feat(popouts): implement hover popout functionality

- Keep wallpaper surfaces persistent and remove `updatesEnabled` throttling that could leave wallpapers grey or frozen after DPMS, suspend, fullscreen, or output changes

Fixes #2612
Fixes #2299
Fixes #2272
Fixes #2028

quickshell/Common/PopoutManager.qml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import Quickshell
 import QtQuick
+import qs.Common
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
@@ -16,8 +17,76 @@ Singleton {
     signal popoutOpening
     signal popoutChanged
 
+    property real hoverCursorGlobalX: 0
+    property real hoverCursorGlobalY: 0
+
+    function updateHoverCursor(gx, gy) {
+        hoverCursorGlobalX = gx;
+        hoverCursorGlobalY = gy;
+    }
+
+    function cursorOverBar(gx, gy, padding) {
+        const pad = padding !== undefined ? padding : 16;
+        const bars = KeyboardFocus.barWindows || [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < bars.length; i++) {
+            const w = bars[i];
+            if (!w?.visible)
+                continue;
+            if (typeof w.containsGlobalPoint === "function") {
+                if (w.containsGlobalPoint(gx, gy, pad))
+                    return true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            const item = w.contentItem;
+            if (!item || typeof item.mapToItem !== "function")
+                continue;
+            const topLeft = item.mapToItem(null, 0, 0);
+            if (!topLeft)
+                continue;
+            if (gx >= topLeft.x - pad && gx < topLeft.x + item.width + pad && gy >= topLeft.y - pad && gy < topLeft.y + item.height + pad)
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    function _isPopoutPresented(popout) {
+        if (!popout)
+            return false;
+        try {
+            if (popout.dashVisible !== undefined)
+                return !!popout.dashVisible;
+            if (popout.notificationHistoryVisible !== undefined)
+                return !!popout.notificationHistoryVisible;
+            return !!(popout.shouldBeVisible || popout.isClosing);
+        } catch (e) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function _openPopout(popout) {
+        if (popout.dashVisible !== undefined) {
+            if (popout.dashVisible && !popout.shouldBeVisible && !popout.isClosing)
+                popout.dashVisible = false;
+            popout.dashVisible = true;
+            return;
+        }
+        if (popout.notificationHistoryVisible !== undefined) {
+            popout.notificationHistoryVisible = true;
+            return;
+        }
+        popout.open();
+    }
+
     function _closePopout(popout) {
         try {
+            if (popout?.hoverDismissEnabled) {
+                if (typeof popout.closeFromHoverDismiss === "function") {
+                    popout.closeFromHoverDismiss();
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            if (popout.hoverDismissEnabled !== undefined)
+                popout.hoverDismissEnabled = false;
             switch (true) {
             case popout.dashVisible !== undefined:
                 popout.dashVisible = false;
@@ -89,7 +158,26 @@ Singleton {
                 continue;
             _closePopout(popout);
         }
-        currentPopoutsByScreen = {};
+        // Keep map entries until each popout's close animation finishes (hidePopout).
+    }
+
+    function closePopoutForScreen(screen) {
+        if (!screen)
+            return;
+        const screenName = screen.name;
+        const popout = currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName];
+        if (!popout || _isStale(popout)) {
+            currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName] = null;
+            currentPopoutTriggers[screenName] = null;
+            return;
+        }
+        _closePopout(popout);
+    }
+
+    function cancelHoverDismiss(screen) {
+        const popout = getActivePopout(screen);
+        if (popout?.cancelHoverDismiss)
+            popout.cancelHoverDismiss();
     }
 
     function getActivePopout(screen) {
@@ -106,6 +194,8 @@ Singleton {
     function requestPopout(popout, tabIndex, triggerSource) {
         if (!popout || !popout.screen)
             return;
+        if (popout.hoverDismissEnabled !== undefined)
+            popout.hoverDismissEnabled = false;
         screenshotActive = false;
         const screenName = popout.screen.name;
         const currentPopout = currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName];
@@ -181,16 +271,81 @@ Singleton {
             ModalManager.closeAllModalsExcept(null);
         }
 
-        if (movedFromOtherScreen) {
-            popout.open();
-        } else {
-            if (popout.dashVisible !== undefined) {
-                popout.dashVisible = true;
-            } else if (popout.notificationHistoryVisible !== undefined) {
-                popout.notificationHistoryVisible = true;
+        _openPopout(popout);
+    }
+
+    function requestHoverPopout(popout, tabIndex, triggerSource) {
+        if (!popout || !popout.screen)
+            return;
+        screenshotActive = false;
+        const screenName = popout.screen.name;
+        const currentPopout = currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName];
+        const triggerId = triggerSource !== undefined ? triggerSource : tabIndex;
+
+        const willOpen = !(currentPopout === popout && _isPopoutPresented(popout) && triggerId !== undefined && currentPopoutTriggers[screenName] === triggerId);
+        if (willOpen)
+            popoutOpening();
+
+        let movedFromOtherScreen = false;
+        for (const otherScreenName in currentPopoutsByScreen) {
+            if (otherScreenName === screenName)
+                continue;
+            const otherPopout = currentPopoutsByScreen[otherScreenName];
+            if (!otherPopout)
+                continue;
+
+            if (_isStale(otherPopout)) {
+                currentPopoutsByScreen[otherScreenName] = null;
+                currentPopoutTriggers[otherScreenName] = null;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (otherPopout === popout) {
+                movedFromOtherScreen = true;
+                currentPopoutsByScreen[otherScreenName] = null;
+                currentPopoutTriggers[otherScreenName] = null;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            _closePopout(otherPopout);
+        }
+
+        if (currentPopout && currentPopout !== popout) {
+            if (_isStale(currentPopout)) {
+                currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName] = null;
+                currentPopoutTriggers[screenName] = null;
             } else {
-                popout.open();
+                _closePopout(currentPopout);
             }
         }
+
+        if (currentPopout === popout && _isPopoutPresented(popout) && !movedFromOtherScreen) {
+            if (triggerId !== undefined && currentPopoutTriggers[screenName] === triggerId)
+                return;
+
+            if (tabIndex !== undefined && popout.currentTabIndex !== undefined)
+                popout.currentTabIndex = tabIndex;
+            if (popout.updateSurfacePosition)
+                popout.updateSurfacePosition();
+            currentPopoutTriggers[screenName] = triggerId;
+            if (popout.hoverDismissEnabled !== undefined)
+                popout.hoverDismissEnabled = true;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        currentPopoutTriggers[screenName] = triggerId;
+        currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName] = popout;
+        popoutChanged();
+
+        if (tabIndex !== undefined && popout.currentTabIndex !== undefined)
+            popout.currentTabIndex = tabIndex;
+
+        if (currentPopout !== popout)
+            ModalManager.closeAllModalsExcept(null);
+
+        if (popout.hoverDismissEnabled !== undefined)
+            popout.hoverDismissEnabled = true;
+
+        _openPopout(popout);
     }
 }

quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     property bool clipboardEnterToPaste: false
+    property var clipboardVisibleEntryActions: ["pin", "edit", "delete"]
 
     property var launcherPluginVisibility: ({})
 
@@ -809,7 +810,8 @@ Singleton {
             "shadowOpacity": 60,
             "shadowColorMode": "default",
             "shadowCustomColor": "#000000",
-            "clickThrough": false
+            "clickThrough": false,
+            "hoverPopouts": false
         }
     ]
 
@@ -1650,6 +1652,15 @@ Singleton {
         };
     }
 
+    function effectiveBarConfigForRender(config, usesFrameBarChrome) {
+        if (!config || !connectedFrameModeActive || usesFrameBarChrome)
+            return config;
+        const backup = connectedFrameBarStyleBackups[config.id];
+        if (!backup)
+            return config;
+        return Object.assign({}, config, backup);
+    }
+
     // Single entry point for connected-mode settings state.
     //   !active → restore backups
     function _reconcileConnectedFrameBarStyles() {

quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js

@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ var SPEC = {
 
     builtInPluginSettings: { def: {} },
     clipboardEnterToPaste: { def: false },
+    clipboardVisibleEntryActions: { def: ["pin", "edit", "delete"] },
 
     launcherPluginVisibility: { def: {} },
     launcherPluginOrder: { def: [] },

quickshell/DMSShell.qml

@@ -64,27 +64,15 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    property bool wallpaperSurfacesLoaded: true
-
     Loader {
         id: blurredWallpaperBackgroundLoader
-        active: root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded && SettingsData.blurredWallpaperLayer && CompositorService.isNiri
+        active: SettingsData.blurredWallpaperLayer && CompositorService.isNiri
         asynchronous: false
 
         sourceComponent: BlurredWallpaperBackground {}
     }
 
-    DeferredAction {
-        id: wallpaperSurfaceReloadAction
-        onTriggered: root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded = true
-    }
-
-    Loader {
-        id: wallpaperBackgroundLoader
-        active: root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded
-        asynchronous: false
-        sourceComponent: WallpaperBackground {}
-    }
+    WallpaperBackground {}
 
     DesktopWidgetLayer {}
 
@@ -398,11 +386,6 @@ Item {
                 frameSurfaceReloadAction.schedule();
             }
 
-            if (root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded) {
-                root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded = false;
-                wallpaperSurfaceReloadAction.schedule();
-            }
-
             root.dockEnabled = false;
             Qt.callLater(() => {
                 root.dockEnabled = true;

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardContent.qml

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Item {
     id: clipboardContent
 
     required property var modal
-    required property var clearConfirmDialog
 
     property alias searchField: searchField
     property alias clipboardListView: clipboardListView
@@ -33,14 +32,7 @@ Item {
             pinnedCount: modal.pinnedCount
             onKeyboardHintsToggled: modal.showKeyboardHints = !modal.showKeyboardHints
             onTabChanged: tabName => modal.activeTab = tabName
-            onClearAllClicked: {
-                const hasPinned = modal.pinnedCount > 0;
-                const message = hasPinned ? I18n.tr("This will delete all unpinned entries. %1 pinned entries will be kept.").arg(modal.pinnedCount) : I18n.tr("This will permanently delete all clipboard history.");
-                clearConfirmDialog.show(I18n.tr("Clear History?"), message, function () {
-                    modal.clearAll();
-                    modal.hide();
-                }, function () {});
-            }
+            onClearAllClicked: modal.confirmClearAll()
             onCloseClicked: modal.hide()
         }
 

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardEntry.qml

@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ Rectangle {
     readonly property string entryType: modal ? modal.getEntryType(entry) : "text"
     readonly property string entryPreview: modal ? modal.getEntryPreview(entry) : ""
     readonly property var pinnedDuplicateEntry: !entry.pinned ? ClipboardService.getPinnedEntryByHash(entry.hash) : null
-    readonly property bool effectivePinned: entry.pinned || pinnedDuplicateEntry !== null
+    readonly property bool hasPinnedDuplicate: pinnedDuplicateEntry !== null
+    readonly property bool effectivePinned: entry.pinned || hasPinnedDuplicate
+    readonly property var visibleEntryActions: SettingsData.clipboardVisibleEntryActions || ["pin", "edit", "delete"]
+    readonly property bool showPinAction: visibleEntryActions.includes("pin")
+    readonly property bool showEditAction: visibleEntryActions.includes("edit")
+    readonly property bool showDeleteAction: visibleEntryActions.includes("delete")
+    readonly property bool showPinnedIndicator: hasPinnedDuplicate && !showPinAction
+    readonly property bool showAnyAction: showPinAction || showEditAction || showDeleteAction || showPinnedIndicator
 
     radius: Theme.cornerRadius
     color: {
@@ -63,12 +70,28 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+        visible: root.showAnyAction
+
+        Item {
+            width: 40
+            height: 40
+            visible: root.showPinnedIndicator
+
+            // Status indicator only; the Pin action remains hidden.
+            DankIcon {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                name: "push_pin"
+                size: Theme.iconSize - 6
+                color: Theme.primary
+            }
+        }
 
         DankActionButton {
             iconName: "push_pin"
             iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 6
-            iconColor: effectivePinned ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
-            backgroundColor: effectivePinned ? Theme.primarySelected : "transparent"
+            iconColor: (entry.pinned || hasPinnedDuplicate) ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+            backgroundColor: (entry.pinned || hasPinnedDuplicate) ? Theme.primarySelected : "transparent"
+            visible: root.showPinAction
             onClicked: {
                 if (entry.pinned) {
                     unpinRequested(entry);
@@ -86,6 +109,7 @@ Rectangle {
             iconName: "edit"
             iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 6
             iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+            visible: root.showEditAction
 
             onClicked: {
                 if (entryType === "image") {
@@ -99,6 +123,7 @@ Rectangle {
             iconName: "close"
             iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 6
             iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+            visible: root.showDeleteAction
             onClicked: deleteRequested()
         }
     }
@@ -106,8 +131,8 @@ Rectangle {
     Item {
         anchors.left: indexBadge.right
         anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
-        anchors.right: actionButtons.left
-        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+        anchors.right: root.showAnyAction ? actionButtons.left : parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: root.showAnyAction ? Theme.spacingM : Theme.spacingS
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
         // height: contentColumn.implicitHeight
         height: ClipboardConstants.itemHeight
@@ -168,8 +193,8 @@ Rectangle {
     MouseArea {
         id: mouseArea
         anchors.left: parent.left
-        anchors.right: actionButtons.left
-        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
+        anchors.right: root.showAnyAction ? actionButtons.left : parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: root.showAnyAction ? Theme.spacingS : 0
         anchors.top: parent.top
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         hoverEnabled: true

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml

@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ FocusScope {
         ClipboardService.clearAll();
     }
 
+    function confirmClearAll() {
+        const hasPinned = pinnedCount > 0;
+        const message = hasPinned ? I18n.tr("This will delete all unpinned entries. %1 pinned entries will be kept.").arg(pinnedCount) : I18n.tr("This will permanently delete all clipboard history.");
+        clearConfirmDialog.show(I18n.tr("Clear History?"), message, function () {
+            clearAll();
+            hide();
+        }, function () {});
+    }
+
     function getEntryPreview(entry) {
         return ClipboardService.getEntryPreview(entry);
     }
@@ -135,7 +144,6 @@ FocusScope {
             id: historyContent
             anchors.fill: parent
             modal: root
-            clearConfirmDialog: root.clearConfirmDialog
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryModal.qml

@@ -77,22 +77,35 @@ DankModal {
         id: clearConfirmDialog
         confirmButtonText: I18n.tr("Clear All")
         confirmButtonColor: Theme.primary
-        onVisibleChanged: {
-            if (visible) {
+        onShouldBeVisibleChanged: {
+            if (shouldBeVisible) {
                 clipboardHistoryModal.shouldHaveFocus = false;
+                selectedButton = 0;
+                keyboardNavigation = true;
                 return;
             }
             Qt.callLater(function () {
                 if (!clipboardHistoryModal.shouldBeVisible) {
                     return;
                 }
-                clipboardHistoryModal.shouldHaveFocus = true;
+                clipboardHistoryModal.shouldHaveFocus = Qt.binding(() => clipboardHistoryModal.shouldBeVisible);
                 clipboardHistoryModal.modalFocusScope.forceActiveFocus();
                 if (clipboardHistoryModal.contentLoader.item?.searchField) {
                     clipboardHistoryModal.contentLoader.item.searchField.forceActiveFocus();
                 }
             });
         }
+        Connections {
+            target: clearConfirmDialog.modalFocusScope.Keys
+            function onPressed(event) {
+                if (!clearConfirmDialog.shouldBeVisible || event.key !== Qt.Key_Backtab) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                clearConfirmDialog.selectedButton = clearConfirmDialog.selectedButton === -1 ? 1 : (clearConfirmDialog.selectedButton - 1 + 2) % 2;
+                clearConfirmDialog.keyboardNavigation = true;
+                event.accepted = true;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     content: Component {

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryPopout.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
+import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Clipboard
 import qs.Modals.Common
@@ -95,6 +96,35 @@ DankPopout {
         id: clearConfirmDialog
         confirmButtonText: I18n.tr("Clear All")
         confirmButtonColor: Theme.primary
+        onShouldBeVisibleChanged: {
+            if (shouldBeVisible) {
+                root.customKeyboardFocus = WlrKeyboardFocus.None;
+                selectedButton = 0;
+                keyboardNavigation = true;
+                return;
+            }
+            root.customKeyboardFocus = null;
+            Qt.callLater(function () {
+                if (!root.shouldBeVisible || !root.contentLoader.item) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                root.contentLoader.item.forceActiveFocus();
+                if (root.contentLoader.item.searchField) {
+                    root.contentLoader.item.searchField.forceActiveFocus();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+        Connections {
+            target: clearConfirmDialog.modalFocusScope.Keys
+            function onPressed(event) {
+                if (!clearConfirmDialog.shouldBeVisible || event.key !== Qt.Key_Backtab) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                clearConfirmDialog.selectedButton = clearConfirmDialog.selectedButton === -1 ? 1 : (clearConfirmDialog.selectedButton - 1 + 2) % 2;
+                clearConfirmDialog.keyboardNavigation = true;
+                event.accepted = true;
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     content: Component {

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardKeyboardController.qml

@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ QtObject {
             if (!ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive) {
                 ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive = true;
                 ClipboardService.selectedIndex = 0;
-            } else if (ClipboardService.selectedIndex === 0) {
-                ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive = false;
             } else {
                 selectPrevious();
             }
@@ -155,8 +153,6 @@ QtObject {
                 if (!ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive) {
                     ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive = true;
                     ClipboardService.selectedIndex = 0;
-                } else if (ClipboardService.selectedIndex === 0) {
-                    ClipboardService.keyboardNavigationActive = false;
                 } else {
                     selectPrevious();
                 }
@@ -184,8 +180,7 @@ QtObject {
         if (event.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier) {
             switch (event.key) {
             case Qt.Key_Delete:
-                modal.clearAll();
-                modal.hide();
+                modal.confirmClearAll();
                 event.accepted = true;
                 return;
             case Qt.Key_Return:

quickshell/Modals/Settings/SettingsSidebar.qml

@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ Rectangle {
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "compositor_layout",
-                    "text": CompositorService.isNiri ? "niri" : (CompositorService.isHyprland ? "Hyprland" : "MangoWC"),
-                    "icon": "crop_square",
+                    "text": CompositorService.isNiri ? "Niri" : (CompositorService.isHyprland ? "Hyprland" : "MangoWC"),
+                    "icon": "layers",
                     "tabIndex": 37,
                     "layoutCapable": true
                 }
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ Rectangle {
             "text": I18n.tr("Dank Bar"),
             "icon": "toolbar",
             "children": [
-                {
-                    "id": "dankbar_settings",
-                    "text": I18n.tr("Settings"),
-                    "icon": "tune",
-                    "tabIndex": 3
-                },
                 {
                     "id": "dankbar_appearance",
                     "text": I18n.tr("Appearance"),
                     "icon": "palette",
                     "tabIndex": 6
                 },
+                {
+                    "id": "dankbar_settings",
+                    "text": I18n.tr("Settings"),
+                    "icon": "tune",
+                    "tabIndex": 3
+                },
                 {
                     "id": "dankbar_widgets",
                     "text": I18n.tr("Widgets"),

quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import qs.Widgets
 import qs.Services
 
 Variants {
+    readonly property var log: Log.scoped("BlurredWallpaperBackground")
     model: {
         if (SessionData.isGreeterMode) {
             return Quickshell.screens;
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ Variants {
 
         color: "transparent"
 
+        updatesEnabled: root.renderActive || root._settleFrames > 0
+
         mask: Region {
             item: Item {}
         }
@@ -85,7 +88,6 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             Component.onCompleted: {
-                blurWallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => !root.source || root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
                 isInitialized = true;
             }
 
@@ -93,51 +95,67 @@ Variants {
             property real transitionProgress: 0
             readonly property bool transitioning: transitionAnimation.running
             property bool effectActive: false
-            property bool _renderSettling: true
             property bool useNextForEffect: false
+            readonly property var backingWindow: Window.window
+            readonly property bool renderActive: !source || effectActive || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading
+            property int _settleFrames: 3
 
-            Connections {
-                target: currentWallpaper
-                function onStatusChanged() {
-                    if (currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Ready && currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Error)
-                        return;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
+            function invalidate() {
+                _settleFrames = 3;
+                backingWindow?.update();
             }
 
+            onRenderActiveChanged: invalidate()
+            onBackingWindowChanged: invalidate()
+
             Connections {
-                target: blurWallpaperWindow
+                target: root.backingWindow
+                function onFrameSwapped() {
+                    if (root._settleFrames > 0)
+                        root._settleFrames--;
+                }
+                function onVisibleChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
                 function onWidthChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
                 function onHeightChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
 
             Connections {
                 target: Quickshell
                 function onScreensChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
 
             Connections {
                 target: SettingsData
                 function onWallpaperFillModeChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
 
-            Timer {
-                id: renderSettleTimer
-                interval: 1000
-                onTriggered: root._renderSettling = false
+            Connections {
+                target: IdleService
+                function onIsShellLockedChanged() {
+                    if (IdleService.isShellLocked)
+                        return;
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            function handleTransitionLoadError(failedSource) {
+                log.warn("failed to load candidate wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", failedSource);
+                transitionDelayTimer.stop();
+                transitionAnimation.stop();
+                root.useNextForEffect = false;
+                root.effectActive = false;
+                root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
+                nextWallpaper.source = "";
             }
 
             onSourceChanged: {
@@ -164,8 +182,6 @@ Variants {
                 transitionAnimation.stop();
                 root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
                 root.effectActive = false;
-                root._renderSettling = true;
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 currentWallpaper.source = newSource;
                 nextWallpaper.source = "";
             }
@@ -194,8 +210,6 @@ Variants {
                     transitionAnimation.stop();
                     root.transitionProgress = 0;
                     root.effectActive = false;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                     currentWallpaper.source = nextWallpaper.source;
                     nextWallpaper.source = "";
                 }
@@ -204,9 +218,6 @@ Variants {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                root._renderSettling = true;
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
-
                 nextWallpaper.source = newPath;
 
                 if (nextWallpaper.status === Image.Ready)
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ Variants {
 
             Loader {
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                active: !root.source || root.isColorSource
+                active: !root.source || root.isColorSource || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Error
                 asynchronous: true
 
                 sourceComponent: DankBackdrop {
@@ -238,6 +249,12 @@ Variants {
                 cache: true
                 sourceSize: Qt.size(root.textureWidth, root.textureHeight)
                 fillMode: root.getFillMode(SessionData.isGreeterMode ? GreetdSettings.wallpaperFillMode : SessionData.getMonitorWallpaperFillMode(modelData.name))
+
+                onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Error) {
+                        log.warn("failed to load active wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", source);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             Image {
@@ -253,6 +270,10 @@ Variants {
                 fillMode: root.getFillMode(SessionData.isGreeterMode ? GreetdSettings.wallpaperFillMode : SessionData.getMonitorWallpaperFillMode(modelData.name))
 
                 onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Error) {
+                        root.handleTransitionLoadError(source);
+                        return;
+                    }
                     if (status !== Image.Ready)
                         return;
                     if (!root.transitioning) {
@@ -329,8 +350,6 @@ Variants {
                     root.useNextForEffect = false;
                     nextWallpaper.source = "";
                     root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                     root.effectActive = false;
                 }
             }

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml

@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     readonly property bool isVertical: axis.isVertical
 
-    property bool gothCornersEnabled: barConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false
-    property real wingtipsRadius: barConfig?.gothCornerRadiusOverride ? (barConfig?.gothCornerRadiusValue ?? 12) : Theme.cornerRadius
-    readonly property real _wingR: Math.max(0, wingtipsRadius)
     readonly property color _surfaceContainer: Theme.surfaceContainer
     readonly property string _barId: barConfig?.id ?? "default"
     property real _backgroundAlpha: barConfig?.transparency ?? 1.0
@@ -300,25 +297,30 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
     readonly property real _dpr: CompositorService.getScreenScale(barWindow.screen)
 
+    property string screenName: modelData.name
+
+    readonly property bool usesConnectedFrameChrome: CompositorService.usesConnectedFrameChromeForScreen(screenName)
+    readonly property bool usesFrameBarChrome: CompositorService.frameWindowVisibleForScreen(screenName)
+    readonly property var renderBarConfig: SettingsData.effectiveBarConfigForRender(barConfig, usesFrameBarChrome)
+
+    property bool gothCornersEnabled: renderBarConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false
+    property real wingtipsRadius: renderBarConfig?.gothCornerRadiusOverride ? (renderBarConfig?.gothCornerRadiusValue ?? 12) : Theme.cornerRadius
+    readonly property real _wingR: Math.max(0, wingtipsRadius)
+
     // Shadow buffer: extra window space for shadow to render beyond bar bounds
-    readonly property bool _shadowActive: (Theme.elevationEnabled && (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? (SettingsData.barElevationEnabled ?? true) : false)) || (barConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0
+    readonly property bool _shadowActive: (Theme.elevationEnabled && (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? (SettingsData.barElevationEnabled ?? true) : false)) || (renderBarConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0
     readonly property real _shadowBuffer: {
         if (!_shadowActive)
             return 0;
-        const hasOverride = (barConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0;
+        const hasOverride = (renderBarConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0;
         if (hasOverride) {
-            const blur = (barConfig.shadowIntensity ?? 0) * 0.2;
+            const blur = (renderBarConfig.shadowIntensity ?? 0) * 0.2;
             const offset = blur * 0.5;
             return Theme.snap(Math.max(16, blur + offset + 8), _dpr);
         }
         return Theme.snap(Theme.elevationRenderPadding(Theme.elevationLevel2, "top", 4, 8, 16), _dpr);
     }
 
-    property string screenName: modelData.name
-
-    readonly property bool usesConnectedFrameChrome: CompositorService.usesConnectedFrameChromeForScreen(screenName)
-    readonly property bool usesFrameBarChrome: CompositorService.frameWindowVisibleForScreen(screenName)
-
     // Flatten/spacing collapse for maximized windows is only for frame-integrated layout.
     // When the bar draws its own pill, keep rounded corners and spacing like the dock.
     readonly property bool flattenForMaximizedWindow: !SettingsData.frameEnabled || usesFrameBarChrome
@@ -554,8 +556,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
 
     screen: modelData
-    implicitHeight: !isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((barConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
-    implicitWidth: isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((barConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
+    implicitHeight: !isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((renderBarConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
+    implicitWidth: isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((renderBarConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
     color: "transparent"
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
@@ -707,6 +709,14 @@ PanelWindow {
     readonly property var _rightSection: topBarContent ? (barWindow.isVertical ? topBarContent.vRightSection : topBarContent.hRightSection) : null
     readonly property real _revealProgress: topBarSlide.x + topBarSlide.y
 
+    function containsGlobalPoint(gx, gy, padding) {
+        const pad = padding !== undefined ? padding : 16;
+        if (!inputMask.showing)
+            return false;
+        const topLeft = inputMask.mapToItem(null, 0, 0);
+        return gx >= topLeft.x - pad && gx < topLeft.x + inputMask.width + pad && gy >= topLeft.y - pad && gy < topLeft.y + inputMask.height + pad;
+    }
+
     function sectionRect(section, isCenter, _dep) {
         if (!section)
             return {
@@ -952,7 +962,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                         id: barBackground
                         barWindow: barWindow
                         axis: axis
-                        barConfig: barWindow.barConfig
+                        barConfig: barWindow.renderBarConfig
                     }
 
                     MouseArea {
@@ -1008,7 +1018,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        onWheel: wheel => {
+                        function processWheel(wheel) {
                             if (!(barConfig?.scrollEnabled ?? true) || actionInProgress) {
                                 wheel.accepted = false;
                                 return;
@@ -1077,6 +1087,8 @@ PanelWindow {
 
                             wheel.accepted = false;
                         }
+
+                        onWheel: wheel => processWheel(wheel)
                     }
 
                     DankBarContent {
@@ -1088,6 +1100,36 @@ PanelWindow {
                         centerWidgetsModel: barWindow.centerWidgetsModel
                         rightWidgetsModel: barWindow.rightWidgetsModel
                     }
+
+                    MouseArea {
+                        id: hoverPopoutArea
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        z: 1
+                        hoverEnabled: barConfig?.hoverPopouts ?? false
+                        enabled: hoverPopoutArea.hoverEnabled && !barWindow.clickThroughEnabled
+                        acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
+                        propagateComposedEvents: true
+
+                        property real lastGlobalX: 0
+                        property real lastGlobalY: 0
+
+                        onPositionChanged: mouse => {
+                            const gp = mapToItem(null, mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                            lastGlobalX = gp.x;
+                            lastGlobalY = gp.y;
+                            topBarContent.checkHoverPopout(gp.x, gp.y);
+                        }
+
+                        onWheel: wheel => scrollArea.processWheel(wheel)
+
+                        onContainsMouseChanged: {
+                            if (containsMouse)
+                                return;
+                            if (topBarContent.cursorOverHoverChain(lastGlobalX, lastGlobalY))
+                                return;
+                            topBarContent.closeHoverSurfaces();
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml

@@ -1922,4 +1922,53 @@ BasePill {
             return;
         currentTrayMenu.showForTrayItem(item, anchor, screen, atBottom, vertical ?? false, axisObj);
     }
+
+    function _trayLayoutRoot() {
+        const contentChildren = root.visualContent?.children;
+        if (!contentChildren || contentChildren.length === 0)
+            return null;
+        const contentRoot = contentChildren[0];
+        return contentRoot?.layoutLoader?.item || null;
+    }
+
+    function _trayHitAtGlobalPoint(gx, gy) {
+        if (!root.visible || root.width <= 0 || root.height <= 0)
+            return null;
+        const local = root.mapFromItem(null, gx, gy);
+        if (local.x < 0 || local.y < 0 || local.x > root.width || local.y > root.height)
+            return null;
+        const layout = _trayLayoutRoot();
+        if (!layout)
+            return null;
+        const layoutLocal = layout.mapFromItem(null, gx, gy);
+        const children = layout.children || [];
+        for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
+            const child = children[i];
+            if (!child.visible || child.width <= 0 || child.height <= 0)
+                continue;
+            if (layoutLocal.x < child.x || layoutLocal.x >= child.x + child.width)
+                continue;
+            if (layoutLocal.y < child.y || layoutLocal.y >= child.y + child.height)
+                continue;
+            if (child.trayItem)
+                return child;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    function hoverTriggerAtGlobalPoint(gx, gy) {
+        const hit = _trayHitAtGlobalPoint(gx, gy);
+        if (!hit?.trayItem?.hasMenu)
+            return "";
+        return "tray-" + (hit.trayItem.id || hit.itemKey || "");
+    }
+
+    function openHoverAtGlobalPoint(gx, gy) {
+        const hit = _trayHitAtGlobalPoint(gx, gy);
+        if (!hit?.trayItem?.hasMenu)
+            return false;
+        const anchor = hit.children?.length > 0 ? hit.children[0] : hit;
+        showForTrayItem(hit.trayItem, anchor, parentScreen, isAtBottom, isVerticalOrientation, axis);
+        return true;
+    }
 }

quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml

@@ -330,6 +330,24 @@ Item {
         pluginPopout.toggle();
     }
 
+    function triggerHoverPopout(widgetHostId) {
+        if (pillClickAction) {
+            triggerPopout();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!hasPopout)
+            return;
+
+        const pill = isVertical ? verticalPill : horizontalPill;
+        const globalPos = pill.visualContent.mapToItem(null, 0, 0);
+        const currentScreen = parentScreen || Screen;
+        const barPosition = axis?.edge === "left" ? 2 : (axis?.edge === "right" ? 3 : (axis?.edge === "top" ? 0 : 1));
+        const pos = SettingsData.getPopupTriggerPosition(globalPos, currentScreen, barThickness, pill.visualWidth, barSpacing, barPosition, barConfig);
+
+        pluginPopout.setTriggerPosition(pos.x, pos.y, pos.width, section, currentScreen, barPosition, barThickness, barSpacing, barConfig);
+        PopoutManager.requestHoverPopout(pluginPopout, undefined, widgetHostId || pluginId);
+    }
+
     PluginPopout {
         id: pluginPopout
         contentWidth: root.popoutWidth

quickshell/Modules/Settings/ClipboardTab.qml

@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ Item {
         }
     ]
 
+    readonly property var entryActionKeys: ["pin", "edit", "delete"]
+    readonly property var entryActionLabels: [I18n.tr("Pin"), I18n.tr("Edit"), I18n.tr("Delete")]
+
     function getMaxHistoryText(value) {
         if (value <= 0)
             return "∞";
@@ -187,6 +190,29 @@ Item {
         return value.toString();
     }
 
+    function visibleEntryActionKeys() {
+        return SettingsData.clipboardVisibleEntryActions || ["pin", "edit", "delete"];
+    }
+
+    function visibleEntryActionLabels() {
+        const visibleKeys = visibleEntryActionKeys();
+        return entryActionKeys.map((key, index) => visibleKeys.includes(key) ? entryActionLabels[index] : null).filter(label => label !== null);
+    }
+
+    function setVisibleEntryAction(index, selected) {
+        const actionKey = entryActionKeys[index];
+        if (!actionKey)
+            return;
+
+        let actions = visibleEntryActionKeys().slice();
+        if (selected && !actions.includes(actionKey)) {
+            actions.push(actionKey);
+        } else if (!selected && actions.includes(actionKey)) {
+            actions = actions.filter(action => action !== actionKey);
+        }
+        SettingsData.set("clipboardVisibleEntryActions", actions);
+    }
+
     function loadConfig() {
         configLoaded = false;
         configError = false;
@@ -437,6 +463,24 @@ Item {
                     checked: SettingsData.clipboardEnterToPaste
                     onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("clipboardEnterToPaste", checked)
                 }
+
+                SettingsButtonGroupRow {
+                    tab: "clipboard"
+                    tags: ["clipboard", "actions", "buttons", "hide", "density", "pin", "edit", "delete"]
+                    settingKey: "clipboardVisibleEntryActions"
+                    text: I18n.tr("Visible Entry Actions")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Choose which action buttons appear on clipboard entries")
+                    selectionMode: "multi"
+                    model: root.entryActionLabels
+                    currentSelection: root.visibleEntryActionLabels()
+                    checkEnabled: false
+                    buttonHeight: 28
+                    minButtonWidth: 56
+                    buttonPadding: Theme.spacingS
+                    textSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                    spacing: 1
+                    onSelectionChanged: (index, selected) => root.setVisibleEntryAction(index, selected)
+                }
             }
 
             SettingsCard {

quickshell/Modules/Settings/CompositorLayoutTab.qml

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Item {
             SettingsCard {
                 width: parent.width
                 tags: ["niri", "layout", "gaps", "radius", "window", "border"]
-                title: I18n.tr("Niri Layout Overrides").replace("Niri", "niri")
+                title: I18n.tr("Niri Layout Overrides")
                 settingKey: "niriLayout"
-                iconName: "crop_square"
+                iconName: "layers"
                 visible: CompositorService.isNiri
 
                 SettingsToggleRow {

quickshell/Modules/Settings/DankBarTab.qml

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ Item {
             scrollEnabled: defaultBar.scrollEnabled ?? true,
             scrollXBehavior: defaultBar.scrollXBehavior ?? "column",
             scrollYBehavior: defaultBar.scrollYBehavior ?? "workspace",
+            hoverPopouts: defaultBar.hoverPopouts ?? false,
             shadowIntensity: defaultBar.shadowIntensity ?? 0,
             shadowOpacity: defaultBar.shadowOpacity ?? 60,
             shadowDirectionMode: defaultBar.shadowDirectionMode ?? "inherit",
@@ -796,18 +797,81 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
+            SettingsCard {
+                tab: "appearance"
+                iconName: "opacity"
+                title: I18n.tr("Opacity")
+                settingKey: "barTransparency"
+                visible: dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && selectedBarConfig?.enabled
+
+                SettingsSliderRow {
+                    id: barTransparencySlider
+                    visible: !SettingsData.frameEnabled
+                    text: I18n.tr("Bar Opacity")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of the bar background")
+                    value: (selectedBarConfig?.transparency ?? 1.0) * 100
+                    minimum: 0
+                    maximum: 100
+                    unit: "%"
+                    defaultValue: 100
+                    onSliderDragFinished: finalValue => {
+                        SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
+                            transparency: finalValue / 100
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    Binding {
+                        target: barTransparencySlider
+                        property: "value"
+                        value: (selectedBarConfig?.transparency ?? 1.0) * 100
+                        restoreMode: Binding.RestoreBinding
+                    }
+                }
+
+                SettingsSliderRow {
+                    id: widgetTransparencySlider
+                    text: I18n.tr("Widget Opacity")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of widget backgrounds")
+                    value: (selectedBarConfig?.widgetTransparency ?? 1.0) * 100
+                    minimum: 0
+                    maximum: 100
+                    unit: "%"
+                    defaultValue: 100
+                    onSliderDragFinished: finalValue => {
+                        SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
+                            widgetTransparency: finalValue / 100
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    Binding {
+                        target: widgetTransparencySlider
+                        property: "value"
+                        value: (selectedBarConfig?.widgetTransparency ?? 1.0) * 100
+                        restoreMode: Binding.RestoreBinding
+                    }
+                }
+
+                SettingsControlledByFrame {
+                    visible: SettingsData.frameEnabled
+                    parentModal: dankBarTab.parentModal
+                    settingLabel: I18n.tr("Bar Opacity")
+                    reason: I18n.tr("Managed by Frame")
+                }
+            }
+
             SettingsControlledByFrame {
-                visible: !dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && SettingsData.frameEnabled
+                visible: dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && SettingsData.frameEnabled
                 parentModal: dankBarTab.parentModal
                 settingLabel: I18n.tr("Bar spacing and size")
                 reason: I18n.tr("Managed by Frame")
             }
 
             SettingsCard {
+                tab: "appearance"
                 iconName: "space_bar"
                 title: I18n.tr("Spacing")
                 settingKey: "barSpacing"
-                visible: !dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && (selectedBarConfig?.enabled ?? false) && !SettingsData.frameEnabled
+                visible: dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && (selectedBarConfig?.enabled ?? false) && !SettingsData.frameEnabled
 
                 SettingsSliderRow {
                     id: edgeSpacingSlider
@@ -956,68 +1020,6 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
-            SettingsCard {
-                tab: "appearance"
-                iconName: "opacity"
-                title: I18n.tr("Transparency")
-                settingKey: "barTransparency"
-                visible: dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && selectedBarConfig?.enabled
-
-                SettingsSliderRow {
-                    id: barTransparencySlider
-                    visible: !SettingsData.frameEnabled
-                    text: I18n.tr("Bar Transparency")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Opacity of the bar background")
-                    value: (selectedBarConfig?.transparency ?? 1.0) * 100
-                    minimum: 0
-                    maximum: 100
-                    unit: "%"
-                    defaultValue: 100
-                    onSliderDragFinished: finalValue => {
-                        SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
-                            transparency: finalValue / 100
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    Binding {
-                        target: barTransparencySlider
-                        property: "value"
-                        value: (selectedBarConfig?.transparency ?? 1.0) * 100
-                        restoreMode: Binding.RestoreBinding
-                    }
-                }
-
-                SettingsSliderRow {
-                    id: widgetTransparencySlider
-                    text: I18n.tr("Widget Transparency")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Opacity of widget backgrounds")
-                    value: (selectedBarConfig?.widgetTransparency ?? 1.0) * 100
-                    minimum: 0
-                    maximum: 100
-                    unit: "%"
-                    defaultValue: 100
-                    onSliderDragFinished: finalValue => {
-                        SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
-                            widgetTransparency: finalValue / 100
-                        });
-                    }
-
-                    Binding {
-                        target: widgetTransparencySlider
-                        property: "value"
-                        value: (selectedBarConfig?.widgetTransparency ?? 1.0) * 100
-                        restoreMode: Binding.RestoreBinding
-                    }
-                }
-
-                SettingsControlledByFrame {
-                    visible: SettingsData.frameEnabled
-                    parentModal: dankBarTab.parentModal
-                    settingLabel: I18n.tr("Bar Transparency")
-                    reason: I18n.tr("Managed by Frame")
-                }
-            }
-
             SettingsSliderCard {
                 id: fontScaleSliderCard
                 tab: "appearance"
@@ -1358,7 +1360,7 @@ Item {
                 SettingsSliderRow {
                     id: borderOpacitySlider
                     text: I18n.tr("Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Transparency of the border")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of the border")
                     value: (selectedBarConfig?.borderOpacity ?? 1.0) * 100
                     minimum: 0
                     maximum: 100
@@ -1453,7 +1455,7 @@ Item {
                 SettingsSliderRow {
                     id: widgetOutlineOpacitySlider
                     text: I18n.tr("Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Transparency of the widget outline")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of the widget outline")
                     value: (selectedBarConfig?.widgetOutlineOpacity ?? 1.0) * 100
                     minimum: 0
                     maximum: 100
@@ -1562,7 +1564,7 @@ Item {
                 SettingsSliderRow {
                     visible: shadowCard.shadowActive
                     text: I18n.tr("Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Transparency of the shadow layer")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of the shadow layer")
                     minimum: 10
                     maximum: 100
                     unit: "%"
@@ -1740,6 +1742,19 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
+            SettingsToggleCard {
+                iconName: "touch_app"
+                title: I18n.tr("Hover Popouts")
+                description: I18n.tr("Open widget popouts by hovering over the bar. Moving to another widget switches the popout.")
+                visible: !dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && selectedBarConfig?.enabled
+                enabled: !(selectedBarConfig?.clickThrough ?? false)
+                opacity: (selectedBarConfig?.clickThrough ?? false) ? 0.5 : 1.0
+                checked: selectedBarConfig?.hoverPopouts ?? false
+                onToggled: checked => SettingsData.updateBarConfig(selectedBarId, {
+                        hoverPopouts: checked
+                    })
+            }
+
             SettingsToggleCard {
                 iconName: "mouse"
                 title: I18n.tr("Scroll Wheel")

quickshell/Modules/Settings/DockTab.qml

@@ -643,19 +643,19 @@ Item {
             SettingsControlledByFrame {
                 visible: root.connectedFrameModeActive
                 parentModal: root.parentModal
-                settingLabel: I18n.tr("Dock margin, transparency, and border")
+                settingLabel: I18n.tr("Dock margin, opacity, and border")
                 reason: I18n.tr("Managed by Frame in Connected Mode")
             }
 
             SettingsCard {
                 width: parent.width
                 iconName: "opacity"
-                title: I18n.tr("Transparency")
+                title: I18n.tr("Opacity")
                 settingKey: "dockTransparency"
                 visible: !root.connectedFrameModeActive
 
                 SettingsSliderRow {
-                    text: I18n.tr("Dock Transparency")
+                    text: I18n.tr("Dock Opacity")
                     value: Math.round(SettingsData.dockTransparency * 100)
                     minimum: 0
                     maximum: 100

quickshell/Modules/Settings/ThemeColorsTab.qml

@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ Item {
                 SettingsControlledByFrame {
                     visible: themeColorsTab.connectedFrameModeActive
                     parentModal: themeColorsTab.parentModal
-                    settingLabel: I18n.tr("Transparency")
+                    settingLabel: I18n.tr("Surface Opacity")
                     reason: I18n.tr("Managed by Frame in Connected Mode")
                 }
 
@@ -1647,8 +1647,8 @@ Item {
                     tab: "theme"
                     tags: ["surface", "popup", "transparency", "opacity", "modal"]
                     settingKey: "popupTransparency"
-                    text: I18n.tr("Transparency")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of all popouts, modals, and their content layers")
+                    text: I18n.tr("Surface Opacity")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of shell surfaces, popouts, and modals")
                     visible: !themeColorsTab.connectedFrameModeActive
                     value: Math.round(SettingsData.popupTransparency * 100)
                     minimum: 0
@@ -1671,6 +1671,113 @@ Item {
                     defaultValue: 12
                     onSliderValueChanged: newValue => SettingsData.setCornerRadius(newValue)
                 }
+            }
+
+            SettingsCard {
+                tab: "theme"
+                tags: ["blur", "background", "transparency", "glass", "frosted"]
+                title: I18n.tr("Background Blur")
+                settingKey: "blurEnabled"
+                iconName: "blur_on"
+
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    tab: "theme"
+                    tags: ["blur", "background", "transparency", "glass", "frosted"]
+                    settingKey: "blurEnabled"
+                    text: I18n.tr("Background Blur")
+                    description: !BlurService.available ? I18n.tr("Your compositor does not support background blur (ext-background-effect-v1)") : I18n.tr("Blur the background behind bars, popouts, modals, and notifications. Requires compositor support. Adjust Opacity accordingly.")
+                    checked: SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false
+                    enabled: BlurService.available
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("blurEnabled", checked)
+                }
+
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    tab: "theme"
+                    tags: ["blur", "foreground", "layers", "contrast", "glass", "frosted"]
+                    settingKey: "blurForegroundLayers"
+                    text: I18n.tr("Foreground Layers")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Show foreground surfaces on blurred panels for stronger contrast")
+                    checked: SettingsData.blurForegroundLayers ?? true
+                    visible: BlurService.available && (SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false)
+                    enabled: BlurService.available
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("blurForegroundLayers", checked)
+                }
+
+                SettingsSliderRow {
+                    tab: "theme"
+                    tags: ["blur", "foreground", "layers", "outline", "border", "cards", "widgets", "notifications", "control center"]
+                    settingKey: "blurLayerOutlineOpacity"
+                    text: I18n.tr("Layer Outline Opacity")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls outlines around blurred foreground cards, pills, and notification cards")
+                    visible: BlurService.available && (SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false)
+                    value: Math.round((SettingsData.blurLayerOutlineOpacity ?? 0.12) * 100)
+                    minimum: 0
+                    maximum: 40
+                    unit: "%"
+                    defaultValue: 12
+                    onSliderValueChanged: newValue => SettingsData.set("blurLayerOutlineOpacity", newValue / 100)
+                }
+
+                SettingsDropdownRow {
+                    tab: "theme"
+                    tags: ["blur", "border", "outline", "edge"]
+                    settingKey: "blurBorderColor"
+                    text: I18n.tr("Blur Border Color")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Border color around blurred surfaces")
+                    visible: SettingsData.blurEnabled
+                    options: [I18n.tr("Outline", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Primary", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Secondary", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Text Color", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Custom", "blur border color")]
+                    currentValue: {
+                        switch (SettingsData.blurBorderColor) {
+                        case "primary":
+                            return I18n.tr("Primary", "blur border color");
+                        case "secondary":
+                            return I18n.tr("Secondary", "blur border color");
+                        case "surfaceText":
+                            return I18n.tr("Text Color", "blur border color");
+                        case "custom":
+                            return I18n.tr("Custom", "blur border color");
+                        default:
+                            return I18n.tr("Outline", "blur border color");
+                        }
+                    }
+                    onValueChanged: value => {
+                        if (value === I18n.tr("Primary", "blur border color")) {
+                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "primary");
+                        } else if (value === I18n.tr("Secondary", "blur border color")) {
+                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "secondary");
+                        } else if (value === I18n.tr("Text Color", "blur border color")) {
+                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "surfaceText");
+                        } else if (value === I18n.tr("Custom", "blur border color")) {
+                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "custom");
+                            openBlurBorderColorPicker();
+                        } else {
+                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "outline");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                SettingsSliderRow {
+                    tab: "theme"
+                    tags: ["blur", "border", "opacity"]
+                    settingKey: "blurBorderOpacity"
+                    text: I18n.tr("Blur Border Opacity")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls the outer edge of protocol-blurred windows")
+                    visible: SettingsData.blurEnabled
+                    value: Math.round((SettingsData.blurBorderOpacity ?? 0.35) * 100)
+                    minimum: 0
+                    maximum: 100
+                    unit: "%"
+                    defaultValue: 35
+                    onSliderValueChanged: newValue => SettingsData.set("blurBorderOpacity", newValue / 100)
+                }
+            }
+
+            SettingsCard {
+                tab: "theme"
+                tags: ["elevation", "shadow", "lift", "m3", "material"]
+                title: I18n.tr("Shadows")
+                settingKey: "m3ElevationEnabled"
+                iconName: "layers"
 
                 SettingsToggleRow {
                     tab: "theme"
@@ -1702,7 +1809,7 @@ Item {
                     tags: ["elevation", "shadow", "opacity", "transparency", "m3"]
                     settingKey: "m3ElevationOpacity"
                     text: I18n.tr("Shadow Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Controls the transparency of the shadow")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Controls the opacity of the shadow")
                     value: SettingsData.m3ElevationOpacity ?? 30
                     minimum: 0
                     maximum: 100
@@ -1856,105 +1963,6 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
-            SettingsCard {
-                tab: "theme"
-                tags: ["blur", "background", "transparency", "glass", "frosted"]
-                title: I18n.tr("Background Blur")
-                settingKey: "blurEnabled"
-                iconName: "blur_on"
-
-                SettingsToggleRow {
-                    tab: "theme"
-                    tags: ["blur", "background", "transparency", "glass", "frosted"]
-                    settingKey: "blurEnabled"
-                    text: I18n.tr("Background Blur")
-                    description: !BlurService.available ? I18n.tr("Your compositor does not support background blur (ext-background-effect-v1)") : I18n.tr("Blur the background behind bars, popouts, modals, and notifications. Requires compositor support and configuration.")
-                    checked: SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false
-                    enabled: BlurService.available
-                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("blurEnabled", checked)
-                }
-
-                SettingsToggleRow {
-                    tab: "theme"
-                    tags: ["blur", "foreground", "layers", "contrast", "glass", "frosted"]
-                    settingKey: "blurForegroundLayers"
-                    text: I18n.tr("Foreground Layers")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Show foreground surfaces on blurred panels for stronger contrast")
-                    checked: SettingsData.blurForegroundLayers ?? true
-                    visible: BlurService.available && (SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false)
-                    enabled: BlurService.available
-                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("blurForegroundLayers", checked)
-                }
-
-                SettingsSliderRow {
-                    tab: "theme"
-                    tags: ["blur", "foreground", "layers", "outline", "border", "cards", "widgets", "notifications", "control center"]
-                    settingKey: "blurLayerOutlineOpacity"
-                    text: I18n.tr("Layer Outline Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Controls outlines around blurred foreground cards, pills, and notification cards")
-                    visible: BlurService.available && (SettingsData.blurEnabled ?? false)
-                    value: Math.round((SettingsData.blurLayerOutlineOpacity ?? 0.12) * 100)
-                    minimum: 0
-                    maximum: 40
-                    unit: "%"
-                    defaultValue: 12
-                    onSliderValueChanged: newValue => SettingsData.set("blurLayerOutlineOpacity", newValue / 100)
-                }
-
-                SettingsDropdownRow {
-                    tab: "theme"
-                    tags: ["blur", "border", "outline", "edge"]
-                    settingKey: "blurBorderColor"
-                    text: I18n.tr("Blur Border Color")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Border color around blurred surfaces")
-                    visible: SettingsData.blurEnabled
-                    options: [I18n.tr("Outline", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Primary", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Secondary", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Text Color", "blur border color"), I18n.tr("Custom", "blur border color")]
-                    currentValue: {
-                        switch (SettingsData.blurBorderColor) {
-                        case "primary":
-                            return I18n.tr("Primary", "blur border color");
-                        case "secondary":
-                            return I18n.tr("Secondary", "blur border color");
-                        case "surfaceText":
-                            return I18n.tr("Text Color", "blur border color");
-                        case "custom":
-                            return I18n.tr("Custom", "blur border color");
-                        default:
-                            return I18n.tr("Outline", "blur border color");
-                        }
-                    }
-                    onValueChanged: value => {
-                        if (value === I18n.tr("Primary", "blur border color")) {
-                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "primary");
-                        } else if (value === I18n.tr("Secondary", "blur border color")) {
-                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "secondary");
-                        } else if (value === I18n.tr("Text Color", "blur border color")) {
-                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "surfaceText");
-                        } else if (value === I18n.tr("Custom", "blur border color")) {
-                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "custom");
-                            openBlurBorderColorPicker();
-                        } else {
-                            SettingsData.set("blurBorderColor", "outline");
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                SettingsSliderRow {
-                    tab: "theme"
-                    tags: ["blur", "border", "opacity"]
-                    settingKey: "blurBorderOpacity"
-                    text: I18n.tr("Blur Border Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Controls the outer edge of protocol-blurred windows")
-                    visible: SettingsData.blurEnabled
-                    value: Math.round((SettingsData.blurBorderOpacity ?? 0.35) * 100)
-                    minimum: 0
-                    maximum: 100
-                    unit: "%"
-                    defaultValue: 35
-                    onSliderValueChanged: newValue => SettingsData.set("blurBorderOpacity", newValue / 100)
-                }
-            }
-
             SettingsCard {
                 tab: "theme"
                 tags: ["modal", "darken", "background", "overlay"]

quickshell/Modules/Settings/Widgets/SettingsButtonGroupRow.qml

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ Item {
 
     property alias model: buttonGroup.model
     property alias currentIndex: buttonGroup.currentIndex
+    property alias initialSelection: buttonGroup.initialSelection
+    property alias currentSelection: buttonGroup.currentSelection
     property alias selectionMode: buttonGroup.selectionMode
     property alias buttonHeight: buttonGroup.buttonHeight
     property alias minButtonWidth: buttonGroup.minButtonWidth

quickshell/Modules/WallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Variants {
 
         color: "transparent"
 
+        updatesEnabled: root.renderActive || root._settleFrames > 0
+
         mask: Region {
             item: Item {}
         }
@@ -84,20 +86,59 @@ Variants {
 
             readonly property bool transitioning: transitionAnimation.running
             property bool effectActive: false
-            property bool _renderSettling: true
-            property bool _overviewBlurSettling: false
             property bool useNextForEffect: false
             property string pendingWallpaper: ""
             property string _deferredSource: ""
             readonly property bool overviewBlurActive: CompositorService.isNiri && SettingsData.blurWallpaperOnOverview && NiriService.inOverview && currentWallpaper.source !== ""
+            readonly property var backingWindow: Window.window
+            readonly property bool renderActive: !source || effectActive || overviewBlurActive || pendingWallpaper !== "" || _deferredSource !== "" || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading
+            property int _settleFrames: 3
+
+            function invalidate() {
+                _settleFrames = 3;
+                backingWindow?.update();
+            }
+
+            onRenderActiveChanged: invalidate()
+            onBackingWindowChanged: invalidate()
 
             Connections {
-                target: currentWallpaper
-                function onStatusChanged() {
-                    if (currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Ready && currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Error)
+                target: root.backingWindow
+                function onFrameSwapped() {
+                    if (root._settleFrames > 0)
+                        root._settleFrames--;
+                }
+                function onVisibleChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+                function onWidthChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+                function onHeightChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            Connections {
+                target: Quickshell
+                function onScreensChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            Connections {
+                target: SettingsData
+                function onWallpaperFillModeChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            Connections {
+                target: IdleService
+                function onIsShellLockedChanged() {
+                    if (IdleService.isShellLocked)
                         return;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -109,32 +150,11 @@ Variants {
                 }
             }
 
-            Connections {
-                target: wallpaperWindow
-                function onWidthChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
-                function onHeightChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
-            }
-
-            Connections {
-                target: Quickshell
-                function onScreensChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
-            }
-
             Connections {
                 target: NiriService
                 function onDisplayScalesChanged() {
                     root._recheckScreenScale();
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -142,29 +162,7 @@ Variants {
                 target: WlrOutputService
                 function onWlrOutputAvailableChanged() {
                     root._recheckScreenScale();
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
-            }
-
-            Connections {
-                target: NiriService
-                function onInOverviewChanged() {
-                    root._overviewBlurSettling = true;
-                    overviewBlurSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
-            }
-
-            Connections {
-                target: SettingsData
-                function onBlurWallpaperOnOverviewChanged() {
-                    root._overviewBlurSettling = true;
-                    overviewBlurSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
-
-                function onWallpaperFillModeChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                    root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -181,26 +179,22 @@ Variants {
                 }
             }
 
-            Connections {
-                target: IdleService
-                function onIsShellLockedChanged() {
-                    if (!IdleService.isShellLocked) {
-                        root._renderSettling = true;
-                        renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            function handleTransitionLoadError(failedSource) {
+                log.warn("failed to load candidate wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", failedSource);
+                transitionDelayTimer.stop();
+                transitionAnimation.stop();
+                root.useNextForEffect = false;
+                root.effectActive = false;
+                root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
+                currentWallpaper.layer.enabled = false;
+                nextWallpaper.layer.enabled = false;
+                nextWallpaper.source = "";
 
-            Timer {
-                id: renderSettleTimer
-                interval: 1000
-                onTriggered: root._renderSettling = false
-            }
-
-            Timer {
-                id: overviewBlurSettleTimer
-                interval: 150
-                onTriggered: root._overviewBlurSettling = false
+                if (!root.pendingWallpaper)
+                    return;
+                const pending = root.pendingWallpaper;
+                root.pendingWallpaper = "";
+                Qt.callLater(() => root.changeWallpaper(pending, true));
             }
 
             function getFillMode(modeName) {
@@ -227,11 +221,6 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             Component.onCompleted: {
-                wallpaperWindow.updatesEnabled = Qt.binding(() => !root.source || root.effectActive || root._renderSettling || root.overviewBlurActive || root._overviewBlurSettling || root.pendingWallpaper !== "" || root._deferredSource !== "" || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Loading || nextWallpaper.status === Image.Loading);
-
-                if (!source) {
-                    root._renderSettling = false;
-                }
                 isInitialized = true;
             }
 
@@ -262,8 +251,6 @@ Variants {
                 transitionAnimation.stop();
                 root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
                 root.effectActive = false;
-                root._renderSettling = true;
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 root.screenScale = CompositorService.getScreenScale(modelData);
                 currentWallpaper.source = newSource;
                 nextWallpaper.source = "";
@@ -328,9 +315,6 @@ Variants {
                     break;
                 }
 
-                root._renderSettling = true;
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
-
                 nextWallpaper.source = newPath;
 
                 if (nextWallpaper.status === Image.Ready)
@@ -339,7 +323,7 @@ Variants {
 
             Loader {
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                active: !root.source || root.isColorSource
+                active: !root.source || root.isColorSource || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Error
                 asynchronous: true
 
                 sourceComponent: DankBackdrop {
@@ -364,6 +348,12 @@ Variants {
                 cache: true
                 sourceSize: Qt.size(root.textureWidth, root.textureHeight)
                 fillMode: root.getFillMode(SessionData.getMonitorWallpaperFillMode(modelData.name))
+
+                onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Error) {
+                        log.warn("failed to load active wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", source);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             Image {
@@ -380,11 +370,13 @@ Variants {
                 fillMode: root.getFillMode(SessionData.getMonitorWallpaperFillMode(modelData.name))
 
                 onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Error) {
+                        root.handleTransitionLoadError(source);
+                        return;
+                    }
                     if (status !== Image.Ready)
                         return;
                     if (root.actualTransitionType === "none") {
-                        root._renderSettling = true;
-                        renderSettleTimer.restart();
                         currentWallpaper.source = source;
                         nextWallpaper.source = "";
                         root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
@@ -632,8 +624,6 @@ Variants {
                     root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
                     currentWallpaper.layer.enabled = false;
                     nextWallpaper.layer.enabled = false;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                     root.effectActive = false;
 
                     if (!root.pendingWallpaper)

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Item {
     property list<real> animationExitCurve: Theme.variantPopoutExitCurve
     property bool suspendShadowWhileResizing: false
     property bool shouldBeVisible: false
+    property bool hoverDismissEnabled: false
     property var customKeyboardFocus: null
     property bool backgroundInteractive: true
     property bool contentHandlesKeys: false
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ Item {
     readonly property real alignedY: impl.item ? impl.item.alignedY : 0
     readonly property real alignedWidth: impl.item ? impl.item.alignedWidth : 0
     readonly property real alignedHeight: impl.item ? impl.item.alignedHeight : 0
+    readonly property real renderedAlignedY: impl.item ? (impl.item.renderedAlignedY ?? impl.item.alignedY) : 0
+    readonly property real renderedAlignedHeight: impl.item ? (impl.item.renderedAlignedHeight ?? impl.item.alignedHeight) : 0
     readonly property real maskX: impl.item ? impl.item.maskX : 0
     readonly property real maskY: impl.item ? impl.item.maskY : 0
     readonly property real maskWidth: impl.item ? impl.item.maskWidth : 0
@@ -172,6 +175,32 @@ Item {
             impl.item.close();
     }
 
+    function cancelHoverDismiss() {
+        if (impl.item?.cancelHoverDismiss)
+            impl.item.cancelHoverDismiss();
+    }
+
+    function closeFromHoverDismiss() {
+        hoverDismissEnabled = false;
+        if (impl.item) {
+            impl.item.animationsEnabled = true;
+            impl.item.animationDuration = Math.round(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial);
+            impl.item.animationExitCurve = Theme.expressiveCurves.expressiveDefaultSpatial;
+        }
+        if (dashVisible !== undefined) {
+            dashVisible = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        if (notificationHistoryVisible !== undefined) {
+            notificationHistoryVisible = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        if (impl.item)
+            impl.item.close();
+        else
+            close();
+    }
+
     function toggle() {
         (shouldBeVisible || _pendingOpen) ? close() : open();
     }
@@ -210,6 +239,20 @@ Item {
             impl.item.updateSurfacePosition();
     }
 
+    function containsGlobalPoint(gx, gy) {
+        if (!screen)
+            return false;
+        const presented = shouldBeVisible || (impl.item?.isClosing ?? false);
+        if (!presented)
+            return false;
+        const padding = 24;
+        const x = alignedX - padding;
+        const y = renderedAlignedY - padding;
+        const w = alignedWidth + padding * 2;
+        const h = renderedAlignedHeight + padding * 2;
+        return gx >= x && gx <= x + w && gy >= y && gy <= y + h;
+    }
+
     Loader {
         id: impl
         active: root.screen !== null
@@ -261,6 +304,7 @@ Item {
         it.screen = Qt.binding(() => root.screen);
         it.effectiveBarPosition = Qt.binding(() => root.effectiveBarPosition);
         it.effectiveBarBottomGap = Qt.binding(() => root.effectiveBarBottomGap);
+        it.hoverDismissEnabled = Qt.binding(() => root.hoverDismissEnabled);
 
         it.shouldBeVisible = root.shouldBeVisible;
         if (root._primeContent && typeof it.primeContent === "function")

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
+import qs.Widgets
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -407,6 +408,20 @@ Item {
     onFrameOwnsConnectedChromeChanged: _syncPopoutChromeState()
 
     property bool animationsEnabled: true
+    property bool hoverDismissEnabled: false
+
+    function cancelHoverDismiss() {
+        hoverDismissTracker.cancelPending();
+    }
+
+    function closeFromHoverDismiss() {
+        if (isClosing || !shouldBeVisible)
+            return;
+        if (popoutHandle?.closeFromHoverDismiss)
+            popoutHandle.closeFromHoverDismiss();
+        else
+            close();
+    }
 
     function open() {
         if (!screen)
@@ -761,6 +776,27 @@ Item {
         visible: false
         color: "transparent"
 
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            z: -1
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            onPositionChanged: mouse => {
+                const gp = mapToItem(null, mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                PopoutManager.updateHoverCursor(gp.x, gp.y);
+            }
+        }
+
+        HoverDismissTracker {
+            id: hoverDismissTracker
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            enabled: root.hoverDismissEnabled && root.shouldBeVisible
+            shouldDismiss: function () {
+                return !PopoutManager.cursorOverBar(PopoutManager.hoverCursorGlobalX, PopoutManager.hoverCursorGlobalY);
+            }
+            onDismissRequested: root.closeFromHoverDismiss()
+        }
+
         WindowBlur {
             id: popoutBlur
             targetWindow: contentWindow

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
+import qs.Widgets
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -35,6 +36,21 @@ Item {
     property bool shouldBeVisible: false
     property bool isClosing: false
     property bool animationsEnabled: true
+    property bool hoverDismissEnabled: false
+
+    function cancelHoverDismiss() {
+        hoverDismissTracker.cancelPending();
+    }
+
+    function closeFromHoverDismiss() {
+        if (isClosing || !shouldBeVisible)
+            return;
+        if (popoutHandle?.closeFromHoverDismiss)
+            popoutHandle.closeFromHoverDismiss();
+        else
+            close();
+    }
+
     property var customKeyboardFocus: null
     property bool backgroundInteractive: true
     property bool contentHandlesKeys: false
@@ -585,6 +601,27 @@ Item {
         color: "transparent"
         readonly property bool closeVisualActive: root.shouldBeVisible || root.isClosing
 
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            z: -1
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            onPositionChanged: mouse => {
+                const gp = mapToItem(null, mouse.x, mouse.y);
+                PopoutManager.updateHoverCursor(gp.x, gp.y);
+            }
+        }
+
+        HoverDismissTracker {
+            id: hoverDismissTracker
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            enabled: root.hoverDismissEnabled && root.shouldBeVisible
+            shouldDismiss: function () {
+                return !PopoutManager.cursorOverBar(PopoutManager.hoverCursorGlobalX, PopoutManager.hoverCursorGlobalY);
+            }
+            onDismissRequested: root.closeFromHoverDismiss()
+        }
+
         WindowBlur {
             id: popoutBlur
             targetWindow: contentWindow

quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     WlrLayershell.namespace: layerNamespace
 
     property bool isVisible: false
+    property bool hoverDismissEnabled: false
     property var targetScreen: null
     property var modelData: null
     property bool triggerUsesOverlayLayer: false
@@ -39,6 +40,24 @@ PanelWindow {
         isVisible = false;
     }
 
+    function hideFromHoverDismiss() {
+        hoverDismissEnabled = false;
+        slideAnimation.duration = Math.round(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial);
+        hide();
+    }
+
+    function cancelHoverDismiss() {
+        hoverDismissTracker.cancelPending();
+    }
+
+    function containsGlobalPoint(gx, gy) {
+        if (!isVisible || !modelData)
+            return false;
+        const padding = 24;
+        const topLeft = slideContainer.mapToItem(null, 0, 0);
+        return gx >= topLeft.x - padding && gx < topLeft.x + slideContainer.width + padding && gy >= topLeft.y - padding && gy < topLeft.y + slideContainer.height + padding;
+    }
+
     function toggle() {
         if (isVisible) {
             hide();
@@ -60,6 +79,27 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     color: "transparent"
 
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        z: -1
+        acceptedButtons: Qt.NoButton
+        hoverEnabled: true
+        onPositionChanged: mouse => {
+            const gp = mapToItem(null, mouse.x, mouse.y);
+            PopoutManager.updateHoverCursor(gp.x, gp.y);
+        }
+    }
+
+    HoverDismissTracker {
+        id: hoverDismissTracker
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        enabled: root.hoverDismissEnabled && root.isVisible
+        shouldDismiss: function () {
+            return !PopoutManager.cursorOverBar(PopoutManager.hoverCursorGlobalX, PopoutManager.hoverCursorGlobalY);
+        }
+        onDismissRequested: root.hideFromHoverDismiss()
+    }
+
     readonly property bool slideoutBlurActive: root.visible && BlurService.enabled && Theme.connectedSurfaceBlurEnabled
 
     WlrLayershell.layer: (triggerUsesOverlayLayer || CompositorService.framePeerSurfacesUseOverlayForScreen(modelData)) ? WlrLayershell.Overlay : WlrLayershell.Top
@@ -104,8 +144,10 @@ PanelWindow {
                 easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
 
                 onRunningChanged: {
-                    if (!running && !root.isVisible) {
-                        root.mappedVisible = false;
+                    if (!running) {
+                        if (!root.isVisible)
+                            root.mappedVisible = false;
+                        slideAnimation.duration = 450;
                     }
                 }
             }

quickshell/Widgets/HoverDismissTracker.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import QtQuick
+
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    property bool enabled: false
+    property var shouldDismiss: null
+
+    signal dismissRequested
+
+    anchors.fill: parent
+
+    HoverHandler {
+        id: hoverHandler
+        enabled: root.enabled
+        onHoveredChanged: {
+            if (hoverHandler.hovered || !root.enabled)
+                return;
+            if (typeof root.shouldDismiss === "function" && !root.shouldDismiss())
+                return;
+            root.dismissRequested();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function cancelPending() {}
+}

quickshell/translations/extract_settings_index.py

@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ def main():
     output_path = script_dir / "settings_search_index.json"
     with open(output_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         json.dump(all_entries, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+        f.write("\n")
 
     print(f"Found {len(settings_entries)} searchable settings")
     print(f"Found {len(tab_entries)} tab entries")

quickshell/translations/settings_search_index.json

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
       "targetable",
       "wallpaper"
     ],
+    "icon": "blur_on",
     "description": "Enable compositor-targetable blur layer (namespace: dms:blurwallpaper). Requires manual niri configuration.",
     "conditionKey": "isNiri"
   },
@@ -727,21 +728,6 @@
     ],
     "icon": "dashboard"
   },
-  {
-    "section": "_tab_3",
-    "label": "Dank Bar",
-    "tabIndex": 3,
-    "category": "Dank Bar",
-    "keywords": [
-      "bar",
-      "dank",
-      "panel",
-      "statusbar",
-      "taskbar",
-      "topbar"
-    ],
-    "icon": "toolbar"
-  },
   {
     "section": "barDisplay",
     "label": "Display Assignment",
@@ -777,30 +763,19 @@
     "icon": "vertical_align_center"
   },
   {
-    "section": "barSpacing",
-    "label": "Spacing",
+    "section": "_tab_3",
+    "label": "Settings",
     "tabIndex": 3,
     "category": "Dank Bar",
     "keywords": [
       "bar",
-      "between",
       "dank",
-      "edges",
-      "gap",
-      "gaps",
-      "margin",
-      "margins",
-      "padding",
       "panel",
-      "screen",
-      "space",
-      "spacing",
+      "settings",
       "statusbar",
-      "taskbar",
       "topbar"
     ],
-    "icon": "space_bar",
-    "description": "Space between the bar and screen edges"
+    "icon": "tune"
   },
   {
     "section": "barUseOverlayLayer",
@@ -1528,6 +1503,19 @@
       "windows"
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "section": "dockTransparency",
+    "label": "Opacity",
+    "tabIndex": 5,
+    "category": "Dock",
+    "keywords": [
+      "dock",
+      "launcher bar",
+      "opacity",
+      "taskbar"
+    ],
+    "icon": "opacity"
+  },
   {
     "section": "dockTrashFileManager",
     "label": "Open Trash With",
@@ -1745,23 +1733,6 @@
     ],
     "icon": "space_bar"
   },
-  {
-    "section": "dockTransparency",
-    "label": "Transparency",
-    "tabIndex": 5,
-    "category": "Dock",
-    "keywords": [
-      "alpha",
-      "dock",
-      "launcher bar",
-      "opacity",
-      "taskbar",
-      "translucent",
-      "transparency",
-      "transparent"
-    ],
-    "icon": "opacity"
-  },
   {
     "section": "dockTrash",
     "label": "Trash",
@@ -1798,21 +1769,6 @@
     ],
     "description": "Place the dock on the Wayland overlay layer"
   },
-  {
-    "section": "_tab_6",
-    "label": "Appearance",
-    "tabIndex": 6,
-    "category": "Dank Bar",
-    "keywords": [
-      "appearance",
-      "bar",
-      "dank",
-      "panel",
-      "statusbar",
-      "topbar"
-    ],
-    "icon": "palette"
-  },
   {
     "section": "barBorder",
     "label": "Border",
@@ -1862,6 +1818,21 @@
     "icon": "rounded_corner",
     "description": "Remove corner rounding from the bar"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "_tab_6",
+    "label": "Dank Bar",
+    "tabIndex": 6,
+    "category": "Dank Bar",
+    "keywords": [
+      "bar",
+      "dank",
+      "panel",
+      "statusbar",
+      "taskbar",
+      "topbar"
+    ],
+    "icon": "toolbar"
+  },
   {
     "section": "barAppearance",
     "label": "Dank Bar",
@@ -1982,6 +1953,25 @@
     ],
     "description": "Use a fixed shadow direction for this bar"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "barTransparency",
+    "label": "Opacity",
+    "tabIndex": 6,
+    "category": "Dank Bar",
+    "keywords": [
+      "background",
+      "bar",
+      "controls",
+      "dank",
+      "opacity",
+      "panel",
+      "statusbar",
+      "taskbar",
+      "topbar"
+    ],
+    "icon": "opacity",
+    "description": "Controls opacity of the bar background"
+  },
   {
     "section": "barShadow",
     "label": "Shadow Override",
@@ -2002,6 +1992,32 @@
     "icon": "layers",
     "description": "Override the global shadow with per-bar settings"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "barSpacing",
+    "label": "Spacing",
+    "tabIndex": 6,
+    "category": "Dank Bar",
+    "keywords": [
+      "bar",
+      "between",
+      "dank",
+      "edges",
+      "gap",
+      "gaps",
+      "margin",
+      "margins",
+      "padding",
+      "panel",
+      "screen",
+      "space",
+      "spacing",
+      "statusbar",
+      "taskbar",
+      "topbar"
+    ],
+    "icon": "space_bar",
+    "description": "Space between the bar and screen edges"
+  },
   {
     "section": "trayIconTint",
     "label": "System Tray Icon Tint",
@@ -2030,28 +2046,6 @@
     "icon": "filter_b_and_w",
     "description": "Controls how much original icon color is removed before applying tint"
   },
-  {
-    "section": "barTransparency",
-    "label": "Transparency",
-    "tabIndex": 6,
-    "category": "Dank Bar",
-    "keywords": [
-      "alpha",
-      "background",
-      "bar",
-      "dank",
-      "opacity",
-      "panel",
-      "statusbar",
-      "taskbar",
-      "topbar",
-      "translucent",
-      "transparency",
-      "transparent"
-    ],
-    "icon": "opacity",
-    "description": "Opacity of the bar background"
-  },
   {
     "section": "barWidgetOutline",
     "label": "Widget Outline",
@@ -3792,7 +3786,6 @@
     "tabIndex": 10,
     "category": "Theme & Colors",
     "keywords": [
-      "alpha",
       "appearance",
       "colors",
       "controls",
@@ -3804,11 +3797,9 @@
       "shadow",
       "style",
       "theme",
-      "translucent",
-      "transparency",
-      "transparent"
+      "transparency"
     ],
-    "description": "Controls the transparency of the shadow"
+    "description": "Controls the opacity of the shadow"
   },
   {
     "section": "m3ElevationEnabled",
@@ -3833,8 +3824,34 @@
       "style",
       "theme"
     ],
+    "icon": "layers",
     "description": "Material inspired shadows and elevation on modals, popouts, and dialogs"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "popupTransparency",
+    "label": "Surface Opacity",
+    "tabIndex": 10,
+    "category": "Theme & Colors",
+    "keywords": [
+      "appearance",
+      "colors",
+      "controls",
+      "look",
+      "modal",
+      "modals",
+      "opacity",
+      "popouts",
+      "popup",
+      "scheme",
+      "shell",
+      "style",
+      "surface",
+      "surfaces",
+      "theme",
+      "transparency"
+    ],
+    "description": "Controls opacity of shell surfaces, popouts, and modals"
+  },
   {
     "section": "syncModeWithPortal",
     "label": "Sync Mode with Portal",
@@ -3966,35 +3983,6 @@
     "icon": "palette",
     "description": "Select the palette algorithm used for wallpaper-based colors"
   },
-  {
-    "section": "popupTransparency",
-    "label": "Transparency",
-    "tabIndex": 10,
-    "category": "Theme & Colors",
-    "keywords": [
-      "alpha",
-      "appearance",
-      "colors",
-      "content",
-      "controls",
-      "layers",
-      "look",
-      "modal",
-      "modals",
-      "opacity",
-      "popouts",
-      "popup",
-      "scheme",
-      "style",
-      "surface",
-      "their",
-      "theme",
-      "translucent",
-      "transparency",
-      "transparent"
-    ],
-    "description": "Controls opacity of all popouts, modals, and their content layers"
-  },
   {
     "section": "matugenTemplateVscode",
     "label": "VS Code",
@@ -4563,6 +4551,27 @@
     ],
     "description": "Automatically lock the screen when DMS starts"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "lockBeforeSuspend",
+    "label": "Lock before suspend",
+    "tabIndex": 11,
+    "category": "Lock Screen",
+    "keywords": [
+      "automatic",
+      "automatically",
+      "before",
+      "lock",
+      "login",
+      "password",
+      "prepares",
+      "screen",
+      "security",
+      "sleep",
+      "suspend",
+      "system"
+    ],
+    "description": "Automatically lock the screen when the system prepares to suspend"
+  },
   {
     "section": "lockScreenNotificationMode",
     "label": "Notification Display",
@@ -5470,6 +5479,26 @@
     ],
     "icon": "dashboard"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "notificationBodyFontSize",
+    "label": "Body Font Size",
+    "tabIndex": 17,
+    "category": "Notifications",
+    "keywords": [
+      "alert",
+      "alerts",
+      "body",
+      "font",
+      "messages",
+      "notif",
+      "notification",
+      "notifications",
+      "size",
+      "text",
+      "toast"
+    ],
+    "description": "Set the font size for notification body text (htmlBody)"
+  },
   {
     "section": "notificationCompactMode",
     "label": "Compact",
@@ -5867,22 +5896,19 @@
     "keywords": [
       "alert",
       "alerts",
-      "appear",
-      "choose",
-      "location",
+      "font",
       "messages",
       "notif",
       "notification",
       "notifications",
-      "popup",
       "popups",
-      "position",
-      "screen",
-      "toast",
-      "where"
+      "size",
+      "summary",
+      "text",
+      "toast"
     ],
     "icon": "notifications",
-    "description": "Choose where notification popups appear on screen"
+    "description": "Set the font size for notification summary text"
   },
   {
     "section": "notificationRules",
@@ -6032,6 +6058,26 @@
     ],
     "description": "Hide notification content until expanded; popups show collapsed by default"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "notificationSummaryFontSize",
+    "label": "Summary Font Size",
+    "tabIndex": 17,
+    "category": "Notifications",
+    "keywords": [
+      "alert",
+      "alerts",
+      "font",
+      "messages",
+      "notif",
+      "notification",
+      "notifications",
+      "size",
+      "summary",
+      "text",
+      "toast"
+    ],
+    "description": "Set the font size for notification summary text"
+  },
   {
     "section": "notificationDedupeEnabled",
     "label": "Suppress Duplicate Notifications",
@@ -6054,6 +6100,32 @@
       "toast"
     ]
   },
+  {
+    "section": "notificationShowTimeoutBar",
+    "label": "Timeout Progress Bar",
+    "tabIndex": 17,
+    "category": "Notifications",
+    "keywords": [
+      "alerts",
+      "bar",
+      "countdown",
+      "drains",
+      "messages",
+      "notification",
+      "notifications",
+      "panel",
+      "popup",
+      "progress",
+      "show",
+      "statusbar",
+      "taskbar",
+      "timeout",
+      "timer",
+      "toast",
+      "topbar"
+    ],
+    "description": "Show a bar that drains as the popup"
+  },
   {
     "section": "osdAlwaysShowValue",
     "label": "Always Show Percentage",
@@ -6697,27 +6769,6 @@
     "icon": "schedule",
     "description": "Gradually fade the screen before locking with a configurable grace period"
   },
-  {
-    "section": "lockBeforeSuspend",
-    "label": "Lock before suspend",
-    "tabIndex": 21,
-    "category": "Power & Sleep",
-    "keywords": [
-      "automatically",
-      "before",
-      "energy",
-      "lock",
-      "power",
-      "prepares",
-      "screen",
-      "security",
-      "shutdown",
-      "sleep",
-      "suspend",
-      "system"
-    ],
-    "description": "Automatically lock the screen when the system prepares to suspend"
-  },
   {
     "section": "fadeToLockGracePeriod",
     "label": "Lock fade grace period",
@@ -7119,6 +7170,36 @@
     ],
     "description": "Maximum number of entries that can be saved"
   },
+  {
+    "section": "clipboardVisibleEntryActions",
+    "label": "Visible Entry Actions",
+    "tabIndex": 23,
+    "category": "System",
+    "keywords": [
+      "action",
+      "actions",
+      "appear",
+      "buttons",
+      "choose",
+      "clipboard",
+      "cliphist",
+      "copy",
+      "delete",
+      "density",
+      "edit",
+      "entries",
+      "entry",
+      "hide",
+      "history",
+      "linux",
+      "os",
+      "paste",
+      "pin",
+      "system",
+      "visible"
+    ],
+    "description": "Choose which action buttons appear on clipboard entries"
+  },
   {
     "section": "_tab_24",
     "label": "Displays",
@@ -8399,7 +8480,7 @@
       "topbar",
       "window"
     ],
-    "icon": "crop_square",
+    "icon": "layers",
     "description": "Use custom gaps instead of bar spacing",
     "conditionKey": "isNiri"
   },