refactor(framemode): unify connected surface chrome via SDF pipeline

- Shadow system rewrite with SDF quads
- Replace ConnectedShape/layer FBOs w/frame & chrome SDF shaders
- Improve frame blur performance
- Plugin performance gate

quickshell/Common/ConnectedModalChrome.qml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Item {
 
     required property var modalHandle
     required property string claimPrefix
+    property string surfaceKind: "modal"
     property string screenName: ""
     property bool enabled: false
     property bool active: false
@@ -14,112 +15,97 @@ Item {
     property bool dockBlocked: false
     property string dockSide: ""
 
-    property string claimId: ""
-    property string claimedScreenName: ""
+    property alias claimId: lease.claimId
+    property alias claimedScreenName: lease.claimedScreenName
 
     signal recoveryRequested
 
     visible: false
 
-    function _nextClaimId() {
-        return claimPrefix + ":" + (new Date()).getTime() + ":" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000);
-    }
-
     function _isCurrentModal(name) {
         return !!name && ModalManager.isCurrentModal(modalHandle, name);
     }
 
-    function _shouldRecover() {
-        return active && enabled && _isCurrentModal(screenName);
-    }
-
-    function _requestRecovery() {
-        if (_shouldRecover())
-            recoveryRequested();
+    ConnectedSurfaceLease {
+        id: lease
+        claimPrefix: root.claimPrefix
+        screenName: root.screenName
+        enabled: root.enabled
+        active: root.active
+        presented: root.presented
+        dockBlocked: root.dockBlocked
+        dockSide: root.dockSide
+        isCurrentOwner: function(name) {
+            return root._isCurrentModal(name);
+        }
+        hasOwner: function(name, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.hasModalOwner(name, ownerId);
+        }
+        statePresent: function(name, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.hasModalOwner(name, ownerId) && ConnectedModeState.hasSurfaceDescriptor(name, root.surfaceKind, ownerId);
+        }
+        claimState: function(name, state, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.claimModalState(name, state, ownerId);
+        }
+        ensureState: function(name, state, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.ensureModalState(name, state, ownerId);
+        }
+        releaseState: function(name, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.clearModalState(name, ownerId);
+        }
+        updateAnimationState: function(name, ownerId, animX, animY) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.setModalAnim(name, animX, animY, ownerId);
+        }
+        updateBodyState: function(name, ownerId, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.setModalBody(name, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH, ownerId);
+        }
+        requestDockRetract: function(ownerId, name, side) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.requestDockRetract(ownerId, name, side);
+        }
+        releaseDockRetract: function(ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.releaseDockRetract(ownerId);
+        }
+        onRecoveryRequested: root.recoveryRequested()
     }
 
     function publish(state) {
-        if (!enabled || !screenName || !state) {
-            release();
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (claimedScreenName && claimedScreenName !== screenName)
-            release();
-
-        const isCurrent = _isCurrentModal(screenName);
-        let isClaim = !claimId;
-        if (isClaim && !isCurrent)
-            return false;
-        if (isClaim)
-            claimId = _nextClaimId();
-
-        let published = isClaim ? ConnectedModeState.claimModalState(screenName, state, claimId) : ConnectedModeState.ensureModalState(screenName, state, claimId);
-        if (!published && !isClaim && isCurrent) {
-            ConnectedModeState.releaseDockRetract(claimId);
-            claimId = _nextClaimId();
-            published = ConnectedModeState.claimModalState(screenName, state, claimId);
-        }
-        if (!published)
-            return false;
-
-        claimedScreenName = screenName;
-        if (dockBlocked && presented)
-            ConnectedModeState.requestDockRetract(claimId, screenName, dockSide);
-        else
-            ConnectedModeState.releaseDockRetract(claimId);
-        return true;
+        return lease.publish(Object.assign({}, state, {
+            "kind": root.surfaceKind,
+            "screenName": root.screenName,
+            "presented": root.presented,
+            "dockRetractSide": root.dockBlocked ? root.dockSide : ""
+        }), false);
     }
 
     function updateAnim(animX, animY) {
-        if (!enabled || !claimId || !claimedScreenName)
-            return false;
-        if (!ConnectedModeState.hasModalOwner(claimedScreenName, claimId)) {
-            _requestRecovery();
-            return false;
-        }
-        return ConnectedModeState.setModalAnim(claimedScreenName, animX, animY, claimId);
+        return lease.updateAnim(animX, animY);
     }
 
     function updateBody(bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
-        if (!enabled || !claimId || !claimedScreenName)
-            return false;
-        if (!ConnectedModeState.hasModalOwner(claimedScreenName, claimId)) {
-            _requestRecovery();
-            return false;
-        }
-        return ConnectedModeState.setModalBody(claimedScreenName, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH, claimId);
+        return lease.updateBody(bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH);
     }
 
     function release() {
-        if (!claimId)
-            return;
-        ConnectedModeState.releaseDockRetract(claimId);
-        const releasedClaimId = claimId;
-        const releasedScreenName = claimedScreenName;
-        claimId = "";
-        claimedScreenName = "";
-        if (releasedScreenName)
-            ConnectedModeState.clearModalState(releasedScreenName, releasedClaimId);
+        return lease.release();
     }
 
-    Component.onDestruction: release()
-
     Connections {
         target: ModalManager
         function onModalChanged() {
-            root._requestRecovery();
+            lease.requestRecovery();
         }
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: ConnectedModeState
         function onModalOwnersChanged() {
-            if (!ConnectedModeState.hasModalOwner(root.screenName, root.claimId))
-                root._requestRecovery();
+            lease.checkOwnershipRecovery();
         }
         function onModalStatesChanged() {
-            if (!ConnectedModeState.modalStates[root.screenName])
-                root._requestRecovery();
+            lease.checkStateRecovery();
+        }
+        function onSurfaceDescriptorsChanged() {
+            lease.checkStateRecovery();
         }
     }
 }

quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml

@@ -3,10 +3,123 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
+import "ConnectedSurfaceDescriptor.js" as SurfaceDescriptor
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
 
+    property var surfaceDescriptors: ({})
+
+    function _surfaceSlot(kind) {
+        return SurfaceDescriptor.slotForKind(kind);
+    }
+
+    function surfaceDescriptor(screenName, kind) {
+        const slot = _surfaceSlot(kind);
+        const screenDescriptors = screenName ? surfaceDescriptors[screenName] : null;
+        const descriptor = screenDescriptors && screenDescriptors[slot] ? screenDescriptors[slot] : SurfaceDescriptor.empty(kind, screenName);
+        let bodyRect = descriptor.bodyRect;
+        let animationOffset = descriptor.animationOffset;
+        if (slot === "popout" && popoutScreen === screenName) {
+            bodyRect = {
+                "x": popoutBodyX,
+                "y": popoutBodyY,
+                "width": popoutBodyW,
+                "height": popoutBodyH
+            };
+            animationOffset = {
+                "x": popoutAnimX,
+                "y": popoutAnimY
+            };
+        } else if (slot === "modal" && modalStates[screenName]) {
+            const modal = modalStates[screenName];
+            bodyRect = {
+                "x": modal.bodyX,
+                "y": modal.bodyY,
+                "width": modal.bodyW,
+                "height": modal.bodyH
+            };
+            animationOffset = {
+                "x": modal.animX,
+                "y": modal.animY
+            };
+        } else if (slot === "dock" && dockStates[screenName]) {
+            const dock = dockStates[screenName];
+            const slide = dockSlides[screenName] || {
+                "x": dock.slideX,
+                "y": dock.slideY
+            };
+            bodyRect = {
+                "x": dock.bodyX,
+                "y": dock.bodyY,
+                "width": dock.bodyW,
+                "height": dock.bodyH
+            };
+            animationOffset = {
+                "x": slide.x,
+                "y": slide.y
+            };
+        } else if (slot === "notification" && notificationStates[screenName]) {
+            const notification = notificationStates[screenName];
+            bodyRect = {
+                "x": notification.bodyX,
+                "y": notification.bodyY,
+                "width": notification.bodyW,
+                "height": notification.bodyH
+            };
+        }
+        return SurfaceDescriptor.normalize({
+            "bodyRect": bodyRect,
+            "animationOffset": animationOffset
+        }, descriptor);
+    }
+
+    function hasSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, kind, ownerId) {
+        const descriptor = surfaceDescriptor(screenName, kind);
+        return descriptor.phase !== "hidden" && (!ownerId || descriptor.ownerId === ownerId);
+    }
+
+    function _setSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, slotKind, state, ownerId) {
+        if (!screenName || !state)
+            return false;
+        const slot = _surfaceSlot(slotKind);
+        const currentScreen = surfaceDescriptors[screenName] || {};
+        const previous = currentScreen[slot] || SurfaceDescriptor.empty(state.kind || slotKind, screenName);
+        let normalized = SurfaceDescriptor.normalize(Object.assign({}, state, {
+            "ownerId": ownerId !== undefined ? ownerId : previous.ownerId,
+            "screenName": screenName,
+            "revision": previous.revision
+        }), previous);
+        if (SurfaceDescriptor.same(previous, normalized))
+            return true;
+        normalized = SurfaceDescriptor.withRevision(normalized, previous.revision + 1);
+        const nextScreen = _cloneDict(currentScreen);
+        nextScreen[slot] = normalized;
+        const next = _cloneDict(surfaceDescriptors);
+        next[screenName] = nextScreen;
+        surfaceDescriptors = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function _clearSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, kind, ownerId) {
+        if (!screenName)
+            return false;
+        const slot = _surfaceSlot(kind);
+        const currentScreen = surfaceDescriptors[screenName];
+        const current = currentScreen ? currentScreen[slot] : null;
+        if (!current || (ownerId && current.ownerId !== ownerId))
+            return false;
+        const nextScreen = _cloneDict(currentScreen);
+        delete nextScreen[slot];
+        const next = _cloneDict(surfaceDescriptors);
+        if (Object.keys(nextScreen).length > 0)
+            next[screenName] = nextScreen;
+        else
+            delete next[screenName];
+        surfaceDescriptors = next;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     readonly property var emptyDockState: ({
             "reveal": false,
             "barSide": "bottom",
@@ -18,7 +131,6 @@ Singleton {
             "slideY": 0
         })
 
-    // Popout state (updated by DankPopout when connectedFrameModeActive)
     property string popoutOwnerId: ""
     property bool popoutVisible: false
     property string popoutBarSide: "top"
@@ -32,14 +144,10 @@ Singleton {
     property bool popoutOmitStartConnector: false
     property bool popoutOmitEndConnector: false
 
-    // Dock state (updated by Dock when connectedFrameModeActive), keyed by screen.name
     property var dockStates: ({})
 
-    // Dock slide offsets — hot-path updates separated from full geometry state
     property var dockSlides: ({})
 
-    // Surfaces are keyed by screen.name. FrameWindow watches to refresh connected chrome
-    // after claim/release boundaries without tracking each animation frame
     property var surfaceRevisions: ({})
 
     function _cloneDict(src) {
@@ -69,8 +177,10 @@ Singleton {
         popoutOwnerId = claimId;
         const ok = updatePopout(claimId, state);
         if (ok) {
-            if (previousScreen && previousScreen !== popoutScreen)
+            if (previousScreen && previousScreen !== popoutScreen) {
+                _clearSurfaceDescriptor(previousScreen, "popout");
                 _bumpSurfaceRevision(previousScreen);
+            }
             _bumpSurfaceRevision(popoutScreen);
         }
         return ok;
@@ -103,6 +213,21 @@ Singleton {
         if (state.omitEndConnector !== undefined)
             popoutOmitEndConnector = !!state.omitEndConnector;
 
+        _setSurfaceDescriptor(popoutScreen, "popout", Object.assign({}, state, {
+            "kind": "popout",
+            "screenName": popoutScreen,
+            "visible": popoutVisible,
+            "presented": state.presented !== undefined ? !!state.presented : popoutVisible,
+            "barSide": popoutBarSide,
+            "bodyX": popoutBodyX,
+            "bodyY": popoutBodyY,
+            "bodyW": popoutBodyW,
+            "bodyH": popoutBodyH,
+            "animX": popoutAnimX,
+            "animY": popoutAnimY,
+            "omitStartConnector": popoutOmitStartConnector,
+            "omitEndConnector": popoutOmitEndConnector
+        }), claimId);
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -123,6 +248,7 @@ Singleton {
         popoutScreen = "";
         popoutOmitStartConnector = false;
         popoutOmitEndConnector = false;
+        _clearSurfaceDescriptor(releasedScreen, "popout", claimId);
         _bumpSurfaceRevision(releasedScreen);
         return true;
     }
@@ -193,13 +319,21 @@ Singleton {
             return false;
 
         const normalized = _normalizeDockState(state);
-        if (_sameDockState(dockStates[screenName], normalized))
-            return true;
+        const descriptorState = Object.assign({}, state, normalized, {
+            "kind": "dock",
+            "screenName": screenName,
+            "visible": normalized.reveal,
+            "presented": normalized.reveal,
+            "phase": normalized.reveal ? (state.phase || "open") : "hidden"
+        });
         const previous = dockStates[screenName] || emptyDockState;
-
-        const next = _cloneDict(dockStates);
-        next[screenName] = normalized;
-        dockStates = next;
+        const stateChanged = !_sameDockState(dockStates[screenName], normalized);
+        if (stateChanged) {
+            const next = _cloneDict(dockStates);
+            next[screenName] = normalized;
+            dockStates = next;
+        }
+        _setSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "dock", descriptorState, "dock:" + screenName);
         if (!!previous.reveal !== !!normalized.reveal)
             _bumpSurfaceRevision(screenName);
         return true;
@@ -212,8 +346,8 @@ Singleton {
         const next = _cloneDict(dockStates);
         delete next[screenName];
         dockStates = next;
+        _clearSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "dock");
 
-        // Also clear corresponding slide
         if (dockSlides[screenName]) {
             const nextSlides = _cloneDict(dockSlides);
             delete nextSlides[screenName];
@@ -283,13 +417,20 @@ Singleton {
             return false;
 
         const normalized = _normalizeNotificationState(state);
-        if (_sameNotificationState(notificationStates[screenName], normalized))
-            return true;
+        const descriptorState = Object.assign({}, state, normalized, {
+            "kind": "notification",
+            "screenName": screenName,
+            "presented": normalized.visible,
+            "phase": normalized.visible ? (state.phase || "open") : "hidden"
+        });
         const previous = notificationStates[screenName] || emptyNotificationState;
-
-        const next = _cloneDict(notificationStates);
-        next[screenName] = normalized;
-        notificationStates = next;
+        const stateChanged = !_sameNotificationState(notificationStates[screenName], normalized);
+        if (stateChanged) {
+            const next = _cloneDict(notificationStates);
+            next[screenName] = normalized;
+            notificationStates = next;
+        }
+        _setSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "notification", descriptorState, "notification:" + screenName);
         if (!!previous.visible !== !!normalized.visible)
             _bumpSurfaceRevision(screenName);
         return true;
@@ -302,11 +443,11 @@ Singleton {
         const next = _cloneDict(notificationStates);
         delete next[screenName];
         notificationStates = next;
+        _clearSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "notification");
         _bumpSurfaceRevision(screenName);
         return true;
     }
 
-    // DankModal / DankLauncherV2Modal State
     readonly property var emptyModalState: ({
             "visible": false,
             "barSide": "bottom",
@@ -362,6 +503,10 @@ Singleton {
         const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
         next[screenName] = normalized;
         modalStates = next;
+        _setSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "modal", Object.assign({}, state, normalized, {
+            "kind": state.kind || "modal",
+            "screenName": screenName
+        }), ownerId || "");
         _bumpSurfaceRevision(screenName);
         return true;
     }
@@ -372,11 +517,16 @@ Singleton {
         if (ownerId && modalOwners[screenName] !== ownerId)
             return false;
         const normalized = _normalizeModalState(state);
-        if (_sameModalState(modalStates[screenName], normalized))
-            return true;
-        const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
-        next[screenName] = normalized;
-        modalStates = next;
+        const descriptorState = Object.assign({}, state, normalized, {
+            "kind": state.kind || (surfaceDescriptor(screenName, "modal").kind || "modal"),
+            "screenName": screenName
+        });
+        if (!_sameModalState(modalStates[screenName], normalized)) {
+            const next = _cloneDict(modalStates);
+            next[screenName] = normalized;
+            modalStates = next;
+        }
+        _setSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "modal", descriptorState, ownerId || modalOwners[screenName] || "");
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -395,10 +545,6 @@ Singleton {
         return updateModalState(screenName, state, ownerId);
     }
 
-    function setModalState(screenName, state) {
-        return updateModalState(screenName, state, null);
-    }
-
     function clearModalState(screenName, ownerId) {
         if (!screenName)
             return false;
@@ -418,6 +564,7 @@ Singleton {
             delete nextOwners[screenName];
             modalOwners = nextOwners;
         }
+        _clearSurfaceDescriptor(screenName, "modal", ownerId);
         _bumpSurfaceRevision(screenName);
         return true;
     }
@@ -501,9 +648,6 @@ Singleton {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Prune state for screens that are no longer connected. Stale entries
-    // accumulate across hotplug cycles otherwise — Frame's per-screen
-    // FrameInstance doesn't notice when its peer dicts go orphan.
     function _pruneToLiveScreens() {
         const live = {};
         const screens = Quickshell.screens || [];
@@ -543,6 +687,9 @@ Singleton {
         const nextSurfaceRevisions = pruneKeyed(surfaceRevisions);
         if (nextSurfaceRevisions !== null)
             surfaceRevisions = nextSurfaceRevisions;
+        const nextDescriptors = pruneKeyed(surfaceDescriptors);
+        if (nextDescriptors !== null)
+            surfaceDescriptors = nextDescriptors;
 
         let retractChanged = false;
         const nextRetract = {};

quickshell/Common/ConnectedSurfaceDescriptor.js

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+.pragma library
+
+var VALID_KINDS = {
+    "popout": true,
+    "modal": true,
+    "launcher": true,
+    "dock": true,
+    "notification": true
+};
+
+var VALID_PHASES = {
+    "opening": true,
+    "open": true,
+    "closing": true,
+    "hidden": true,
+    "recovering": true
+};
+
+function _number(value, fallback) {
+    var n = Number(value);
+    return isNaN(n) ? fallback : n;
+}
+
+function _bool(value, fallback) {
+    return value === undefined ? fallback : !!value;
+}
+
+function _kind(value, fallback) {
+    if (VALID_KINDS[value])
+        return value;
+    return VALID_KINDS[fallback] ? fallback : "modal";
+}
+
+function _defaultBarSide(kind) {
+    return kind === "popout" || kind === "notification" ? "top" : "bottom";
+}
+
+function _barSide(value, fallback) {
+    if (value === "top" || value === "bottom" || value === "left" || value === "right")
+        return value;
+    return fallback;
+}
+
+function slotForKind(kind) {
+    return kind === "launcher" ? "modal" : _kind(kind, "modal");
+}
+
+function inferPhase(visible, presented, requestedPhase) {
+    if (VALID_PHASES[requestedPhase])
+        return requestedPhase;
+    if (!visible && !presented)
+        return "hidden";
+    if (!visible && presented)
+        return "closing";
+    return "open";
+}
+
+function normalize(input, defaults) {
+    var source = input || {};
+    var base = defaults || {};
+    var kind = _kind(source.kind, base.kind);
+    var defaultSide = _defaultBarSide(kind);
+    var sourceRect = source.bodyRect || {};
+    var baseRect = base.bodyRect || {};
+    var sourceOffset = source.animationOffset || {};
+    var baseOffset = base.animationOffset || {};
+    var visible = _bool(source.visible !== undefined ? source.visible : source.reveal, _bool(base.visible !== undefined ? base.visible : base.reveal, false));
+    var presented = _bool(source.presented, _bool(base.presented, visible));
+    var bodyRect = {
+        "x": _number(sourceRect.x !== undefined ? sourceRect.x : source.bodyX, _number(baseRect.x !== undefined ? baseRect.x : base.bodyX, 0)),
+        "y": _number(sourceRect.y !== undefined ? sourceRect.y : source.bodyY, _number(baseRect.y !== undefined ? baseRect.y : base.bodyY, 0)),
+        "width": Math.max(0, _number(sourceRect.width !== undefined ? sourceRect.width : source.bodyW, _number(baseRect.width !== undefined ? baseRect.width : base.bodyW, 0))),
+        "height": Math.max(0, _number(sourceRect.height !== undefined ? sourceRect.height : source.bodyH, _number(baseRect.height !== undefined ? baseRect.height : base.bodyH, 0)))
+    };
+    var animationOffset = {
+        "x": _number(sourceOffset.x !== undefined ? sourceOffset.x : (source.animX !== undefined ? source.animX : source.slideX), _number(baseOffset.x !== undefined ? baseOffset.x : (base.animX !== undefined ? base.animX : base.slideX), 0)),
+        "y": _number(sourceOffset.y !== undefined ? sourceOffset.y : (source.animY !== undefined ? source.animY : source.slideY), _number(baseOffset.y !== undefined ? baseOffset.y : (base.animY !== undefined ? base.animY : base.slideY), 0))
+    };
+    var screenName = source.screenName !== undefined ? source.screenName : (source.screen !== undefined ? source.screen : (base.screenName !== undefined ? base.screenName : base.screen));
+    var opacity = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, _number(source.opacity, _number(base.opacity, 1))));
+
+    return {
+        "ownerId": String(source.ownerId !== undefined ? source.ownerId : (base.ownerId || "")),
+        "kind": kind,
+        "screenName": String(screenName || ""),
+        "phase": inferPhase(visible, presented, source.phase !== undefined ? source.phase : base.phase),
+        "visible": visible,
+        "presented": presented,
+        "barSide": _barSide(source.barSide, _barSide(base.barSide, defaultSide)),
+        "bodyRect": bodyRect,
+        "animationOffset": animationOffset,
+        "scale": Math.max(0, _number(source.scale, _number(base.scale, 1))),
+        "opacity": opacity,
+        "omitStartConnector": _bool(source.omitStartConnector, _bool(base.omitStartConnector, false)),
+        "omitEndConnector": _bool(source.omitEndConnector, _bool(base.omitEndConnector, false)),
+        "dockRetractSide": String(source.dockRetractSide !== undefined ? source.dockRetractSide : (base.dockRetractSide || "")),
+        "revision": Math.max(0, Math.floor(_number(source.revision, _number(base.revision, 0))))
+    };
+}
+
+function empty(kind, screenName) {
+    return normalize({
+        "kind": kind,
+        "screenName": screenName || "",
+        "phase": "hidden",
+        "visible": false,
+        "presented": false
+    });
+}
+
+function withRevision(descriptor, revision) {
+    var next = normalize(descriptor);
+    next.revision = Math.max(0, Math.floor(_number(revision, next.revision)));
+    return next;
+}
+
+function withAnimationOffset(descriptor, x, y) {
+    var next = normalize(descriptor);
+    next.animationOffset = {
+        "x": x === undefined ? next.animationOffset.x : _number(x, next.animationOffset.x),
+        "y": y === undefined ? next.animationOffset.y : _number(y, next.animationOffset.y)
+    };
+    return next;
+}
+
+function withBodyRect(descriptor, x, y, width, height) {
+    var next = normalize(descriptor);
+    next.bodyRect = {
+        "x": x === undefined ? next.bodyRect.x : _number(x, next.bodyRect.x),
+        "y": y === undefined ? next.bodyRect.y : _number(y, next.bodyRect.y),
+        "width": width === undefined ? next.bodyRect.width : Math.max(0, _number(width, next.bodyRect.width)),
+        "height": height === undefined ? next.bodyRect.height : Math.max(0, _number(height, next.bodyRect.height))
+    };
+    return next;
+}
+
+function same(a, b, threshold) {
+    if (!a || !b)
+        return false;
+    var epsilon = threshold === undefined ? 0.5 : Math.max(0, Number(threshold));
+    return a.ownerId === b.ownerId
+        && a.kind === b.kind
+        && a.screenName === b.screenName
+        && a.phase === b.phase
+        && a.visible === b.visible
+        && a.presented === b.presented
+        && a.barSide === b.barSide
+        && Math.abs(a.bodyRect.x - b.bodyRect.x) < epsilon
+        && Math.abs(a.bodyRect.y - b.bodyRect.y) < epsilon
+        && Math.abs(a.bodyRect.width - b.bodyRect.width) < epsilon
+        && Math.abs(a.bodyRect.height - b.bodyRect.height) < epsilon
+        && Math.abs(a.animationOffset.x - b.animationOffset.x) < epsilon
+        && Math.abs(a.animationOffset.y - b.animationOffset.y) < epsilon
+        && Math.abs(a.scale - b.scale) < 0.0001
+        && Math.abs(a.opacity - b.opacity) < 0.0001
+        && a.omitStartConnector === b.omitStartConnector
+        && a.omitEndConnector === b.omitEndConnector
+        && a.dockRetractSide === b.dockRetractSide;
+}

quickshell/Common/ConnectedSurfaceGeometry.js

@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+.pragma library
+
+function _number(value, fallback) {
+    var n = Number(value);
+    return isNaN(n) ? fallback : n;
+}
+
+function snap(value, dpr) {
+    var scale = dpr || 1;
+    return Math.round(_number(value, 0) * scale) / scale;
+}
+
+function isHorizontal(side) {
+    return side === "top" || side === "bottom";
+}
+
+function isVertical(side) {
+    return side === "left" || side === "right";
+}
+
+function bodyRect(descriptor, dpr) {
+    var source = descriptor && descriptor.bodyRect ? descriptor.bodyRect : descriptor || {};
+    return {
+        "x": snap(source.x !== undefined ? source.x : source.bodyX, dpr),
+        "y": snap(source.y !== undefined ? source.y : source.bodyY, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(source.width !== undefined ? source.width : source.bodyW, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(source.height !== undefined ? source.height : source.bodyH, dpr))
+    };
+}
+
+function animatedBodyRect(descriptor, dpr) {
+    var rect = bodyRect(descriptor, dpr);
+    var offset = descriptor && descriptor.animationOffset ? descriptor.animationOffset : descriptor || {};
+    var side = descriptor && descriptor.barSide ? descriptor.barSide : "bottom";
+    var dx = isVertical(side) ? Math.max(-rect.width, Math.min(_number(offset.x !== undefined ? offset.x : offset.animX, 0), rect.width)) : 0;
+    var dy = isHorizontal(side) ? Math.max(-rect.height, Math.min(_number(offset.y !== undefined ? offset.y : offset.animY, 0), rect.height)) : 0;
+
+    return {
+        "x": snap(rect.x + (side === "right" ? dx : 0), dpr),
+        "y": snap(rect.y + (side === "bottom" ? dy : 0), dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(rect.width - Math.abs(dx), dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(rect.height - Math.abs(dy), dpr)),
+        "dx": snap(dx, dpr),
+        "dy": snap(dy, dpr)
+    };
+}
+
+function translatedBodyRect(descriptor, dpr) {
+    var rect = bodyRect(descriptor, dpr);
+    var offset = descriptor && descriptor.animationOffset ? descriptor.animationOffset : {};
+    return {
+        "x": snap(rect.x + _number(offset.x, 0), dpr),
+        "y": snap(rect.y + _number(offset.y, 0), dpr),
+        "width": rect.width,
+        "height": rect.height
+    };
+}
+
+function connectorRadii(descriptor, rect, connectedRadius, surfaceRadius, dpr, nearIncludesSurface) {
+    var side = descriptor && descriptor.barSide ? descriptor.barSide : "bottom";
+    var horizontal = isHorizontal(side);
+    var extent = horizontal ? rect.height : rect.width;
+    var crossSize = horizontal ? rect.width : rect.height;
+    var nearLimit = nearIncludesSurface ? Math.min(connectedRadius, surfaceRadius, extent, crossSize / 2) : Math.min(connectedRadius, extent, crossSize / 2);
+    var farLimit = Math.min(connectedRadius, surfaceRadius, crossSize / 2);
+    var near = snap(Math.max(0, nearLimit), dpr);
+    var far = snap(Math.max(0, farLimit), dpr);
+    var omitStart = !!(descriptor && descriptor.omitStartConnector);
+    var omitEnd = !!(descriptor && descriptor.omitEndConnector);
+    return {
+        "near": near,
+        "far": far,
+        "start": omitStart ? 0 : near,
+        "end": omitEnd ? 0 : near,
+        "farStart": omitStart ? far : 0,
+        "farEnd": omitEnd ? far : 0,
+        "farExtent": Math.max(omitStart ? far : 0, omitEnd ? far : 0)
+    };
+}
+
+function _connectorWidth(side, spacing, radius) {
+    return isVertical(side) ? spacing + radius : radius;
+}
+
+function _connectorHeight(side, spacing, radius) {
+    return isVertical(side) ? radius : spacing + radius;
+}
+
+function connectorRect(side, rect, placement, spacing, radius, dpr) {
+    var width = _connectorWidth(side, spacing, radius);
+    var height = _connectorHeight(side, spacing, radius);
+    var seamX = isVertical(side) ? (side === "left" ? rect.x : rect.x + rect.width) : (placement === "left" ? rect.x : rect.x + rect.width);
+    var seamY = side === "top" ? rect.y : (side === "bottom" ? rect.y + rect.height : (placement === "left" ? rect.y : rect.y + rect.height));
+    var x = isVertical(side) ? (side === "left" ? seamX : seamX - width) : (placement === "left" ? seamX - width : seamX);
+    var y = side === "top" ? seamY : (side === "bottom" ? seamY - height : (placement === "left" ? seamY - height : seamY));
+    return {
+        "x": snap(x, dpr),
+        "y": snap(y, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(width, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(height, dpr))
+    };
+}
+
+function farConnectorRect(side, rect, placement, radius, dpr) {
+    var x;
+    var y;
+    if (isHorizontal(side)) {
+        x = placement === "left" ? rect.x : rect.x + rect.width - radius;
+        y = side === "top" ? rect.y + rect.height : rect.y - radius;
+    } else {
+        x = side === "left" ? rect.x + rect.width : rect.x - radius;
+        y = placement === "left" ? rect.y : rect.y + rect.height - radius;
+    }
+    return {
+        "x": snap(x, dpr),
+        "y": snap(y, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(radius, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(radius, dpr))
+    };
+}
+
+function farBodyCapRect(side, rect, placement, radius, dpr) {
+    var x;
+    var y;
+    if (isHorizontal(side)) {
+        x = placement === "left" ? rect.x : rect.x + rect.width - radius;
+        y = side === "top" ? rect.y + rect.height - radius : rect.y;
+    } else {
+        x = side === "left" ? rect.x + rect.width - radius : rect.x;
+        y = placement === "left" ? rect.y : rect.y + rect.height - radius;
+    }
+    return {
+        "x": snap(x, dpr),
+        "y": snap(y, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(radius, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(radius, dpr))
+    };
+}
+
+function chromeBounds(rect, side, startRadius, endRadius, farExtent, dpr) {
+    var horizontal = isHorizontal(side);
+    var bodyOffsetX = horizontal ? startRadius : (side === "right" ? farExtent : 0);
+    var bodyOffsetY = horizontal ? (side === "bottom" ? farExtent : 0) : startRadius;
+    return {
+        "x": snap(rect.x - bodyOffsetX, dpr),
+        "y": snap(rect.y - bodyOffsetY, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(horizontal ? rect.width + startRadius + endRadius : rect.width + farExtent, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(horizontal ? rect.height + farExtent : rect.height + startRadius + endRadius, dpr)),
+        "bodyOffsetX": snap(bodyOffsetX, dpr),
+        "bodyOffsetY": snap(bodyOffsetY, dpr)
+    };
+}
+
+function fillBounds(rect, side, seamOverlap, dpr) {
+    var overlapX = isHorizontal(side) ? seamOverlap : 0;
+    var overlapY = isVertical(side) ? seamOverlap : 0;
+    return {
+        "x": snap(rect.x - overlapX, dpr),
+        "y": snap(rect.y - overlapY, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(rect.width + overlapX * 2, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(rect.height + overlapY * 2, dpr))
+    };
+}
+
+function clipEnvelope(rect, side, radii, seamOverlap, dpr) {
+    var fill = fillBounds(rect, side, seamOverlap, dpr);
+    var chrome = chromeBounds(fill, side, radii.start, radii.end, radii.farExtent, dpr);
+    return {
+        "x": chrome.x,
+        "y": chrome.y,
+        "width": chrome.width,
+        "height": chrome.height,
+        "bodyX": snap(fill.x - chrome.x, dpr),
+        "bodyY": snap(fill.y - chrome.y, dpr),
+        "bodyWidth": fill.width,
+        "bodyHeight": fill.height
+    };
+}
+
+function blurRegions(descriptor, rect, radii, dpr) {
+    var side = descriptor.barSide;
+    var regions = [bodyRect(rect, dpr)];
+    if (radii.start > 0)
+        regions.push(connectorRect(side, rect, "left", 0, radii.start, dpr));
+    if (radii.end > 0)
+        regions.push(connectorRect(side, rect, "right", 0, radii.end, dpr));
+    if (radii.farStart > 0) {
+        regions.push(farConnectorRect(side, rect, "left", radii.farStart, dpr));
+        regions.push(farBodyCapRect(side, rect, "left", radii.farStart, dpr));
+    }
+    if (radii.farEnd > 0) {
+        regions.push(farConnectorRect(side, rect, "right", radii.farEnd, dpr));
+        regions.push(farBodyCapRect(side, rect, "right", radii.farEnd, dpr));
+    }
+    return regions;
+}
+
+function unionBounds(rects, padding, dpr) {
+    var minX = Infinity;
+    var minY = Infinity;
+    var maxX = -Infinity;
+    var maxY = -Infinity;
+    for (var i = 0; i < rects.length; i++) {
+        var rect = rects[i];
+        if (!rect || rect.width <= 0 || rect.height <= 0)
+            continue;
+        minX = Math.min(minX, rect.x);
+        minY = Math.min(minY, rect.y);
+        maxX = Math.max(maxX, rect.x + rect.width);
+        maxY = Math.max(maxY, rect.y + rect.height);
+    }
+    if (minX === Infinity)
+        return {"x": 0, "y": 0, "width": 0, "height": 0};
+    var pad = Math.max(0, _number(padding, 0));
+    return {
+        "x": snap(minX - pad, dpr),
+        "y": snap(minY - pad, dpr),
+        "width": Math.max(0, snap(maxX - minX + pad * 2, dpr)),
+        "height": Math.max(0, snap(maxY - minY + pad * 2, dpr))
+    };
+}
+
+function shadowSourceBounds(descriptor, rect, radii, padding, dpr) {
+    return unionBounds(blurRegions(descriptor, rect, radii, dpr), padding, dpr);
+}
+
+function stableEqual(a, b, dpr) {
+    if (!a || !b)
+        return false;
+    var threshold = 0.5 / (dpr || 1);
+    return Math.abs(a.x - b.x) < threshold && Math.abs(a.y - b.y) < threshold && Math.abs(a.width - b.width) < threshold && Math.abs(a.height - b.height) < threshold;
+}

quickshell/Common/ConnectedSurfaceLease.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import QtQuick
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    required property string claimPrefix
+    required property var isCurrentOwner
+    required property var hasOwner
+    required property var claimState
+    required property var ensureState
+    required property var releaseState
+
+    property var statePresent: null
+    property var updateAnimationState: null
+    property var updateBodyState: null
+    property var requestDockRetract: null
+    property var releaseDockRetract: null
+
+    property string screenName: ""
+    property bool enabled: false
+    property bool active: false
+    property bool presented: false
+    property bool dockBlocked: false
+    property string dockSide: ""
+    property bool renewTokenOnRecovery: true
+
+    property string claimId: ""
+    property string claimedScreenName: ""
+    property int _claimSerial: 0
+
+    signal recoveryRequested
+
+    visible: false
+
+    function _nextClaimId() {
+        _claimSerial += 1;
+        return claimPrefix + ":" + (new Date()).getTime() + ":" + _claimSerial + ":" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000);
+    }
+
+    function _isCurrent(name) {
+        return !!name && !!isCurrentOwner && !!isCurrentOwner(name);
+    }
+
+    function _hasOwner(name, ownerId) {
+        return !!name && !!ownerId && !!hasOwner && !!hasOwner(name, ownerId);
+    }
+
+    function _hasState(name, ownerId) {
+        return !statePresent || !!statePresent(name, ownerId);
+    }
+
+    function _shouldRecover() {
+        return active && enabled && _isCurrent(screenName);
+    }
+
+    function requestRecovery() {
+        if (!_shouldRecover())
+            return false;
+        recoveryRequested();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function checkOwnershipRecovery() {
+        if (!_shouldRecover())
+            return false;
+        if (claimedScreenName === screenName && _hasOwner(screenName, claimId))
+            return false;
+        recoveryRequested();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function checkStateRecovery() {
+        if (!_shouldRecover())
+            return false;
+        if (claimedScreenName === screenName && _hasOwner(screenName, claimId) && _hasState(screenName, claimId))
+            return false;
+        recoveryRequested();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function checkRecovery() {
+        return checkStateRecovery();
+    }
+
+    function beginClaim() {
+        if (claimId && releaseDockRetract)
+            releaseDockRetract(claimId);
+        claimId = _nextClaimId();
+        claimedScreenName = "";
+        return claimId;
+    }
+
+    function _syncDockRetract() {
+        if (!claimId)
+            return;
+        if (dockBlocked && presented && dockSide && requestDockRetract)
+            requestDockRetract(claimId, screenName, dockSide);
+        else if (releaseDockRetract)
+            releaseDockRetract(claimId);
+    }
+
+    function publish(state, forceClaim) {
+        if (!enabled || !screenName || !state) {
+            release();
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (claimedScreenName && claimedScreenName !== screenName)
+            release();
+
+        const current = _isCurrent(screenName);
+        let claiming = !!forceClaim || !claimId;
+        if (claiming && !current)
+            return false;
+        if (!claimId)
+            beginClaim();
+
+        let published = claiming ? claimState(screenName, state, claimId) : ensureState(screenName, state, claimId);
+        if (!published && !claiming && current) {
+            if (renewTokenOnRecovery) {
+                beginClaim();
+            } else if (releaseDockRetract) {
+                releaseDockRetract(claimId);
+            }
+            published = claimState(screenName, state, claimId);
+        }
+        if (!published)
+            return false;
+
+        claimedScreenName = screenName;
+        _syncDockRetract();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    function updateAnim(animX, animY) {
+        if (!enabled || !claimId || !claimedScreenName || !updateAnimationState)
+            return false;
+        if (!_hasOwner(claimedScreenName, claimId)) {
+            requestRecovery();
+            return false;
+        }
+        return updateAnimationState(claimedScreenName, claimId, animX, animY);
+    }
+
+    function updateBody(bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
+        if (!enabled || !claimId || !claimedScreenName || !updateBodyState)
+            return false;
+        if (!_hasOwner(claimedScreenName, claimId)) {
+            requestRecovery();
+            return false;
+        }
+        return updateBodyState(claimedScreenName, claimId, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH);
+    }
+
+    function release() {
+        if (!claimId) {
+            claimedScreenName = "";
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        const releasedClaimId = claimId;
+        const releasedScreenName = claimedScreenName;
+        claimId = "";
+        claimedScreenName = "";
+
+        if (releaseDockRetract)
+            releaseDockRetract(releasedClaimId);
+        if (releasedScreenName)
+            return !!releaseState(releasedScreenName, releasedClaimId);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    Component.onDestruction: release()
+}

quickshell/Common/ElevationShadow.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs.Common
 
 Item {
@@ -19,7 +18,11 @@ Item {
     property real bottomRightRadius: targetRadius
     property color borderColor: "transparent"
     property real borderWidth: 0
-    property bool useCustomSource: false
+
+    property real sourceX: 0
+    property real sourceY: 0
+    property real sourceWidth: width
+    property real sourceHeight: height
 
     property bool shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
     property real shadowBlurPx: level && level.blurPx !== undefined ? level.blurPx : 0
@@ -28,36 +31,24 @@ Item {
     property real shadowOffsetY: Theme.elevationOffsetYFor(level, direction, fallbackOffset)
     property color shadowColor: Theme.elevationShadowColor(level)
     property real shadowOpacity: 1
-    property real blurMax: Theme.elevationBlurMax
 
-    property alias sourceRect: sourceRect
+    readonly property var _ambient: Theme.elevationAmbient(level)
+    readonly property real _pad: shadowEnabled ? Math.ceil(Math.max(shadowBlurPx + shadowSpreadPx + Math.max(Math.abs(shadowOffsetX), Math.abs(shadowOffsetY)), _ambient.blurPx + _ambient.spreadPx) + 2) : 0
 
-    layer.enabled: shadowEnabled
-
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        autoPaddingEnabled: true
-        shadowEnabled: true
-        blurEnabled: false
-        maskEnabled: false
-        shadowBlur: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, root.shadowBlurPx / Math.max(1, root.blurMax)))
-        shadowScale: 1 + (2 * root.shadowSpreadPx) / Math.max(1, Math.min(root.width, root.height))
-        shadowHorizontalOffset: root.shadowOffsetX
-        shadowVerticalOffset: root.shadowOffsetY
-        blurMax: root.blurMax
-        shadowColor: root.shadowColor
-        shadowOpacity: root.shadowOpacity
-    }
-
-    Rectangle {
-        id: sourceRect
+    ShaderEffect {
         anchors.fill: parent
-        visible: !root.useCustomSource
-        topLeftRadius: root.topLeftRadius
-        topRightRadius: root.topRightRadius
-        bottomLeftRadius: root.bottomLeftRadius
-        bottomRightRadius: root.bottomRightRadius
-        color: root.targetColor
-        border.color: root.borderColor
-        border.width: root.borderWidth
+        anchors.margins: -root._pad
+        fragmentShader: Qt.resolvedUrl("../Shaders/qsb/elevation_rect.frag.qsb")
+
+        property real widthPx: width
+        property real heightPx: height
+        property real borderWidth: root.borderWidth
+        property vector4d rectPx: Qt.vector4d(root._pad + root.sourceX, root._pad + root.sourceY, root.sourceWidth, root.sourceHeight)
+        property vector4d cornerRadius: Qt.vector4d(root.topLeftRadius, root.topRightRadius, root.bottomRightRadius, root.bottomLeftRadius)
+        property vector4d fillColor: Qt.vector4d(root.targetColor.r, root.targetColor.g, root.targetColor.b, root.targetColor.a)
+        property vector4d borderColor: Qt.vector4d(root.borderColor.r, root.borderColor.g, root.borderColor.b, root.borderColor.a)
+        property vector4d shadowColor: Qt.vector4d(root.shadowColor.r, root.shadowColor.g, root.shadowColor.b, root.shadowEnabled ? root.shadowColor.a * root.shadowOpacity : 0)
+        property vector4d shadowParam: Qt.vector4d(Math.max(0, root.shadowBlurPx), root.shadowSpreadPx, root.shadowOffsetX, root.shadowOffsetY)
+        property vector4d ambientParam: Qt.vector4d(root._ambient.blurPx, root._ambient.spreadPx, root.shadowEnabled ? root._ambient.alpha * root.shadowOpacity : 0, 0)
     }
 }

quickshell/Common/KeyboardFocus.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+pragma Singleton
+
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Wayland
+import qs.Services
+
+// Manages keyboard focus policy for popouts, modals, and Hyprland focus grabs
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    function keyboardFocus(active, customFocus) {
+        if (PopoutManager.screenshotActive)
+            return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
+        if (customFocus !== null && customFocus !== undefined)
+            return customFocus;
+        if (!active)
+            return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
+        if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
+            return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
+        return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
+    }
+
+    function wantsGrab(active, customFocus) {
+        return CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab && keyboardFocus(active, customFocus) === WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
+    }
+
+    property list<var> barWindows: []
+
+    function registerBarWindow(window) {
+        if (!window || barWindows.indexOf(window) !== -1)
+            return;
+        barWindows = barWindows.concat([window]);
+    }
+
+    function unregisterBarWindow(window) {
+        const idx = barWindows.indexOf(window);
+        if (idx === -1)
+            return;
+        const next = barWindows.slice();
+        next.splice(idx, 1);
+        barWindows = next;
+    }
+}

quickshell/Common/Theme.qml

@@ -911,6 +911,16 @@ Singleton {
         }
         return Qt.rgba(r, g, b, alpha);
     }
+    function elevationAmbient(level) {
+        const blur = (level && level.blurPx !== undefined) ? Math.max(0, level.blurPx) : 0;
+        const alpha = ((level && level.alpha !== undefined) ? level.alpha : 0.3) * 0.5;
+        return {
+            blurPx: blur * 1.75,
+            spreadPx: 1,
+            alpha: alpha
+        };
+    }
+
     function elevationTintOpacity(level) {
         if (!level)
             return 0;

quickshell/Modals/BluetoothPairingModal.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -11,11 +10,6 @@ DankModal {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:bluetooth-pairing"
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [root.contentWindow]
-        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     property string deviceName: ""
     property string deviceAddress: ""
     property string requestType: ""

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryModal.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Clipboard
 import qs.Modals.Common
@@ -12,11 +11,6 @@ DankModal {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:clipboard"
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [clipboardHistoryModal.contentWindow]
-        active: clipboardHistoryModal.useHyprlandFocusGrab && clipboardHistoryModal.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     function toggle() {
         if (shouldBeVisible) {
             hide();
@@ -64,6 +58,7 @@ DankModal {
     readonly property bool clipboardAvailable: ClipboardService.clipboardAvailable
 
     visible: false
+    keepContentLoaded: true
     modalWidth: ClipboardConstants.modalWidth
     modalHeight: ClipboardConstants.modalHeight
     backgroundColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModal.qml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
@@ -52,8 +53,13 @@ Item {
         focus: true
         anchors.fill: parent
     }
+
+    // Hyprland OnDemand grab delivers keyboard focus to the modal content surface.
+    HyprlandFocusGrab {
+        windows: root.contentWindow ? [root.contentWindow] : []
+        active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.shouldHaveFocus, root.customKeyboardFocus)
+    }
     readonly property var contentWindow: impl.item ? impl.item.contentWindow : null
-    readonly property var clickCatcher: impl.item ? impl.item.clickCatcher : null
     readonly property var effectiveScreen: impl.item ? impl.item.effectiveScreen : null
     readonly property real screenWidth: impl.item ? impl.item.screenWidth : 1920
     readonly property real screenHeight: impl.item ? impl.item.screenHeight : 1080
@@ -96,8 +102,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    // Defer Loader source-component swap until impl is fully closed; avoids
-    // tearing down a modal mid-animation when frame mode is toggled.
     function _maybeResolveBackend() {
         if (_resolvedBackend === _desiredBackend)
             return;

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalConnected.qml

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Item {
     property bool closeOnBackgroundClick: true
     property string animationType: "scale"
 
-    // Opposite side from the launcher by default; subclasses may override
     property string preferredConnectedBarSide: SettingsData.frameModalEmergeSide
 
     readonly property bool frameConnectedMode: SettingsData.frameEnabled && Theme.isConnectedEffect && !!effectiveScreen && SettingsData.isScreenInPreferences(effectiveScreen, SettingsData.frameScreenPreferences)
@@ -87,16 +86,13 @@ Item {
     property real frozenMotionOffsetX: 0
     property real frozenMotionOffsetY: 0
     readonly property alias contentWindow: contentWindow
-    readonly property alias clickCatcher: clickCatcher
     readonly property bool useHyprlandFocusGrab: CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab
     readonly property bool useBackground: false
-    readonly property bool useSingleWindow: CompositorService.isHyprland
 
     signal opened
     signal dialogClosed
     signal backgroundClicked
 
-    // Coalesce per-channel dirty bits; one ConnectedModeState write per tick.
     Timer {
         id: _syncTimer
         interval: 0
@@ -115,6 +111,7 @@ Item {
         id: modalChrome
         modalHandle: root.modalHandle
         claimPrefix: root.layerNamespace + ":modal"
+        surfaceKind: "modal"
         screenName: root._currentScreenName()
         enabled: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
         active: root.shouldBeVisible
@@ -125,17 +122,38 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function _publishModalChromeState() {
+        const presented = shouldBeVisible || contentWindow.visible;
+        const phase = !presented ? "hidden" : (!shouldBeVisible && contentWindow.visible ? "closing" : (!contentWindow.visible ? "opening" : "open"));
+        const bodyRect = {
+            "x": alignedX,
+            "y": alignedY,
+            "width": alignedWidth,
+            "height": alignedHeight
+        };
+        const animationOffset = {
+            "x": modalContainer ? modalContainer.animX : 0,
+            "y": modalContainer ? modalContainer.animY : 0
+        };
         const state = {
-            "visible": shouldBeVisible || contentWindow.visible,
+            "kind": "modal",
+            "screenName": root._currentScreenName(),
+            "phase": phase,
+            "visible": presented,
+            "presented": presented,
             "barSide": resolvedConnectedBarSide,
+            "bodyRect": bodyRect,
+            "animationOffset": animationOffset,
+            "scale": 1,
+            "opacity": Theme.connectedSurfaceColor.a,
             "bodyX": alignedX,
             "bodyY": alignedY,
             "bodyW": alignedWidth,
             "bodyH": alignedHeight,
-            "animX": modalContainer ? modalContainer.animX : 0,
-            "animY": modalContainer ? modalContainer.animY : 0,
+            "animX": animationOffset.x,
+            "animY": animationOffset.y,
             "omitStartConnector": false,
-            "omitEndConnector": false
+            "omitEndConnector": false,
+            "dockRetractSide": root._dockBlocksEmergence ? resolvedConnectedBarSide : ""
         };
         return modalChrome.publish(state);
     }
@@ -222,22 +240,16 @@ Item {
         const focusedScreen = CompositorService.getFocusedScreen();
         if (focusedScreen) {
             contentWindow.screen = focusedScreen;
-            if (!useSingleWindow)
-                clickCatcher.screen = focusedScreen;
         }
 
         ModalManager.openModal(modalHandle);
         if (Theme.isDirectionalEffect || root.useBackground) {
-            if (!useSingleWindow)
-                clickCatcher.visible = true;
             contentWindow.visible = true;
         }
 
         Qt.callLater(() => {
             animationsEnabled = true;
             shouldBeVisible = true;
-            if (!useSingleWindow && !clickCatcher.visible)
-                clickCatcher.visible = true;
             if (!contentWindow.visible)
                 contentWindow.visible = true;
             opened();
@@ -264,8 +276,6 @@ Item {
         ModalManager.closeModal(modalHandle);
         closeTimer.stop();
         contentWindow.visible = false;
-        if (!useSingleWindow)
-            clickCatcher.visible = false;
         dialogClosed();
         Qt.callLater(() => animationsEnabled = true);
     }
@@ -304,8 +314,6 @@ Item {
             const newScreen = CompositorService.getFocusedScreen();
             if (newScreen) {
                 contentWindow.screen = newScreen;
-                if (!useSingleWindow)
-                    clickCatcher.screen = newScreen;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -317,29 +325,12 @@ Item {
             if (shouldBeVisible)
                 return;
             contentWindow.visible = false;
-            if (!useSingleWindow)
-                clickCatcher.visible = false;
             dialogClosed();
         }
     }
 
-    // shadowRenderPadding is zeroed when frame owns the chrome
-    // Wayland then clips any content translating past
     readonly property var shadowLevel: Theme.elevationLevel3
     readonly property real shadowFallbackOffset: 6
-    readonly property real shadowRenderPadding: (!frameOwnsConnectedChrome && root.enableShadow && Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.modalElevationEnabled) ? Theme.elevationRenderPadding(shadowLevel, Theme.elevationLightDirection, shadowFallbackOffset, 8, 16) : 0
-    readonly property real shadowMotionPadding: {
-        if (frameOwnsConnectedChrome)
-            return 0;
-        if (animationType === "slide")
-            return 30;
-        if (Theme.isDirectionalEffect)
-            return Math.max(Math.max(0, animationOffset), Math.max(alignedWidth, alignedHeight) * 0.9);
-        if (Theme.isDepthEffect)
-            return Math.max(Math.max(0, animationOffset), Math.max(alignedWidth, alignedHeight) * 0.35);
-        return Math.max(0, animationOffset);
-    }
-    readonly property real shadowBuffer: Theme.snap(shadowRenderPadding + shadowMotionPadding, dpr)
     readonly property real alignedWidth: Theme.px(modalWidth, dpr)
     readonly property real alignedHeight: Theme.px(modalHeight, dpr)
 
@@ -349,7 +340,6 @@ Item {
         return SettingsData.frameEdgeInsetForSide(effectiveScreen, side);
     }
 
-    // frameEdgeInsetForSide is the full inset; do not add frameBarSize
     readonly property real _connectedAlignedX: {
         switch (resolvedConnectedBarSide) {
         case "top":
@@ -412,57 +402,6 @@ Item {
             }
         })(), dpr)
 
-    PanelWindow {
-        id: clickCatcher
-        visible: false
-        color: "transparent"
-
-        WlrLayershell.namespace: root.layerNamespace + ":clickcatcher"
-        WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayershell.Top
-        WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.None
-
-        anchors {
-            top: true
-            left: true
-            right: true
-            bottom: true
-        }
-
-        mask: Region {
-            item: Rectangle {
-                x: root.alignedX
-                y: root.alignedY
-                width: root.alignedWidth
-                height: root.alignedHeight
-            }
-            intersection: Intersection.Xor
-        }
-
-        MouseArea {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: !root.useSingleWindow && root.closeOnBackgroundClick && root.shouldBeVisible
-            onClicked: root.backgroundClicked()
-        }
-
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            z: -1
-            color: "black"
-            opacity: (!root.useSingleWindow && root.useBackground) ? (root.shouldBeVisible ? root.backgroundOpacity : 0) : 0
-            visible: opacity > 0
-
-            Behavior on opacity {
-                enabled: root.animationsEnabled && (!Theme.isDirectionalEffect || Theme.isConnectedEffect)
-                NumberAnimation {
-                    duration: Math.round(Theme.variantDuration(root.animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible) * Theme.variantOpacityDurationScale)
-                    easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                    easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     PanelWindow {
         id: contentWindow
         visible: false
@@ -472,8 +411,8 @@ Item {
             targetWindow: contentWindow
             blurEnabled: root.effectiveBlurEnabled && !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, modalContainer.scaleValue)
-            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animX, root.dpr)
-            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animY, root.dpr)
+            blurX: connectedReveal.x + modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animX, root.dpr)
+            blurY: connectedReveal.y + modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animY, root.dpr)
             blurWidth: (root.shouldBeVisible && !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) ? modalContainer.width * s : 0
             blurHeight: (root.shouldBeVisible && !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) ? modalContainer.height * s : 0
             blurRadius: root.effectiveCornerRadius
@@ -487,36 +426,15 @@ Item {
             "error": true
         })
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
-            if (customKeyboardFocus !== null)
-                return customKeyboardFocus;
-            if (!shouldHaveFocus)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (root.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-        }
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldHaveFocus, customKeyboardFocus)
 
         anchors {
             left: true
             top: true
-            right: root.useSingleWindow
-            bottom: root.useSingleWindow
+            right: true
+            bottom: true
         }
 
-        readonly property real actualMarginLeft: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : Math.max(0, Theme.snap(root.alignedX - shadowBuffer, dpr))
-        readonly property real actualMarginTop: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : Math.max(0, Theme.snap(root.alignedY - shadowBuffer, dpr))
-
-        WlrLayershell.margins {
-            left: actualMarginLeft
-            top: actualMarginTop
-            right: 0
-            bottom: 0
-        }
-
-        implicitWidth: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.alignedWidth + (shadowBuffer * 2)
-        implicitHeight: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.alignedHeight + (shadowBuffer * 2)
-
         onVisibleChanged: {
             if (visible)
                 return;
@@ -528,7 +446,7 @@ Item {
 
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: root.useSingleWindow && root.closeOnBackgroundClick && root.shouldBeVisible
+            enabled: root.closeOnBackgroundClick && root.shouldBeVisible
             z: -2
             onClicked: root.backgroundClicked()
         }
@@ -537,7 +455,7 @@ Item {
             anchors.fill: parent
             z: -1
             color: "black"
-            opacity: (root.useSingleWindow && root.useBackground) ? (root.shouldBeVisible ? root.backgroundOpacity : 0) : 0
+            opacity: root.useBackground ? (root.shouldBeVisible ? root.backgroundOpacity : 0) : 0
             visible: opacity > 0
 
             Behavior on opacity {
@@ -551,249 +469,256 @@ Item {
         }
 
         Item {
-            id: modalContainer
-            x: (root.useSingleWindow ? root.alignedX : (root.alignedX - contentWindow.actualMarginLeft)) + Theme.snap(animX, root.dpr)
-            y: (root.useSingleWindow ? root.alignedY : (root.alignedY - contentWindow.actualMarginTop)) + Theme.snap(animY, root.dpr)
-
+            id: connectedReveal
+            // Clip to final footprint while frame-owned chrome grows from the bar edge.
+            x: root.alignedX
+            y: root.alignedY
             width: root.alignedWidth
             height: root.alignedHeight
-
-            MouseArea {
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                enabled: root.useSingleWindow && root.shouldBeVisible
-                hoverEnabled: false
-                acceptedButtons: Qt.AllButtons
-                onPressed: mouse.accepted = true
-                onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
-                z: -1
-            }
-
-            readonly property bool slide: root.animationType === "slide"
-            readonly property bool directionalEffect: Theme.isDirectionalEffect
-            readonly property bool depthEffect: Theme.isDepthEffect
-            readonly property real directionalTravel: Math.max(root.animationOffset, Math.max(root.alignedWidth, root.alignedHeight) * 0.8)
-            readonly property real depthTravel: Math.max(root.animationOffset * 0.8, 36)
-            readonly property real customAnchorX: root.alignedX + root.alignedWidth * 0.5
-            readonly property real customAnchorY: root.alignedY + root.alignedHeight * 0.5
-            readonly property real customDistLeft: customAnchorX
-            readonly property real customDistRight: root.screenWidth - customAnchorX
-            readonly property real customDistTop: customAnchorY
-            readonly property real customDistBottom: root.screenHeight - customAnchorY
-            // Connected emergence: travel from the resolved bar edge, matching DankPopout cadence.
-            readonly property real connectedEmergenceTravelX: Math.max(root.animationOffset, root.alignedWidth + Theme.spacingL)
-            readonly property real connectedEmergenceTravelY: Math.max(root.animationOffset, root.alignedHeight + Theme.spacingL)
-            readonly property real offsetX: {
-                if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
-                    switch (root.resolvedConnectedBarSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return -connectedEmergenceTravelX;
-                    case "right":
-                        return connectedEmergenceTravelX;
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                }
-                if (slide && !directionalEffect && !depthEffect)
-                    return 15;
-                if (directionalEffect) {
-                    switch (root.positioning) {
-                    case "top-right":
-                        return 0;
-                    case "custom":
-                        if (customDistLeft <= customDistRight && customDistLeft <= customDistTop && customDistLeft <= customDistBottom)
-                            return -directionalTravel;
-                        if (customDistRight <= customDistTop && customDistRight <= customDistBottom)
-                            return directionalTravel;
-                        return 0;
-                    default:
-                        return 0;
-                    }
-                }
-                if (depthEffect) {
-                    switch (root.positioning) {
-                    case "top-right":
-                        return 0;
-                    case "custom":
-                        if (customDistLeft <= customDistRight && customDistLeft <= customDistTop && customDistLeft <= customDistBottom)
-                            return -depthTravel;
-                        if (customDistRight <= customDistTop && customDistRight <= customDistBottom)
-                            return depthTravel;
-                        return 0;
-                    default:
-                        return 0;
-                    }
-                }
-                return 0;
-            }
-            readonly property real offsetY: {
-                if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
-                    switch (root.resolvedConnectedBarSide) {
-                    case "top":
-                        return -connectedEmergenceTravelY;
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return connectedEmergenceTravelY;
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                }
-                if (slide && !directionalEffect && !depthEffect)
-                    return -30;
-                if (directionalEffect) {
-                    switch (root.positioning) {
-                    case "top-right":
-                        return -Math.max(directionalTravel * 0.65, 96);
-                    case "custom":
-                        if (customDistTop <= customDistBottom && customDistTop <= customDistLeft && customDistTop <= customDistRight)
-                            return -directionalTravel;
-                        if (customDistBottom <= customDistLeft && customDistBottom <= customDistRight)
-                            return directionalTravel;
-                        return 0;
-                    default:
-                        // Default to sliding down from top when centered
-                        return -Math.max(directionalTravel, root.screenHeight * 0.24);
-                    }
-                }
-                if (depthEffect) {
-                    switch (root.positioning) {
-                    case "top-right":
-                        return -depthTravel * 0.75;
-                    case "custom":
-                        if (customDistTop <= customDistBottom && customDistTop <= customDistLeft && customDistTop <= customDistRight)
-                            return -depthTravel;
-                        if (customDistBottom <= customDistLeft && customDistBottom <= customDistRight)
-                            return depthTravel;
-                        return depthTravel * 0.45;
-                    default:
-                        return -depthTravel;
-                    }
-                }
-                return root.animationOffset;
-            }
-
-            readonly property real computedScaleCollapsed: root.animationScaleCollapsed
-
-            // openProgress: 0 = closed (at frozenMotionOffset, scaleCollapsed), 1 = open (at 0, scale 1).
-            QtObject {
-                id: morph
-                property real openProgress: root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0
-                Behavior on openProgress {
-                    enabled: root.animationsEnabled
-                    NumberAnimation {
-                        duration: Theme.variantDuration(root.animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible)
-                        easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                        easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            readonly property real animX: root.frozenMotionOffsetX * (1 - morph.openProgress)
-            readonly property real animY: root.frozenMotionOffsetY * (1 - morph.openProgress)
-            readonly property real scaleValue: computedScaleCollapsed + (1.0 - computedScaleCollapsed) * morph.openProgress
-
-            onAnimXChanged: if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome)
-                root._queueAnimSync()
-            onAnimYChanged: if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome)
-                root._queueAnimSync()
+            clip: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
 
             Item {
-                id: contentContainer
-                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                width: parent.width
-                height: parent.height
-                clip: false
+                id: modalContainer
+                x: Theme.snap(animX, root.dpr)
+                y: Theme.snap(animY, root.dpr)
+
+                width: root.alignedWidth
+                height: root.alignedHeight
+
+                MouseArea {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    enabled: root.shouldBeVisible
+                    hoverEnabled: false
+                    acceptedButtons: Qt.AllButtons
+                    onPressed: mouse.accepted = true
+                    onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
+                    z: -1
+                }
+
+                readonly property bool slide: root.animationType === "slide"
+                readonly property bool directionalEffect: Theme.isDirectionalEffect
+                readonly property bool depthEffect: Theme.isDepthEffect
+                readonly property real directionalTravel: Math.max(root.animationOffset, Math.max(root.alignedWidth, root.alignedHeight) * 0.8)
+                readonly property real depthTravel: Math.max(root.animationOffset * 0.8, 36)
+                readonly property real customAnchorX: root.alignedX + root.alignedWidth * 0.5
+                readonly property real customAnchorY: root.alignedY + root.alignedHeight * 0.5
+                readonly property real customDistLeft: customAnchorX
+                readonly property real customDistRight: root.screenWidth - customAnchorX
+                readonly property real customDistTop: customAnchorY
+                readonly property real customDistBottom: root.screenHeight - customAnchorY
+                readonly property real connectedEmergenceTravelX: Math.max(root.animationOffset, root.alignedWidth + Theme.spacingL)
+                readonly property real connectedEmergenceTravelY: Math.max(root.animationOffset, root.alignedHeight + Theme.spacingL)
+                readonly property real offsetX: {
+                    if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
+                        switch (root.resolvedConnectedBarSide) {
+                        case "left":
+                            return -connectedEmergenceTravelX;
+                        case "right":
+                            return connectedEmergenceTravelX;
+                        }
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+                    if (slide && !directionalEffect && !depthEffect)
+                        return 15;
+                    if (directionalEffect) {
+                        switch (root.positioning) {
+                        case "top-right":
+                            return 0;
+                        case "custom":
+                            if (customDistLeft <= customDistRight && customDistLeft <= customDistTop && customDistLeft <= customDistBottom)
+                                return -directionalTravel;
+                            if (customDistRight <= customDistTop && customDistRight <= customDistBottom)
+                                return directionalTravel;
+                            return 0;
+                        default:
+                            return 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (depthEffect) {
+                        switch (root.positioning) {
+                        case "top-right":
+                            return 0;
+                        case "custom":
+                            if (customDistLeft <= customDistRight && customDistLeft <= customDistTop && customDistLeft <= customDistBottom)
+                                return -depthTravel;
+                            if (customDistRight <= customDistTop && customDistRight <= customDistBottom)
+                                return depthTravel;
+                            return 0;
+                        default:
+                            return 0;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return 0;
+                }
+                readonly property real offsetY: {
+                    if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
+                        switch (root.resolvedConnectedBarSide) {
+                        case "top":
+                            return -connectedEmergenceTravelY;
+                        case "bottom":
+                            return connectedEmergenceTravelY;
+                        }
+                        return 0;
+                    }
+                    if (slide && !directionalEffect && !depthEffect)
+                        return -30;
+                    if (directionalEffect) {
+                        switch (root.positioning) {
+                        case "top-right":
+                            return -Math.max(directionalTravel * 0.65, 96);
+                        case "custom":
+                            if (customDistTop <= customDistBottom && customDistTop <= customDistLeft && customDistTop <= customDistRight)
+                                return -directionalTravel;
+                            if (customDistBottom <= customDistLeft && customDistBottom <= customDistRight)
+                                return directionalTravel;
+                            return 0;
+                        default:
+                            return -Math.max(directionalTravel, root.screenHeight * 0.24);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (depthEffect) {
+                        switch (root.positioning) {
+                        case "top-right":
+                            return -depthTravel * 0.75;
+                        case "custom":
+                            if (customDistTop <= customDistBottom && customDistTop <= customDistLeft && customDistTop <= customDistRight)
+                                return -depthTravel;
+                            if (customDistBottom <= customDistLeft && customDistBottom <= customDistRight)
+                                return depthTravel;
+                            return depthTravel * 0.45;
+                        default:
+                            return -depthTravel;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return root.animationOffset;
+                }
+
+                readonly property real computedScaleCollapsed: root.animationScaleCollapsed
+
+                QtObject {
+                    id: morph
+                    property real openProgress: root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0
+                    Behavior on openProgress {
+                        enabled: root.animationsEnabled
+                        NumberAnimation {
+                            duration: Theme.variantDuration(root.animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible)
+                            easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
+                            easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                readonly property real animX: root.frozenMotionOffsetX * (1 - morph.openProgress)
+                readonly property real animY: root.frozenMotionOffsetY * (1 - morph.openProgress)
+                readonly property real scaleValue: computedScaleCollapsed + (1.0 - computedScaleCollapsed) * morph.openProgress
+
+                onAnimXChanged: if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome)
+                    root._queueAnimSync()
+                onAnimYChanged: if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome)
+                    root._queueAnimSync()
 
                 Item {
-                    id: animatedContent
-                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    id: contentContainer
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: parent.height
                     clip: false
 
-                    property real publishedOpacity: (Theme.isDirectionalEffect && !Theme.isConnectedEffect) ? 1 : (root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0)
-
-                    opacity: (Theme.isDirectionalEffect && !Theme.isConnectedEffect) ? 1 : (root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0)
-                    scale: modalContainer.scaleValue
-                    transformOrigin: Item.Center
-
-                    Behavior on opacity {
-                        enabled: root.animationsEnabled && (!Theme.isDirectionalEffect || Theme.isConnectedEffect)
-                        NumberAnimation {
-                            duration: Math.round(Theme.variantDuration(animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible) * Theme.variantOpacityDurationScale)
-                            easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                            easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    Behavior on publishedOpacity {
-                        enabled: root.animationsEnabled && (!Theme.isDirectionalEffect || Theme.isConnectedEffect)
-                        NumberAnimation {
-                            duration: Math.round(Theme.variantDuration(animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible) * Theme.variantOpacityDurationScale)
-                            easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                            easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    ElevationShadow {
-                        id: modalShadowLayer
+                    Item {
+                        id: animatedContent
                         anchors.fill: parent
-                        level: root.shadowLevel
-                        fallbackOffset: root.shadowFallbackOffset
-                        targetRadius: root.effectiveCornerRadius
-                        targetColor: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome ? "transparent" : root.effectiveBackgroundColor
-                        borderColor: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome ? "transparent" : root.effectiveBorderColor
-                        borderWidth: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome ? 0 : root.effectiveBorderWidth
-                        shadowEnabled: !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome && root.enableShadow && Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.modalElevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
-                    }
-
-                    Rectangle {
-                        anchors.fill: parent
-                        radius: root.effectiveCornerRadius
-                        color: "transparent"
-                        border.color: (root.connectedSurfaceOverride || root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) ? "transparent" : BlurService.borderColor
-                        border.width: (root.connectedSurfaceOverride || root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) ? 0 : BlurService.borderWidth
-                        z: 100
-                    }
-
-                    FocusScope {
-                        anchors.fill: parent
-                        focus: root.shouldBeVisible
                         clip: false
 
-                        Item {
-                            id: directContentWrapper
+                        property real publishedOpacity: (Theme.isDirectionalEffect && !Theme.isConnectedEffect) ? 1 : (root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0)
+
+                        opacity: (Theme.isDirectionalEffect && !Theme.isConnectedEffect) ? 1 : (root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0)
+                        scale: modalContainer.scaleValue
+                        transformOrigin: Item.Center
+
+                        Behavior on opacity {
+                            enabled: root.animationsEnabled && (!Theme.isDirectionalEffect || Theme.isConnectedEffect)
+                            NumberAnimation {
+                                duration: Math.round(Theme.variantDuration(animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible) * Theme.variantOpacityDurationScale)
+                                easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
+                                easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        Behavior on publishedOpacity {
+                            enabled: root.animationsEnabled && (!Theme.isDirectionalEffect || Theme.isConnectedEffect)
+                            NumberAnimation {
+                                duration: Math.round(Theme.variantDuration(animationDuration, root.shouldBeVisible) * Theme.variantOpacityDurationScale)
+                                easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
+                                easing.bezierCurve: root.shouldBeVisible ? root.animationEnterCurve : root.animationExitCurve
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        ElevationShadow {
+                            id: modalShadowLayer
                             anchors.fill: parent
-                            visible: root.directContent !== null
-                            focus: true
+                            level: root.shadowLevel
+                            fallbackOffset: root.shadowFallbackOffset
+                            targetRadius: root.effectiveCornerRadius
+                            targetColor: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome ? "transparent" : root.effectiveBackgroundColor
+                            borderColor: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome ? "transparent" : root.effectiveBorderColor
+                            borderWidth: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome ? 0 : root.effectiveBorderWidth
+                            shadowEnabled: !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome && root.enableShadow && Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.modalElevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
+                        }
+
+                        Rectangle {
+                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            radius: root.effectiveCornerRadius
+                            color: "transparent"
+                            border.color: (root.connectedSurfaceOverride || root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) ? "transparent" : BlurService.borderColor
+                            border.width: (root.connectedSurfaceOverride || root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) ? 0 : BlurService.borderWidth
+                            z: 100
+                        }
+
+                        FocusScope {
+                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            focus: root.shouldBeVisible
                             clip: false
 
-                            Component.onCompleted: {
-                                if (root.directContent) {
-                                    root.directContent.parent = directContentWrapper;
-                                    root.directContent.anchors.fill = directContentWrapper;
-                                    Qt.callLater(() => root.directContent.forceActiveFocus());
-                                }
-                            }
+                            Item {
+                                id: directContentWrapper
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                visible: root.directContent !== null
+                                focus: true
+                                clip: false
 
-                            Connections {
-                                target: root
-                                function onDirectContentChanged() {
+                                Component.onCompleted: {
                                     if (root.directContent) {
                                         root.directContent.parent = directContentWrapper;
                                         root.directContent.anchors.fill = directContentWrapper;
                                         Qt.callLater(() => root.directContent.forceActiveFocus());
                                     }
                                 }
+
+                                Connections {
+                                    target: root
+                                    function onDirectContentChanged() {
+                                        if (root.directContent) {
+                                            root.directContent.parent = directContentWrapper;
+                                            root.directContent.anchors.fill = directContentWrapper;
+                                            Qt.callLater(() => root.directContent.forceActiveFocus());
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
-                        }
 
-                        Loader {
-                            id: contentLoader
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            active: root.directContent === null && (root.keepContentLoaded || root.shouldBeVisible || contentWindow.visible)
-                            asynchronous: false
-                            focus: true
-                            clip: false
-                            visible: root.directContent === null
+                            Loader {
+                                id: contentLoader
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                active: root.directContent === null && (root.keepContentLoaded || root.shouldBeVisible || contentWindow.visible)
+                                asynchronous: false
+                                focus: true
+                                clip: false
+                                visible: root.directContent === null
 
-                            onLoaded: {
-                                if (item) {
-                                    Qt.callLater(() => item.forceActiveFocus());
+                                onLoaded: {
+                                    if (item) {
+                                        Qt.callLater(() => item.forceActiveFocus());
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml

@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ Item {
         id: clickCatcher
         visible: false
         color: "transparent"
+        updatesEnabled: false
 
         WlrLayershell.namespace: root.layerNamespace + ":clickcatcher"
         WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayershell.Top
@@ -259,15 +260,7 @@ Item {
             "error": true
         })
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
-            if (customKeyboardFocus !== null)
-                return customKeyboardFocus;
-            if (!shouldHaveFocus)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (root.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-        }
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldHaveFocus, customKeyboardFocus)
 
         anchors {
             left: true

quickshell/Modals/DankColorPickerModal.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Common
@@ -13,11 +12,6 @@ DankModal {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:color-picker"
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [root.contentWindow]
-        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     property string pickerTitle: I18n.tr("Choose Color")
     property color selectedColor: SessionData.recentColors.length > 0 ? SessionData.recentColors[0] : Theme.primary
     property var onColorSelectedCallback: null

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalConnected.qml

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Item {
     property string _pendingMode: ""
     readonly property bool unloadContentOnClose: SettingsData.dankLauncherV2UnloadOnClose
 
-    // Animation state — matches DankPopout/DankModal pattern
     property bool animationsEnabled: true
     property bool _motionActive: false
     property real _frozenMotionX: 0
@@ -108,8 +107,6 @@ Item {
         return SettingsData.frameEdgeInsetForSide(effectiveScreen, side);
     }
 
-    // frameEdgeInsetForSide is the full inset; do not add frameBarSize.
-    // Positions the modal flush to the emerge side, centered on the cross axis.
     readonly property var _connectedModalPos: {
         const fallback = {
             "x": (screenWidth - modalWidth) / 2,
@@ -175,8 +172,6 @@ Item {
     readonly property int effectiveBorderWidth: connectedSurfaceOverride ? 0 : borderWidth
     readonly property bool effectiveBlurEnabled: Theme.connectedSurfaceBlurEnabled
 
-    // Shadow padding for the content window (render padding only, no motion padding).
-    // Zeroed when frame owns the chrome and Wayland clips past the bar edge
     readonly property var shadowLevel: Theme.elevationLevel3
     readonly property real shadowFallbackOffset: 6
     readonly property real shadowRenderPadding: (!frameOwnsConnectedChrome && Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.modalElevationEnabled) ? Theme.elevationRenderPadding(shadowLevel, Theme.elevationLightDirection, shadowFallbackOffset, 8, 16) : 0
@@ -203,29 +198,11 @@ Item {
     }
     readonly property real contentSurfaceHeight: launcherArcExtenderActive ? _connectedChromeHeight : alignedHeight
 
-    // For directional/depth: window extends from screen top (content slides within)
-    // For standard: small window tightly around the modal + shadow padding
-    readonly property bool _needsExtendedWindow: (Theme.isDirectionalEffect && !Theme.isConnectedEffect) || Theme.isDepthEffect
-    // Content window geometry
-    readonly property real _cwMarginLeft: Theme.snap(alignedX - shadowPad, dpr)
-    readonly property real _cwMarginTop: launcherArcExtenderActive ? _connectedChromeY : (_needsExtendedWindow ? 0 : Theme.snap(alignedY - shadowPad, dpr))
-    readonly property real _cwWidth: alignedWidth + shadowPad * 2
-    readonly property real _cwHeight: {
-        if (launcherArcExtenderActive)
-            return _connectedChromeHeight;
-        if (Theme.isDirectionalEffect && !Theme.isConnectedEffect)
-            return screenHeight + shadowPad;
-        if (Theme.isDepthEffect)
-            return alignedY + alignedHeight + shadowPad;
-        return alignedHeight + shadowPad * 2;
-    }
-    // Where the content container sits inside the content window
-    readonly property real _ccX: shadowPad
-    readonly property real _ccY: launcherArcExtenderActive ? 0 : (_needsExtendedWindow ? alignedY : shadowPad)
+    readonly property real _ccX: _connectedChromeX
+    readonly property real _ccY: _connectedChromeY
 
     signal dialogClosed
 
-    // Coalesce per-channel dirty bits; one ConnectedModeState write per tick.
     Timer {
         id: _syncTimer
         interval: 0
@@ -242,6 +219,7 @@ Item {
         id: modalChrome
         modalHandle: root.modalHandle
         claimPrefix: "dms:launcher-v2"
+        surfaceKind: "launcher"
         screenName: root._currentScreenName()
         enabled: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
         active: root.spotlightOpen
@@ -252,17 +230,38 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function _publishModalChromeState() {
+        const presented = spotlightOpen || contentWindow.visible;
+        const phase = !presented ? "hidden" : (isClosing ? "closing" : (!contentWindow.visible ? "opening" : "open"));
+        const bodyRect = {
+            "x": _connectedChromeX,
+            "y": _connectedChromeY,
+            "width": _connectedChromeWidth,
+            "height": _connectedChromeHeight
+        };
+        const animationOffset = {
+            "x": contentContainer ? contentContainer.animX : 0,
+            "y": contentContainer ? contentContainer.animY : 0
+        };
         const state = {
-            "visible": spotlightOpen || contentWindow.visible,
+            "kind": "launcher",
+            "screenName": root._currentScreenName(),
+            "phase": phase,
+            "visible": presented,
+            "presented": presented,
             "barSide": resolvedConnectedBarSide,
+            "bodyRect": bodyRect,
+            "animationOffset": animationOffset,
+            "scale": 1,
+            "opacity": Theme.connectedSurfaceColor.a,
             "bodyX": _connectedChromeX,
             "bodyY": _connectedChromeY,
             "bodyW": _connectedChromeWidth,
             "bodyH": _connectedChromeHeight,
-            "animX": contentContainer ? contentContainer.animX : 0,
-            "animY": contentContainer ? contentContainer.animY : 0,
+            "animX": animationOffset.x,
+            "animY": animationOffset.y,
             "omitStartConnector": false,
-            "omitEndConnector": false
+            "omitEndConnector": false,
+            "dockRetractSide": root._dockBlocksEmergence ? resolvedConnectedBarSide : ""
         };
         return modalChrome.publish(state);
     }
@@ -359,8 +358,6 @@ Item {
             return;
         contentVisible = true;
         spotlightContent.closeTransientUi?.();
-        // NOTE: forceActiveFocus() is deliberately NOT called here.
-        // It is deferred to after animation starts to avoid compositor IPC stalls.
 
         if (spotlightContent.searchField) {
             spotlightContent.searchField.text = query;
@@ -398,40 +395,29 @@ Item {
         isClosing = false;
         openedFromOverview = false;
 
-        // Disable animations so the snap is instant
         animationsEnabled = false;
 
-        // Freeze the collapsed offsets (they depend on height which could change)
         _frozenMotionX = contentContainer ? contentContainer.collapsedMotionX : 0;
         _frozenMotionY = contentContainer ? contentContainer.collapsedMotionY : (Theme.isDirectionalEffect ? Math.max(root.screenHeight - root._ccY + root.shadowPad, Theme.effectAnimOffset * 1.1) : -Theme.effectAnimOffset);
 
         var focusedScreen = CompositorService.getFocusedScreen();
         if (focusedScreen) {
-            backgroundWindow.screen = focusedScreen;
             contentWindow.screen = focusedScreen;
         }
 
-        // _motionActive = false ensures motionX/Y snap to frozen collapsed position
         _motionActive = false;
 
-        // Make windows visible but do NOT request keyboard focus yet
         ModalManager.openModal(modalHandle);
         spotlightOpen = true;
-        backgroundWindow.visible = true;
         contentWindow.visible = true;
-        if (useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-            focusGrab.active = true;
 
-        // Load content and initialize (but no forceActiveFocus — that's deferred)
         _ensureContentLoadedAndInitialize(query || "", mode || "");
 
-        // Frame 1: enable animations and trigger enter motion
+        // Defer focus until after enter motion starts (avoids compositor IPC stalls).
         Qt.callLater(() => {
             root.animationsEnabled = true;
             root._motionActive = true;
 
-            // Frame 2: request keyboard focus + activate search field
-            // Double-deferred to avoid compositor IPC competing with animation frames
             Qt.callLater(() => {
                 root.keyboardActive = true;
                 if (root.spotlightContent && root.spotlightContent.searchField)
@@ -454,16 +440,13 @@ Item {
         spotlightContent?.closeTransientUi?.();
         openedFromOverview = false;
         isClosing = true;
-        // For directional effects, defer contentVisible=false so content stays rendered during exit slide
         if (!Theme.isDirectionalEffect)
             contentVisible = false;
 
-        // Trigger exit animation — Behaviors will animate motionX/Y to frozen collapsed position
         _motionActive = false;
 
         keyboardActive = false;
         spotlightOpen = false;
-        focusGrab.active = false;
         ModalManager.closeModal(modalHandle);
         closeCleanupTimer.start();
     }
@@ -500,7 +483,6 @@ Item {
             isClosing = false;
             contentVisible = false;
             contentWindow.visible = false;
-            backgroundWindow.visible = false;
             if (root.unloadContentOnClose)
                 launcherContentLoader.active = false;
             dialogClosed();
@@ -519,7 +501,7 @@ Item {
     HyprlandFocusGrab {
         id: focusGrab
         windows: [contentWindow]
-        active: false
+        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.spotlightOpen
 
         onCleared: {
             if (spotlightOpen) {
@@ -569,7 +551,6 @@ Item {
 
             root._releaseModalChrome();
             root._windowEnabled = false;
-            backgroundWindow.screen = newScreen;
             contentWindow.screen = newScreen;
             Qt.callLater(() => {
                 root._windowEnabled = true;
@@ -577,73 +558,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    PanelWindow {
-        id: backgroundWindow
-        visible: false
-        color: "transparent"
-
-        readonly property real _topMargin: contentContainer.dockTop ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 0 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
-        readonly property real _bottomMargin: contentContainer.dockBottom ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 1 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
-        readonly property real _leftMargin: contentContainer.dockLeft ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 2 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
-        readonly property real _rightMargin: contentContainer.dockRight ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 3 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
-
-        WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight:bg"
-        WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
-        WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.None
-
-        WlrLayershell.margins {
-            top: backgroundWindow._topMargin
-            bottom: backgroundWindow._bottomMargin
-            left: backgroundWindow._leftMargin
-            right: backgroundWindow._rightMargin
-        }
-
-        anchors {
-            top: true
-            bottom: true
-            left: true
-            right: true
-        }
-
-        mask: Region {
-            item: (spotlightOpen || isClosing) ? bgFullScreenMask : null
-
-            Region {
-                item: bgContentHole
-                intersection: Intersection.Subtract
-            }
-        }
-
-        Item {
-            id: bgFullScreenMask
-            anchors.fill: parent
-        }
-
-        Item {
-            id: bgContentHole
-            visible: false
-            x: root._cwMarginLeft + contentContainer.x - backgroundWindow._leftMargin
-            y: root._cwMarginTop + contentContainer.y - backgroundWindow._topMargin
-            width: root.alignedWidth
-            height: root.contentSurfaceHeight
-        }
-
-        Rectangle {
-            id: backgroundDarken
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            color: "black"
-            opacity: 0
-            visible: false
-        }
-
-        MouseArea {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: spotlightOpen
-            onClicked: root.hide()
-        }
-    }
-
     PanelWindow {
         id: contentWindow
         visible: false
@@ -663,23 +577,31 @@ Item {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight"
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: PopoutManager.screenshotActive ? WlrKeyboardFocus.None : (keyboardActive ? (root.useHyprlandFocusGrab ? WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand : WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive) : WlrKeyboardFocus.None)
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(keyboardActive, null)
 
         anchors {
             left: true
             top: true
+            right: true
+            bottom: true
         }
 
-        WlrLayershell.margins {
-            left: root._cwMarginLeft
-            top: root._cwMarginTop
-        }
-
-        implicitWidth: root._cwWidth
-        implicitHeight: root._cwHeight
-
         mask: Region {
-            item: contentInputMask
+            item: (root.spotlightOpen || root.isClosing) ? dismissArea : contentInputMask
+
+            Region {
+                item: (root.spotlightOpen || root.isClosing) ? contentInputMask : null
+            }
+        }
+
+        Item {
+            id: dismissArea
+            visible: false
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            anchors.topMargin: contentContainer.dockTop ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 0 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
+            anchors.bottomMargin: contentContainer.dockBottom ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 1 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
+            anchors.leftMargin: contentContainer.dockLeft ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 2 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
+            anchors.rightMargin: contentContainer.dockRight ? contentContainer.dockThickness : (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.barPosition === 3 ? Theme.px(42, root.dpr) : 0)
         }
 
         Item {
@@ -691,16 +613,31 @@ Item {
             height: root.contentSurfaceHeight
         }
 
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: dismissArea
+            enabled: root.spotlightOpen
+            z: -2
+            onClicked: root.hide()
+        }
+
         Item {
             id: contentContainer
 
-            // For directional/depth: contentContainer is at alignedY from window top (window starts at screen top)
-            // For standard: contentContainer is at shadowPad from window top (window starts near modal)
             x: root._ccX
             y: root._ccY
             width: root.alignedWidth
             height: root.contentSurfaceHeight
 
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                enabled: root.spotlightOpen
+                hoverEnabled: false
+                acceptedButtons: Qt.AllButtons
+                onPressed: mouse.accepted = true
+                onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
+                z: -1
+            }
+
             readonly property int dockEdge: typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? SettingsData.dockPosition : 1
             readonly property bool dockTop: dockEdge === 0
             readonly property bool dockBottom: dockEdge === 1
@@ -755,7 +692,6 @@ Item {
                 return -Math.max((root.shadowPad || 0) + Theme.effectAnimOffset, 40);
             }
 
-            // openProgress: 0 = closed (at frozenMotion, scaleCollapsed), 1 = open (at 0, scale 1).
             QtObject {
                 id: morph
                 property real openProgress: root._motionActive ? 1 : 0
@@ -814,7 +750,6 @@ Item {
                     width: contentContainer.width
                     height: contentContainer.height
 
-                    // Shadow mirrors contentWrapper position/scale/opacity
                     ElevationShadow {
                         id: launcherShadowLayer
                         width: parent.width
@@ -832,7 +767,6 @@ Item {
                         shadowEnabled: !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome && Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.modalElevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
                     }
 
-                    // contentWrapper moves inside static contentContainer — DankPopout pattern
                     Item {
                         id: contentWrapper
                         width: parent.width

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalSpotlight.qml

@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ Item {
     readonly property real alignedX: Theme.snap(modalX, dpr)
     readonly property real alignedY: Theme.snap(modalY, dpr)
 
-    // Extra headroom above the window for the slide-in animation
+    // Extra headroom above the content for the slide-in animation
     readonly property real _animHeadroom: 16
     readonly property real windowX: Math.max(0, Theme.snap(alignedX - shadowPad, dpr))
     readonly property real windowY: Math.max(0, Theme.snap(alignedY - shadowPad - _animHeadroom, dpr))
     readonly property real contentX: Theme.snap(alignedX - windowX, dpr)
     readonly property real contentY: Theme.snap(alignedY - windowY, dpr)
-    readonly property real windowWidth: alignedWidth + contentX + shadowPad
     readonly property real _animatedContentH: Theme.snap(_contentImplicitH, dpr)
+    readonly property real windowWidth: alignedWidth + contentX + shadowPad
     readonly property real windowHeight: _animatedContentH + contentY + shadowPad + _animHeadroom
 
     readonly property color backgroundColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Item {
         }
     }
     readonly property int borderWidth: SettingsData.dankLauncherV2BorderEnabled ? SettingsData.dankLauncherV2BorderThickness : 0
+    readonly property bool useSingleWindow: CompositorService.isHyprland || useBackgroundDarken
 
     signal dialogClosed
 
@@ -164,8 +165,6 @@ Item {
         openedFromOverview = false;
         keyboardActive = true;
         ModalManager.openModal(modalHandle);
-        if (useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-            focusGrab.active = true;
         _ensureContentLoadedAndInitialize(query || "", mode || "");
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +200,6 @@ Item {
         contentVisible = false;
         keyboardActive = false;
         spotlightOpen = false;
-        focusGrab.active = false;
         ModalManager.closeModal(modalHandle);
         closeCleanupTimer.start();
     }
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ Item {
     HyprlandFocusGrab {
         id: focusGrab
         windows: [launcherWindow]
-        active: false
+        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.keyboardActive
         onCleared: {
             if (spotlightOpen)
                 hide();
@@ -270,8 +268,9 @@ Item {
     PanelWindow {
         id: clickCatcher
         screen: launcherWindow.screen
-        visible: (spotlightOpen || isClosing) && !root.useBackgroundDarken
+        visible: (spotlightOpen || isClosing) && !root.useSingleWindow
         color: "transparent"
+        updatesEnabled: false
 
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight:clickcatcher"
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
@@ -337,24 +336,24 @@ Item {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight"
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: PopoutManager.screenshotActive ? WlrKeyboardFocus.None : (keyboardActive ? (root.useHyprlandFocusGrab ? WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand : WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive) : WlrKeyboardFocus.None)
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(keyboardActive, null)
 
         anchors {
             top: true
             left: true
-            right: root.useBackgroundDarken
-            bottom: root.useBackgroundDarken
+            right: root.useSingleWindow
+            bottom: root.useSingleWindow
         }
 
         WlrLayershell.margins {
-            left: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowX
-            top: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowY
+            left: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowX
+            top: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowY
             right: 0
             bottom: 0
         }
 
-        implicitWidth: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowWidth
-        implicitHeight: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowHeight
+        implicitWidth: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowWidth
+        implicitHeight: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowHeight
 
         mask: Region {
             item: inputMask
@@ -364,15 +363,15 @@ Item {
             id: inputMask
             visible: false
             color: "transparent"
-            x: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : modalContainer.x
-            y: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : modalContainer.y + modalContainer.slideOffset
-            width: root.useBackgroundDarken ? launcherWindow.width : root.alignedWidth
-            height: root.useBackgroundDarken ? launcherWindow.height : root._contentImplicitH
+            x: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : modalContainer.x
+            y: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : modalContainer.y + modalContainer.slideOffset
+            width: root.useSingleWindow ? launcherWindow.width : root.alignedWidth
+            height: root.useSingleWindow ? launcherWindow.height : root._contentImplicitH
         }
 
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: root.useBackgroundDarken && spotlightOpen
+            enabled: root.useSingleWindow && spotlightOpen
             z: -2
             onClicked: root.hide()
         }
@@ -396,13 +395,23 @@ Item {
 
         Item {
             id: modalContainer
-            x: root.useBackgroundDarken ? root.alignedX : root.contentX
-            y: root.useBackgroundDarken ? root.alignedY : root.contentY
+            x: root.useSingleWindow ? root.alignedX : root.contentX
+            y: root.useSingleWindow ? root.alignedY : root.contentY
             width: root.alignedWidth
             height: root._animatedContentH
             visible: _renderActive
             z: 0
 
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                enabled: spotlightOpen
+                hoverEnabled: false
+                acceptedButtons: Qt.AllButtons
+                onPressed: mouse.accepted = true
+                onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
+                z: -1
+            }
+
             property bool _renderActive: contentVisible
             property real slideOffset: contentVisible ? 0 : -root._animHeadroom
 

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Item {
 
     readonly property color backgroundColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
     readonly property bool useBackgroundDarken: !SettingsData.frameEnabled && SettingsData.modalDarkenBackground
+    readonly property bool useSingleWindow: CompositorService.isHyprland || useBackgroundDarken
     readonly property bool usesOverlayLayer: useBackgroundDarken || SettingsData.launcherUseOverlayLayer || triggerUsesOverlayLayer
     readonly property var effectiveLauncherLayer: LayerShell.fromEnv("DMS_MODAL_LAYER", root.usesOverlayLayer ? WlrLayer.Overlay : WlrLayer.Top, {
         "allow": ["top", "overlay"],
@@ -172,8 +173,6 @@ Item {
 
         keyboardActive = true;
         ModalManager.openModal(modalHandle);
-        if (useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-            focusGrab.active = true;
 
         _ensureContentLoadedAndInitialize(query || "", mode || "");
     }
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ Item {
 
         keyboardActive = false;
         spotlightOpen = false;
-        focusGrab.active = false;
         ModalManager.closeModal(modalHandle);
 
         closeCleanupTimer.start();
@@ -262,7 +260,7 @@ Item {
     HyprlandFocusGrab {
         id: focusGrab
         windows: [launcherWindow]
-        active: false
+        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.keyboardActive
 
         onCleared: {
             if (spotlightOpen) {
@@ -306,8 +304,9 @@ Item {
     PanelWindow {
         id: clickCatcher
         screen: launcherWindow.screen
-        visible: (spotlightOpen || isClosing) && !root.useBackgroundDarken
+        visible: (spotlightOpen || isClosing) && !root.useSingleWindow
         color: "transparent"
+        updatesEnabled: false
 
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight:clickcatcher"
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
@@ -373,24 +372,24 @@ Item {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight"
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: PopoutManager.screenshotActive ? WlrKeyboardFocus.None : (keyboardActive ? (root.useHyprlandFocusGrab ? WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand : WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive) : WlrKeyboardFocus.None)
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(keyboardActive, null)
 
         anchors {
             top: true
             left: true
-            right: root.useBackgroundDarken
-            bottom: root.useBackgroundDarken
+            right: root.useSingleWindow
+            bottom: root.useSingleWindow
         }
 
         WlrLayershell.margins {
-            left: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowX
-            top: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowY
+            left: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowX
+            top: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowY
             right: 0
             bottom: 0
         }
 
-        implicitWidth: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowWidth
-        implicitHeight: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : root.windowHeight
+        implicitWidth: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowWidth
+        implicitHeight: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : root.windowHeight
 
         mask: Region {
             item: launcherInputMask
@@ -400,15 +399,15 @@ Item {
             id: launcherInputMask
             visible: false
             color: "transparent"
-            x: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : modalContainer.x
-            y: root.useBackgroundDarken ? 0 : modalContainer.y
-            width: root.useBackgroundDarken ? launcherWindow.width : modalContainer.width
-            height: root.useBackgroundDarken ? launcherWindow.height : modalContainer.height
+            x: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : modalContainer.x
+            y: root.useSingleWindow ? 0 : modalContainer.y
+            width: root.useSingleWindow ? launcherWindow.width : modalContainer.width
+            height: root.useSingleWindow ? launcherWindow.height : modalContainer.height
         }
 
         MouseArea {
             anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: root.useBackgroundDarken && spotlightOpen
+            enabled: root.useSingleWindow && spotlightOpen
             z: -2
             onClicked: root.hide()
         }
@@ -432,13 +431,23 @@ Item {
 
         Item {
             id: modalContainer
-            x: root.useBackgroundDarken ? root.alignedX : root.contentX
-            y: root.useBackgroundDarken ? root.alignedY : root.contentY
+            x: root.useSingleWindow ? root.alignedX : root.contentX
+            y: root.useSingleWindow ? root.alignedY : root.contentY
             width: root.alignedWidth
             height: root.alignedHeight
             visible: _renderActive
             z: 0
 
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                enabled: spotlightOpen
+                hoverEnabled: false
+                acceptedButtons: Qt.AllButtons
+                onPressed: mouse.accepted = true
+                onClicked: mouse.accepted = true
+                z: -1
+            }
+
             property bool _renderActive: contentVisible
             property real publishedScale: contentVisible ? 1 : 0.96
             property real publishedOpacity: contentVisible ? 1 : 0

quickshell/Modals/KeybindsModal.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import QtQml
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Layouts
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -29,11 +28,6 @@ DankModal {
             KeybindsService.loadCheatsheet();
     }
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [root.contentWindow]
-        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     function scrollDown() {
         if (!root.activeFlickable)
             return;

quickshell/Modals/MuxModal.qml

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Layouts
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell
 import qs.Common
@@ -45,12 +44,6 @@ DankModal {
         }
     }
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        id: grab
-        windows: [muxModal.contentWindow]
-        active: CompositorService.isHyprland && muxModal.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     function toggle() {
         if (shouldBeVisible) {
             hide();

quickshell/Modals/NotificationModal.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Common
@@ -11,11 +10,6 @@ DankModal {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:notification-center-modal"
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [notificationModal.contentWindow]
-        active: notificationModal.useHyprlandFocusGrab && notificationModal.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     property bool notificationModalOpen: false
     property var notificationListRef: null
     property var historyListRef: null

quickshell/Modals/PowerMenuModal.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -13,11 +12,6 @@ DankModal {
     layerNamespace: "dms:power-menu"
     keepPopoutsOpen: true
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [root.contentWindow]
-        active: root.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     property int selectedIndex: 0
     property int selectedRow: 0
     property int selectedCol: 0

quickshell/Modules/ControlCenter/ControlCenterPopout.qml

@@ -109,15 +109,7 @@ DankPopout {
             close();
     }
 
-    customKeyboardFocus: {
-        if (!shouldBeVisible)
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-        if (anyModalOpen)
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-        if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-        return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-    }
+    customKeyboardFocus: anyModalOpen ? WlrKeyboardFocus.None : null
 
     onBackgroundClicked: close()
 

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/BarCanvas.qml

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Item {
     // M3 elevation shadow — Level 2 baseline (navigation bar), with per-bar override support
     readonly property bool hasPerBarOverride: (barConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0
     readonly property var elevLevel: Theme.elevationLevel2
-    readonly property bool shadowEnabled: !BlurService.enabled && ((Theme.elevationEnabled && (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? (SettingsData.barElevationEnabled ?? true) : false)) || hasPerBarOverride)
+    readonly property bool shadowEnabled: (Theme.elevationEnabled && (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? (SettingsData.barElevationEnabled ?? true) : false)) || hasPerBarOverride
     readonly property string autoBarShadowDirection: isTop ? "top" : (isBottom ? "bottom" : (isLeft ? "left" : (isRight ? "right" : "top")))
     readonly property string globalShadowDirection: Theme.elevationLightDirection === "autoBar" ? autoBarShadowDirection : Theme.elevationLightDirection
     readonly property string perBarShadowDirectionMode: barConfig?.shadowDirectionMode ?? "inherit"
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ Item {
         shadowOffsetX: root.shadowOffsetX
         shadowOffsetY: root.shadowOffsetY
         shadowColor: root.shadowColor
-        blurMax: Theme.elevationBlurMax
     }
 
     Loader {

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     id: barWindow
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("DankBarWindow")
 
+    Component.onDestruction: KeyboardFocus.unregisterBarWindow(barWindow)
+
     required property var rootWindow
     required property var barConfig
     property var modelData: item
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     property var centerWidgetsModel
     property var rightWidgetsModel
 
+    readonly property bool barRevealed: inputMask.showing
+
     property var controlCenterButtonRef: null
     property var clockButtonRef: null
     property var systemUpdateButtonRef: null
@@ -555,6 +559,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     color: "transparent"
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
+        KeyboardFocus.registerBarWindow(barWindow);
         updateGpuTempConfig();
         _updateBackgroundAlpha();
         _updateHasMaximizedToplevel();
@@ -956,8 +961,13 @@ PanelWindow {
                         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton | Qt.MiddleButton
                         onClicked: {
                             const screenName = barWindow.screen?.name;
-                            if (screenName && PopoutManager.currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName])
+                            if (!screenName)
+                                return;
+                            if (PopoutManager.currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName])
                                 PopoutManager.closeAllPopouts();
+                            if (ModalManager.currentModalsByScreen[screenName])
+                                ModalManager.closeAllModalsExcept(null);
+                            TrayMenuManager.closeAllMenus();
                         }
                     }
 

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Popouts/SystemUpdatePopout.qml

@@ -38,15 +38,7 @@ DankPopout {
 
     backgroundInteractive: !anyModalOpen
 
-    customKeyboardFocus: {
-        if (!shouldBeVisible)
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-        if (anyModalOpen)
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-        if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-        return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-    }
+    customKeyboardFocus: anyModalOpen ? WlrKeyboardFocus.None : null
 
     Connections {
         target: SystemUpdateService

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml

@@ -980,21 +980,13 @@ BasePill {
         screen: root.parentScreen
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.barUsesOverlayLayer ? WlrLayershell.Overlay : WlrLayershell.Top
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
-            if (PopoutManager.screenshotActive)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (!root.menuOpen)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-        }
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(root.menuOpen, null)
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:tray-overflow-menu"
         color: "transparent"
 
         HyprlandFocusGrab {
-            windows: [overflowMenu]
-            active: CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab && root.useOverflowPopup && root.menuOpen
+            windows: [overflowMenu].concat(KeyboardFocus.barWindows)
+            active: root.useOverflowPopup && KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.menuOpen, null)
         }
 
         Connections {
@@ -1051,32 +1043,21 @@ BasePill {
                 "leftBar": 0,
                 "rightBar": 0
             })
-        readonly property real effectiveBarSize: root.barThickness + root.barSpacing
+        readonly property real maskX: _overflowDismissZone.x
+        readonly property real maskY: _overflowDismissZone.y
+        readonly property real maskWidth: _overflowDismissZone.width
+        readonly property real maskHeight: _overflowDismissZone.height
 
-        readonly property real maskX: {
-            const triggeringBarX = (barPosition === 2) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-            const adjacentLeftBar = adjacentBarInfo?.leftBar ?? 0;
-            return Math.max(triggeringBarX, adjacentLeftBar);
-        }
-
-        readonly property real maskY: {
-            const triggeringBarY = (barPosition === 0) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-            const adjacentTopBar = adjacentBarInfo?.topBar ?? 0;
-            return Math.max(triggeringBarY, adjacentTopBar);
-        }
-
-        readonly property real maskWidth: {
-            const triggeringBarRight = (barPosition === 3) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-            const adjacentRightBar = adjacentBarInfo?.rightBar ?? 0;
-            const rightExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarRight, adjacentRightBar);
-            return Math.max(100, width - maskX - rightExclusion);
-        }
-
-        readonly property real maskHeight: {
-            const triggeringBarBottom = (barPosition === 1) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-            const adjacentBottomBar = adjacentBarInfo?.bottomBar ?? 0;
-            const bottomExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarBottom, adjacentBottomBar);
-            return Math.max(100, height - maskY - bottomExclusion);
+        DismissZone {
+            id: _overflowDismissZone
+            barPosition: overflowMenu.barPosition
+            barX: overflowMenu.barX
+            barY: overflowMenu.barY
+            barWidth: overflowMenu.barWidth
+            barHeight: overflowMenu.barHeight
+            screenWidth: overflowMenu.width
+            screenHeight: overflowMenu.height
+            adjacentBarInfo: overflowMenu.adjacentBarInfo
         }
 
         mask: Region {
@@ -1237,13 +1218,7 @@ BasePill {
                 fallbackOffset: 6
                 targetColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
                 targetRadius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                sourceRect.antialiasing: true
-                sourceRect.smooth: true
-                shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
-                layer.smooth: true
-                layer.textureSize: Qt.size(Math.round(width * overflowMenu.dpr * 2), Math.round(height * overflowMenu.dpr * 2))
-                layer.textureMirroring: ShaderEffectSource.MirrorVertically
-                layer.samples: 4
+                shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled
             }
 
             Rectangle {
@@ -1450,20 +1425,12 @@ BasePill {
                 screen: menuRoot.parentScreen
                 WlrLayershell.layer: root.barUsesOverlayLayer ? WlrLayershell.Overlay : WlrLayershell.Top
                 WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-                WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
-                    if (PopoutManager.screenshotActive)
-                        return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-                    if (!menuRoot.showMenu)
-                        return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-                    if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-                        return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-                    return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-                }
+                WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(menuRoot.showMenu, null)
                 color: "transparent"
 
                 HyprlandFocusGrab {
-                    windows: [menuWindow]
-                    active: CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab && menuRoot.showMenu
+                    windows: [menuWindow].concat(KeyboardFocus.barWindows)
+                    active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(menuRoot.showMenu, null)
                 }
 
                 anchors {
@@ -1502,32 +1469,21 @@ BasePill {
                         "leftBar": 0,
                         "rightBar": 0
                     })
-                readonly property real effectiveBarSize: root.barThickness + root.barSpacing
+                readonly property real maskX: _menuDismissZone.x
+                readonly property real maskY: _menuDismissZone.y
+                readonly property real maskWidth: _menuDismissZone.width
+                readonly property real maskHeight: _menuDismissZone.height
 
-                readonly property real maskX: {
-                    const triggeringBarX = (barPosition === 2) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-                    const adjacentLeftBar = adjacentBarInfo?.leftBar ?? 0;
-                    return Math.max(triggeringBarX, adjacentLeftBar);
-                }
-
-                readonly property real maskY: {
-                    const triggeringBarY = (barPosition === 0) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-                    const adjacentTopBar = adjacentBarInfo?.topBar ?? 0;
-                    return Math.max(triggeringBarY, adjacentTopBar);
-                }
-
-                readonly property real maskWidth: {
-                    const triggeringBarRight = (barPosition === 3) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-                    const adjacentRightBar = adjacentBarInfo?.rightBar ?? 0;
-                    const rightExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarRight, adjacentRightBar);
-                    return Math.max(100, width - maskX - rightExclusion);
-                }
-
-                readonly property real maskHeight: {
-                    const triggeringBarBottom = (barPosition === 1) ? effectiveBarSize : 0;
-                    const adjacentBottomBar = adjacentBarInfo?.bottomBar ?? 0;
-                    const bottomExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarBottom, adjacentBottomBar);
-                    return Math.max(100, height - maskY - bottomExclusion);
+                DismissZone {
+                    id: _menuDismissZone
+                    barPosition: menuWindow.barPosition
+                    barX: menuWindow.barX
+                    barY: menuWindow.barY
+                    barWidth: menuWindow.barWidth
+                    barHeight: menuWindow.barHeight
+                    screenWidth: menuWindow.width
+                    screenHeight: menuWindow.height
+                    adjacentBarInfo: menuWindow.adjacentBarInfo
                 }
 
                 mask: Region {
@@ -1689,11 +1645,7 @@ BasePill {
                         fallbackOffset: 6
                         targetColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
                         targetRadius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                        sourceRect.antialiasing: true
-                        shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
-                        layer.smooth: true
-                        layer.textureSize: Qt.size(Math.round(width * menuWindow.dpr), Math.round(height * menuWindow.dpr))
-                        layer.textureMirroring: ShaderEffectSource.MirrorVertically
+                        shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled
                     }
 
                     Rectangle {

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/MediaDropdownOverlay.qml

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Item {
             borderColor: volumePanel.border.color
             borderWidth: volumePanel.border.width
             shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha : 0.25
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
+            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
         }
 
         MouseArea {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Item {
             borderColor: audioDevicesPanel.border.color
             borderWidth: audioDevicesPanel.border.width
             shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha : 0.25
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
+            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
         }
 
         MouseArea {
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ Item {
             borderColor: playersPanel.border.color
             borderWidth: playersPanel.border.width
             shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha : 0.25
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
+            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
         }
 
         MouseArea {

quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml

@@ -186,13 +186,36 @@ Variants {
                 return;
             }
 
+            const presented = dock.visible && (dock.reveal || slideXAnimation.running || slideYAnimation.running) && dock.hasApps;
+            const phase = !presented ? "hidden" : ((!dock.reveal && (slideXAnimation.running || slideYAnimation.running)) ? "closing" : ((slideXAnimation.running || slideYAnimation.running) ? "opening" : "open"));
+            const bodyX = dock._dockWindowOriginX() + dockBackground.x + dockContainer.x + dockMouseArea.x + dockCore.x;
+            const bodyY = dock._dockWindowOriginY() + dockBackground.y + dockContainer.y + dockMouseArea.y + dockCore.y;
+            const bodyW = dock.hasApps ? dockBackground.width : 0;
+            const bodyH = dock.hasApps ? dockBackground.height : 0;
             ConnectedModeState.setDockState(dock._dockScreenName, {
-                "reveal": dock.visible && (dock.reveal || slideXAnimation.running || slideYAnimation.running) && dock.hasApps,
+                "kind": "dock",
+                "screenName": dock._dockScreenName,
+                "phase": phase,
+                "visible": presented,
+                "presented": presented,
+                "reveal": presented,
                 "barSide": dock.connectedBarSide,
-                "bodyX": dock._dockWindowOriginX() + dockBackground.x + dockContainer.x + dockMouseArea.x + dockCore.x,
-                "bodyY": dock._dockWindowOriginY() + dockBackground.y + dockContainer.y + dockMouseArea.y + dockCore.y,
-                "bodyW": dock.hasApps ? dockBackground.width : 0,
-                "bodyH": dock.hasApps ? dockBackground.height : 0,
+                "bodyRect": {
+                    "x": bodyX,
+                    "y": bodyY,
+                    "width": bodyW,
+                    "height": bodyH
+                },
+                "animationOffset": {
+                    "x": dockSlide.x,
+                    "y": dockSlide.y
+                },
+                "scale": 1,
+                "opacity": Theme.connectedSurfaceColor.a,
+                "bodyX": bodyX,
+                "bodyY": bodyY,
+                "bodyW": bodyW,
+                "bodyH": bodyH,
                 "slideX": dockSlide.x,
                 "slideY": dockSlide.y
             });
@@ -724,16 +747,36 @@ Variants {
                         onHeightChanged: dock._syncDockChromeState()
                     }
 
-                    ConnectedShape {
+                    Item {
+                        id: dockConnectedChrome
                         visible: Theme.isConnectedEffect && dock.reveal && !SettingsData.connectedFrameModeActive
-                        barSide: dock.connectedBarSide
-                        bodyWidth: dockBackground.width
-                        bodyHeight: dockBackground.height
-                        connectorRadius: Theme.connectedCornerRadius
-                        surfaceRadius: dock.surfaceRadius
-                        fillColor: dock.surfaceColor
-                        x: dockBackground.x - bodyX
-                        y: dockBackground.y - bodyY
+                        readonly property real extraLeft: dock.isVertical ? 0 : Theme.connectedCornerRadius
+                        readonly property real extraTop: dock.isVertical ? Theme.connectedCornerRadius : 0
+                        readonly property real bodyRadius: dock.surfaceRadius
+                        readonly property bool barTop: dock.connectedBarSide === "top"
+                        readonly property bool barBottom: dock.connectedBarSide === "bottom"
+                        readonly property bool barLeft: dock.connectedBarSide === "left"
+                        readonly property bool barRight: dock.connectedBarSide === "right"
+
+                        x: dockBackground.x - extraLeft
+                        y: dockBackground.y - extraTop
+                        width: dockBackground.width + extraLeft * 2
+                        height: dockBackground.height + extraTop * 2
+
+                        ShaderEffect {
+                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            fragmentShader: Qt.resolvedUrl("../../Shaders/qsb/connected_chrome.frag.qsb")
+
+                            property real widthPx: width
+                            property real heightPx: height
+                            property vector4d surfaceColor: Qt.vector4d(dock.surfaceColor.r, dock.surfaceColor.g, dock.surfaceColor.b, dock.surfaceColor.a)
+                            property vector4d shadowColor: Qt.vector4d(0, 0, 0, 0)
+                            property vector4d shadowParam: Qt.vector4d(0, 0, 0, 0)
+                            property vector4d ambientParam: Qt.vector4d(0, 0, 0, 0)
+                            property vector4d bodyRect: Qt.vector4d(dockConnectedChrome.extraLeft, dockConnectedChrome.extraTop, dockBackground.width, dockBackground.height)
+                            property vector4d cornerRadius: Qt.vector4d(dockConnectedChrome.barTop || dockConnectedChrome.barLeft ? 0 : dockConnectedChrome.bodyRadius, dockConnectedChrome.barTop || dockConnectedChrome.barRight ? 0 : dockConnectedChrome.bodyRadius, dockConnectedChrome.barBottom || dockConnectedChrome.barRight ? 0 : dockConnectedChrome.bodyRadius, dockConnectedChrome.barBottom || dockConnectedChrome.barLeft ? 0 : dockConnectedChrome.bodyRadius)
+                            property vector4d edgeParam: Qt.vector4d(dockConnectedChrome.barTop ? 0 : (dockConnectedChrome.barBottom ? 1 : (dockConnectedChrome.barLeft ? 2 : 3)), Theme.connectedCornerRadius, 0, 0)
+                        }
                     }
 
                     Shape {

quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameBorder.qml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import qs.Common
 
+// Frame perimeter ring with rounded cutout (SDF).
 Item {
     id: root
 
@@ -16,39 +16,14 @@ Item {
     required property real cutoutRadius
     property color borderColor: Qt.rgba(SettingsData.effectiveFrameColor.r, SettingsData.effectiveFrameColor.g, SettingsData.effectiveFrameColor.b, SettingsData.frameOpacity)
 
-    Rectangle {
-        id: borderRect
-
+    ShaderEffect {
         anchors.fill: parent
-        // Bake frameOpacity into the color alpha rather than using the `opacity` property
-        color: root.borderColor
+        fragmentShader: Qt.resolvedUrl("../../Shaders/qsb/frame_arc.frag.qsb")
 
-        layer.enabled: true
-        layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-            maskSource: cutoutMask
-            maskEnabled: true
-            maskInverted: true
-            maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-            maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-        }
-    }
-
-    Item {
-        id: cutoutMask
-
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        layer.enabled: true
-        visible: false
-
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors {
-                fill: parent
-                topMargin: root.cutoutTopInset
-                bottomMargin: root.cutoutBottomInset
-                leftMargin: root.cutoutLeftInset
-                rightMargin: root.cutoutRightInset
-            }
-            radius: root.cutoutRadius
-        }
+        property real widthPx: width
+        property real heightPx: height
+        property real cutoutRadius: root.cutoutRadius
+        property vector4d cutout: Qt.vector4d(root.cutoutLeftInset, root.cutoutTopInset, root.width - root.cutoutRightInset, root.height - root.cutoutBottomInset)
+        property vector4d surfaceColor: Qt.vector4d(root.borderColor.r, root.borderColor.g, root.borderColor.b, root.borderColor.a)
     }
 }

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/HistoryNotificationCard.qml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Rectangle {
     height: baseCardHeight + contentItem.extraHeight
     radius: Theme.cornerRadius
     clip: false
-    readonly property bool shadowsAllowed: Theme.elevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1" && !BlurService.enabled
+    readonly property bool shadowsAllowed: Theme.elevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
 
     ElevationShadow {
         id: shadowLayer

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/NotificationCard.qml

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Rectangle {
     readonly property real targetHeight: expanded ? (expandedContent.height + cardPadding * 2) : (baseCardHeight + collapsedContent.extraHeight)
     radius: connectedFrameMode ? Theme.connectedSurfaceRadius : Theme.cornerRadius
     scale: (cardHoverHandler.hovered ? 1.004 : 1.0) * listLevelAdjacentScaleInfluence
-    readonly property bool shadowsAllowed: Theme.elevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1" && !BlurService.enabled
+    readonly property bool shadowsAllowed: Theme.elevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
     readonly property var shadowElevation: Theme.elevationLevel1
     readonly property real baseShadowBlurPx: (shadowElevation && shadowElevation.blurPx !== undefined) ? shadowElevation.blurPx : 4
     readonly property real hoverShadowBlurBoost: cardHoverHandler.hovered ? Math.min(2, baseShadowBlurPx * 0.25) : 0

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml

@@ -641,21 +641,15 @@ PanelWindow {
             shadowOffsetY: content.shadowOffsetY
             shadowColor: content.shadowsAllowed && content.elevLevel ? Theme.elevationShadowColor(content.elevLevel) : "transparent"
             shadowEnabled: !win._isDestroying && win.screenValid && content.shadowsAllowed && !win.connectedFrameMode
-            layer.textureSize: Qt.size(Math.round(width * win.dpr), Math.round(height * win.dpr))
-            layer.textureMirroring: ShaderEffectSource.MirrorVertically
 
-            sourceRect.anchors.fill: undefined
-            sourceRect.x: content.shadowRenderPadding + content.cardInset
-            sourceRect.y: content.shadowRenderPadding + content.cardInset
-            sourceRect.width: Math.max(0, content.width - (content.cardInset * 2))
-            sourceRect.height: Math.max(0, content.height - (content.cardInset * 2))
-            sourceRect.radius: win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.connectedSurfaceRadius : Theme.cornerRadius
-            sourceRect.color: win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.floatingSurface : Theme.readableSurface
-            sourceRect.antialiasing: true
-            sourceRect.layer.enabled: false
-            sourceRect.layer.textureSize: Qt.size(0, 0)
-            sourceRect.border.color: notificationData && notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0.3) : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.outline, 0.08)
-            sourceRect.border.width: notificationData && notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 2 : 0
+            sourceX: content.shadowRenderPadding + content.cardInset
+            sourceY: content.shadowRenderPadding + content.cardInset
+            sourceWidth: Math.max(0, content.width - (content.cardInset * 2))
+            sourceHeight: Math.max(0, content.height - (content.cardInset * 2))
+            targetRadius: win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.connectedSurfaceRadius : Theme.cornerRadius
+            targetColor: win.connectedFrameMode ? Theme.floatingSurface : Theme.readableSurface
+            borderColor: win.notificationData && win.notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0.3) : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.outline, 0.08)
+            borderWidth: win.notificationData && win.notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 2 : 0
         }
 
         // Keep critical accent outside shadow rendering so connected mode still shows it.

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopupManager.qml

@@ -513,13 +513,30 @@ QtObject {
             ConnectedModeState.clearNotificationState(screenName);
             return;
         }
+        const bodyRect = {
+            x: minX,
+            y: minY,
+            width: maxXEnd - minX,
+            height: maxYEnd - minY
+        };
         ConnectedModeState.setNotificationState(screenName, {
+            kind: "notification",
+            screenName: screenName,
+            phase: "open",
             visible: true,
+            presented: true,
             barSide: notifBarSide,
+            bodyRect: bodyRect,
+            animationOffset: {
+                x: 0,
+                y: 0
+            },
+            scale: 1,
+            opacity: Theme.connectedSurfaceColor.a,
             bodyX: minX,
             bodyY: minY,
-            bodyW: maxXEnd - minX,
-            bodyH: maxYEnd - minY,
+            bodyW: bodyRect.width,
+            bodyH: bodyRect.height,
             omitStartConnector: _notificationOmitStartConnector(),
             omitEndConnector: _notificationOmitEndConnector()
         });

quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Item {
     property bool conditionVisible: true
     property bool _visibilityOverride: false
     property bool _visibilityOverrideValue: true
+    readonly property bool _barRevealed: blurBarWindow?.barRevealed ?? true
 
     readonly property bool effectiveVisible: {
         if (_visibilityOverride)
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ Item {
             conditionVisible = true;
     }
 
+    on_BarRevealedChanged: {
+        if (_barRevealed && visibilityCommand && !_visibilityOverride)
+            checkVisibility();
+    }
+
     onVisibilityIntervalChanged: {
         if (visibilityInterval > 0 && visibilityCommand) {
             visibilityTimer.restart();
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ Item {
         id: visibilityTimer
         interval: root.visibilityInterval * 1000
         repeat: true
-        running: root.visibilityInterval > 0 && root.visibilityCommand !== ""
+        running: root.visibilityInterval > 0 && root.visibilityCommand !== "" && root._barRevealed && !root._visibilityOverride
         onTriggered: root.checkVisibility()
     }
 

quickshell/Shaders/frag/connected_arc.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#version 450
+
+// Connected frame silhouette: frame ring + chrome bodies as one SDF with elevation shadow.
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float widthPx;
+    float heightPx;
+    float cutoutRadius;
+    vec4 cutout;        // inner cutout edges in px: x=left y=top z=right w=bottom
+    vec4 surfaceColor;  // straight (non-premultiplied) rgba
+    vec4 shadowColor;   // straight rgba; a = 0 disables both shadow terms
+    vec4 shadowParam;   // key: x = blur px, y = spread px, z,w = offset px
+    vec4 ambientParam;  // ambient: x = blur px, y = spread px, z = alpha
+    // Up to four chrome slots. rect = x,y,w,h (px). corner = per-corner radii,
+    // k = per-corner junction fillet radii (both topLeft, topRight, bottomRight,
+    // bottomLeft; a corner is sharp exactly where its k > 0). param = active, 0, 0, 0
+    vec4 chromeRect0;
+    vec4 chromeCorner0;
+    vec4 chromeK0;
+    vec4 chromeParam0;
+    vec4 chromeRect1;
+    vec4 chromeCorner1;
+    vec4 chromeK1;
+    vec4 chromeParam1;
+    vec4 chromeRect2;
+    vec4 chromeCorner2;
+    vec4 chromeK2;
+    vec4 chromeParam2;
+    vec4 chromeRect3;
+    vec4 chromeCorner3;
+    vec4 chromeK3;
+    vec4 chromeParam3;
+} ubuf;
+
+float sdBox(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs) {
+    vec2 q = abs(p - c) - hs;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0)));
+}
+
+float sdRoundBox(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs, float r) {
+    r = min(r, min(hs.x, hs.y));
+    vec2 q = abs(p - c) - hs + r;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0))) - r;
+}
+
+float sdRoundBox4(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs, vec4 r) {
+    p -= c;
+    float rr = (p.x >= 0.0) ? (p.y >= 0.0 ? r.z : r.y) : (p.y >= 0.0 ? r.w : r.x);
+    rr = min(rr, min(hs.x, hs.y));
+    vec2 q = abs(p) - hs + rr;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0))) - rr;
+}
+
+float smin(float a, float b, float k) {
+    if (k <= 0.0)
+        return min(a, b);
+    return max(k, min(a, b)) - length(max(vec2(k) - vec2(a, b), vec2(0.0)));
+}
+
+float chromeDist(vec2 px, vec4 rect, vec4 corner) {
+    vec2 c = rect.xy + rect.zw * 0.5;
+    return sdRoundBox4(px, c, rect.zw * 0.5, corner);
+}
+
+float chromeK(vec2 px, vec4 rect, vec4 ks) {
+    vec2 p = px - (rect.xy + rect.zw * 0.5);
+    return (p.x >= 0.0) ? (p.y >= 0.0 ? ks.z : ks.y) : (p.y >= 0.0 ? ks.w : ks.x);
+}
+
+float sceneDist(vec2 px) {
+    vec2 sc = vec2(ubuf.widthPx, ubuf.heightPx) * 0.5;
+    float dOuter = sdBox(px, sc, sc);
+    vec2 cutC = vec2((ubuf.cutout.x + ubuf.cutout.z) * 0.5, (ubuf.cutout.y + ubuf.cutout.w) * 0.5);
+    vec2 cutH = vec2((ubuf.cutout.z - ubuf.cutout.x) * 0.5, (ubuf.cutout.w - ubuf.cutout.y) * 0.5);
+    float dCut = sdRoundBox(px, cutC, cutH, ubuf.cutoutRadius);
+    float d = max(dOuter, -dCut);
+
+    if (ubuf.chromeParam0.x > 0.5)
+        d = smin(d, chromeDist(px, ubuf.chromeRect0, ubuf.chromeCorner0), chromeK(px, ubuf.chromeRect0, ubuf.chromeK0));
+    if (ubuf.chromeParam1.x > 0.5)
+        d = smin(d, chromeDist(px, ubuf.chromeRect1, ubuf.chromeCorner1), chromeK(px, ubuf.chromeRect1, ubuf.chromeK1));
+    if (ubuf.chromeParam2.x > 0.5)
+        d = smin(d, chromeDist(px, ubuf.chromeRect2, ubuf.chromeCorner2), chromeK(px, ubuf.chromeRect2, ubuf.chromeK2));
+    if (ubuf.chromeParam3.x > 0.5)
+        d = smin(d, chromeDist(px, ubuf.chromeRect3, ubuf.chromeCorner3), chromeK(px, ubuf.chromeRect3, ubuf.chromeK3));
+    return d;
+}
+
+void main() {
+    vec2 px = qt_TexCoord0 * vec2(ubuf.widthPx, ubuf.heightPx);
+    float d = sceneDist(px);
+    float fw = max(fwidth(d), 1e-4);
+    float cov = 1.0 - smoothstep(-fw, fw, d);
+    vec4 col = vec4(ubuf.surfaceColor.rgb, 1.0) * cov;
+    if (ubuf.shadowColor.a > 0.0) {
+        float dk = sceneDist(px - ubuf.shadowParam.zw) - ubuf.shadowParam.y;
+        float bk = max(ubuf.shadowParam.x, fw);
+        float covK = 1.0 - smoothstep(-bk, bk, dk);
+        float ba = max(ubuf.ambientParam.x, fw);
+        float covA = 1.0 - smoothstep(-ba, ba, d - ubuf.ambientParam.y);
+        float sh = 1.0 - (1.0 - covK * ubuf.shadowColor.a) * (1.0 - covA * ubuf.ambientParam.z);
+        col += vec4(ubuf.shadowColor.rgb, 1.0) * (sh * (1.0 - col.a));
+    }
+    fragColor = col * (ubuf.surfaceColor.a * ubuf.qt_Opacity);
+}

quickshell/Shaders/frag/connected_chrome.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#version 450
+
+// Popout-local connected chrome body + bar-edge connector as one SDF.
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float widthPx;
+    float heightPx;
+    vec4 surfaceColor;  // straight (non-premultiplied) rgba
+    vec4 shadowColor;   // straight rgba; a = 0 disables both shadow terms
+    vec4 shadowParam;   // key: x = blur px, y = spread px, z,w = offset px
+    vec4 ambientParam;  // ambient: x = blur px, y = spread px, z = alpha
+    vec4 bodyRect;      // body rounded rect in item px: x, y, w, h
+    vec4 cornerRadius;  // topLeft, topRight, bottomRight, bottomLeft
+    vec4 edgeParam;     // x = bar side (0 top, 1 bottom, 2 left, 3 right), y = fillet k
+} ubuf;
+
+float sdRoundBox4(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs, vec4 r) {
+    p -= c;
+    float rr = (p.x >= 0.0) ? (p.y >= 0.0 ? r.z : r.y) : (p.y >= 0.0 ? r.w : r.x);
+    rr = min(rr, min(hs.x, hs.y));
+    vec2 q = abs(p) - hs + rr;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0))) - rr;
+}
+
+float smin(float a, float b, float k) {
+    if (k <= 0.0)
+        return min(a, b);
+    return max(k, min(a, b)) - length(max(vec2(k) - vec2(a, b), vec2(0.0)));
+}
+
+float sceneDist(vec2 px) {
+    float side = ubuf.edgeParam.x;
+    float dEdge = side < 0.5 ? px.y
+                : side < 1.5 ? (ubuf.heightPx - px.y)
+                : side < 2.5 ? px.x
+                : (ubuf.widthPx - px.x);
+    vec2 hs = ubuf.bodyRect.zw * 0.5;
+    float dBody = sdRoundBox4(px, ubuf.bodyRect.xy + hs, hs, ubuf.cornerRadius);
+    return smin(dEdge, dBody, ubuf.edgeParam.y);
+}
+
+void main() {
+    vec2 px = qt_TexCoord0 * vec2(ubuf.widthPx, ubuf.heightPx);
+    float d = sceneDist(px);
+    float fw = max(fwidth(d), 1e-4);
+    float cov = 1.0 - smoothstep(-fw, fw, d);
+    vec4 col = vec4(ubuf.surfaceColor.rgb, 1.0) * cov;
+    if (ubuf.shadowColor.a > 0.0) {
+        float dk = sceneDist(px - ubuf.shadowParam.zw) - ubuf.shadowParam.y;
+        float bk = max(ubuf.shadowParam.x, fw);
+        float covK = 1.0 - smoothstep(-bk, bk, dk);
+        float ba = max(ubuf.ambientParam.x, fw);
+        float covA = 1.0 - smoothstep(-ba, ba, d - ubuf.ambientParam.y);
+        float sh = 1.0 - (1.0 - covK * ubuf.shadowColor.a) * (1.0 - covA * ubuf.ambientParam.z);
+        col += vec4(ubuf.shadowColor.rgb, 1.0) * (sh * (1.0 - col.a));
+    }
+    fragColor = col * (ubuf.surfaceColor.a * ubuf.qt_Opacity);
+}

quickshell/Shaders/frag/elevation_rect.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#version 450
+
+// Standalone rounded rect with border and M3 elevation shadow as one SDF.
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float widthPx;
+    float heightPx;
+    float borderWidth;
+    vec4 rectPx;        // rounded rect in item px: x, y, w, h
+    vec4 cornerRadius;  // topLeft, topRight, bottomRight, bottomLeft
+    vec4 fillColor;     // straight (non-premultiplied) rgba
+    vec4 borderColor;   // straight rgba
+    vec4 shadowColor;   // straight rgba; a = 0 disables both shadow terms
+    vec4 shadowParam;   // key: x = blur px, y = spread px, z,w = offset px
+    vec4 ambientParam;  // ambient: x = blur px, y = spread px, z = alpha
+} ubuf;
+
+float sdRoundBox4(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs, vec4 r) {
+    p -= c;
+    float rr = (p.x >= 0.0) ? (p.y >= 0.0 ? r.z : r.y) : (p.y >= 0.0 ? r.w : r.x);
+    rr = min(rr, min(hs.x, hs.y));
+    vec2 q = abs(p) - hs + rr;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0))) - rr;
+}
+
+float rectDist(vec2 px) {
+    vec2 hs = ubuf.rectPx.zw * 0.5;
+    return sdRoundBox4(px, ubuf.rectPx.xy + hs, hs, ubuf.cornerRadius);
+}
+
+void main() {
+    vec2 px = qt_TexCoord0 * vec2(ubuf.widthPx, ubuf.heightPx);
+    float d = rectDist(px);
+    float fw = max(fwidth(d), 1e-4);
+    float cov = 1.0 - smoothstep(-fw, fw, d);
+    float covInner = 1.0 - smoothstep(-fw, fw, d + ubuf.borderWidth);
+    vec4 col = vec4(ubuf.fillColor.rgb, 1.0) * (ubuf.fillColor.a * covInner)
+             + vec4(ubuf.borderColor.rgb, 1.0) * (ubuf.borderColor.a * max(0.0, cov - covInner));
+    if (ubuf.shadowColor.a > 0.0) {
+        float dk = rectDist(px - ubuf.shadowParam.zw) - ubuf.shadowParam.y;
+        float bk = max(ubuf.shadowParam.x, fw);
+        float covK = 1.0 - smoothstep(-bk, bk, dk);
+        float ba = max(ubuf.ambientParam.x, fw);
+        float covA = 1.0 - smoothstep(-ba, ba, d - ubuf.ambientParam.y);
+        float sh = 1.0 - (1.0 - covK * ubuf.shadowColor.a) * (1.0 - covA * ubuf.ambientParam.z);
+        col += vec4(ubuf.shadowColor.rgb, 1.0) * (sh * (1.0 - cov));
+    }
+    fragColor = col * ubuf.qt_Opacity;
+}

quickshell/Shaders/frag/frame_arc.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#version 450
+
+// Frame perimeter ring with rounded cutout as one SDF.
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float widthPx;
+    float heightPx;
+    float cutoutRadius;
+    vec4 cutout;        // inner cutout edges in px: x=left y=top z=right w=bottom
+    vec4 surfaceColor;  // straight (non-premultiplied) rgba
+} ubuf;
+
+float sdBox(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs) {
+    vec2 q = abs(p - c) - hs;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0)));
+}
+
+float sdRoundBox(vec2 p, vec2 c, vec2 hs, float r) {
+    r = min(r, min(hs.x, hs.y));
+    vec2 q = abs(p - c) - hs + r;
+    return min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) + length(max(q, vec2(0.0))) - r;
+}
+
+void main() {
+    vec2 px = qt_TexCoord0 * vec2(ubuf.widthPx, ubuf.heightPx);
+    vec2 sc = vec2(ubuf.widthPx, ubuf.heightPx) * 0.5;
+    float dOuter = sdBox(px, sc, sc);
+    vec2 cutC = vec2((ubuf.cutout.x + ubuf.cutout.z) * 0.5, (ubuf.cutout.y + ubuf.cutout.w) * 0.5);
+    vec2 cutH = vec2((ubuf.cutout.z - ubuf.cutout.x) * 0.5, (ubuf.cutout.w - ubuf.cutout.y) * 0.5);
+    float dCut = sdRoundBox(px, cutC, cutH, ubuf.cutoutRadius);
+    float d = max(dOuter, -dCut);
+
+    float fw = max(fwidth(d), 1e-4);
+    float cov = 1.0 - smoothstep(-fw, fw, d);
+    float a = ubuf.surfaceColor.a * cov * ubuf.qt_Opacity;
+    fragColor = vec4(ubuf.surfaceColor.rgb * a, a);
+}

quickshell/Widgets/ConnectedCorner.qml

@@ -1,151 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Shapes
-import "../Common/ConnectorGeometry.js" as ConnectorGeometry
-
-// Concave arc connector filling the gap between a bar corner and an adjacent surface.
-//
-// NOTE: FrameWindow now uses ConnectedShape.qml for frame-owned connected chrome
-// (unified single-path rendering). This component is still used by DankPopout's
-// own shadow source for non-frame-owned chrome (popouts on non-frame screens).
-
-Item {
-    id: root
-
-    property string barSide: "top"
-    property string placement: "left"
-    property real spacing: 4
-    property real connectorRadius: 12
-    property color color: "transparent"
-    property real edgeStrokeWidth: 0
-    property color edgeStrokeColor: color
-    property real dpr: 1
-
-    readonly property bool isHorizontalBar: barSide === "top" || barSide === "bottom"
-    readonly property bool isPlacementLeft: placement === "left"
-    readonly property real _edgeStrokeWidth: Math.max(0, edgeStrokeWidth)
-    readonly property string arcCorner: ConnectorGeometry.arcCorner(barSide, placement)
-    readonly property real pathStartX: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topLeft":
-            return width;
-        case "topRight":
-        case "bottomLeft":
-            return 0;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real pathStartY: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "bottomRight":
-            return height;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real firstLineX: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topLeft":
-        case "bottomLeft":
-            return width;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real firstLineY: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topLeft":
-        case "topRight":
-            return height;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real secondLineX: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topRight":
-        case "bottomLeft":
-        case "bottomRight":
-            return width;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real secondLineY: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topLeft":
-        case "topRight":
-        case "bottomLeft":
-            return height;
-        default:
-            return 0;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real arcCenterX: arcCorner === "topRight" || arcCorner === "bottomRight" ? width : 0
-    readonly property real arcCenterY: arcCorner === "bottomLeft" || arcCorner === "bottomRight" ? height : 0
-    readonly property real arcStartAngle: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topLeft":
-        case "topRight":
-            return 90;
-        case "bottomLeft":
-            return 0;
-        default:
-            return -90;
-        }
-    }
-    readonly property real arcSweepAngle: {
-        switch (arcCorner) {
-        case "topRight":
-            return 90;
-        default:
-            return -90;
-        }
-    }
-
-    width: isHorizontalBar ? connectorRadius : (spacing + connectorRadius)
-    height: isHorizontalBar ? (spacing + connectorRadius) : connectorRadius
-
-    Shape {
-        x: -root._edgeStrokeWidth
-        y: -root._edgeStrokeWidth
-        width: root.width + root._edgeStrokeWidth * 2
-        height: root.height + root._edgeStrokeWidth * 2
-        asynchronous: false
-        antialiasing: true
-        preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
-        layer.enabled: true
-        layer.smooth: true
-        layer.textureSize: root.dpr > 1 ? Qt.size(Math.ceil(width * root.dpr), Math.ceil(height * root.dpr)) : Qt.size(0, 0)
-
-        ShapePath {
-            fillColor: root.color
-            strokeColor: root._edgeStrokeWidth > 0 ? root.edgeStrokeColor : "transparent"
-            strokeWidth: root._edgeStrokeWidth * 2
-            joinStyle: ShapePath.RoundJoin
-            capStyle: ShapePath.RoundCap
-            fillRule: ShapePath.WindingFill
-            startX: root.pathStartX + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-            startY: root.pathStartY + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-
-            PathLine {
-                x: root.firstLineX + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-                y: root.firstLineY + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-            }
-
-            PathLine {
-                x: root.secondLineX + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-                y: root.secondLineY + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-            }
-
-            PathAngleArc {
-                centerX: root.arcCenterX + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-                centerY: root.arcCenterY + root._edgeStrokeWidth
-                radiusX: root.connectorRadius
-                radiusY: root.connectorRadius
-                startAngle: root.arcStartAngle
-                sweepAngle: root.arcSweepAngle
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

quickshell/Widgets/ConnectedShape.qml

@@ -1,414 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Shapes
-import qs.Common
-
-// Unified connected silhouette: body + near/far concave arcs as one ShapePath.
-// Keeping the connected chrome in one path avoids sibling alignment seams.
-
-Item {
-    id: root
-
-    property string barSide: "top"
-
-    property real bodyWidth: 0
-    property real bodyHeight: 0
-
-    property real connectorRadius: 12
-    property real startConnectorRadius: connectorRadius
-    property real endConnectorRadius: connectorRadius
-    property real farStartConnectorRadius: 0
-    property real farEndConnectorRadius: 0
-
-    property real surfaceRadius: 12
-
-    property color fillColor: "transparent"
-
-    readonly property bool _horiz: barSide === "top" || barSide === "bottom"
-    readonly property real _sc: Math.max(0, startConnectorRadius)
-    readonly property real _ec: Math.max(0, endConnectorRadius)
-    readonly property real _fsc: Math.max(0, farStartConnectorRadius)
-    readonly property real _fec: Math.max(0, farEndConnectorRadius)
-    readonly property real _firstCr: barSide === "left" ? _sc : _ec
-    readonly property real _secondCr: barSide === "left" ? _ec : _sc
-    readonly property real _firstFarCr: barSide === "left" ? _fsc : _fec
-    readonly property real _secondFarCr: barSide === "left" ? _fec : _fsc
-    readonly property real _farExtent: Math.max(_fsc, _fec)
-    readonly property real _sr: Math.max(0, Math.min(surfaceRadius, (_horiz ? bodyWidth : bodyHeight) / 2, (_horiz ? bodyHeight : bodyWidth) / 2))
-    readonly property real _firstSr: _firstFarCr > 0 ? 0 : _sr
-    readonly property real _secondSr: _secondFarCr > 0 ? 0 : _sr
-    readonly property real _firstFarInset: _firstFarCr > 0 ? _firstFarCr : _firstSr
-    readonly property real _secondFarInset: _secondFarCr > 0 ? _secondFarCr : _secondSr
-
-    // Root-level aliases — PathArc/PathLine elements can't use `parent`.
-    readonly property real _bw: bodyWidth
-    readonly property real _bh: bodyHeight
-    readonly property real _bodyLeft: _horiz ? _sc : (barSide === "right" ? _farExtent : 0)
-    readonly property real _bodyRight: _bodyLeft + _bw
-    readonly property real _bodyTop: _horiz ? (barSide === "bottom" ? _farExtent : 0) : _sc
-    readonly property real _bodyBottom: _bodyTop + _bh
-    readonly property real _totalW: _horiz ? _bw + _sc + _ec : _bw + _farExtent
-    readonly property real _totalH: _horiz ? _bh + _farExtent : _bh + _sc + _ec
-
-    width: _totalW
-    height: _totalH
-
-    readonly property real bodyX: root._bodyLeft
-    readonly property real bodyY: root._bodyTop
-
-    Shape {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        asynchronous: false
-        preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
-        antialiasing: true
-
-        ShapePath {
-            fillColor: root.fillColor
-            strokeWidth: -1
-            fillRule: ShapePath.WindingFill
-
-            // CW path: bar edge → concave arc → body → convex arc → far edge → convex arc → body → concave arc
-
-            startX: root.barSide === "right" ? root._totalW : 0
-            startY: {
-                switch (root.barSide) {
-                case "bottom":
-                    return root._totalH;
-                case "left":
-                    return root._totalH;
-                case "right":
-                    return 0;
-                default:
-                    return 0;
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Bar edge
-            PathLine {
-                x: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return 0;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._totalW;
-                    default:
-                        return root._totalW;
-                    }
-                }
-                y: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._totalH;
-                    case "left":
-                        return 0;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._totalH;
-                    default:
-                        return 0;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Concave arc 1
-            PathArc {
-                relativeX: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._firstCr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._firstCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                relativeY: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return -root._firstCr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._firstCr;
-                    default:
-                        return root._firstCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                radiusX: root._firstCr
-                radiusY: root._firstCr
-                direction: root.barSide === "bottom" ? PathArc.Clockwise : PathArc.Counterclockwise
-            }
-
-            // Body edge to first convex corner
-            PathLine {
-                x: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._bodyRight - root._firstSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._bodyLeft + root._firstSr;
-                    default:
-                        return root._bodyRight;
-                    }
-                }
-                y: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._bodyTop + root._firstSr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._bodyTop;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._bodyBottom;
-                    default:
-                        return root._bodyBottom - root._firstSr;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Convex arc 1
-            PathArc {
-                relativeX: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._firstSr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._firstSr;
-                    }
-                }
-                relativeY: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return -root._firstSr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._firstSr;
-                    default:
-                        return root._firstSr;
-                    }
-                }
-                radiusX: root._firstSr
-                radiusY: root._firstSr
-                direction: root.barSide === "bottom" ? PathArc.Counterclockwise : PathArc.Clockwise
-            }
-
-            // Opposite-side connector 1
-            PathLine {
-                x: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyRight + root._firstFarCr : root._bodyRight;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyLeft - root._firstFarCr : root._bodyLeft;
-                    default:
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyRight : root._bodyRight - root._firstSr;
-                    }
-                }
-                y: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyTop - root._firstFarCr : root._bodyTop;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyTop : root._bodyTop + root._firstSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyBottom : root._bodyBottom - root._firstSr;
-                    default:
-                        return root._firstFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyBottom + root._firstFarCr : root._bodyBottom;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            PathArc {
-                relativeX: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return -root._firstFarCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._firstFarCr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._firstFarCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                relativeY: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._firstFarCr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._firstFarCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._firstFarCr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._firstFarCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                radiusX: root._firstFarCr
-                radiusY: root._firstFarCr
-                direction: root.barSide === "bottom" ? PathArc.Clockwise : PathArc.Counterclockwise
-            }
-
-            // Far edge
-            PathLine {
-                x: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._bodyRight;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._bodyLeft;
-                    default:
-                        return root._bodyLeft + root._secondFarInset;
-                    }
-                }
-                y: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._bodyTop;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._bodyBottom - root._secondFarInset;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._bodyTop + root._secondFarInset;
-                    default:
-                        return root._bodyBottom;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Opposite-side connector 2
-            PathArc {
-                relativeX: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._secondFarCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._secondFarCr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._secondFarCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                relativeY: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return -root._secondFarCr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._secondFarCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._secondFarCr;
-                    default:
-                        return root._secondFarCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                radiusX: root._secondFarCr
-                radiusY: root._secondFarCr
-                direction: root.barSide === "bottom" ? PathArc.Clockwise : PathArc.Counterclockwise
-            }
-
-            PathLine {
-                x: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyRight : root._bodyRight;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyLeft : root._bodyLeft;
-                    default:
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyLeft : root._bodyLeft + root._secondSr;
-                    }
-                }
-                y: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyTop : root._bodyTop;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyBottom : root._bodyBottom - root._secondSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyTop : root._bodyTop + root._secondSr;
-                    default:
-                        return root._secondFarCr > 0 ? root._bodyBottom : root._bodyBottom;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Convex arc 2
-            PathArc {
-                relativeX: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return -root._secondSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._secondSr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._secondSr;
-                    }
-                }
-                relativeY: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._secondSr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._secondSr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._secondSr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._secondSr;
-                    }
-                }
-                radiusX: root._secondSr
-                radiusY: root._secondSr
-                direction: root.barSide === "bottom" ? PathArc.Counterclockwise : PathArc.Clockwise
-            }
-
-            // Body edge to second concave arc
-            PathLine {
-                x: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._bodyLeft + root._ec;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._bodyRight - root._sc;
-                    default:
-                        return root._bodyLeft;
-                    }
-                }
-                y: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._bodyBottom - root._sc;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._bodyBottom;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._bodyTop;
-                    default:
-                        return root._bodyTop + root._sc;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Concave arc 2
-            PathArc {
-                relativeX: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "left":
-                        return -root._secondCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return root._secondCr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._secondCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                relativeY: {
-                    switch (root.barSide) {
-                    case "bottom":
-                        return root._secondCr;
-                    case "left":
-                        return root._secondCr;
-                    case "right":
-                        return -root._secondCr;
-                    default:
-                        return -root._secondCr;
-                    }
-                }
-                radiusX: root._secondCr
-                radiusY: root._secondCr
-                direction: root.barSide === "bottom" ? PathArc.Clockwise : PathArc.Counterclockwise
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

quickshell/Widgets/DankOSD.qml

@@ -289,8 +289,6 @@ PanelWindow {
             borderColor: Theme.outlineMedium
             borderWidth: 1
             shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1"
-            layer.textureSize: Qt.size(Math.round(width * root.dpr), Math.round(height * root.dpr))
-            layer.textureMirroring: ShaderEffectSource.MirrorVertically
         }
 
         MouseArea {

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 
@@ -50,6 +51,20 @@ Item {
     readonly property var contentLoader: impl.item ? impl.item.contentLoader : _fallbackContentLoader
     readonly property var overlayLoader: impl.item ? impl.item.overlayLoader : _fallbackOverlayLoader
     readonly property var backgroundWindow: impl.item ? impl.item.backgroundWindow : null
+    readonly property var contentWindow: impl.item ? impl.item.contentWindow : null
+
+    // Hyprland OnDemand grab: whitelist popout surfaces and bars so dismiss clicks still land.
+    HyprlandFocusGrab {
+        windows: {
+            const list = [];
+            if (root.contentWindow)
+                list.push(root.contentWindow);
+            if (root.backgroundWindow && root.backgroundWindow !== root.contentWindow)
+                list.push(root.backgroundWindow);
+            return list.concat(KeyboardFocus.barWindows);
+        }
+        active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.shouldBeVisible, root.customKeyboardFocus)
+    }
 
     Loader {
         id: _fallbackContentLoader
@@ -127,8 +142,6 @@ Item {
         return _usesConnectedBackendForScreen(targetScreen) ? connectedComp : standaloneComp;
     }
 
-    // Defer Loader source-component swap until impl is fully closed; avoids
-    // tearing down a popout mid-animation when frame mode is toggled.
     function _maybeResolveBackend() {
         _resolveBackendForScreen(screen);
     }

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
-import "../Common/ConnectorGeometry.js" as ConnectorGeometry
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ Item {
     property Component overlayContent: null
     property alias overlayLoader: overlayLoader
     readonly property alias backgroundWindow: contentWindow
+    readonly property alias contentWindow: contentWindow
     property real popupWidth: 400
     property real popupHeight: 300
     property real triggerX: 0
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ Item {
     property bool fullHeightSurface: false
     property bool _primeContent: false
     property bool _resizeActive: false
-    property string _chromeClaimId: ""
-    property int _connectedChromeSerial: 0
     property real _chromeAnimTravelX: 1
     property real _chromeAnimTravelY: 1
     property bool _fullSyncQueued: false
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ Item {
             "rightBar": 0
         })
     property var screen: null
-    // Connected resize uses one full-screen surface; body-sized regions are masks.
     readonly property bool useBackgroundWindow: false
     readonly property var effectivePopoutLayer: LayerShell.fromEnv("DMS_POPOUT_LAYER", root.triggerUsesOverlayLayer ? WlrLayer.Overlay : WlrLayer.Top, {
         "allow": ["top", "overlay"],
@@ -93,13 +90,49 @@ Item {
     signal popoutClosed
     signal backgroundClicked
 
-    // Coalesce per-channel dirty bits; one ConnectedModeState write per tick.
     Timer {
         id: _syncTimer
         interval: 0
         onTriggered: root._flushSync()
     }
 
+    ConnectedSurfaceLease {
+        id: chromeLease
+        claimPrefix: root.layerNamespace
+        screenName: root.screen ? root.screen.name : ""
+        enabled: root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
+        active: contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible
+        presented: contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible
+        renewTokenOnRecovery: false
+        isCurrentOwner: function(name) {
+            return PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(root.popoutHandle, name);
+        }
+        hasOwner: function(_name, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(ownerId);
+        }
+        statePresent: function(name, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(ownerId) && ConnectedModeState.hasSurfaceDescriptor(name, "popout", ownerId);
+        }
+        claimState: function(_name, state, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.claimPopout(ownerId, state);
+        }
+        ensureState: function(_name, state, ownerId) {
+            if (!ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(ownerId))
+                return false;
+            return ConnectedModeState.updatePopout(ownerId, state);
+        }
+        releaseState: function(_name, ownerId) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.releasePopout(ownerId);
+        }
+        updateAnimationState: function(_name, ownerId, animX, animY) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.setPopoutAnim(ownerId, animX, animY);
+        }
+        updateBodyState: function(_name, ownerId, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH) {
+            return ConnectedModeState.setPopoutBody(ownerId, bodyX, bodyY, bodyW, bodyH);
+        }
+        onRecoveryRequested: root._queueFullSync()
+    }
+
     property var _lastOpenedScreen: null
     property bool isClosing: false
 
@@ -169,11 +202,6 @@ Item {
         setBarContext(pos, bottomGap);
     }
 
-    function _nextChromeClaimId() {
-        _connectedChromeSerial += 1;
-        return layerNamespace + ":" + _connectedChromeSerial + ":" + (new Date()).getTime();
-    }
-
     function _captureChromeAnimTravel() {
         _chromeAnimTravelX = Math.max(1, Math.abs(contentContainer.offsetX));
         _chromeAnimTravelY = Math.max(1, Math.abs(contentContainer.offsetY));
@@ -203,15 +231,35 @@ Item {
 
     function _connectedChromeState(visibleOverride) {
         const visible = visibleOverride !== undefined ? !!visibleOverride : contentWindow.visible;
+        const presented = contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible;
+        const phase = root.isClosing ? "closing" : (!presented ? "hidden" : (!contentWindow.visible && root.shouldBeVisible ? "opening" : "open"));
+        const bodyRect = {
+            "x": root.alignedX,
+            "y": root.renderedAlignedY,
+            "width": root.alignedWidth,
+            "height": root.renderedAlignedHeight
+        };
+        const animationOffset = {
+            "x": _connectedChromeAnimX(),
+            "y": _connectedChromeAnimY()
+        };
         return {
+            "kind": "popout",
+            "screenName": root.screen ? root.screen.name : "",
+            "phase": phase,
             "visible": visible,
+            "presented": presented,
             "barSide": contentContainer.connectedBarSide,
+            "bodyRect": bodyRect,
+            "animationOffset": animationOffset,
+            "scale": 1,
+            "opacity": Theme.connectedSurfaceColor.a,
             "bodyX": root.alignedX,
             "bodyY": root.renderedAlignedY,
             "bodyW": root.alignedWidth,
             "bodyH": root.renderedAlignedHeight,
-            "animX": _connectedChromeAnimX(),
-            "animY": _connectedChromeAnimY(),
+            "animX": animationOffset.x,
+            "animY": animationOffset.y,
             "screen": root.screen ? root.screen.name : "",
             "omitStartConnector": root._closeGapOmitStartConnector(),
             "omitEndConnector": root._closeGapOmitEndConnector()
@@ -219,34 +267,18 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function _publishConnectedChromeState(forceClaim, visibleOverride) {
-        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !root.screen || !_chromeClaimId)
+        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !root.screen)
             return false;
-
-        const screenName = root.screen.name;
-        const isCurrent = PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(popoutHandle, screenName);
-        if (!ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(_chromeClaimId)) {
-            if (!isCurrent)
-                return false;
-            forceClaim = true;
-        } else if (forceClaim && !isCurrent) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        const state = _connectedChromeState(visibleOverride);
-        return forceClaim ? ConnectedModeState.claimPopout(_chromeClaimId, state) : ConnectedModeState.updatePopout(_chromeClaimId, state);
+        return chromeLease.publish(_connectedChromeState(visibleOverride), !!forceClaim);
     }
 
     function _releaseConnectedChromeState() {
-        if (_chromeClaimId)
-            ConnectedModeState.releasePopout(_chromeClaimId);
-        _chromeClaimId = "";
+        chromeLease.release();
     }
 
-    // ─── Exposed animation state for ConnectedModeState ────────────────────
     readonly property real contentAnimX: contentContainer.animX
     readonly property real contentAnimY: contentContainer.animY
 
-    // ─── ConnectedModeState sync ────────────────────────────────────────────
     function _syncPopoutChromeState() {
         if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
             _releaseConnectedChromeState();
@@ -258,16 +290,11 @@ Item {
         }
         if (!contentWindow.visible && !shouldBeVisible)
             return;
-        if (!_chromeClaimId) {
-            if (!PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(popoutHandle, root.screen.name))
-                return;
-            _chromeClaimId = _nextChromeClaimId();
-        }
-        _publishConnectedChromeState(!ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(_chromeClaimId));
+        _publishConnectedChromeState(false);
     }
 
     function _syncPopoutAnim(axis) {
-        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !_chromeClaimId)
+        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !chromeLease.claimId)
             return;
         if (!contentWindow.visible && !shouldBeVisible)
             return;
@@ -276,25 +303,15 @@ Item {
         const syncY = axis === "y" && (barSide === "top" || barSide === "bottom");
         if (!syncX && !syncY)
             return;
-        if (!ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(_chromeClaimId)) {
-            if (root.screen && PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(popoutHandle, root.screen.name))
-                _queueFullSync();
-            return;
-        }
-        ConnectedModeState.setPopoutAnim(_chromeClaimId, syncX ? _connectedChromeAnimX() : undefined, syncY ? _connectedChromeAnimY() : undefined);
+        chromeLease.updateAnim(syncX ? _connectedChromeAnimX() : undefined, syncY ? _connectedChromeAnimY() : undefined);
     }
 
     function _syncPopoutBody() {
-        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !_chromeClaimId)
+        if (!root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome || !chromeLease.claimId)
             return;
         if (!contentWindow.visible && !shouldBeVisible)
             return;
-        if (!ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(_chromeClaimId)) {
-            if (root.screen && PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(popoutHandle, root.screen.name))
-                _queueFullSync();
-            return;
-        }
-        ConnectedModeState.setPopoutBody(_chromeClaimId, root.alignedX, root.renderedAlignedY, root.alignedWidth, root.renderedAlignedHeight);
+        chromeLease.updateBody(root.alignedX, root.renderedAlignedY, root.alignedWidth, root.renderedAlignedHeight);
     }
 
     property bool _animSyncQueued: false
@@ -345,13 +362,10 @@ Item {
     Connections {
         target: contentWindow
         function onVisibleChanged() {
-            if (contentWindow.visible) {
-                if (!root._chromeClaimId)
-                    root._chromeClaimId = root._nextChromeClaimId();
+            if (contentWindow.visible)
                 root._publishConnectedChromeState(true);
-            } else {
+            else
                 root._releaseConnectedChromeState();
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -359,11 +373,8 @@ Item {
         target: SettingsData
         function onConnectedFrameModeActiveChanged() {
             if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
-                if ((contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible) && root.screen && PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(root.popoutHandle, root.screen.name)) {
-                    if (!root._chromeClaimId)
-                        root._chromeClaimId = root._nextChromeClaimId();
+                if ((contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible) && root.screen && PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(root.popoutHandle, root.screen.name))
                     root._publishConnectedChromeState(true);
-                }
             } else {
                 root._releaseConnectedChromeState();
             }
@@ -376,16 +387,17 @@ Item {
     Connections {
         target: ConnectedModeState
         function onPopoutOwnerIdChanged() {
-            if ((contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible) && root.screen && PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(root.popoutHandle, root.screen.name) && !ConnectedModeState.hasPopoutOwner(root._chromeClaimId))
-                root._queueFullSync();
+            chromeLease.checkOwnershipRecovery();
+        }
+        function onSurfaceDescriptorsChanged() {
+            chromeLease.checkStateRecovery();
         }
     }
 
     Connections {
         target: PopoutManager
         function onPopoutChanged() {
-            if ((contentWindow.visible || root.shouldBeVisible) && root.screen && PopoutManager.isCurrentPopout(root.popoutHandle, root.screen.name))
-                root._queueFullSync();
+            chromeLease.requestRecovery();
         }
     }
 
@@ -406,34 +418,26 @@ Item {
 
         const screenChanged = _lastOpenedScreen !== null && _lastOpenedScreen !== screen;
         if (screenChanged) {
-            // Hide on this tick so Qt actually tears down the wl_surface; the show
-            // gets deferred below so the unmap is processed before the remap.
             contentWindow.visible = false;
         }
         _lastOpenedScreen = screen;
         PopoutManager.showPopout(popoutHandle);
 
         if (contentContainer) {
-            // Snap morph closed only on a fresh open; on screen-change re-open we stay at 1
-            // because shouldBeVisible doesn't change and won't drive morph back to 1.
             if (!shouldBeVisible)
                 morph.openProgress = 0;
             _captureChromeAnimTravel();
         }
 
         if (root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome) {
-            _chromeClaimId = _nextChromeClaimId();
+            chromeLease.beginClaim();
             _publishConnectedChromeState(true, true);
         } else {
-            _chromeClaimId = "";
+            chromeLease.release();
         }
 
         if (screenChanged) {
-            // Defer the show one event-loop tick. Qt coalesces a synchronous
-            // false→true visibility flip into a no-op, leaving WindowBlur committed
-            // to the previous screen's wl_surface. Splitting the flip across ticks
-            // forces a real surface destroy+create so BackgroundEffect.surfaceCreated
-            // fires and the blur region republishes on the new surface.
+            // Unmap/remap wl_surface across ticks so blur republishes on the new screen.
             Qt.callLater(() => {
                 if (!root.shouldBeVisible)
                     return;
@@ -552,6 +556,18 @@ Item {
         return Math.abs(value - bound) <= Math.max(1, Theme.hairline(root.dpr) * 2);
     }
 
+    // Snap positions within connector radius flush to the frame edge (avoids pinched arcs).
+    function _snapNearFrameBound(value, minBound, maxBound, minIsFrame, maxIsFrame) {
+        if (!root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome || !root.closeFrameGapsActive)
+            return value;
+        const snapDist = Theme.connectedCornerRadius;
+        if (maxIsFrame && value < maxBound && maxBound - value < snapDist && maxBound - value <= value - minBound)
+            return maxBound;
+        if (minIsFrame && value > minBound && value - minBound < snapDist)
+            return minBound;
+        return value;
+    }
+
     function _closeGapClampedToFrameSide(side) {
         if (!root.closeFrameGapsActive)
             return false;
@@ -607,7 +623,6 @@ Item {
     property real renderedAlignedY: alignedY
     property real renderedAlignedHeight: alignedHeight
     readonly property bool renderedGeometryGrowing: alignedHeight >= renderedAlignedHeight
-    // Snap rendered geometry while the entrance morph runs so it doesn't ride a second animation (side-bar ramp).
     readonly property bool _settlingToOpen: fullHeightSurface && shouldBeVisible && morphAnim.running
 
     Behavior on renderedAlignedY {
@@ -657,8 +672,6 @@ Item {
             return 0;
         if (!root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome)
             return exclusion;
-        // In a shared frame corner, the adjacent connected bar already occupies
-        // one rounded-corner radius before the popout's own connector begins.
         return exclusion + Theme.connectedCornerRadius * 2;
     }
 
@@ -691,16 +704,16 @@ Item {
 
             switch (effectiveBarPosition) {
             case SettingsData.Position.Left:
-                // bar on left: left side is bar-adjacent (popupGap), right side is frame-perpendicular (edgeGap)
                 return Math.max(popupGap, Math.min(screenWidth - popupWidth - edgeGapRight, anchorX));
             case SettingsData.Position.Right:
-                // bar on right: right side is bar-adjacent (popupGap), left side is frame-perpendicular (edgeGap)
                 return Math.max(edgeGapLeft, Math.min(screenWidth - popupWidth - popupGap, anchorX - popupWidth));
             default:
                 const rawX = triggerX + (triggerWidth / 2) - (popupWidth / 2);
-                const minX = Math.max(edgeGapLeft, adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.leftBar));
-                const maxX = screenWidth - popupWidth - Math.max(edgeGapRight, adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.rightBar));
-                return Math.max(minX, Math.min(maxX, rawX));
+                const clearLeft = adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.leftBar);
+                const clearRight = adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.rightBar);
+                const minX = Math.max(edgeGapLeft, clearLeft);
+                const maxX = screenWidth - popupWidth - Math.max(edgeGapRight, clearRight);
+                return _snapNearFrameBound(Math.max(minX, Math.min(maxX, rawX)), minX, maxX, edgeGapLeft >= clearLeft, edgeGapRight >= clearRight);
             }
         })(), dpr)
 
@@ -712,44 +725,34 @@ Item {
 
             switch (effectiveBarPosition) {
             case SettingsData.Position.Bottom:
-                // bar on bottom: bottom side is bar-adjacent (popupGap), top side is frame-perpendicular (edgeGap)
                 return Math.max(edgeGapTop, Math.min(screenHeight - popupHeight - popupGap, anchorY - popupHeight));
             case SettingsData.Position.Top:
-                // bar on top: top side is bar-adjacent (popupGap), bottom side is frame-perpendicular (edgeGap)
                 return Math.max(popupGap, Math.min(screenHeight - popupHeight - edgeGapBottom, anchorY));
             default:
                 const rawY = triggerY - (popupHeight / 2);
-                const minY = Math.max(edgeGapTop, adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.topBar));
-                const maxY = screenHeight - popupHeight - Math.max(edgeGapBottom, adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.bottomBar));
-                return Math.max(minY, Math.min(maxY, rawY));
+                const clearTop = adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.topBar);
+                const clearBottom = adjacentBarClearance(adjacentBarInfo.bottomBar);
+                const minY = Math.max(edgeGapTop, clearTop);
+                const maxY = screenHeight - popupHeight - Math.max(edgeGapBottom, clearBottom);
+                return _snapNearFrameBound(Math.max(minY, Math.min(maxY, rawY)), minY, maxY, edgeGapTop >= clearTop, edgeGapBottom >= clearBottom);
             }
         })(), dpr)
 
-    readonly property real triggeringBarLeftExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Left && barWidth > 0) ? Math.max(0, barX + barWidth) : 0
-    readonly property real triggeringBarTopExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Top && barHeight > 0) ? Math.max(0, barY + barHeight) : 0
-    readonly property real triggeringBarRightExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Right && barWidth > 0) ? Math.max(0, screenWidth - barX) : 0
-    readonly property real triggeringBarBottomExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Bottom && barHeight > 0) ? Math.max(0, screenHeight - barY) : 0
+    readonly property real maskX: _dismissZone.x
+    readonly property real maskY: _dismissZone.y
+    readonly property real maskWidth: _dismissZone.width
+    readonly property real maskHeight: _dismissZone.height
 
-    readonly property real maskX: {
-        const adjacentLeftBar = adjacentBarInfo?.leftBar ?? 0;
-        return Math.max(triggeringBarLeftExclusion, adjacentLeftBar);
-    }
-
-    readonly property real maskY: {
-        const adjacentTopBar = adjacentBarInfo?.topBar ?? 0;
-        return Math.max(triggeringBarTopExclusion, adjacentTopBar);
-    }
-
-    readonly property real maskWidth: {
-        const adjacentRightBar = adjacentBarInfo?.rightBar ?? 0;
-        const rightExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarRightExclusion, adjacentRightBar);
-        return Math.max(100, screenWidth - maskX - rightExclusion);
-    }
-
-    readonly property real maskHeight: {
-        const adjacentBottomBar = adjacentBarInfo?.bottomBar ?? 0;
-        const bottomExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarBottomExclusion, adjacentBottomBar);
-        return Math.max(100, screenHeight - maskY - bottomExclusion);
+    DismissZone {
+        id: _dismissZone
+        barPosition: root.effectiveBarPosition
+        barX: root.barX
+        barY: root.barY
+        barWidth: root.barWidth
+        barHeight: root.barHeight
+        screenWidth: root.screenWidth
+        screenHeight: root.screenHeight
+        adjacentBarInfo: root.adjacentBarInfo
     }
 
     PanelWindow {
@@ -764,10 +767,8 @@ Item {
             blurEnabled: root.effectiveSurfaceBlurEnabled && !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
 
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, contentContainer.scaleValue)
-            readonly property bool trackBlurFromBarEdge: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome || Theme.isDirectionalEffect
+            readonly property bool trackBlurFromBarEdge: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome
 
-            // Directional popouts clip to the bar edge, so the blur needs to grow from
-            // that same edge instead of translating through the bar before settling.
             readonly property real _dyClamp: (contentContainer.barTop || contentContainer.barBottom) ? Math.max(-contentContainer.height, Math.min(contentContainer.animY, contentContainer.height)) : 0
             readonly property real _dxClamp: (contentContainer.barLeft || contentContainer.barRight) ? Math.max(-contentContainer.width, Math.min(contentContainer.animX, contentContainer.width)) : 0
 
@@ -781,17 +782,7 @@ Item {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: root.layerNamespace
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectivePopoutLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
-            if (PopoutManager.screenshotActive)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (customKeyboardFocus !== null)
-                return customKeyboardFocus;
-            if (!shouldBeVisible)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-        }
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldBeVisible, customKeyboardFocus)
 
         readonly property bool _fullHeight: root.fullHeightSurface
         anchors {
@@ -813,7 +804,6 @@ Item {
 
         Region {
             id: contentInputMask
-            // Use bar-aware mask so bar widget clicks pass through when a popout is open.
             item: (shouldBeVisible && backgroundInteractive) ? backgroundDismissalMask : contentMaskRect
         }
 
@@ -924,7 +914,6 @@ Item {
 
             readonly property real computedScaleCollapsed: root.animationScaleCollapsed
 
-            // openProgress: 0 = closed (at offset, scaleCollapsed), 1 = open (at 0, scale 1).
             QtObject {
                 id: morph
                 property real openProgress: 0
@@ -971,7 +960,6 @@ Item {
 
                 clip: shouldClip
 
-                // Bound the clipping strictly to the bar side, allowing massive overflow on the other 3 sides for shadows
                 x: shouldClip ? (contentContainer.barLeft ? -connectedClipAllowance : -clipOversize) : 0
                 y: shouldClip ? (contentContainer.barTop ? -connectedClipAllowance : -clipOversize) : 0
 
@@ -1008,22 +996,13 @@ Item {
 
                     ElevationShadow {
                         id: shadowSource
-                        readonly property real connectorExtent: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome ? Theme.connectedCornerRadius : 0
-                        readonly property real extraLeft: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome && (contentContainer.barTop || contentContainer.barBottom) ? connectorExtent : 0
-                        readonly property real extraRight: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome && (contentContainer.barTop || contentContainer.barBottom) ? connectorExtent : 0
-                        readonly property real extraTop: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome && (contentContainer.barLeft || contentContainer.barRight) ? connectorExtent : 0
-                        readonly property real extraBottom: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome && (contentContainer.barLeft || contentContainer.barRight) ? connectorExtent : 0
-                        readonly property real bodyX: extraLeft
-                        readonly property real bodyY: extraTop
-                        readonly property real bodyWidth: rollOutAdjuster.baseWidth
-                        readonly property real bodyHeight: rollOutAdjuster.baseHeight
-
-                        width: rollOutAdjuster.baseWidth + extraLeft + extraRight
-                        height: rollOutAdjuster.baseHeight + extraTop + extraBottom
+                        visible: !root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome
+                        width: rollOutAdjuster.baseWidth
+                        height: rollOutAdjuster.baseHeight
                         opacity: contentWrapper.publishedOpacity
                         scale: contentWrapper.scale
-                        x: contentWrapper.x - extraLeft
-                        y: contentWrapper.y - extraTop
+                        x: contentWrapper.x
+                        y: contentWrapper.y
                         level: root.shadowLevel
                         direction: root.effectiveShadowDirection
                         fallbackOffset: root.shadowFallbackOffset
@@ -1035,49 +1014,49 @@ Item {
                         targetColor: contentContainer.surfaceColor
                         borderColor: contentContainer.surfaceBorderColor
                         borderWidth: contentContainer.surfaceBorderWidth
-                        useCustomSource: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome
                         shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1" && !(root.suspendShadowWhileResizing && root._resizeActive) && !root.frameOwnsConnectedChrome
+                    }
 
-                        Item {
+                    Item {
+                        id: localChrome
+                        visible: root.usesLocalConnectedSurfaceChrome
+
+                        readonly property real extraLeft: (contentContainer.barTop || contentContainer.barBottom) ? Theme.connectedCornerRadius : 0
+                        readonly property real extraTop: (contentContainer.barLeft || contentContainer.barRight) ? Theme.connectedCornerRadius : 0
+
+                        readonly property bool shadowsOn: Theme.elevationEnabled && SettingsData.popoutElevationEnabled && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "true" && Quickshell.env("DMS_DISABLE_LAYER") !== "1" && !(root.suspendShadowWhileResizing && root._resizeActive)
+                        readonly property real shadowBlurPx: root.shadowLevel && root.shadowLevel.blurPx !== undefined ? root.shadowLevel.blurPx : 0
+                        readonly property real shadowSpreadPx: root.shadowLevel && root.shadowLevel.spreadPx !== undefined ? root.shadowLevel.spreadPx : 0
+                        readonly property real shadowOffsetX: Theme.elevationOffsetXFor(root.shadowLevel, root.effectiveShadowDirection, root.shadowFallbackOffset)
+                        readonly property real shadowOffsetY: Theme.elevationOffsetYFor(root.shadowLevel, root.effectiveShadowDirection, root.shadowFallbackOffset)
+                        readonly property color shadowTint: Theme.elevationShadowColor(root.shadowLevel)
+                        readonly property var ambient: Theme.elevationAmbient(root.shadowLevel)
+                        readonly property real pad: shadowsOn ? Math.ceil(Math.max(shadowBlurPx + shadowSpreadPx + Math.max(Math.abs(shadowOffsetX), Math.abs(shadowOffsetY)), ambient.blurPx + ambient.spreadPx) + 2) : 0
+
+                        width: rollOutAdjuster.baseWidth + extraLeft * 2
+                        height: rollOutAdjuster.baseHeight + extraTop * 2
+                        opacity: contentWrapper.publishedOpacity
+                        scale: contentWrapper.scale
+                        x: contentWrapper.x - extraLeft
+                        y: contentWrapper.y - extraTop
+
+                        ShaderEffect {
                             anchors.fill: parent
-                            visible: root.usesLocalConnectedSurfaceChrome
-                            clip: false
+                            anchors.topMargin: contentContainer.barTop ? 0 : -localChrome.pad
+                            anchors.bottomMargin: contentContainer.barBottom ? 0 : -localChrome.pad
+                            anchors.leftMargin: contentContainer.barLeft ? 0 : -localChrome.pad
+                            anchors.rightMargin: contentContainer.barRight ? 0 : -localChrome.pad
+                            fragmentShader: Qt.resolvedUrl("../Shaders/qsb/connected_chrome.frag.qsb")
 
-                            Rectangle {
-                                x: shadowSource.bodyX
-                                y: shadowSource.bodyY
-                                width: shadowSource.bodyWidth
-                                height: shadowSource.bodyHeight
-                                topLeftRadius: contentContainer.surfaceTopLeftRadius
-                                topRightRadius: contentContainer.surfaceTopRightRadius
-                                bottomLeftRadius: contentContainer.surfaceBottomLeftRadius
-                                bottomRightRadius: contentContainer.surfaceBottomRightRadius
-                                color: contentContainer.surfaceColor
-                            }
-
-                            ConnectedCorner {
-                                visible: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome
-                                barSide: contentContainer.connectedBarSide
-                                placement: "left"
-                                spacing: 0
-                                connectorRadius: Theme.connectedCornerRadius
-                                color: contentContainer.surfaceColor
-                                dpr: root.dpr
-                                x: Theme.snap(ConnectorGeometry.connectorX(contentContainer.connectedBarSide, shadowSource.bodyX, shadowSource.bodyWidth, placement, spacing, Theme.connectedCornerRadius), root.dpr)
-                                y: Theme.snap(ConnectorGeometry.connectorY(contentContainer.connectedBarSide, shadowSource.bodyY, shadowSource.bodyHeight, placement, spacing, Theme.connectedCornerRadius), root.dpr)
-                            }
-
-                            ConnectedCorner {
-                                visible: root.usesConnectedSurfaceChrome
-                                barSide: contentContainer.connectedBarSide
-                                placement: "right"
-                                spacing: 0
-                                connectorRadius: Theme.connectedCornerRadius
-                                color: contentContainer.surfaceColor
-                                dpr: root.dpr
-                                x: Theme.snap(ConnectorGeometry.connectorX(contentContainer.connectedBarSide, shadowSource.bodyX, shadowSource.bodyWidth, placement, spacing, Theme.connectedCornerRadius), root.dpr)
-                                y: Theme.snap(ConnectorGeometry.connectorY(contentContainer.connectedBarSide, shadowSource.bodyY, shadowSource.bodyHeight, placement, spacing, Theme.connectedCornerRadius), root.dpr)
-                            }
+                            property real widthPx: width
+                            property real heightPx: height
+                            property vector4d surfaceColor: Qt.vector4d(contentContainer.surfaceColor.r, contentContainer.surfaceColor.g, contentContainer.surfaceColor.b, contentContainer.surfaceColor.a)
+                            property vector4d shadowColor: Qt.vector4d(localChrome.shadowTint.r, localChrome.shadowTint.g, localChrome.shadowTint.b, localChrome.shadowsOn ? localChrome.shadowTint.a : 0)
+                            property vector4d shadowParam: Qt.vector4d(Math.max(0, localChrome.shadowBlurPx), localChrome.shadowSpreadPx, localChrome.shadowOffsetX, localChrome.shadowOffsetY)
+                            property vector4d ambientParam: Qt.vector4d(localChrome.ambient.blurPx, localChrome.ambient.spreadPx, localChrome.shadowsOn ? localChrome.ambient.alpha : 0, 0)
+                            property vector4d bodyRect: Qt.vector4d((contentContainer.barLeft ? 0 : localChrome.pad) + localChrome.extraLeft, (contentContainer.barTop ? 0 : localChrome.pad) + localChrome.extraTop, rollOutAdjuster.baseWidth, rollOutAdjuster.baseHeight)
+                            property vector4d cornerRadius: Qt.vector4d(contentContainer.surfaceTopLeftRadius, contentContainer.surfaceTopRightRadius, contentContainer.surfaceBottomRightRadius, contentContainer.surfaceBottomLeftRadius)
+                            property vector4d edgeParam: Qt.vector4d(contentContainer.barTop ? 0 : (contentContainer.barBottom ? 1 : (contentContainer.barLeft ? 2 : 3)), Theme.connectedCornerRadius, 0, 0)
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -1135,8 +1114,6 @@ Item {
                         Connections {
                             target: contentWindow
                             function onVisibleChanged() {
-                                // open() flips contentWindow.visible to rebind the layer surface to
-                                // a new screen; don't deactivate the wrapper while still open.
                                 if (!contentWindow.visible && !root.shouldBeVisible)
                                     contentWrapper._renderActive = false;
                             }

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Item {
     property Component overlayContent: null
     property alias overlayLoader: overlayLoader
     readonly property alias backgroundWindow: backgroundWindow
+    readonly property alias contentWindow: contentWindow
     property real popupWidth: 400
     property real popupHeight: 300
     property real triggerX: 0
@@ -494,31 +495,21 @@ Item {
             }
         })(), dpr)
 
-    readonly property real triggeringBarLeftExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Left && barWidth > 0) ? Math.max(0, barX + barWidth) : 0
-    readonly property real triggeringBarTopExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Top && barHeight > 0) ? Math.max(0, barY + barHeight) : 0
-    readonly property real triggeringBarRightExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Right && barWidth > 0) ? Math.max(0, screenWidth - barX) : 0
-    readonly property real triggeringBarBottomExclusion: (effectiveBarPosition === SettingsData.Position.Bottom && barHeight > 0) ? Math.max(0, screenHeight - barY) : 0
+    readonly property real maskX: _dismissZone.x
+    readonly property real maskY: _dismissZone.y
+    readonly property real maskWidth: _dismissZone.width
+    readonly property real maskHeight: _dismissZone.height
 
-    readonly property real maskX: {
-        const adjacentLeftBar = adjacentBarInfo?.leftBar ?? 0;
-        return Math.max(triggeringBarLeftExclusion, adjacentLeftBar);
-    }
-
-    readonly property real maskY: {
-        const adjacentTopBar = adjacentBarInfo?.topBar ?? 0;
-        return Math.max(triggeringBarTopExclusion, adjacentTopBar);
-    }
-
-    readonly property real maskWidth: {
-        const adjacentRightBar = adjacentBarInfo?.rightBar ?? 0;
-        const rightExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarRightExclusion, adjacentRightBar);
-        return Math.max(100, screenWidth - maskX - rightExclusion);
-    }
-
-    readonly property real maskHeight: {
-        const adjacentBottomBar = adjacentBarInfo?.bottomBar ?? 0;
-        const bottomExclusion = Math.max(triggeringBarBottomExclusion, adjacentBottomBar);
-        return Math.max(100, screenHeight - maskY - bottomExclusion);
+    DismissZone {
+        id: _dismissZone
+        barPosition: root.effectiveBarPosition
+        barX: root.barX
+        barY: root.barY
+        barWidth: root.barWidth
+        barHeight: root.barHeight
+        screenWidth: root.screenWidth
+        screenHeight: root.screenHeight
+        adjacentBarInfo: root.adjacentBarInfo
     }
 
     PanelWindow {
@@ -598,31 +589,25 @@ Item {
             id: popoutBlur
             targetWindow: contentWindow
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, contentContainer.scaleValue)
-            readonly property bool trackBlurFromBarEdge: root.fluidStandaloneActive
             readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (morph.openProgress - 0.08) * 1.6))
-            readonly property bool blurAlive: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? (contentContainer.revealWidth > 0 && contentContainer.revealHeight > 0) : root.shouldBeVisible
+            readonly property bool revealClipActive: root.fluidStandaloneActive
 
-            blurX: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.x + contentContainer.revealX : contentContainer.x + contentContainer.width * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animX, root.dpr)
-            blurY: trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.y + contentContainer.revealY : contentContainer.y + contentContainer.height * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animY, root.dpr)
-            blurWidth: blurAlive ? (trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.revealWidth : contentContainer.width * s * op) : 0
-            blurHeight: blurAlive ? (trackBlurFromBarEdge ? contentContainer.revealHeight : contentContainer.height * s * op) : 0
+            blurX: revealClipActive ? contentContainer.x : contentContainer.x + contentContainer.width * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animX, root.dpr)
+            blurY: revealClipActive ? contentContainer.y : contentContainer.y + contentContainer.height * (1 - s * op) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(contentContainer.animY, root.dpr)
+            blurWidth: root.shouldBeVisible ? (revealClipActive ? contentContainer.width : contentContainer.width * s * op) : 0
+            blurHeight: root.shouldBeVisible ? (revealClipActive ? contentContainer.height : contentContainer.height * s * op) : 0
             blurRadius: Theme.cornerRadius
+            clipEnabled: revealClipActive
+            clipX: contentContainer.x + contentContainer.revealX
+            clipY: contentContainer.y + contentContainer.revealY
+            clipWidth: root.shouldBeVisible ? contentContainer.revealWidth : 0
+            clipHeight: root.shouldBeVisible ? contentContainer.revealHeight : 0
         }
 
         WlrLayershell.namespace: root.layerNamespace
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectivePopoutLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
-        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
-            if (PopoutManager.screenshotActive)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (customKeyboardFocus !== null)
-                return customKeyboardFocus;
-            if (!shouldBeVisible)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
-            if (CompositorService.useHyprlandFocusGrab)
-                return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand;
-            return WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive;
-        }
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(shouldBeVisible, customKeyboardFocus)
 
         anchors {
             left: true
@@ -721,6 +706,8 @@ Item {
             QtObject {
                 id: morph
                 property real openProgress: 0
+                onOpenProgressChanged: if (root.fluidStandaloneActive)
+                    root._kickBlurCommit()
                 Behavior on openProgress {
                     enabled: root.animationsEnabled
                     NumberAnimation {

quickshell/Widgets/DismissZone.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import QtQuick
+import qs.Common
+
+QtObject {
+    id: root
+
+    property int barPosition: 0
+    property real barX: 0
+    property real barY: 0
+    property real barWidth: 0
+    property real barHeight: 0
+    property real screenWidth: 0
+    property real screenHeight: 0
+    property var adjacentBarInfo: null
+
+    readonly property real _leftExclusion: (barPosition === SettingsData.Position.Left && barWidth > 0) ? Math.max(0, barX + barWidth) : 0
+    readonly property real _topExclusion: (barPosition === SettingsData.Position.Top && barHeight > 0) ? Math.max(0, barY + barHeight) : 0
+    readonly property real _rightExclusion: (barPosition === SettingsData.Position.Right && barWidth > 0) ? Math.max(0, screenWidth - barX) : 0
+    readonly property real _bottomExclusion: (barPosition === SettingsData.Position.Bottom && barHeight > 0) ? Math.max(0, screenHeight - barY) : 0
+
+    readonly property real x: Math.max(_leftExclusion, adjacentBarInfo?.leftBar ?? 0)
+    readonly property real y: Math.max(_topExclusion, adjacentBarInfo?.topBar ?? 0)
+    readonly property real width: Math.max(100, screenWidth - x - Math.max(_rightExclusion, adjacentBarInfo?.rightBar ?? 0))
+    readonly property real height: Math.max(100, screenHeight - y - Math.max(_bottomExclusion, adjacentBarInfo?.bottomBar ?? 0))
+}

quickshell/Widgets/WindowBlur.qml

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Item {
     property real blurWidth: 0
     property real blurHeight: 0
     property real blurRadius: 0
+    property bool clipEnabled: false
+    property real clipX: blurX
+    property real clipY: blurY
+    property real clipWidth: blurWidth
+    property real clipHeight: blurHeight
 
     readonly property bool _active: blurEnabled && BlurService.enabled && !!targetWindow
 
@@ -26,6 +31,14 @@ Item {
         width: root.blurWidth
         height: root.blurHeight
         radius: root.blurRadius
+
+        Region {
+            intersection: Intersection.Intersect
+            x: root.clipEnabled ? root.clipX : root.blurX
+            y: root.clipEnabled ? root.clipY : root.blurY
+            width: root.clipEnabled ? root.clipWidth : root.blurWidth
+            height: root.clipEnabled ? root.clipHeight : root.blurHeight
+        }
     }
 
     function _apply() {
@@ -39,10 +52,7 @@ Item {
             targetWindow.BackgroundEffect.blurRegion = null;
     }
 
-    // Force BackgroundEffect to re-publish the blur region on the current wl_surface.
-    // Clearing first bypasses Quickshell's same-Region dedup in BackgroundEffect::setBlurRegion,
-    // setting pendingBlurRegion=true so the next polish actually ships the region — needed
-    // when the underlying surface has been remapped (e.g. PanelWindow.screen change).
+    // Re-publish blur region after wl_surface remaps (e.g. screen change).
     function kick() {
         if (!targetWindow)
             return;