feat(workspace): optionally group app icons on the active workspace

Closes #1208

quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool showWorkspaceApps: false
     property bool workspaceDragReorder: true
     property bool groupWorkspaceApps: true
+    property bool groupActiveWorkspaceApps: false
     property int maxWorkspaceIcons: 3
     property int workspaceAppIconSizeOffset: 0
     property bool workspaceFollowFocus: false

quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     maxWorkspaceIcons: { def: 3 },
     workspaceAppIconSizeOffset: { def: 0 },
     groupWorkspaceApps: { def: true },
+    groupActiveWorkspaceApps: { def: false },
     workspaceFollowFocus: { def: false },
     showOccupiedWorkspacesOnly: { def: false },
     reverseScrolling: { def: false },

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml

@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ Item {
 
             const keyBase = (w.app_id || w.appId || w.class || w.windowClass || "unknown");
             const moddedId = Paths.moddedAppId(keyBase);
-            const key = isActiveWs || !SettingsData.groupWorkspaceApps ? `${moddedId}_${i}` : moddedId;
+            const groupThisWs = SettingsData.groupWorkspaceApps && (!isActiveWs || SettingsData.groupActiveWorkspaceApps);
+            const key = groupThisWs ? moddedId : `${moddedId}_${i}`;
 
             if (!byApp[key]) {
                 const isQuickshell = keyBase === "org.quickshell" || keyBase === "com.danklinux.dms";
@@ -1091,7 +1092,7 @@ Item {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    return (SettingsData.groupWorkspaceApps && !isActive) ? groupedCount : totalCount;
+                    return (SettingsData.groupWorkspaceApps && (!isActive || SettingsData.groupActiveWorkspaceApps)) ? groupedCount : totalCount;
                 }
 
                 readonly property real baseWidth: root.isVertical ? (SettingsData.showWorkspaceApps ? Math.max(widgetHeight * 0.7, root.appIconSize + Theme.spacingXS * 2) : widgetHeight * 0.5) : (isActive ? Math.max(root.widgetHeight * 1.05, root.appIconSize * 1.6) : Math.max(root.widgetHeight * 0.7, root.appIconSize * 1.2))
@@ -1883,6 +1884,12 @@ Item {
                         delegateRoot.updateAllData();
                     }
                 }
+                Connections {
+                    target: root
+                    function onCurrentWorkspaceChanged() {
+                        delegateRoot.updateAllData();
+                    }
+                }
                 Connections {
                     target: NiriService
                     enabled: CompositorService.isNiri
@@ -1907,6 +1914,12 @@ Item {
                     function onAppIdSubstitutionsChanged() {
                         delegateRoot.updateAllData();
                     }
+                    function onGroupWorkspaceAppsChanged() {
+                        delegateRoot.updateAllData();
+                    }
+                    function onGroupActiveWorkspaceAppsChanged() {
+                        delegateRoot.updateAllData();
+                    }
                 }
                 Connections {
                     target: DwlService

quickshell/Modules/Settings/WorkspacesTab.qml

@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ Item {
                     onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("groupWorkspaceApps", checked)
                 }
 
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    settingKey: "groupActiveWorkspaceApps"
+                    tags: ["workspace", "apps", "icons", "group", "grouped", "active", "focused"]
+                    text: I18n.tr("Group Active Workspace")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Also group repeated application icons on the active workspace")
+                    checked: SettingsData.groupActiveWorkspaceApps
+                    visible: SettingsData.showWorkspaceApps && SettingsData.groupWorkspaceApps
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("groupActiveWorkspaceApps", checked)
+                }
+
                 SettingsToggleRow {
                     settingKey: "workspaceActiveAppHighlightEnabled"
                     tags: ["workspace", "apps", "icons", "highlight", "active", "focused"]