@ -152,6 +152,20 @@ PanelWindow {
         onTriggered: barBlur.rebuild()
     }
 
+    Component {
+        id: blurRegionComp
+        Region {}
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: blurSubRegionComp
+        Region {
+            property Item w
+            item: w
+            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+        }
+    }
+
     Item {
         id: barBlur
         visible: false
@@ -173,33 +187,32 @@ PanelWindow {
             if (!hasBar && widgets.length === 0)
                 return;
 
-            const cr = Theme.cornerRadius;
+            const region = blurRegionComp.createObject(barWindow);
-            let qml = 'import QtQuick; import Quickshell; Region {';
+            if (!region) {
+                log.warn("BarBlur: Failed to create blur region");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (hasBar) {
+                region.x = Qt.binding(() => topBarMouseArea.x + barUnitInset.x + topBarSlide.x);
+                region.y = Qt.binding(() => topBarMouseArea.y + barUnitInset.y + topBarSlide.y);
+                region.width = Qt.binding(() => barUnitInset.width);
+                region.height = Qt.binding(() => barUnitInset.height);
+                region.radius = Qt.binding(() => barBackground.rt);
+            }
+
+            const subRegions = [];
             for (let i = 0; i < widgets.length; i++) {
-                qml += ` property Item w${i}; Region { item: w${i}; radius: ${cr} }`;
+                const sub = blurSubRegionComp.createObject(region, {
+                    w: widgets[i]
+                });
+                if (sub)
+                    subRegions.push(sub);
             }
-            qml += '}';
+            region.regions = subRegions;
 
-            try {
+            barWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = region;
-                const region = Qt.createQmlObject(qml, barWindow, "BarBlurRegion");
+            barWindow.blurRegion = region;
-
-                if (hasBar) {
-                    region.x = Qt.binding(() => topBarMouseArea.x + barUnitInset.x + topBarSlide.x);
-                    region.y = Qt.binding(() => topBarMouseArea.y + barUnitInset.y + topBarSlide.y);
-                    region.width = Qt.binding(() => barUnitInset.width);
-                    region.height = Qt.binding(() => barUnitInset.height);
-                    region.radius = Qt.binding(() => barBackground.rt);
-                }
-
-                for (let i = 0; i < widgets.length; i++) {
-                    region[`w${i}`] = widgets[i];
-                }
-
-                barWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = region;
-                barWindow.blurRegion = region;
-            } catch (e) {
-                log.warn("BarBlur: Failed to create blur region:", e);
-            }
         }
 
         function teardown() {
@@ -529,27 +542,17 @@ PanelWindow {
     implicitWidth: isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((barConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
     color: "transparent"
 
-    property var nativeInhibitor: null
-
     Component.onCompleted: {
         updateGpuTempConfig();
         _updateBackgroundAlpha();
         _updateHasMaximizedToplevel();
         _updateHasFullscreenToplevel();
         _updateShouldHideForWindows();
-
-        inhibitorInitTimer.start();
     }
 
-    Timer {
+    IdleInhibitor {
-        id: inhibitorInitTimer
+        window: barWindow
-        interval: 300
+        enabled: SessionService.idleInhibited
-        repeat: false
-        onTriggered: {
-            if (SessionService.nativeInhibitorAvailable) {
-                createNativeInhibitor();
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     Connections {
@@ -581,35 +584,6 @@ PanelWindow {
         DgopService.nonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled = hasGpuTempWidget || SessionData.nonNvidiaGpuTempEnabled;
     }
 
-    function createNativeInhibitor() {
-        if (!SessionService.nativeInhibitorAvailable) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try {
-            const qmlString = `
-            import QtQuick
-            import Quickshell.Wayland
-
-            IdleInhibitor {
-            enabled: false
-            }
-            `;
-
-            nativeInhibitor = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, barWindow, "DankBar.NativeInhibitor");
-            nativeInhibitor.window = barWindow;
-            nativeInhibitor.enabled = Qt.binding(() => SessionService.idleInhibited);
-            nativeInhibitor.enabledChanged.connect(function () {
-                if (SessionService.idleInhibited !== nativeInhibitor.enabled) {
-                    SessionService.idleInhibited = nativeInhibitor.enabled;
-                    SessionService.inhibitorChanged();
-                }
-            });
-        } catch (e) {
-            nativeInhibitor = null;
-        }
-    }
-
     Connections {
         function onBarConfigChanged() {
             barWindow.updateGpuTempConfig();

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Popouts/SystemUpdatePopout.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
+import qs.Modals
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 
@@ -18,9 +19,23 @@ DankPopout {
 
     property bool _reopenAfterUpgrade: false
 
-    readonly property bool polkitModalOpen: PopoutService.polkitAuthModal?.visible ?? false
+    readonly property bool polkitModalOpen: polkitAuthSurfaceModal.shouldBeVisible
     readonly property bool anyModalOpen: polkitModalOpen
 
+    Connections {
+        target: PolkitService.agent
+        enabled: PolkitService.polkitAvailable && systemUpdatePopout.shouldBeVisible
+
+        function onAuthenticationRequestStarted() {
+            polkitAuthSurfaceModal.open();
+        }
+    }
+
+    PolkitAuthSurfaceModal {
+        id: polkitAuthSurfaceModal
+        parentPopout: systemUpdatePopout
+    }
+
     backgroundInteractive: !anyModalOpen
 
     customKeyboardFocus: {
@@ -33,16 +48,6 @@ DankPopout {
         return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
     }
 
-    Connections {
-        target: PolkitService.agent
-        enabled: PolkitService.polkitAvailable && triggerScreen !== null
-
-        function onAuthenticationRequestStarted() {
-            if (PopoutService.polkitAuthModal && triggerScreen)
-                PopoutService.polkitAuthModal.screen = triggerScreen;
-        }
-    }
-
     Connections {
         target: SystemUpdateService
         function onIsUpgradingChanged() {

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml

@@ -1397,6 +1397,13 @@ BasePill {
                 close();
             }
 
+            Timer {
+                id: pendingActionCloseTimer
+                interval: 80
+                repeat: false
+                onTriggered: menuRoot.closeWithAction()
+            }
+
             function showSubMenu(entry) {
                 if (!entry || !entry.hasChildren)
                     return;
@@ -1853,7 +1860,7 @@ BasePill {
                                         } else if (typeof menuEntry.triggered === "function") {
                                             menuEntry.triggered();
                                         }
-                                        Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick; Timer { interval: 80; running: true; repeat: false; onTriggered: menuRoot.closeWithAction() }', menuRoot);
+                                        pendingActionCloseTimer.restart();
                                     }
                                 }
 

quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameWindow.qml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     screen: targetScreen
     visible: _frameActive
+    updatesEnabled: _connectedActive
 
     WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:frame"
     WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Top

quickshell/Modules/Lock/FadeToLockWindow.qml

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
+import qs.Services
 
 PanelWindow {
     id: root
 
     property bool active: false
+    property bool _completed: false
 
     signal fadeCompleted
     signal fadeCancelled
@@ -35,7 +37,8 @@ PanelWindow {
         opacity: 0
 
         onOpacityChanged: {
-            if (opacity >= 0.99 && root.active) {
+            if (opacity >= 0.99 && root.active && !root._completed) {
+                root._completed = true;
                 root.fadeCompleted();
             }
         }
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     function startFade() {
         if (!SettingsData.fadeToLockEnabled)
             return;
+        _completed = false;
         active = true;
         fadeOverlay.opacity = 0.0;
         fadeSeq.stop();
@@ -65,12 +69,29 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
 
     function cancelFade() {
+        if (_completed)
+            return;
         fadeSeq.stop();
         fadeOverlay.opacity = 0.0;
         active = false;
         fadeCancelled();
     }
 
+    function dismiss() {
+        fadeSeq.stop();
+        fadeOverlay.opacity = 0.0;
+        active = false;
+        _completed = false;
+    }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: IdleService
+        function onIsShellLockedChanged() {
+            if (!IdleService.isShellLocked && root._completed)
+                root.dismiss();
+        }
+    }
+
     MouseArea {
         anchors.fill: parent
         enabled: root.active

quickshell/Modules/Lock/VideoScreensaver.qml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Item {
     property bool inputEnabled: false
     property point lastMousePos: Qt.point(-1, -1)
     property bool mouseInitialized: false
-    property var videoPlayer: null
+    readonly property var videoPlayer: playerLoader.item
 
     signal dismissed
 
@@ -27,6 +27,24 @@ Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
         color: "black"
         visible: root.active
+
+        Loader {
+            id: playerLoader
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            active: false
+            source: "VideoScreensaverPlayer.qml"
+            onLoaded: {
+                item.errorOccurred.connect((error, errorString) => {
+                    log.warn("playback error:", errorString);
+                    ToastService.showError(I18n.tr("Video Screensaver"), I18n.tr("Playback error: ") + errorString);
+                    root.dismiss();
+                });
+                if (root.videoSource) {
+                    item.source = root.videoSource;
+                    item.play();
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     Timer {
@@ -82,43 +100,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    function createVideoPlayer() {
-        if (videoPlayer)
-            return true;
-
-        try {
-            videoPlayer = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                Video {
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    fillMode: VideoOutput.PreserveAspectCrop
-                    loops: MediaPlayer.Infinite
-                    volume: 0
-                }
-            `, background, "VideoScreensaver.VideoPlayer");
-
-            videoPlayer.errorOccurred.connect((error, errorString) => {
-                log.warn("playback error:", errorString);
-                ToastService.showError(I18n.tr("Video Screensaver"), I18n.tr("Playback error: ") + errorString);
-                root.dismiss();
-            });
-
-            return true;
-        } catch (e) {
-            log.warn("Failed to create video player:", e);
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    function destroyVideoPlayer() {
-        if (videoPlayer) {
-            videoPlayer.stop();
-            videoPlayer.destroy();
-            videoPlayer = null;
-        }
-    }
-
     function start() {
         if (!SettingsData.lockScreenVideoEnabled || !SettingsData.lockScreenVideoPath)
             return;
@@ -128,8 +109,12 @@ Item {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!createVideoPlayer())
+        playerLoader.active = true;
+        if (playerLoader.status === Loader.Error) {
+            log.warn("Failed to load video player");
+            playerLoader.active = false;
             return;
+        }
 
         videoPicker.result = "";
         videoPicker.folder = "";
@@ -144,7 +129,9 @@ Item {
     function dismiss() {
         if (!active)
             return;
-        destroyVideoPlayer();
+        if (videoPlayer)
+            videoPlayer.stop();
+        playerLoader.active = false;
         inputEnabled = false;
         active = false;
         videoSource = "";

quickshell/Modules/Lock/VideoScreensaverPlayer.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtMultimedia
+
+Video {
+    fillMode: VideoOutput.PreserveAspectCrop
+    loops: MediaPlayer.Infinite
+    volume: 0
+}

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadTextEditor.qml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Layouts
+import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
@@ -230,44 +231,41 @@ Column {
         if (!inlinePreviewVisible || !textArea.text)
             return;
         const content = textArea.text;
-        if (content.length > 0) {
+        if (content.length === 0)
-            const proc = Qt.createQmlObject(`
+            return;
-                import QtQuick
+        const proc = clipboardCopyProcComp.createObject(root, {
-                import Quickshell.Io
+            content: content,
-                Process {
+            running: true
-                    property string content: ""
+        });
-                    command: ["sh", "-c", "printf '%s' \\"$CONTENT\\" | dms clipboard copy"]
+        proc.exited.connect(() => {
-                    environment: { "CONTENT": content }
+            ToastService.showInfo(I18n.tr("Copied to clipboard"));
-                    running: false
+            proc.destroy();
-                }`, root, "copyProc");
+        });
-            proc.content = content;
-            proc.running = true;
-            proc.exited.connect(() => {
-                ToastService.showInfo(I18n.tr("Copied to clipboard"));
-                proc.destroy();
-            });
-        }
     }
 
     function copyHtmlToClipboard() {
         if (!inlinePreviewVisible || !pluginHighlightedHtml)
             return;
-        if (pluginHighlightedHtml.length > 0) {
+        if (pluginHighlightedHtml.length === 0)
-            const proc = Qt.createQmlObject(`
+            return;
-                import QtQuick
+        const proc = clipboardCopyProcComp.createObject(root, {
-                import Quickshell.Io
+            content: pluginHighlightedHtml,
-                Process {
+            running: true
-                    property string content: ""
+        });
-                    command: ["sh", "-c", "printf '%s' \\"$CONTENT\\" | dms clipboard copy"]
+        proc.exited.connect(() => {
-                    environment: { "CONTENT": content }
+            ToastService.showInfo(I18n.tr("HTML copied to clipboard"));
-                    running: false
+            proc.destroy();
-                }`, root, "copyProcHtml");
+        });
-            proc.content = pluginHighlightedHtml;
+    }
-            proc.running = true;
+
-            proc.exited.connect(() => {
+    Component {
-                ToastService.showInfo(I18n.tr("HTML copied to clipboard"));
+        id: clipboardCopyProcComp
-                proc.destroy();
+        Process {
-            });
+            property string content: ""
+            command: ["sh", "-c", "printf '%s' \"$CONTENT\" | dms clipboard copy"]
+            environment: ({
+                    "CONTENT": content
+                })
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml

@@ -586,10 +586,11 @@ PanelWindow {
         width: alignedWidth
         height: alignedHeight
         visible: !win._finalized && !chromeOnlyExit
-        scale: (!win.inlineHeightAnimating && cardHoverHandler.hovered) ? 1.01 : 1.0
         transformOrigin: Item.Center
 
-        Behavior on scale {
+        property real chromeScale: (!win.inlineHeightAnimating && cardHoverHandler.hovered) ? 1.01 : 1.0
+
+        Behavior on chromeScale {
             NumberAnimation {
                 duration: Theme.shortDuration
                 easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
@@ -650,6 +651,8 @@ PanelWindow {
             id: bgShadowLayer
             anchors.fill: parent
             anchors.margins: -content.shadowRenderPadding
+            scale: content.chromeScale
+            transformOrigin: Item.Center
             level: content.elevLevel
             fallbackOffset: 6
             shadowBlurPx: content.shadowBlurPx
@@ -684,6 +687,8 @@ PanelWindow {
             visible: win.notificationData && win.notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical
             opacity: 1
             clip: true
+            scale: content.chromeScale
+            transformOrigin: Item.Center
 
             gradient: Gradient {
                 orientation: Gradient.Horizontal
@@ -713,6 +718,8 @@ PanelWindow {
             border.color: win.connectedFrameMode ? "transparent" : BlurService.borderColor
             border.width: win.connectedFrameMode ? 0 : BlurService.borderWidth
             z: 100
+            scale: content.chromeScale
+            transformOrigin: Item.Center
         }
 
         Item {

quickshell/Modules/Settings/DesktopWidgetBrowser.qml

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
     property int selectedIndex: -1
     property bool keyboardNavigationActive: false
     property var parentModal: null
+    parentWindow: parentModal
 
     signal widgetAdded(string widgetType)
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         circular: false
                         iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4

quickshell/Modules/Settings/PluginBrowser.qml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
     property bool keyboardNavigationActive: false
     property bool isLoading: false
     property var parentModal: null
+    parentWindow: parentModal
     property bool pendingInstallHandled: false
     property string typeFilter: ""
 
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     }
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
                         iconColor: Theme.outline
@@ -723,6 +724,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
             id: thirdPartyConfirmModal
 
             property bool disablePopupTransparency: true
+            parentWindow: root
 
             function show() {
                 visible = true;

quickshell/Modules/Settings/PowerSleepTab.qml

@@ -370,14 +370,6 @@ Item {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-
-                StyledText {
-                    text: I18n.tr("Idle monitoring not supported - requires newer Quickshell version")
-                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                    color: Theme.error
-                    anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-                    visible: !IdleService.idleMonitorAvailable
-                }
             }
 
             SettingsCard {

quickshell/Modules/Settings/ThemeBrowser.qml

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
     property bool keyboardNavigationActive: false
     property bool isLoading: false
     property var parentModal: null
+    parentWindow: parentModal
     property bool pendingInstallHandled: false
     property string pendingApplyThemeId: ""
 
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     }
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
                         iconColor: Theme.outline

quickshell/Modules/Settings/ThemeColorsTab.qml

@@ -3064,6 +3064,7 @@ Item {
 
         ThemeBrowser {
             id: themeBrowserItem
+            parentModal: themeColorsTab.parentModal
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Modules/Settings/WidgetSelectionPopup.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
     property int selectedIndex: -1
     property bool keyboardNavigationActive: false
     property var parentModal: null
+    parentWindow: parentModal
     readonly property bool blurActive: Theme.blurForegroundLayers || Theme.transparentBlurLayers
     readonly property real surfaceAlpha: blurActive ? Math.min(Theme.popupTransparency, Theme.transparentBlurLayers ? 0.36 : 0.78) : 1.0
     readonly property real fieldAlpha: blurActive ? Math.min(Theme.popupTransparency, Theme.transparentBlurLayers ? 0.18 : 0.62) : 1.0
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                     DankActionButton {
-                        visible: windowControls.supported
+                        visible: windowControls.canMaximize
                         circular: false
                         iconName: root.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
                         iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4

quickshell/Modules/WallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             Component.onCompleted: {
-                if (typeof wallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled !== "undefined")
+                wallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => !root.source || root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || root.overviewBlurActive || root._overviewBlurSettling || root.pendingWallpaper !== "" || root._deferredSource !== "" || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
-                    wallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => !root.source || root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || root.overviewBlurActive || root._overviewBlurSettling || root.pendingWallpaper !== "" || root._deferredSource !== "" || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
 
                 if (!source) {
                     root._renderSettling = false;

quickshell/Services/AudioService.qml

@@ -22,17 +22,30 @@ Singleton {
     property string currentSoundTheme: ""
     property var soundFilePaths: ({})
 
-    property var volumeChangeSound: null
+    readonly property var volumeChangeSound: soundsLoader.item?.volumeChangeSound ?? null
-    property var powerPlugSound: null
+    readonly property var powerPlugSound: soundsLoader.item?.powerPlugSound ?? null
-    property var powerUnplugSound: null
+    readonly property var powerUnplugSound: soundsLoader.item?.powerUnplugSound ?? null
-    property var normalNotificationSound: null
+    readonly property var normalNotificationSound: soundsLoader.item?.normalNotificationSound ?? null
-    property var criticalNotificationSound: null
+    readonly property var criticalNotificationSound: soundsLoader.item?.criticalNotificationSound ?? null
-    property var loginSound: null
+    readonly property var loginSound: soundsLoader.item?.loginSound ?? null
+    readonly property var mediaDevices: soundsLoader.item?.mediaDevices ?? null
     property real notificationsVolume: 1.0
     property bool notificationsAudioMuted: false
 
-    property var mediaDevices: null
+    Loader {
-    property var mediaDevicesConnections: null
+        id: soundsLoader
+        active: root.soundsAvailable
+        source: "AudioSoundPlayers.qml"
+        onLoaded: {
+            item.volume = Qt.binding(() => root.notificationsVolume);
+            item.volumeChangeSource = Qt.binding(() => root.getSoundPath("audio-volume-change"));
+            item.powerPlugSource = Qt.binding(() => root.getSoundPath("power-plug"));
+            item.powerUnplugSource = Qt.binding(() => root.getSoundPath("power-unplug"));
+            item.normalNotificationSource = Qt.binding(() => root.getSoundPath("message"));
+            item.criticalNotificationSource = Qt.binding(() => root.getSoundPath("message-new-instant"));
+            item.loginSource = Qt.binding(() => root.getSoundPath("desktop-login"));
+        }
+    }
 
     property var deviceAliases: ({})
     property string wireplumberConfigPath: Paths.strip(StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.ConfigLocation)) + "/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/51-dms-audio-aliases.conf"
@@ -452,10 +465,6 @@ EOFCONFIG
     function discoverSoundFiles(themeName) {
         if (!themeName) {
             soundFilePaths = {};
-            if (soundsAvailable) {
-                destroySoundPlayers();
-                createSoundPlayers();
-            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -514,11 +523,6 @@ EOFCONFIG
                 }
             }
             soundFilePaths = paths;
-
-            if (soundsAvailable) {
-                destroySoundPlayers();
-                createSoundPlayers();
-            }
         }, 0);
     }
 
@@ -559,159 +563,6 @@ EOFCONFIG
             discoverSoundFiles(currentSoundTheme);
         } else {
             soundFilePaths = {};
-            if (soundsAvailable) {
-                destroySoundPlayers();
-                createSoundPlayers();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    function setupMediaDevices() {
-        if (!soundsAvailable || mediaDevices) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        try {
-            mediaDevices = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaDevices {
-                    id: devices
-                    Component.onCompleted: {
-                        log.debug("MediaDevices initialized, default output:", defaultAudioOutput?.description)
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.MediaDevices");
-
-            if (mediaDevices) {
-                mediaDevicesConnections = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                    import QtQuick
-                    Connections {
-                        target: root.mediaDevices
-                        function onDefaultAudioOutputChanged() {
-                            log.debug("Default audio output changed, recreating sound players")
-                            root.destroySoundPlayers()
-                            root.createSoundPlayers()
-                        }
-                    }
-                `, root, "AudioService.MediaDevicesConnections");
-            }
-        } catch (e) {
-            log.debug("MediaDevices not available, using default audio output");
-            mediaDevices = null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    function destroySoundPlayers() {
-        if (volumeChangeSound) {
-            volumeChangeSound.destroy();
-            volumeChangeSound = null;
-        }
-        if (powerPlugSound) {
-            powerPlugSound.destroy();
-            powerPlugSound = null;
-        }
-        if (powerUnplugSound) {
-            powerUnplugSound.destroy();
-            powerUnplugSound = null;
-        }
-        if (normalNotificationSound) {
-            normalNotificationSound.destroy();
-            normalNotificationSound = null;
-        }
-        if (criticalNotificationSound) {
-            criticalNotificationSound.destroy();
-            criticalNotificationSound = null;
-        }
-        if (loginSound) {
-            loginSound.destroy();
-            loginSound = null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    function createSoundPlayers() {
-        if (!soundsAvailable) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        setupMediaDevices();
-
-        try {
-            const deviceProperty = mediaDevices ? `device: root.mediaDevices.defaultAudioOutput\n                    ` : "";
-
-            const volumeChangePath = getSoundPath("audio-volume-change");
-            volumeChangeSound = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaPlayer {
-                    source: "${volumeChangePath}"
-                    audioOutput: AudioOutput {
-                        ${deviceProperty}volume: notificationsVolume
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.VolumeChangeSound");
-
-            const powerPlugPath = getSoundPath("power-plug");
-            powerPlugSound = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaPlayer {
-                    source: "${powerPlugPath}"
-                    audioOutput: AudioOutput {
-                        ${deviceProperty}volume: notificationsVolume
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.PowerPlugSound");
-
-            const powerUnplugPath = getSoundPath("power-unplug");
-            powerUnplugSound = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaPlayer {
-                    source: "${powerUnplugPath}"
-                    audioOutput: AudioOutput {
-                        ${deviceProperty}volume: notificationsVolume
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.PowerUnplugSound");
-
-            const messagePath = getSoundPath("message");
-            normalNotificationSound = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaPlayer {
-                    source: "${messagePath}"
-                    audioOutput: AudioOutput {
-                        ${deviceProperty}volume: notificationsVolume
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.NormalNotificationSound");
-
-            const messageNewInstantPath = getSoundPath("message-new-instant");
-            criticalNotificationSound = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaPlayer {
-                    source: "${messageNewInstantPath}"
-                    audioOutput: AudioOutput {
-                        ${deviceProperty}volume: notificationsVolume
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.CriticalNotificationSound");
-
-            const loginPath = getSoundPath("desktop-login");
-            loginSound = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import QtQuick
-                import QtMultimedia
-                MediaPlayer {
-                    source: "${loginPath}"
-                    audioOutput: AudioOutput {
-                        ${deviceProperty}volume: notificationsVolume
-                    }
-                }
-            `, root, "AudioService.LoginSound");
-        } catch (e) {
-            log.warn("Error creating sound players:", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -955,16 +806,6 @@ EOFCONFIG
         objects: Pipewire.nodes.values.filter(node => node.audio && !node.isStream)
     }
 
-    Connections {
-        target: Pipewire
-        function onDefaultAudioSinkChanged() {
-            if (soundsAvailable) {
-                Qt.callLater(root.destroySoundPlayers);
-                Qt.callLater(root.createSoundPlayers);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     function setVolume(percentage) {
         if (!root.sink?.audio)
             return "No audio sink available";
@@ -1127,10 +968,8 @@ EOFCONFIG
     Component.onCompleted: {
         rebuildTypedNodeLists();
 
-        if (soundsAvailable) {
+        if (soundsAvailable)
             checkGsettings();
-            Qt.callLater(createSoundPlayers);
-        }
 
         loadDeviceAliases();
     }

quickshell/Services/AudioSoundPlayers.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import QtQuick
+import QtMultimedia
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    property real volume: 1.0
+    property url volumeChangeSource
+    property url powerPlugSource
+    property url powerUnplugSource
+    property url normalNotificationSource
+    property url criticalNotificationSource
+    property url loginSource
+
+    readonly property alias mediaDevices: devices
+    readonly property alias volumeChangeSound: volumeChangePlayer
+    readonly property alias powerPlugSound: powerPlugPlayer
+    readonly property alias powerUnplugSound: powerUnplugPlayer
+    readonly property alias normalNotificationSound: normalNotificationPlayer
+    readonly property alias criticalNotificationSound: criticalNotificationPlayer
+    readonly property alias loginSound: loginPlayer
+
+    MediaDevices {
+        id: devices
+    }
+
+    MediaPlayer {
+        id: volumeChangePlayer
+        source: root.volumeChangeSource
+        audioOutput: AudioOutput {
+            device: devices.defaultAudioOutput
+            volume: root.volume
+        }
+    }
+
+    MediaPlayer {
+        id: powerPlugPlayer
+        source: root.powerPlugSource
+        audioOutput: AudioOutput {
+            device: devices.defaultAudioOutput
+            volume: root.volume
+        }
+    }
+
+    MediaPlayer {
+        id: powerUnplugPlayer
+        source: root.powerUnplugSource
+        audioOutput: AudioOutput {
+            device: devices.defaultAudioOutput
+            volume: root.volume
+        }
+    }
+
+    MediaPlayer {
+        id: normalNotificationPlayer
+        source: root.normalNotificationSource
+        audioOutput: AudioOutput {
+            device: devices.defaultAudioOutput
+            volume: root.volume
+        }
+    }
+
+    MediaPlayer {
+        id: criticalNotificationPlayer
+        source: root.criticalNotificationSource
+        audioOutput: AudioOutput {
+            device: devices.defaultAudioOutput
+            volume: root.volume
+        }
+    }
+
+    MediaPlayer {
+        id: loginPlayer
+        source: root.loginSource
+        audioOutput: AudioOutput {
+            device: devices.defaultAudioOutput
+            volume: root.volume
+        }
+    }
+}

quickshell/Services/BlurService.qml

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
-import Quickshell.Wayland // ! Import is needed despite what qmlls says
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
@@ -12,9 +11,8 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("BlurService")
 
-    property bool quickshellSupported: false
     property bool compositorSupported: false
-    property bool available: quickshellSupported && compositorSupported
+    readonly property bool available: compositorSupported
     readonly property bool enabled: available && (SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false)
 
     readonly property color borderColor: {
@@ -42,41 +40,6 @@ Singleton {
         return Theme.withAlpha(baseColor, hoverAlpha ?? 0.15);
     }
 
-    function createBlurRegion(targetWindow) {
-        if (!available)
-            return null;
-
-        try {
-            const region = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import Quickshell
-                Region {}
-            `, targetWindow, "BlurRegion");
-            targetWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = region;
-            return region;
-        } catch (e) {
-            log.warn("Failed to create blur region:", e);
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    function reapplyBlurRegion(targetWindow, region) {
-        if (!region || !available)
-            return;
-        try {
-            targetWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = region;
-            region.changed();
-        } catch (e) {}
-    }
-
-    function destroyBlurRegion(targetWindow, region) {
-        if (!region)
-            return;
-        try {
-            targetWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = null;
-        } catch (e) {}
-        region.destroy();
-    }
-
     Process {
         id: blurProbe
         running: false
@@ -98,18 +61,5 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
+    Component.onCompleted: blurProbe.running = true
-        try {
-            const test = Qt.createQmlObject(`
-                import Quickshell
-                Region { radius: 0 }
-            `, root, "BlurAvailabilityTest");
-            test.destroy();
-            quickshellSupported = true;
-            log.info("Quickshell blur support available");
-            blurProbe.running = true;
-        } catch (e) {
-            log.info("BackgroundEffect not available - blur disabled. Requires a newer version of Quickshell.");
-        }
-    }
 }

quickshell/Services/IdleService.qml

@@ -11,25 +11,8 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("IdleService")
 
-    readonly property bool idleMonitorAvailable: {
-        try {
-            return typeof IdleMonitor !== "undefined";
-        } catch (e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    readonly property bool idleInhibitorAvailable: {
-        try {
-            return typeof IdleInhibitor !== "undefined";
-        } catch (e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     property bool enabled: true
     property bool respectInhibitors: true
-    property bool _enableGate: true
 
     readonly property bool externalInhibitActive: DMSService.screensaverInhibited
 
@@ -43,17 +26,28 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property bool mediaPlaying: MprisController.activePlayer !== null && MprisController.activePlayer.isPlaying
 
+    onEnabledChanged: _applyMonitorEnableds()
+    onPostLockMonitorActiveChanged: _applyMonitorEnableds()
     onMonitorTimeoutChanged: _rearmIdleMonitors()
     onLockTimeoutChanged: _rearmIdleMonitors()
     onSuspendTimeoutChanged: _rearmIdleMonitors()
     onPostLockMonitorTimeoutChanged: _rearmIdleMonitors()
     onIsShellLockedChanged: _rearmIdleMonitors()
 
+    function _applyMonitorEnableds() {
+        const base = enabled;
+        monitorOffMonitor.enabled = base && monitorTimeout > 0 && !postLockMonitorActive;
+        postLockMonitorOffMonitor.enabled = base && postLockMonitorActive;
+        lockMonitor.enabled = base && lockTimeout > 0;
+        suspendMonitor.enabled = base && suspendTimeout > 0;
+    }
+
     function _rearmIdleMonitors() {
-        _enableGate = false;
+        monitorOffMonitor.enabled = false;
-        Qt.callLater(() => {
+        postLockMonitorOffMonitor.enabled = false;
-            _enableGate = true;
+        lockMonitor.enabled = false;
-        });
+        suspendMonitor.enabled = false;
+        Qt.callLater(_applyMonitorEnableds);
     }
 
     signal lockRequested
@@ -65,10 +59,6 @@ Singleton {
     signal requestMonitorOn
     signal requestSuspend
 
-    property var monitorOffMonitor: null
-    property var postLockMonitorOffMonitor: null
-    property var lockMonitor: null
-    property var suspendMonitor: null
     property var lockComponent: null
     property bool monitorsOff: false
     property bool isShellLocked: false
@@ -82,84 +72,69 @@ Singleton {
             CompositorService.powerOffMonitors();
     }
 
-    function createIdleMonitors() {
+    IdleMonitor {
-        if (!idleMonitorAvailable) {
+        id: monitorOffMonitor
-            log.info("IdleMonitor not available, skipping creation");
+        timeout: root.monitorTimeout > 0 ? root.monitorTimeout : 86400
-            return;
+        respectInhibitors: root.respectInhibitors
-        }
+        enabled: false
-
+        onIsIdleChanged: {
-        try {
+            if (isIdle) {
-            const qmlString = `
+                if (SettingsData.fadeToDpmsEnabled) {
-                import QtQuick
+                    root.fadeToDpmsRequested();
-                import Quickshell.Wayland
-
-                IdleMonitor {
-                    enabled: false
-                    respectInhibitors: true
-                    timeout: 0
-                }
-            `;
-
-            monitorOffMonitor = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, root, "IdleService.MonitorOffMonitor");
-            monitorOffMonitor.timeout = Qt.binding(() => root.monitorTimeout > 0 ? root.monitorTimeout : 86400);
-            monitorOffMonitor.respectInhibitors = Qt.binding(() => root.respectInhibitors);
-            monitorOffMonitor.enabled = Qt.binding(() => root._enableGate && root.enabled && root.idleMonitorAvailable && root.monitorTimeout > 0 && !root.postLockMonitorActive);
-            monitorOffMonitor.isIdleChanged.connect(function () {
-                if (monitorOffMonitor.isIdle) {
-                    if (SettingsData.fadeToDpmsEnabled) {
-                        root.fadeToDpmsRequested();
-                    } else {
-                        root.requestMonitorOff();
-                    }
                 } else {
-                    if (SettingsData.fadeToDpmsEnabled) {
-                        root.cancelFadeToDpms();
-                    }
-                    root.requestMonitorOn();
-                }
-            });
-
-            postLockMonitorOffMonitor = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, root, "IdleService.PostLockMonitorOffMonitor");
-            postLockMonitorOffMonitor.timeout = Qt.binding(() => root.postLockMonitorTimeout > 0 ? root.postLockMonitorTimeout : 86400);
-            postLockMonitorOffMonitor.respectInhibitors = Qt.binding(() => root.respectInhibitors);
-            postLockMonitorOffMonitor.enabled = Qt.binding(() => root._enableGate && root.enabled && root.idleMonitorAvailable && root.postLockMonitorActive);
-            postLockMonitorOffMonitor.isIdleChanged.connect(function () {
-                if (postLockMonitorOffMonitor.isIdle) {
                     root.requestMonitorOff();
-                } else {
-                    root.requestMonitorOn();
                 }
-            });
+            } else {
+                if (SettingsData.fadeToDpmsEnabled) {
+                    root.cancelFadeToDpms();
+                }
+                root.requestMonitorOn();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-            lockMonitor = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, root, "IdleService.LockMonitor");
+    IdleMonitor {
-            lockMonitor.timeout = Qt.binding(() => root.lockTimeout > 0 ? root.lockTimeout : 86400);
+        id: postLockMonitorOffMonitor
-            lockMonitor.respectInhibitors = Qt.binding(() => root.respectInhibitors);
+        timeout: root.postLockMonitorTimeout > 0 ? root.postLockMonitorTimeout : 86400
-            lockMonitor.enabled = Qt.binding(() => root._enableGate && root.enabled && root.idleMonitorAvailable && root.lockTimeout > 0);
+        respectInhibitors: root.respectInhibitors
-            lockMonitor.isIdleChanged.connect(function () {
+        enabled: false
-                if (lockMonitor.isIdle) {
+        onIsIdleChanged: {
-                    if (SettingsData.fadeToLockEnabled) {
+            if (isIdle) {
-                        root.fadeToLockRequested();
+                root.requestMonitorOff();
-                    } else {
+            } else {
-                        root.lockRequested();
+                root.requestMonitorOn();
-                    }
+            }
-                } else {
+        }
-                    if (SettingsData.fadeToLockEnabled) {
+    }
-                        root.cancelFadeToLock();
-                    }
-                }
-            });
 
-            suspendMonitor = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, root, "IdleService.SuspendMonitor");
+    IdleMonitor {
-            suspendMonitor.timeout = Qt.binding(() => root.suspendTimeout > 0 ? root.suspendTimeout : 86400);
+        id: lockMonitor
-            suspendMonitor.respectInhibitors = Qt.binding(() => root.respectInhibitors);
+        timeout: root.lockTimeout > 0 ? root.lockTimeout : 86400
-            suspendMonitor.enabled = Qt.binding(() => root._enableGate && root.enabled && root.idleMonitorAvailable && root.suspendTimeout > 0);
+        respectInhibitors: root.respectInhibitors
-            suspendMonitor.isIdleChanged.connect(function () {
+        enabled: false
-                if (suspendMonitor.isIdle) {
+        onIsIdleChanged: {
-                    root.requestSuspend();
+            if (isIdle) {
+                if (SettingsData.fadeToLockEnabled) {
+                    root.fadeToLockRequested();
+                } else {
+                    root.lockRequested();
                 }
-            });
+            } else {
-        } catch (e) {
+                if (SettingsData.fadeToLockEnabled) {
-            log.warn("Error creating IdleMonitors:", e);
+                    root.cancelFadeToLock();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    IdleMonitor {
+        id: suspendMonitor
+        timeout: root.suspendTimeout > 0 ? root.suspendTimeout : 86400
+        respectInhibitors: root.respectInhibitors
+        enabled: false
+        onIsIdleChanged: {
+            if (isIdle)
+                root.requestSuspend();
         }
     }
 
@@ -194,13 +169,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        if (!idleMonitorAvailable) {
+        _applyMonitorEnableds();
-            log.warn("IdleMonitor not available - power management disabled. This requires a newer version of Quickshell.");
-        } else {
-            log.info("Initialized with idle monitoring support");
-            createIdleMonitors();
-        }
-
         if (externalInhibitActive) {
             const apps = DMSService.screensaverInhibitors.map(i => i.appName).join(", ");
             SessionService.idleInhibited = true;

quickshell/Services/KeybindsService.qml

@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import QtCore
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
-import Quickshell.Wayland
-// ! Even though qmlls says this is unused, it is wrong
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import "../Common/KeybindActions.js" as Actions
@@ -15,21 +13,7 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("KeybindsService")
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
+    property bool available: CompositorService.isNiri || CompositorService.isHyprland || CompositorService.isDwl
-        if (!shortcutInhibitorAvailable) {
-            log.warn("ShortcutInhibitor is not available in this environment, keybinds editor disabled.");
-        }
-    }
-
-    readonly property bool shortcutInhibitorAvailable: {
-        try {
-            return typeof ShortcutInhibitor !== "undefined";
-        } catch (e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    property bool available: (CompositorService.isNiri || CompositorService.isHyprland || CompositorService.isDwl) && shortcutInhibitorAvailable
     property string currentProvider: {
         if (CompositorService.isNiri)
             return "niri";

quickshell/Services/MultimediaProbe.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import QtQuick
+// qmllint disable unused-imports
+import QtMultimedia
+
+// qmllint enable unused-imports
+
+Item {}

quickshell/Services/MultimediaService.qml

@@ -8,30 +8,15 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("MultimediaService")
 
-    property bool available: false
+    readonly property bool available: probeLoader.status === Loader.Ready
 
-    function detectAvailability() {
+    Loader {
-        try {
+        id: probeLoader
-            const testObj = Qt.createQmlObject(`
+        source: "MultimediaProbe.qml"
-                import QtQuick
+        active: true
-                import QtMultimedia
+        onStatusChanged: {
-import qs.Services
+            if (status === Loader.Error)
-                Item {}
+                log.warn("QtMultimedia not available");
-            `, root, "MultimediaService.TestComponent");
-            if (testObj) {
-                testObj.destroy();
-            }
-            available = true;
-            return true;
-        } catch (e) {
-            available = false;
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        if (!detectAvailability()) {
-            log.warn("QtMultimedia not available");
         }
     }
 }

quickshell/Services/PluginService.qml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import QtCore
 import QtQuick
 import Qt.labs.folderlistmodel
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
@@ -154,35 +155,43 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function loadPluginManifestFile(manifestPathNoScheme, sourceTag, mtimeEpochMs) {
-        const manifestId = "m_" + Math.random().toString(36).slice(2);
+        const loader = manifestFvComp.createObject(root, {
-        const qml = `
+            absPath: manifestPathNoScheme,
-            import QtQuick
+            path: manifestPathNoScheme,
-            import Quickshell.Io
+            sourceTag: sourceTag,
-            FileView {
+            mtimeEpochMs: mtimeEpochMs
-                id: fv
+        });
-                property string absPath: ""
+    }
-                onLoaded: {
-                    try {
-                        let raw = text()
-                        if (raw.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF) raw = raw.slice(1)
-                        const manifest = JSON.parse(raw)
-                        root._onManifestParsed(absPath, manifest, "${sourceTag}", ${mtimeEpochMs})
-                    } catch (e) {
-                        log.error("bad manifest", absPath, e.message)
-                        knownManifests[absPath] = { mtime: ${mtimeEpochMs}, source: "${sourceTag}", bad: true }
-                    }
-                    fv.destroy()
-                }
-                onLoadFailed: (err) => {
-                    log.warn("manifest load failed", absPath, err)
-                    fv.destroy()
-                }
-            }
-        `;
 
-        const loader = Qt.createQmlObject(qml, root, "mf_" + manifestId);
+    Component {
-        loader.absPath = manifestPathNoScheme;
+        id: manifestFvComp
-        loader.path = manifestPathNoScheme;
+        FileView {
+            id: fv
+            property string absPath: ""
+            property string sourceTag: ""
+            property double mtimeEpochMs: 0
+            onLoaded: {
+                try {
+                    let raw = text();
+                    if (raw.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF)
+                        raw = raw.slice(1);
+                    const manifest = JSON.parse(raw);
+                    root._onManifestParsed(absPath, manifest, sourceTag, mtimeEpochMs);
+                } catch (e) {
+                    root.log.error("bad manifest", absPath, e.message);
+                    root.knownManifests[absPath] = {
+                        mtime: mtimeEpochMs,
+                        source: sourceTag,
+                        bad: true
+                    };
+                }
+                fv.destroy();
+            }
+            onLoadFailed: err => {
+                root.log.warn("manifest load failed", absPath, err);
+                fv.destroy();
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     function _onManifestParsed(absPath, manifest, sourceTag, mtimeEpochMs) {
@@ -670,10 +679,10 @@ Singleton {
         _stateLoaded[pluginId] = true;
         _ensureStateDir();
         const path = getPluginStatePath(pluginId);
-        const escapedPath = path.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/"/g, '\\"');
         try {
-            const qml = 'import QtQuick; import Quickshell.Io; FileView { path: "' + escapedPath + '"; blockLoading: true; blockWrites: true; atomicWrites: true }';
+            const fv = stateLoadFvComp.createObject(root, {
-            const fv = Qt.createQmlObject(qml, root, "sf_" + pluginId);
+                path: path
+            });
             const raw = fv.text();
             if (raw && raw.trim()) {
                 _stateCache[pluginId] = JSON.parse(raw);
@@ -694,10 +703,10 @@ Singleton {
             return;
         }
         const path = getPluginStatePath(pluginId);
-        const escapedPath = path.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/"/g, '\\"');
         try {
-            const qml = 'import QtQuick; import Quickshell.Io; FileView { path: "' + escapedPath + '"; blockWrites: true; atomicWrites: true }';
+            const fv = stateSaveFvComp.createObject(root, {
-            const fv = Qt.createQmlObject(qml, root, "sw_" + pluginId);
+                path: path
+            });
             _stateWriters[pluginId] = fv;
             fv.loaded.connect(function () {
                 fv.setText(content);
@@ -710,6 +719,23 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    Component {
+        id: stateLoadFvComp
+        FileView {
+            blockLoading: true
+            blockWrites: true
+            atomicWrites: true
+        }
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: stateSaveFvComp
+        FileView {
+            blockWrites: true
+            atomicWrites: true
+        }
+    }
+
     function _flushDirtyStates() {
         const dirty = _stateDirtyPlugins;
         _stateDirtyPlugins = {};
@@ -748,22 +774,8 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function createPluginDirectory() {
-        const mkdirProcess = Qt.createComponent("data:text/plain,import Quickshell.Io; Process { }");
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["mkdir", "-p", pluginDirectory]);
-        if (mkdirProcess.status === Component.Ready) {
+        return true;
-            const process = mkdirProcess.createObject(root);
-            process.command = ["mkdir", "-p", pluginDirectory];
-            process.exited.connect(function (exitCode) {
-                if (exitCode !== 0) {
-                    log.error("Failed to create plugin directory, exit code:", exitCode);
-                }
-                process.destroy();
-            });
-            process.running = true;
-            return true;
-        } else {
-            log.error("Failed to create mkdir process");
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 
     // Launcher plugin helper functions

quickshell/Services/PolkitService.qml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Services.Polkit
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
@@ -10,33 +11,15 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property bool disablePolkitIntegration: Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_POLKIT") === "1"
 
-    property bool polkitAvailable: false
+    readonly property bool polkitAvailable: !disablePolkitIntegration
-    property var agent: null
+    readonly property alias agent: polkitAgentInstance
 
-    function createPolkitAgent() {
+    PolkitAgent {
-        try {
+        id: polkitAgentInstance
-            const qmlString = `
-                import QtQuick
-                import Quickshell.Services.Polkit
-import qs.Services
-
-                PolkitAgent {
-                }
-            `
-
-            agent = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, root, "PolkitService.Agent")
-            polkitAvailable = true
-            log.info("Initialized successfully")
-        } catch (e) {
-            polkitAvailable = false
-            log.warn("Polkit not available - authentication prompts disabled. This requires a newer version of Quickshell.")
-        }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        if (disablePolkitIntegration) {
+        if (!disablePolkitIntegration)
-            return
+            log.info("Initialized successfully");
-        }
-        createPolkitAgent()
     }
 }

quickshell/Services/SessionService.qml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.I3
-import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
@@ -22,14 +21,6 @@ Singleton {
     property string inhibitReason: "Keep system awake"
     property string nvidiaCommand: ""
 
-    readonly property bool nativeInhibitorAvailable: {
-        try {
-            return typeof IdleInhibitor !== "undefined";
-        } catch (e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     property bool loginctlAvailable: false
     property bool wtypeAvailable: false
     property string sessionId: ""
@@ -66,8 +57,6 @@ Singleton {
             detectHibernateProcess.running = true;
             detectPrimeRunProcess.running = true;
             detectWtypeProcess.running = true;
-            cleanupOrphanedInhibitors();
-            log.info("Native inhibitor available:", nativeInhibitorAvailable);
             if (!SettingsData.loginctlLockIntegration) {
                 log.debug("loginctl lock integration disabled by user");
                 return;
@@ -396,19 +385,15 @@ Singleton {
     signal inhibitorChanged
 
     function enableIdleInhibit() {
-        if (idleInhibited) {
+        if (idleInhibited)
             return;
-        }
-        log.debug("Enabling idle inhibit (native:", nativeInhibitorAvailable, ")");
         idleInhibited = true;
         inhibitorChanged();
     }
 
     function disableIdleInhibit() {
-        if (!idleInhibited) {
+        if (!idleInhibited)
             return;
-        }
-        log.debug("Disabling idle inhibit (native:", nativeInhibitorAvailable, ")");
         idleInhibited = false;
         inhibitorChanged();
     }
@@ -423,64 +408,6 @@ Singleton {
 
     function setInhibitReason(reason) {
         inhibitReason = reason;
-
-        if (idleInhibited && !nativeInhibitorAvailable) {
-            const wasActive = idleInhibited;
-            idleInhibited = false;
-
-            Qt.callLater(() => {
-                if (wasActive) {
-                    idleInhibited = true;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: idleInhibitProcess
-
-        command: {
-            if (!idleInhibited || nativeInhibitorAvailable) {
-                return ["true"];
-            }
-
-            log.debug("Starting systemd/elogind inhibit process");
-            return [isElogind ? "elogind-inhibit" : "systemd-inhibit", "--what=idle", "--who=quickshell", `--why=${inhibitReason}`, "--mode=block", "sleep", "infinity"];
-        }
-
-        running: idleInhibited && !nativeInhibitorAvailable
-
-        onRunningChanged: {
-            log.debug("Inhibit process running:", running, "(native:", nativeInhibitorAvailable, ")");
-        }
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            if (idleInhibited && exitCode !== 0 && !nativeInhibitorAvailable) {
-                log.warn("Inhibitor process crashed with exit code:", exitCode);
-                idleInhibited = false;
-                ToastService.showWarning("Idle inhibitor failed");
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Kill orphaned idle inhibitor processes left behind by previous quickshell sessions.
-    // When quickshell crashes or is force-killed, the child systemd-inhibit process gets
-    // reparented to PID 1 and continues to block idle indefinitely.
-    function cleanupOrphanedInhibitors() {
-        if (nativeInhibitorAvailable) return;
-        orphanCleanupProcess.running = true;
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: orphanCleanupProcess
-        running: false
-        command: ["pkill", "-f", "systemd-inhibit --what=idle --who=quickshell.*sleep infinity"]
-
-        onExited: function (exitCode) {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
-                log.info("Cleaned up orphaned idle inhibitor process(es) from a previous session");
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     Connections {

quickshell/Widgets/DankAlbumArt.qml

@@ -71,8 +71,13 @@ Item {
             PathCubic {}
         }
 
+        Component {
+            id: pathMoveComp
+            PathMove {}
+        }
+
         Component.onCompleted: {
-            shapePath.pathElements.push(Qt.createQmlObject('import QtQuick; import QtQuick.Shapes; PathMove {}', shapePath));
+            shapePath.pathElements.push(pathMoveComp.createObject(shapePath));
 
             for (let i = 0; i < segments; i++) {
                 const seg = cubicSegment.createObject(shapePath);

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml

@@ -182,14 +182,19 @@ Item {
         setBarContext(pos, bottomGap);
     }
 
-    // Briefly forces backgroundWindow.updatesEnabled true while the surface
+    // Holds backgroundWindow.updatesEnabled true while the surface body is
-    // body changes, so the contentHoleRect mask carve-out commits to the
+    // changing so the contentHoleRect mask carve-out tracks the popup body —
-    // compositor — otherwise the input region stays stuck at the popup's
+    // otherwise clicks in newly-grown areas hit the bg window and dismiss.
-    // initial size and clicks in any newly-grown area dismiss the popup.
+    // Debounced off ~250ms after the last change so a stable popup doesn't
-    // Cleared by the frameSwapped Connections below as soon as the dirty
+    // keep the bg window in active-update mode.
-    // frame ships, so the bg window goes back to skipping buffer updates.
     property bool _bgCommitWindow: false
 
+    Timer {
+        id: bgCommitSettleTimer
+        interval: 250
+        onTriggered: root._bgCommitWindow = false
+    }
+
     function _setSurfaceGeometry(bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
         const newX = Theme.snap(bodyX, dpr);
         const newY = Theme.snap(bodyY, dpr);
@@ -206,15 +211,7 @@ Item {
         _surfaceH = _surfaceBodyH + shadowBuffer * 2;
         if (changed && backgroundWindow.visible) {
             _bgCommitWindow = true;
-        }
+            bgCommitSettleTimer.restart();
-    }
-
-    Connections {
-        target: backgroundWindow
-        ignoreUnknownSignals: true
-        function onFrameSwapped() {
-            if (root._bgCommitWindow)
-                root._bgCommitWindow = false;
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Widgets/FloatingWindowControls.qml

@@ -5,31 +5,28 @@ Item {
 
     readonly property real edgeSize: 8
     required property var targetWindow
-    property bool supported: typeof targetWindow.startSystemMove === "function"
     readonly property bool canMaximize: targetWindow.minimumSize.width !== targetWindow.maximumSize.width || targetWindow.minimumSize.height !== targetWindow.maximumSize.height
 
     anchors.fill: parent
 
     function tryStartMove() {
-        if (!supported)
-            return;
         targetWindow.startSystemMove();
     }
 
     function tryStartResize(edges) {
-        if (!supported || !canMaximize)
+        if (!canMaximize)
             return;
         targetWindow.startSystemResize(edges);
     }
 
     function tryToggleMaximize() {
-        if (!supported || !canMaximize)
+        if (!canMaximize)
             return;
         targetWindow.maximized = !targetWindow.maximized;
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         height: root.edgeSize
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.right: parent.right
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         width: root.edgeSize
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.top: parent.top
@@ -53,7 +50,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         width: root.edgeSize
         anchors.right: parent.right
         anchors.top: parent.top
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         width: root.edgeSize
         height: root.edgeSize
         anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         width: root.edgeSize
         height: root.edgeSize
         anchors.right: parent.right
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         height: root.edgeSize
         anchors.left: parent.left
         anchors.right: parent.right
@@ -97,7 +94,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         width: root.edgeSize
         height: root.edgeSize
         anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     MouseArea {
-        visible: root.supported && root.canMaximize
+        visible: root.canMaximize
         width: root.edgeSize
         height: root.edgeSize
         anchors.right: parent.right

quickshell/Widgets/KeybindItem.qml

@@ -41,17 +41,8 @@ Item {
     property string _actionType: ""
     property bool addingNewKey: false
     property bool useCustomCompositor: false
-    property var _shortcutInhibitor: null
     property bool _altShiftGhost: false
 
-    readonly property bool _shortcutInhibitorAvailable: {
-        try {
-            return typeof ShortcutInhibitor !== "undefined";
-        } catch (e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     readonly property var keys: bindData.keys || []
     readonly property bool hasOverride: {
         for (var i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
@@ -251,41 +242,17 @@ Item {
         addingNewKey = false;
     }
 
-    function _createShortcutInhibitor() {
+    ShortcutInhibitor {
-        if (!_shortcutInhibitorAvailable || _shortcutInhibitor)
+        window: root.panelWindow
-            return;
+        enabled: root.recording
-        const qmlString = `
-        import QtQuick
-        import Quickshell.Wayland
-
-        ShortcutInhibitor {
-        enabled: false
-        window: null
-        }
-        `;
-
-        _shortcutInhibitor = Qt.createQmlObject(qmlString, root, "KeybindItem.ShortcutInhibitor");
-        _shortcutInhibitor.enabled = Qt.binding(() => root.recording);
-        _shortcutInhibitor.window = Qt.binding(() => root.panelWindow);
-    }
-
-    function _destroyShortcutInhibitor() {
-        if (_shortcutInhibitor) {
-            _shortcutInhibitor.enabled = false;
-            _shortcutInhibitor.destroy();
-            _shortcutInhibitor = null;
-        }
     }
 
     function startRecording() {
-        _destroyShortcutInhibitor();
-        _createShortcutInhibitor();
         recording = true;
     }
 
     function stopRecording() {
         recording = false;
-        _destroyShortcutInhibitor();
     }
 
     Column {

quickshell/Widgets/WindowBlur.qml

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
@@ -8,7 +10,6 @@ Item {
     visible: false
 
     required property var targetWindow
-    property var blurItem: null
     property bool blurEnabled: Theme.connectedSurfaceBlurEnabled
     property real blurX: 0
     property real blurY: 0
@@ -16,54 +17,38 @@ Item {
     property real blurHeight: 0
     property real blurRadius: 0
 
-    property var _region: null
+    readonly property bool _active: blurEnabled && BlurService.enabled && !!targetWindow
+
+    Region {
+        id: blurRegion
+        x: root.blurX
+        y: root.blurY
+        width: root.blurWidth
+        height: root.blurHeight
+        radius: root.blurRadius
+    }
 
     function _apply() {
-        if (!blurEnabled || !BlurService.enabled || !targetWindow) {
+        if (!targetWindow)
-            _cleanup();
             return;
-        }
+        targetWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = _active ? blurRegion : null;
-
-        if (!_region)
-            _region = BlurService.createBlurRegion(targetWindow);
-
-        if (!_region)
-            return;
-
-        _region.item = Qt.binding(() => root.blurItem);
-        _region.x = Qt.binding(() => root.blurX);
-        _region.y = Qt.binding(() => root.blurY);
-        _region.width = Qt.binding(() => root.blurWidth);
-        _region.height = Qt.binding(() => root.blurHeight);
-        _region.radius = Qt.binding(() => root.blurRadius);
     }
 
-    function _cleanup() {
+    on_ActiveChanged: _apply()
-        if (!_region)
+    onTargetWindowChanged: _apply()
-            return;
-        BlurService.destroyBlurRegion(targetWindow, _region);
-        _region = null;
-    }
-
-    onBlurEnabledChanged: _apply()
-
-    Connections {
-        target: BlurService
-        function onEnabledChanged() {
-            root._apply();
-        }
-    }
 
     Connections {
         target: root.targetWindow ?? null
+        ignoreUnknownSignals: true
         function onVisibleChanged() {
-            if (root.targetWindow && root.targetWindow.visible) {
+            if (root.targetWindow && root.targetWindow.visible)
-                root._region = null;
                 root._apply();
-            }
         }
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: _apply()
-    Component.onDestruction: _cleanup()
+    Component.onDestruction: {
+        if (targetWindow)
+            targetWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = null;
+    }
 }

quickshell/shell.qml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 //@ pragma Env QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION=1
 //@ pragma Env QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE=Material
 //@ pragma UseQApplication
-// ! TODO - replace pragma AppId when next QS releases, remove from GO launch injection.
+//@ pragma AppId com.danklinux.dms
 
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell