fix(Notepad): clean up edge cases & updated popout handling

- Add a full popout Notepad experience w/new layout settings
- New ability to choose the left or right side of the screen
- Add more safegaurds to preserve user data throughout
- New banner to show file reload/conflict handling
- New extensionless file support
- Polish settings with gap controls, compact buttons, and shortcuts help

.agents/skills/dms-plugin-dev/references/widget-plugin-guide.md

@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Conditionally show/hide the bar pill:
 ```qml
 PluginComponent {
     visibilityCommand: "pgrep -x myapp"
-    visibilityInterval: 5000  // check every 5 seconds
+    visibilityInterval: 5  // seconds between checks; polling pauses while the bar is hidden
 }
 ```
 

quickshell/Common/ConnectedModalChrome.qml

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

quickshell/Common/ConnectedModeState.qml

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

quickshell/Common/ConnectedSurfaceDescriptor.js

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

quickshell/Common/ConnectedSurfaceGeometry.js

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

quickshell/Common/ConnectedSurfaceLease.qml

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

quickshell/Common/ElevationShadow.qml

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

quickshell/Common/KeyboardFocus.qml

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

quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     property bool clipboardEnterToPaste: false
+    property var clipboardVisibleEntryActions: ["pin", "edit", "delete"]
 
     property var launcherPluginVisibility: ({})
 
@@ -396,6 +397,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool audioVisualizerEnabled: true
     property string audioScrollMode: "volume"
     property int audioWheelScrollAmount: 5
+    property bool audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled: false
     property bool clockCompactMode: false
     property int focusedWindowSize: 1
     property bool focusedWindowCompactMode: false
@@ -518,13 +520,39 @@ Singleton {
     property real notificationSummaryFontSize: Spec.SPEC.notificationSummaryFontSize.def
     property real notificationBodyFontSize: Spec.SPEC.notificationBodyFontSize.def
     property bool notepadShowLineNumbers: false
+    property bool notepadAutoSave: false
+    property string notepadSlideoutSide: "right"
+    property string notepadDefaultMode: "slideout"
     property real notepadTransparencyOverride: -1
     property real notepadLastCustomTransparency: 0.7
+    property bool notepadUseCompositorGap: false
+    property int notepadEdgeGap: 0
+
+    // Compositor layout gap when enabled and available, else the manual value.
+    readonly property int notepadEffectiveEdgeGap: {
+        if (notepadUseCompositorGap) {
+            var g = -1;
+            if (CompositorService.isNiri)
+                g = niriLayoutGapsOverride;
+            else if (CompositorService.isHyprland)
+                g = hyprlandLayoutGapsOverride;
+            else if (CompositorService.isMango)
+                g = mangoLayoutGapsOverride;
+            if (g >= 0)
+                return g;
+        }
+        return Math.max(0, notepadEdgeGap);
+    }
 
     onNotepadUseMonospaceChanged: saveSettings()
     onNotepadFontFamilyChanged: saveSettings()
     onNotepadFontSizeChanged: saveSettings()
     onNotepadShowLineNumbersChanged: saveSettings()
+    onNotepadAutoSaveChanged: saveSettings()
+    onNotepadSlideoutSideChanged: saveSettings()
+    onNotepadDefaultModeChanged: saveSettings()
+    onNotepadUseCompositorGapChanged: saveSettings()
+    onNotepadEdgeGapChanged: saveSettings()
     // onCenteringModeChanged: saveSettings()
     onNotepadTransparencyOverrideChanged: {
         if (notepadTransparencyOverride > 0) {
@@ -1650,6 +1678,15 @@ 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/Theme.qml

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

quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js

@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     audioVisualizerEnabled: { def: true },
     audioScrollMode: { def: "volume" },
     audioWheelScrollAmount: { def: 5 },
+    audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled: { def: false },
     clockCompactMode: { def: false },
     focusedWindowCompactMode: { def: false },
     focusedWindowSize: { def: 1 },
@@ -263,8 +264,13 @@ var SPEC = {
     notificationSummaryFontSize: { def: 0 },
     notificationBodyFontSize: { def: 0 },
     notepadShowLineNumbers: { def: false },
+    notepadAutoSave: { def: false },
+    notepadSlideoutSide: { def: "right" },
+    notepadDefaultMode: { def: "slideout" },
     notepadTransparencyOverride: { def: -1 },
     notepadLastCustomTransparency: { def: 0.7 },
+    notepadUseCompositorGap: { def: false },
+    notepadEdgeGap: { def: 0 },
 
     soundsEnabled: { def: true },
     useSystemSoundTheme: { def: false },
@@ -572,6 +578,7 @@ 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;
@@ -1110,11 +1093,22 @@ Item {
             slideoutWidth: 480
             expandable: true
             expandedWidthValue: 960
+            edgeGap: SettingsData.notepadEffectiveEdgeGap
+            slideEdge: SettingsData.notepadSlideoutSide
+
+            onIsVisibleChanged: {
+                if (isVisible)
+                    PopoutService.notepadPopout?.hide();
+            }
 
             content: Component {
                 Notepad {
                     slideout: notepadSlideout
                     onHideRequested: notepadSlideout.hide()
+                    onPopoutRequested: {
+                        notepadSlideout.hide();
+                        PopoutService.openNotepadPopout();
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1131,6 +1125,24 @@ Item {
         Component.onCompleted: PopoutService.notepadSlideouts = instances
     }
 
+    LazyLoader {
+        id: notepadPopoutLoader
+        active: false
+
+        Component.onCompleted: {
+            PopoutService.notepadPopoutLoader = notepadPopoutLoader;
+        }
+
+        onActiveChanged: {
+            if (active && item) {
+                PopoutService.notepadPopout = item;
+                PopoutService._onNotepadPopoutLoaded();
+            }
+        }
+
+        NotepadPopoutWindow {}
+    }
+
     LazyLoader {
         id: powerMenuModalLoader
 

quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml

@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function open(): string {
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                PopoutService.openNotepadPopout();
+                return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_SUCCESS";
+            }
             var instance = getActiveNotepadInstance();
             if (instance) {
                 instance.show();
@@ -382,6 +386,10 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function close(): string {
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                PopoutService.notepadPopout?.hide();
+                return "NOTEPAD_CLOSE_SUCCESS";
+            }
             var instance = getActiveNotepadInstance();
             if (instance) {
                 instance.hide();
@@ -391,6 +399,10 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function toggle(): string {
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                PopoutService.toggleNotepadPopout();
+                return "NOTEPAD_TOGGLE_SUCCESS";
+            }
             var instance = getActiveNotepadInstance();
             if (instance) {
                 instance.toggle();

quickshell/Modals/BluetoothPairingModal.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/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

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Clipboard
 import qs.Modals.Common
@@ -12,11 +11,6 @@ DankModal {
 
     layerNamespace: "dms:clipboard"
 
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
-        windows: [clipboardHistoryModal.contentWindow]
-        active: clipboardHistoryModal.useHyprlandFocusGrab && clipboardHistoryModal.shouldHaveFocus
-    }
-
     function toggle() {
         if (shouldBeVisible) {
             hide();
@@ -64,6 +58,7 @@ DankModal {
     readonly property bool clipboardAvailable: ClipboardService.clipboardAvailable
 
     visible: false
+    keepContentLoaded: true
     modalWidth: ClipboardConstants.modalWidth
     modalHeight: ClipboardConstants.modalHeight
     backgroundColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
@@ -82,22 +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/Common/DankModal.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalConnected.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/DankColorPickerModal.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalConnected.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalSpotlight.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/KeybindsModal.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/MuxModal.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/NotificationModal.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/PowerMenuModal.qml

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

quickshell/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/ControlCenter/ControlCenterPopout.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/BarCanvas.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     id: barWindow
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("DankBarWindow")
 
+    Component.onDestruction: KeyboardFocus.unregisterBarWindow(barWindow)
+
     required property var rootWindow
     required property var barConfig
     property var modelData: item
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     property var centerWidgetsModel
     property var rightWidgetsModel
 
+    readonly property bool barRevealed: inputMask.showing
+
     property var controlCenterButtonRef: null
     property var clockButtonRef: null
     property var systemUpdateButtonRef: null
@@ -282,9 +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
@@ -296,25 +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
@@ -550,11 +556,12 @@ 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: {
+        KeyboardFocus.registerBarWindow(barWindow);
         updateGpuTempConfig();
         _updateBackgroundAlpha();
         _updateHasMaximizedToplevel();
@@ -947,7 +954,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                         id: barBackground
                         barWindow: barWindow
                         axis: axis
-                        barConfig: barWindow.barConfig
+                        barConfig: barWindow.renderBarConfig
                     }
 
                     MouseArea {
@@ -956,8 +963,13 @@ PanelWindow {
                         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton | Qt.MiddleButton
                         onClicked: {
                             const screenName = barWindow.screen?.name;
-                            if (screenName && PopoutManager.currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName])
+                            if (!screenName)
+                                return;
+                            if (PopoutManager.currentPopoutsByScreen[screenName])
                                 PopoutManager.closeAllPopouts();
+                            if (ModalManager.currentModalsByScreen[screenName])
+                                ModalManager.closeAllModalsExcept(null);
+                            TrayMenuManager.closeAllMenus();
                         }
                     }
 

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Popouts/SystemUpdatePopout.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/NotepadButton.qml

@@ -32,9 +32,20 @@ BasePill {
     }
 
     readonly property var notepadInstance: resolveNotepadInstance()
-    readonly property bool isActive: notepadInstance?.isVisible ?? false
+    readonly property bool popoutDefault: SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout"
+    readonly property bool isActive: popoutDefault ? (PopoutService.notepadPopout?.visible ?? false) : (notepadInstance?.isVisible ?? false)
     property bool isAutoHideBar: false
 
+    function showActiveSurface() {
+        if (root.popoutDefault) {
+            PopoutService.openNotepadPopout();
+            return;
+        }
+        const instance = prepareNotepadInstance(root.notepadInstance);
+        if (instance && typeof instance.show === "function")
+            instance.show();
+    }
+
     function prepareNotepadInstance(instance) {
         if (instance)
             instance.triggerUsesOverlayLayer = root.barUsesOverlayLayer;
@@ -75,20 +86,14 @@ BasePill {
     function openTabByIndex(tabIndex) {
         if (tabIndex < 0)
             return;
-        const instance = prepareNotepadInstance(root.notepadInstance);
-        if (instance && typeof instance.show === "function") {
-            instance.show();
-        }
+        showActiveSurface();
         Qt.callLater(() => {
             NotepadStorageService.switchToTab(tabIndex);
         });
     }
 
     function openNewNote() {
-        const instance = prepareNotepadInstance(root.notepadInstance);
-        if (instance && typeof instance.show === "function") {
-            instance.show();
-        }
+        showActiveSurface();
         Qt.callLater(() => {
             NotepadStorageService.createNewTab();
         });
@@ -147,6 +152,10 @@ BasePill {
                 openContextMenu();
                 return;
             }
+            if (root.popoutDefault) {
+                PopoutService.toggleNotepadPopout();
+                return;
+            }
             const inst = prepareNotepadInstance(root.notepadInstance);
             if (inst) {
                 inst.toggle();

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/DankDashPopout.qml

@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ DankPopout {
                 MprisController.setActivePlayer(player);
                 root.__hideDropdowns();
             }
-            onDeviceSelected: device => {
-                root.__hideDropdowns();
-            }
         }
     }
 

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/MediaDropdownOverlay.qml

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ Item {
             borderColor: volumePanel.border.color
             borderWidth: volumePanel.border.width
             shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha : 0.25
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
+            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
         }
 
         MouseArea {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Item {
             borderColor: audioDevicesPanel.border.color
             borderWidth: audioDevicesPanel.border.width
             shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha : 0.25
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
+            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
         }
 
         MouseArea {
@@ -383,7 +383,27 @@ Item {
                                 anchors.fill: parent
                                 hoverEnabled: true
                                 cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                                onClicked: {
+                                acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
+                                onPressed: mouse => {
+                                    if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
+                                        mouse.accepted = true;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                onWheel: wheelEvent => {
+                                    if (SettingsData.audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled && wheelEvent.x >= deviceMouseArea.width / 2) {
+                                        AudioService.handleNodeVolumeWheel(modelData, wheelEvent);
+                                    } else {
+                                        wheelEvent.accepted = false;
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                onClicked: mouse => {
+                                    if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
+                                        if (modelData && modelData.audio) {
+                                            SessionData.suppressOSDTemporarily();
+                                            modelData.audio.muted = !modelData.audio.muted;
+                                        }
+                                        return;
+                                    }
                                     if (modelData && modelData.name) {
                                         AudioService.setDefaultSinkByName(modelData.name);
                                         root.deviceSelected(modelData);
@@ -444,7 +464,7 @@ Item {
             borderColor: playersPanel.border.color
             borderWidth: playersPanel.border.width
             shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.alpha : 0.25
-            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled && !BlurService.enabled
+            shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
         }
 
         MouseArea {

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/MediaPlayerTab.qml

@@ -866,7 +866,27 @@ Item {
             anchors.fill: parent
             hoverEnabled: true
             cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-            onClicked: {
+            acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton
+            onPressed: mouse => {
+                if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
+                    mouse.accepted = true;
+                }
+            }
+            onWheel: wheelEvent => {
+                const delta = wheelEvent.angleDelta.y;
+                if (delta !== 0) {
+                    AudioService.cycleAudioOutputDirection(delta < 0);
+                    wheelEvent.accepted = true;
+                }
+            }
+            onClicked: mouse => {
+                if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
+                    if (AudioService.sink?.audio) {
+                        SessionData.suppressOSDTemporarily();
+                        AudioService.sink.audio.muted = !AudioService.sink.audio.muted;
+                    }
+                    return;
+                }
                 if (devicesExpanded) {
                     const sinks = AudioService.getAvailableSinks();
                     if (sinks && sinks.length > 1) {

quickshell/Modules/Dock/Dock.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/Frame/FrameBorder.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/Notepad.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Common
@@ -21,11 +22,24 @@ Item {
     property var currentTab: NotepadStorageService.tabs.length > NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex ? NotepadStorageService.tabs[NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex] : null
     property bool showSettingsMenu: false
     property string pendingSaveContent: ""
+    readonly property bool conflictBannerVisible: currentTab !== null && NotepadStorageService.conflictTabId === currentTab.id
     property var slideout: null
+    property bool inPopout: false
+    property bool surfaceVisible: slideout ? slideout.isVisible : true
 
     signal hideRequested
+    signal popoutRequested
+    signal dockRequested
     signal previewRequested(string content)
 
+    function externalSync() {
+        textEditor.syncFromDisk();
+    }
+
+    function flushAutoSave() {
+        textEditor.autoSaveToSession();
+    }
+
     Ref {
         service: NotepadStorageService
     }
@@ -36,6 +50,37 @@ Item {
         function onAboutToHide() {
             textEditor.autoSaveToSession();
         }
+        function onRevealed() {
+            textEditor.syncFromDisk();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function showConflictBanner(diskContent) {
+        if (!currentTab)
+            return;
+        NotepadStorageService.flagConflict(currentTab.id, diskContent);
+    }
+
+    function resolveConflictKeepEdits() {
+        if (!root.conflictBannerVisible)
+            return;
+        NotepadStorageService.clearConflict();
+        if (currentTab && currentTab.filePath && !currentTab.isTemporary) {
+            root.saveToFile("file://" + currentTab.filePath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function resolveConflictReload() {
+        if (!root.conflictBannerVisible)
+            return;
+        const diskContent = NotepadStorageService.conflictDiskContent;
+        NotepadStorageService.clearConflict();
+        textEditor.reloadFromDisk(diskContent);
+    }
+
+    function dismissConflictBanner() {
+        if (root.conflictBannerVisible)
+            NotepadStorageService.clearConflict();
     }
 
     function hasUnsavedChanges() {
@@ -51,10 +96,14 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function performCreateNewTab() {
+        textEditor.commitLiveBuffer();
         NotepadStorageService.createNewTab();
+        textEditor.applyingShared = true;
         textEditor.text = "";
         textEditor.lastSavedContent = "";
+        textEditor.loadedTabId = -1;
         textEditor.contentLoaded = true;
+        textEditor.applyingShared = false;
         textEditor.textArea.forceActiveFocus();
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +135,6 @@ Item {
 
         NotepadStorageService.switchToTab(tabIndex);
         Qt.callLater(() => {
-            textEditor.loadCurrentTabContent();
             if (currentTab) {
                 root.currentFileName = currentTab.fileName || "";
                 root.currentFileUrl = currentTab.fileUrl || "";
@@ -100,6 +148,7 @@ Item {
         var content = textEditor.text;
         var filePath = fileUrl.toString().replace(/^file:\/\//, '');
 
+        textEditor.externalWatchPaused = true;
         saveFileView.path = "";
         pendingSaveContent = content;
         saveFileView.path = filePath;
@@ -109,6 +158,53 @@ Item {
         });
     }
 
+    function saveExternalWithFreshnessCheck() {
+        if (!currentTab || currentTab.isTemporary || !currentTab.filePath)
+            return;
+        const filePath = currentTab.filePath;
+        loadFileView.path = "";
+        loadFileView.path = filePath;
+
+        if (!loadFileView.waitForJob()) {
+            saveToFile("file://" + filePath);
+            return;
+        }
+        Qt.callLater(() => {
+            if (!currentTab || currentTab.isTemporary || currentTab.filePath !== filePath)
+                return;
+            const diskContent = loadFileView.text();
+            if (diskContent !== undefined && diskContent !== null && diskContent !== textEditor.text && diskContent !== textEditor.lastSavedContent) {
+                root.showConflictBanner(diskContent);
+                return;
+            }
+            saveToFile("file://" + filePath);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function autoSaveExternal() {
+        if (!SettingsData.notepadAutoSave)
+            return;
+        if (!currentTab || currentTab.isTemporary || !currentTab.filePath)
+            return;
+        if (!textEditor.hasUnsavedChanges())
+            return;
+        const filePath = currentTab.filePath;
+        loadFileView.path = "";
+        loadFileView.path = filePath;
+        if (!loadFileView.waitForJob())
+            return;
+        Qt.callLater(() => {
+            if (!currentTab || currentTab.isTemporary || currentTab.filePath !== filePath)
+                return;
+            const diskContent = loadFileView.text();
+            if (diskContent === undefined || diskContent === null)
+                return;
+            if (diskContent !== textEditor.lastSavedContent)
+                return;
+            saveToFile("file://" + filePath);
+        });
+    }
+
     function loadFromFile(fileUrl) {
         if (hasUnsavedTemporaryContent()) {
             root.pendingFileUrl = fileUrl;
@@ -146,14 +242,155 @@ Item {
 
                     root.currentFileName = fileName;
                     root.currentFileUrl = fileUrl;
-                    textEditor.saveCurrentTabContent();
+                    textEditor.loadedTabId = currentTab.id;
+                    NotepadStorageService.clearSessionBuffer(currentTab.id);
+                    if (root.conflictBannerVisible)
+                        NotepadStorageService.clearConflict();
                 }
             });
         }
     }
 
+    Item {
+        id: conflictBanner
+        anchors.top: parent.top
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        height: root.conflictBannerVisible ? bannerRect.implicitHeight : 0
+        visible: height > 0
+        clip: true
+        z: 5
+
+        Behavior on height {
+            NumberAnimation {
+                duration: Theme.shortDuration
+                easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
+            }
+        }
+
+        StyledRect {
+            id: bannerRect
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.top: parent.top
+            implicitHeight: bannerLayout.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingM * 2
+            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+            color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.warning, 0.12)
+            border.color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.warning, 0.5)
+            border.width: 1
+
+            ColumnLayout {
+                id: bannerLayout
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.margins: Theme.spacingM
+                spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                RowLayout {
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                    DankIcon {
+                        Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+                        name: "sync_problem"
+                        size: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                        color: Theme.warning
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        Layout.fillWidth: true
+                        Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+                        text: I18n.tr("File changed on disk")
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                        wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
+                        elide: Text.ElideRight
+                    }
+
+                    DankActionButton {
+                        Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+                        iconName: "close"
+                        iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+                        iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                        buttonSize: 28
+                        onClicked: root.dismissConflictBanner()
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Item {
+                    Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: 32
+
+                    Row {
+                        id: bannerActions
+                        anchors.right: parent.right
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                        readonly property real available: parent.width
+
+                        StyledRect {
+                            width: Math.min(keepText.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2, Math.max(104, (bannerActions.available - bannerActions.spacing) / 2))
+                            height: 32
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                            color: "transparent"
+                            border.color: Theme.outlineMedium
+                            border.width: 1
+
+                            StateLayer {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                                stateColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                                onClicked: root.resolveConflictKeepEdits()
+                            }
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                id: keepText
+                                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                width: parent.width - Theme.spacingM
+                                text: I18n.tr("Keep My Edits")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        StyledRect {
+                            width: Math.min(reloadText.implicitWidth + Theme.spacingM * 2, Math.max(116, (bannerActions.available - bannerActions.spacing) / 2))
+                            height: 32
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                            color: Theme.primary
+
+                            StateLayer {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                                stateColor: Theme.background
+                                onClicked: root.resolveConflictReload()
+                            }
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                id: reloadText
+                                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                width: parent.width - Theme.spacingM
+                                text: I18n.tr("Reload From Disk")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.background
+                                horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                                elide: Text.ElideRight
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     Column {
-        anchors.fill: parent
+        anchors.top: conflictBanner.bottom
+        anchors.topMargin: root.conflictBannerVisible ? Theme.spacingM : 0
+        anchors.left: parent.left
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         spacing: Theme.spacingM
 
         NotepadTabs {
@@ -178,11 +415,12 @@ Item {
             id: textEditor
             width: parent.width
             height: parent.height - tabBar.height - Theme.spacingM * 2
+            inPopout: root.inPopout
+            surfaceVisible: root.surfaceVisible
 
             onSaveRequested: {
                 if (currentTab && !currentTab.isTemporary && currentTab.filePath) {
-                    var fileUrl = "file://" + currentTab.filePath;
-                    saveToFile(fileUrl);
+                    root.saveExternalWithFreshnessCheck();
                 } else {
                     root.fileDialogOpen = true;
                     saveBrowserLoader.active = true;
@@ -214,12 +452,28 @@ Item {
 
             onEscapePressed: {
                 textEditor.autoSaveToSession();
-                root.hideRequested();
+                if (showSettingsMenu) {
+                    showSettingsMenu = false;
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (!root.inPopout) {
+                    root.hideRequested();
+                }
             }
 
             onSettingsRequested: {
                 showSettingsMenu = !showSettingsMenu;
             }
+
+            onPopoutRequested: root.popoutRequested()
+
+            onDockRequested: root.dockRequested()
+
+            onConflictDetected: diskContent => {
+                root.showConflictBanner(diskContent);
+            }
+
+            onAutoSaveRequested: root.autoSaveExternal()
         }
     }
 
@@ -242,17 +496,24 @@ Item {
         printErrors: true
 
         onSaved: {
-            if (currentTab && saveFileView.path && pendingSaveContent) {
+            if (currentTab && saveFileView.path) {
                 NotepadStorageService.updateTabMetadata(NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex, {
                     hasUnsavedChanges: false,
                     lastSavedContent: pendingSaveContent
                 });
                 root.lastSavedFileContent = pendingSaveContent;
-                pendingSaveContent = "";
+                textEditor.lastSavedContent = pendingSaveContent;
+                textEditor.ignoreNextExternalChange = true;
+                textEditor.commitLiveBuffer();
+                if (root.conflictBannerVisible)
+                    NotepadStorageService.clearConflict();
             }
+            textEditor.externalWatchPaused = false;
+            pendingSaveContent = "";
         }
 
         onSaveFailed: error => {
+            textEditor.externalWatchPaused = false;
             pendingSaveContent = "";
         }
     }
@@ -298,6 +559,7 @@ Item {
 
                 root.currentFileName = fileName;
                 root.currentFileUrl = fileUrl;
+                textEditor.externalWatchPaused = true;
 
                 if (currentTab) {
                     NotepadStorageService.saveTabAs(NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex, cleanPath);
@@ -343,7 +605,7 @@ Item {
             browserTitle: I18n.tr("Open Notepad File")
             browserIcon: "folder_open"
             browserType: "notepad_load"
-            fileExtensions: ["*.txt", "*.md", "*.*"]
+            fileExtensions: ["*"]
             allowStacking: true
 
             onFileSelected: path => {
@@ -376,6 +638,7 @@ Item {
             modalHeight: contentLoader.item ? contentLoader.item.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingM * 2 : 180
             shouldBeVisible: false
             allowStacking: true
+            useOverlayLayer: true
 
             onBackgroundClicked: {
                 close();

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadPopoutWindow.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import QtQuick
+import Quickshell
+import qs.Common
+import qs.Services
+import qs.Widgets
+import qs.Modules.Notepad
+
+FloatingWindow {
+    id: win
+
+    property alias shouldBeVisible: win.visible
+
+    function show() {
+        visible = true;
+    }
+
+    function hide() {
+        visible = false;
+    }
+
+    function toggle() {
+        visible = !visible;
+    }
+
+    title: I18n.tr("Notepad")
+    minimumSize: Qt.size(360, 320)
+    implicitWidth: 640
+    implicitHeight: 760
+    color: Theme.surfaceContainer
+    visible: false
+
+    onVisibleChanged: {
+        if (visible) {
+            Qt.callLater(notepad.externalSync);
+        } else {
+            notepad.flushAutoSave();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // A compositor close (e.g. niri close-window)
+    onClosed: win.visible = false
+
+    Item {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+
+        Item {
+            id: titleBar
+            anchors.top: parent.top
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            height: 44
+            z: 10
+
+            MouseArea {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                onPressed: windowControls.tryStartMove()
+                onDoubleClicked: windowControls.tryToggleMaximize()
+            }
+
+            Rectangle {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                color: Theme.surfaceContainerHigh
+                opacity: 0.5
+            }
+
+            Row {
+                anchors.left: parent.left
+                anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                DankIcon {
+                    name: "edit_note"
+                    size: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                    color: Theme.primary
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                }
+
+                StyledText {
+                    text: I18n.tr("Notepad")
+                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
+                    font.weight: Font.Medium
+                    color: Theme.surfaceText
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                }
+            }
+
+            Row {
+                anchors.right: parent.right
+                anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    visible: windowControls.canMaximize
+                    circular: false
+                    iconName: win.maximized ? "fullscreen_exit" : "fullscreen"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
+                    iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                    onClicked: windowControls.tryToggleMaximize()
+                }
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    circular: false
+                    iconName: "close"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 4
+                    iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                    onClicked: win.hide()
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Notepad {
+            id: notepad
+            anchors.top: titleBar.bottom
+            anchors.left: parent.left
+            anchors.right: parent.right
+            anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+            anchors.topMargin: Theme.spacingM
+            anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
+            anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+            anchors.bottomMargin: Theme.spacingM
+            inPopout: true
+            surfaceVisible: win.visible
+            onHideRequested: win.hide()
+            onDockRequested: {
+                win.hide();
+                PopoutService.openNotepadSlideout();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    FloatingWindowControls {
+        id: windowControls
+        targetWindow: win
+    }
+}

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadSettings.qml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ Item {
     property var cachedFontFamilies: []
     property var cachedMonoFamilies: []
     property bool fontsEnumerated: false
+    property bool shortcutsExpanded: false
 
     signal settingsRequested
     signal findRequested
@@ -62,11 +63,23 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    MouseArea {
+    Rectangle {
         anchors.fill: parent
         visible: root.isVisible
-        onClicked: root.settingsRequested()
         z: 50
+        color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surface.r, Theme.surface.g, Theme.surface.b, 0.85)
+
+        WheelHandler {
+            // Hold scroll so the editor beneath doesn't move while settings are open.
+            onWheel: event => {
+                event.accepted = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            onClicked: root.settingsRequested()
+        }
     }
 
     Rectangle {
@@ -74,8 +87,8 @@ Item {
         visible: root.isVisible
         anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-        width: 360
-        height: settingsColumn.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingXL * 2
+        width: Math.min(360, root.width - Theme.spacingL * 2)
+        height: Math.min(settingsColumn.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingXL * 2, root.height - Theme.spacingL * 2)
         radius: Theme.cornerRadius
         color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceContainer.r, Theme.surfaceContainer.g, Theme.surfaceContainer.b, Theme.notepadTransparency)
         border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.08)
@@ -93,274 +106,458 @@ Item {
             z: parent.z - 1
         }
 
-        Column {
-            id: settingsColumn
-            width: parent.width - Theme.spacingXL * 2
-            anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-            anchors.top: parent.top
-            anchors.topMargin: Theme.spacingXL
-            spacing: Theme.spacingS
+        DankFlickable {
+            id: settingsFlickable
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            clip: true
+            contentWidth: width
+            contentHeight: settingsColumn.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingXL * 2
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: 36
-                color: "transparent"
+            Column {
+                id: settingsColumn
+                x: Theme.spacingXL
+                y: Theme.spacingXL
+                width: settingsFlickable.width - Theme.spacingXL * 2
+                spacing: Theme.spacingS
 
-                StyledText {
-                    anchors.left: parent.left
-                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingXS
-                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                    text: I18n.tr("Notepad Font Settings")
-                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                    font.weight: Font.Medium
-                    color: Theme.surfaceText
-                }
-            }
-
-            Rectangle {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: 1
-                color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
-            }
-
-            DankToggle {
-                anchors.left: parent.left
-                anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                text: I18n.tr("Use Monospace Font")
-                description: I18n.tr("Toggle fonts")
-                checked: SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace
-                onToggled: checked => {
-                    SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace = checked;
-                }
-            }
-
-            DankToggle {
-                anchors.left: parent.left
-                anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                text: I18n.tr("Show Line Numbers")
-                description: I18n.tr("Display line numbers in editor")
-                checked: SettingsData.notepadShowLineNumbers
-                onToggled: checked => {
-                    SettingsData.notepadShowLineNumbers = checked;
-                }
-            }
-
-            StyledRect {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: 60
-                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                color: "transparent"
-
-                StateLayer {
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                    width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                    stateColor: Theme.primary
-                    cornerRadius: parent.radius
-                    onClicked: root.findRequested()
-                }
-
-                Row {
-                    anchors.left: parent.left
-                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                    anchors.right: parent.right
-                    anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
-                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
-
-                    DankIcon {
-                        name: "search"
-                        size: Theme.iconSize - 2
-                        color: Theme.primary
-                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                    }
-
-                    Column {
-                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                        spacing: Theme.spacingXS
-
-                        StyledText {
-                            text: I18n.tr("Find in Text")
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
-                            font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            color: Theme.surfaceText
-                        }
-
-                        StyledText {
-                            text: I18n.tr("Open search bar to find text")
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                            color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            Rectangle {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: visible ? (fontDropdown.height + Theme.spacingS) : 0
-                color: "transparent"
-                visible: !SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace
-
-                DankDropdown {
-                    id: fontDropdown
-                    anchors.left: parent.left
-                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                    width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                    text: I18n.tr("Font Family")
-                    options: cachedFontFamilies
-                    currentValue: {
-                        if (!SettingsData.notepadFontFamily || SettingsData.notepadFontFamily === "")
-                            return I18n.tr("Default (Global)");
-                        else
-                            return SettingsData.notepadFontFamily;
-                    }
-                    enableFuzzySearch: true
-                    onValueChanged: value => {
-                        if (value && (value.startsWith("Default") || value === "Default (Global)")) {
-                            SettingsData.notepadFontFamily = "";
-                        } else {
-                            SettingsData.notepadFontFamily = value;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            Rectangle {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: fontSizeRow.height + Theme.spacingS
-                color: "transparent"
-
-                Row {
-                    id: fontSizeRow
+                Rectangle {
                     width: parent.width
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingS
+                    height: 36
+                    color: "transparent"
 
-                    Column {
-                        width: parent.width - fontSizeControls.width - Theme.spacingM
-                        spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+                    StyledText {
+                        anchors.left: parent.left
+                        anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingXS
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        text: I18n.tr("Notepad Settings")
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                    }
+                }
 
-                        StyledText {
-                            text: I18n.tr("Font Size")
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                            font.weight: Font.Medium
-                            color: Theme.surfaceText
-                        }
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: 1
+                    color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
+                }
 
-                        StyledText {
-                            text: SettingsData.notepadFontSize + "px"
-                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                            color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
-                            width: parent.width
-                        }
+                DankToggle {
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
+                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                    width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                    text: I18n.tr("Use Monospace Font")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Toggle fonts")
+                    checked: SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace
+                    onToggled: checked => {
+                        SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace = checked;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                DankToggle {
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
+                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                    width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                    text: I18n.tr("Show Line Numbers")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Display line numbers in editor")
+                    checked: SettingsData.notepadShowLineNumbers
+                    onToggled: checked => {
+                        SettingsData.notepadShowLineNumbers = checked;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                DankToggle {
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
+                    anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                    width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                    text: I18n.tr("Auto-save to disk")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Automatically save changes to opened files as you type")
+                    checked: SettingsData.notepadAutoSave
+                    onToggled: checked => {
+                        SettingsData.notepadAutoSave = checked;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                StyledRect {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: 60
+                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                    color: "transparent"
+
+                    StateLayer {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                        width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                        stateColor: Theme.primary
+                        cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                        onClicked: root.findRequested()
                     }
 
                     Row {
-                        id: fontSizeControls
-                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+                        anchors.left: parent.left
+                        anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                        anchors.right: parent.right
+                        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
                         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingM
 
-                        DankActionButton {
-                            buttonSize: 32
-                            iconName: "remove"
-                            iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
-                            enabled: SettingsData.notepadFontSize > 8
-                            backgroundColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.5)
-                            iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                            onClicked: {
-                                var newSize = Math.max(8, SettingsData.notepadFontSize - 1);
-                                SettingsData.notepadFontSize = newSize;
-                            }
+                        DankIcon {
+                            name: "search"
+                            size: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                            color: Theme.primary
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                         }
 
-                        Rectangle {
-                            width: 60
-                            height: 32
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.3)
-                            border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
-                            border.width: 1
+                        Column {
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
                             StyledText {
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                text: SettingsData.notepadFontSize + "px"
+                                text: I18n.tr("Find in Text")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            }
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: I18n.tr("Open search bar to find text")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: visible ? (fontDropdown.height + Theme.spacingS) : 0
+                    color: "transparent"
+                    visible: !SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace
+
+                    DankDropdown {
+                        id: fontDropdown
+                        anchors.left: parent.left
+                        anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                        width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                        text: I18n.tr("Font Family")
+                        options: cachedFontFamilies
+                        currentValue: {
+                            if (!SettingsData.notepadFontFamily || SettingsData.notepadFontFamily === "")
+                                return I18n.tr("Default (Global)");
+                            else
+                                return SettingsData.notepadFontFamily;
+                        }
+                        enableFuzzySearch: true
+                        onValueChanged: value => {
+                            if (value && (value.startsWith("Default") || value === "Default (Global)")) {
+                                SettingsData.notepadFontFamily = "";
+                            } else {
+                                SettingsData.notepadFontFamily = value;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: fontSizeRow.height + Theme.spacingS
+                    color: "transparent"
+
+                    Row {
+                        id: fontSizeRow
+                        width: parent.width
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width - fontSizeControls.width - Theme.spacingM
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: I18n.tr("Font Size")
                                 font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                                 font.weight: Font.Medium
                                 color: Theme.surfaceText
                             }
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: SettingsData.notepadFontSize + "px"
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                                width: parent.width
+                            }
                         }
 
-                        DankActionButton {
-                            buttonSize: 32
-                            iconName: "add"
-                            iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
-                            enabled: SettingsData.notepadFontSize < 48
-                            backgroundColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.5)
-                            iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                            onClicked: {
-                                var newSize = Math.min(48, SettingsData.notepadFontSize + 1);
-                                SettingsData.notepadFontSize = newSize;
+                        Row {
+                            id: fontSizeControls
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingS
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+
+                            DankActionButton {
+                                buttonSize: 32
+                                iconName: "remove"
+                                iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+                                enabled: SettingsData.notepadFontSize > 8
+                                backgroundColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.5)
+                                iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                                onClicked: {
+                                    var newSize = Math.max(8, SettingsData.notepadFontSize - 1);
+                                    SettingsData.notepadFontSize = newSize;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            Rectangle {
+                                width: 60
+                                height: 32
+                                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                                color: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.3)
+                                border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g, Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
+                                border.width: 1
+
+                                StyledText {
+                                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                    text: SettingsData.notepadFontSize + "px"
+                                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                    font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                    color: Theme.surfaceText
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            DankActionButton {
+                                buttonSize: 32
+                                iconName: "add"
+                                iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+                                enabled: SettingsData.notepadFontSize < 48
+                                backgroundColor: Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceVariant.r, Theme.surfaceVariant.g, Theme.surfaceVariant.b, 0.5)
+                                iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                                onClicked: {
+                                    var newSize = Math.min(48, SettingsData.notepadFontSize + 1);
+                                    SettingsData.notepadFontSize = newSize;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: parent.width
-                height: transparencySliderColumn.height + Theme.spacingS
-                color: "transparent"
-
-                Column {
-                    id: transparencySliderColumn
+                Rectangle {
                     width: parent.width
-                    spacing: Theme.spacingS
+                    height: transparencySliderColumn.height + Theme.spacingS
+                    color: "transparent"
 
-                    DankToggle {
-                        anchors.left: parent.left
-                        anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                        width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                        text: I18n.tr("Custom Transparency")
-                        description: I18n.tr("Override global transparency for Notepad")
-                        checked: SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0
-                        onToggled: checked => {
-                            if (checked) {
-                                SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride = SettingsData.notepadLastCustomTransparency;
-                            } else {
-                                SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride = -1;
+                    Column {
+                        id: transparencySliderColumn
+                        width: parent.width
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                        DankToggle {
+                            anchors.left: parent.left
+                            anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                            width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                            text: I18n.tr("Surface Opacity")
+                            description: I18n.tr("Override global transparency for Notepad")
+                            checked: SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0
+                            onToggled: checked => {
+                                if (checked) {
+                                    SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride = SettingsData.notepadLastCustomTransparency;
+                                } else {
+                                    SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride = -1;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    DankSlider {
-                        anchors.left: parent.left
-                        anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
-                        width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                        height: 24
-                        visible: SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0
-                        value: Math.round((SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0 ? SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride : SettingsData.popupTransparency) * 100)
-                        minimum: 0
-                        maximum: 100
-                        unit: ""
-                        showValue: true
-                        wheelEnabled: false
-                        onSliderValueChanged: newValue => {
-                            if (SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0) {
-                                SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride = newValue / 100;
+                        DankSlider {
+                            anchors.left: parent.left
+                            anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                            width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                            height: 24
+                            visible: SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0
+                            value: Math.round((SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0 ? SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride : SettingsData.popupTransparency) * 100)
+                            minimum: 0
+                            maximum: 100
+                            unit: ""
+                            showValue: true
+                            wheelEnabled: false
+                            onSliderValueChanged: newValue => {
+                                if (SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0) {
+                                    SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride = newValue / 100;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            StyledText {
-                width: parent.width
-                text: SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace ? I18n.tr("Using global monospace font from Settings → Personalization") : I18n.tr("Global fonts can be configured in Settings → Personalization")
-                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                color: Theme.surfaceTextMedium
-                wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
-                opacity: 0.8
+                Rectangle {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    height: gapColumn.height + Theme.spacingS
+                    color: "transparent"
+
+                    Column {
+                        id: gapColumn
+                        width: parent.width
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: I18n.tr("Default Mode")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            }
+
+                            DankButtonGroup {
+                                model: [I18n.tr("Slideout"), I18n.tr("Popout")]
+                                size: "small"
+                                currentIndex: SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout" ? 1 : 0
+                                onSelectionChanged: (index, selected) => {
+                                    if (!selected)
+                                        return;
+                                    SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode = index === 1 ? "popout" : "slideout";
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+                            visible: SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode !== "popout"
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: I18n.tr("Open From")
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            }
+
+                            DankButtonGroup {
+                                model: [I18n.tr("Right"), I18n.tr("Left")]
+                                size: "small"
+                                currentIndex: SettingsData.notepadSlideoutSide === "left" ? 1 : 0
+                                onSelectionChanged: (index, selected) => {
+                                    if (!selected)
+                                        return;
+                                    SettingsData.notepadSlideoutSide = index === 1 ? "left" : "right";
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        DankToggle {
+                            anchors.left: parent.left
+                            anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
+                            width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
+                            text: I18n.tr("Auto Compositor Gaps")
+                            description: I18n.tr("Inset the Notepad from screen edges using the compositor's configured gaps")
+                            checked: SettingsData.notepadUseCompositorGap
+                            onToggled: checked => {
+                                SettingsData.notepadUseCompositorGap = checked;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        StyledText {
+                            visible: !SettingsData.notepadUseCompositorGap
+                            text: I18n.tr("Manual Gaps")
+                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                            font.weight: Font.Medium
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                        }
+
+                        DankSlider {
+                            anchors.left: parent.left
+                            anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingXS
+                            width: parent.width - Theme.spacingXS * 2
+                            height: 24
+                            visible: !SettingsData.notepadUseCompositorGap
+                            value: SettingsData.notepadEdgeGap
+                            minimum: 0
+                            maximum: 64
+                            unit: "px"
+                            showValue: true
+                            wheelEnabled: false
+                            onSliderValueChanged: newValue => {
+                                SettingsData.notepadEdgeGap = newValue;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                StyledText {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    text: SettingsData.notepadUseMonospace ? I18n.tr("Using global monospace font from Settings → Personalization") : I18n.tr("Global fonts can be configured in Settings → Personalization")
+                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                    color: Theme.surfaceTextMedium
+                    wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                    opacity: 0.8
+                }
+
+                StyledRect {
+                    width: parent.width
+                    implicitHeight: shortcutsHeader.height + (root.shortcutsExpanded ? shortcutsColumn.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingM : 0)
+                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                    color: root.shortcutsExpanded ? Qt.rgba(Theme.surfaceContainer.r, Theme.surfaceContainer.g, Theme.surfaceContainer.b, 0.95) : "transparent"
+                    border.color: root.shortcutsExpanded ? Theme.primary : Theme.outlineMedium
+                    border.width: root.shortcutsExpanded ? 2 : 1
+
+                    StateLayer {
+                        anchors.fill: parent
+                        stateColor: Theme.primary
+                        cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                        onClicked: root.shortcutsExpanded = !root.shortcutsExpanded
+                    }
+
+                    Row {
+                        id: shortcutsHeader
+                        anchors.top: parent.top
+                        anchors.left: parent.left
+                        anchors.right: parent.right
+                        anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
+                        height: 36
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                        DankIcon {
+                            name: root.shortcutsExpanded ? "expand_less" : "expand_more"
+                            size: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        }
+
+                        StyledText {
+                            text: I18n.tr("Keyboard Shortcuts")
+                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                            font.weight: Font.Medium
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    Column {
+                        id: shortcutsColumn
+                        visible: root.shortcutsExpanded
+                        width: parent.width - Theme.spacingL * 2
+                        anchors.top: shortcutsHeader.bottom
+                        anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                        spacing: 2
+
+                        StyledText {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            text: I18n.tr("Ctrl+S: Save • Ctrl+O: Open • Ctrl+N: New • Ctrl+F: Find")
+                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                        }
+
+                        StyledText {
+                            width: parent.width
+                            text: I18n.tr("Ctrl+A: Select All • Ctrl+P: Preview • Enter/Shift+Enter: Find Next/Previous • Esc: Close")
+                            font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                            color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadTextEditor.qml

@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ Column {
     property string pluginHighlightedHtml: ""
     property string lastPluginContent: ""
     property int loadRequestId: 0
+    property bool ignoreNextExternalChange: false
+    property bool watcherReloadPending: false
+    property bool externalWatchPaused: false
+    property bool inPopout: false
+    property bool surfaceVisible: true
+    // Tab ids are Date.now() timestamps (~1.78e12) which overflow a 32-bit `int`,
+    // corrupting the value (e.g. -946062153) and breaking buffer keying. `var`
+    // holds the full JS-safe integer.
+    property var loadedTabId: -1
+    property bool applyingShared: false
+    property bool showPathInfo: false
+
+    function currentFilePath() {
+        if (!currentTab)
+            return "";
+        return currentTab.isTemporary ? (NotepadStorageService.baseDir + "/" + currentTab.filePath) : currentTab.filePath;
+    }
 
     signal saveRequested
     signal openRequested
@@ -40,6 +57,10 @@ Column {
     signal escapePressed
     signal contentChanged
     signal settingsRequested
+    signal popoutRequested
+    signal dockRequested
+    signal conflictDetected(string diskContent)
+    signal autoSaveRequested
 
     function hasUnsavedChanges() {
         if (!currentTab || !contentLoaded) {
@@ -52,6 +73,12 @@ Column {
         return textArea.text !== lastSavedContent;
     }
 
+    function commitLiveBuffer() {
+        if (loadedTabId < 0 || !contentLoaded)
+            return;
+        NotepadStorageService.setSessionBuffer(loadedTabId, textArea.text, lastSavedContent);
+    }
+
     function loadCurrentTabContent() {
         if (!currentTab)
             return;
@@ -62,8 +89,25 @@ Column {
             const activeTab = NotepadStorageService.tabs.length > NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex ? NotepadStorageService.tabs[NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex] : null;
             if (requestId !== loadRequestId || !activeTab || activeTab.id !== requestedTabId)
                 return;
+
+            const buffer = NotepadStorageService.getSessionBuffer(requestedTabId);
+            if (buffer !== undefined) {
+                applyingShared = true;
+                lastSavedContent = buffer.baseline;
+                textArea.text = buffer.content;
+                applyingShared = false;
+                loadedTabId = requestedTabId;
+                contentLoaded = true;
+                syncContentToPlugin();
+                applyDiskContent(content);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            applyingShared = true;
             lastSavedContent = content;
             textArea.text = content;
+            applyingShared = false;
+            loadedTabId = requestedTabId;
             contentLoaded = true;
             syncContentToPlugin();
         });
@@ -72,14 +116,56 @@ Column {
     function saveCurrentTabContent() {
         if (!currentTab || !contentLoaded)
             return;
+        if (!currentTab.isTemporary)
+            return;
         NotepadStorageService.saveTabContent(NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex, textArea.text);
         lastSavedContent = textArea.text;
+        NotepadStorageService.clearSessionBuffer(loadedTabId);
     }
 
     function autoSaveToSession() {
+        commitLiveBuffer();
         if (!currentTab || !contentLoaded)
             return;
-        saveCurrentTabContent();
+        if (currentTab.isTemporary) {
+            saveCurrentTabContent();
+        } else if (SettingsData.notepadAutoSave) {
+            root.autoSaveRequested();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function syncFromDisk() {
+        if (!currentTab)
+            return;
+        loadCurrentTabContent();
+    }
+
+    function applyDiskContent(diskContent) {
+        if (diskContent === undefined || diskContent === null)
+            return;
+        if (diskContent === textArea.text) {
+            lastSavedContent = diskContent;
+            return;
+        }
+        if (diskContent === lastSavedContent) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (textArea.text === lastSavedContent) {
+            reloadFromDisk(diskContent);
+        } else if (surfaceVisible) {
+            conflictDetected(diskContent);
+        }
+    }
+
+    function reloadFromDisk(diskContent) {
+        applyingShared = true;
+        contentLoaded = false;
+        textArea.text = diskContent;
+        lastSavedContent = diskContent;
+        contentLoaded = true;
+        applyingShared = false;
+        NotepadStorageService.clearSessionBuffer(loadedTabId);
+        syncContentToPlugin();
     }
 
     function setTextDocumentLineHeight() {
@@ -202,7 +288,8 @@ Column {
         if (!currentTab)
             return;
         const filePath = currentTab?.filePath || "";
-        const ext = filePath.split('.').pop().toLowerCase();
+        const baseName = filePath.split('/').pop();
+        const ext = baseName.includes('.') ? baseName.split('.').pop().toLowerCase() : "";
         const content = textArea.text;
 
         if (content === lastPluginContent && SettingsData.getBuiltInPluginSetting("dankNotepadModule", "previewActive", false) === inlinePreviewVisible) {
@@ -550,6 +637,7 @@ Column {
                         Connections {
                             target: NotepadStorageService
                             function onCurrentTabIndexChanged() {
+                                root.commitLiveBuffer();
                                 loadCurrentTabContent();
                                 Qt.callLater(() => {
                                     textArea.forceActiveFocus();
@@ -570,7 +658,9 @@ Column {
                         }
 
                         onTextChanged: {
-                            if (contentLoaded && text !== lastSavedContent) {
+                            // Debounced flush to the shared buffer (+ optional disk
+                            // autosave) for every loaded tab, not just scratch notes.
+                            if (contentLoaded && !applyingShared) {
                                 autoSaveTimer.restart();
                             }
                             root.contentChanged();
@@ -744,6 +834,7 @@ Column {
         spacing: Theme.spacingS
 
         Item {
+            id: buttonBarItem
             width: parent.width
             height: 32
 
@@ -820,17 +911,98 @@ Column {
                 }
             }
 
-            DankActionButton {
+            Row {
+                id: rightButtonRow
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                iconName: "more_horiz"
-                iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
-                iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                onClicked: root.settingsRequested()
+                spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    visible: !root.inPopout
+                    iconName: "open_in_new"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                    iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                    onClicked: root.popoutRequested()
+                }
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    visible: root.inPopout
+                    iconName: "dock_to_right"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                    iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                    onClicked: root.dockRequested()
+                }
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    iconName: "more_horiz"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 2
+                    iconColor: Theme.surfaceText
+                    onClicked: root.settingsRequested()
+                }
+            }
+
+            StyledRect {
+                id: pathInfoPopup
+                visible: root.showPathInfo
+                anchors.right: parent.right
+                anchors.bottom: parent.top
+                anchors.bottomMargin: Theme.spacingS
+                width: Math.min(root.width, 360)
+                height: pathInfoRow.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingS * 2
+                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainerHigh, Theme.popupTransparency)
+                border.color: Theme.outlineMedium
+                border.width: 1
+                z: 10
+
+                Row {
+                    id: pathInfoRow
+                    anchors.left: parent.left
+                    anchors.right: parent.right
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                    anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingS
+
+                    DankIcon {
+                        name: currentTab && currentTab.isTemporary ? "draft" : "description"
+                        size: Theme.iconSize - 4
+                        color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+
+                    StyledText {
+                        width: pathInfoRow.width - (Theme.iconSize - 4) - copyPathButton.width - Theme.spacingS * 2
+                        text: root.currentFilePath()
+                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                        color: Theme.surfaceText
+                        elide: Text.ElideMiddle
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    }
+
+                    DankActionButton {
+                        id: copyPathButton
+                        iconName: "content_copy"
+                        iconSize: Theme.iconSize - 6
+                        iconColor: Theme.surfaceTextMedium
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        onClicked: {
+                            const proc = clipboardCopyProcComp.createObject(root, {
+                                content: root.currentFilePath(),
+                                running: true
+                            });
+                            proc.exited.connect(() => {
+                                ToastService.showInfo(I18n.tr("Path copied to clipboard"));
+                                proc.destroy();
+                            });
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
 
         Row {
+            id: statusRow
             width: parent.width
             spacing: Theme.spacingL
 
@@ -853,35 +1025,46 @@ Column {
                 opacity: 1.0
             }
 
-            StyledText {
-                text: {
-                    if (autoSaveTimer.running) {
-                        return I18n.tr("Auto-saving...");
-                    }
+            Row {
+                visible: textArea.text.length > 0
+                spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
-                    if (hasUnsavedChanges()) {
-                        if (currentTab && currentTab.isTemporary) {
-                            return I18n.tr("Unsaved note...");
-                        } else {
-                            return I18n.tr("Unsaved changes");
+                StyledText {
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    readonly property bool savingToDisk: autoSaveTimer.running && currentTab && (currentTab.isTemporary || SettingsData.notepadAutoSave)
+                    text: {
+                        if (savingToDisk) {
+                            return I18n.tr("Saving...");
                         }
-                    } else {
-                        return I18n.tr("Saved");
-                    }
-                }
-                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                color: {
-                    if (autoSaveTimer.running) {
-                        return Theme.primary;
-                    }
 
-                    if (hasUnsavedChanges()) {
-                        return Theme.warning;
-                    } else {
-                        return Theme.success;
+                        if (currentTab && currentTab.isTemporary) {
+                            return I18n.tr("Auto saved");
+                        }
+
+                        return hasUnsavedChanges() ? I18n.tr("Unsaved changes") : I18n.tr("Saved");
+                    }
+                    font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                    color: {
+                        if (savingToDisk) {
+                            return Theme.primary;
+                        }
+
+                        if (currentTab && currentTab.isTemporary) {
+                            return Theme.success;
+                        }
+
+                        return hasUnsavedChanges() ? Theme.warning : Theme.success;
                     }
                 }
-                opacity: textArea.text.length > 0 ? 1.0 : 0.0
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    iconName: "info"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+                    iconColor: root.showPathInfo ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceTextMedium
+                    buttonSize: 20
+                    onClicked: root.showPathInfo = !root.showPathInfo
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -902,6 +1085,38 @@ Column {
         onTriggered: syncContentToPlugin()
     }
 
+    FileView {
+        id: externalWatch
+        path: (!root.externalWatchPaused && currentTab && !currentTab.isTemporary && currentTab.filePath) ? currentTab.filePath : ""
+        blockLoading: true
+        preload: true
+        watchChanges: true
+
+        onFileChanged: {
+            root.watcherReloadPending = true;
+            reload();
+        }
+
+        onLoaded: {
+            if (root.ignoreNextExternalChange) {
+                root.ignoreNextExternalChange = false;
+                root.lastSavedContent = externalWatch.text();
+                root.watcherReloadPending = false;
+                return;
+            }
+            if (!root.watcherReloadPending)
+                return;
+            root.watcherReloadPending = false;
+            if (!root.contentLoaded || !root.currentTab || root.currentTab.isTemporary)
+                return;
+            if (!root.surfaceVisible)
+                return;
+            root.applyDiskContent(externalWatch.text());
+        }
+
+        onLoadFailed: error => {}
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData
         function onBuiltInPluginSettingsChanged() {
@@ -910,4 +1125,24 @@ Column {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    Connections {
+        target: NotepadStorageService
+        function onSessionBufferRevisionChanged() {
+            if (applyingShared || !contentLoaded || loadedTabId < 0)
+                return;
+            if (textArea.activeFocus)
+                return;
+            var buffer = NotepadStorageService.getSessionBuffer(loadedTabId);
+            if (buffer === undefined || buffer.content === textArea.text)
+                return;
+            if (textArea.text === lastSavedContent) {
+                applyingShared = true;
+                lastSavedContent = buffer.baseline;
+                textArea.text = buffer.content;
+                applyingShared = false;
+                syncContentToPlugin();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/HistoryNotificationCard.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Center/NotificationCard.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopupManager.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/Plugins/PluginComponent.qml

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

quickshell/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

@@ -796,18 +796,81 @@ 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 +1019,6 @@ 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 +1359,7 @@ 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 +1454,7 @@ 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 +1563,7 @@ 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: "%"

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/MediaPlayerTab.qml

@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ Item {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                SettingsToggleRow {
+                    text: I18n.tr("Device list scroll volume")
+                    description: I18n.tr("Allow adjusting device volume by scrolling on the right half of items in the device list")
+                    checked: SettingsData.audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled
+                    onToggled: checked => SettingsData.set("audioDeviceScrollVolumeEnabled", checked)
+                }
             }
         }
     }

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/Services/AudioService.qml

@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ Singleton {
         return SessionData.deviceMaxVolumes[name] ?? 100;
     }
 
+    readonly property int wheelVolumeStep: SettingsData.audioWheelScrollAmount
+
     signal micMuteChanged
     signal audioOutputCycled(string deviceName, string deviceIcon)
     signal deviceAliasChanged(string nodeName, string newAlias)
@@ -156,14 +158,19 @@ Singleton {
         return false;
     }
 
-    function cycleAudioOutput() {
+    function cycleAudioOutputDirection(forward) {
         const sinks = getAvailableSinks();
         if (sinks.length < 2)
             return null;
 
         const currentName = root.sink?.name ?? "";
         const currentIndex = sinks.findIndex(s => s.name === currentName);
-        const nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % sinks.length;
+        let nextIndex;
+        if (forward) {
+            nextIndex = (currentIndex + 1) % sinks.length;
+        } else {
+            nextIndex = (currentIndex - 1 + sinks.length) % sinks.length;
+        }
         const nextSink = sinks[nextIndex];
         setDefaultSinkByName(nextSink.name);
         const name = displayName(nextSink);
@@ -171,6 +178,10 @@ Singleton {
         return name;
     }
 
+    function cycleAudioOutput() {
+        return cycleAudioOutputDirection(true);
+    }
+
     function getDeviceAlias(nodeName) {
         if (!nodeName)
             return null;
@@ -833,6 +844,28 @@ EOFCONFIG
         return root.sink.audio.muted ? "Audio muted" : "Audio unmuted";
     }
 
+    function handleNodeVolumeWheel(node, wheelEvent) {
+        if (!node?.audio)
+            return;
+
+        SessionData.suppressOSDTemporarily();
+        const delta = wheelEvent.angleDelta.y;
+        if (delta === 0)
+            return;
+
+        const current = Math.round(node.audio.volume * 100);
+        const maxVol = getMaxVolumePercent(node);
+        const newVolume = delta > 0 ? Math.min(maxVol, current + root.wheelVolumeStep) : Math.max(0, current - root.wheelVolumeStep);
+
+        node.audio.muted = false;
+        node.audio.volume = newVolume / 100;
+
+        if (node === sink) {
+            playVolumeChangeSoundIfEnabled();
+        }
+        wheelEvent.accepted = true;
+    }
+
     function setMicVolume(percentage) {
         if (!root.source?.audio) {
             return "No audio source available";

quickshell/Services/NotepadStorageService.qml

@@ -23,6 +23,49 @@ Singleton {
     property var tabsBeingCreated: ({})
     property bool metadataLoaded: false
 
+    // Shared live edit state across slideout and popout surfaces.
+    property var sessionBuffers: ({})
+    property int sessionBufferRevision: 0
+
+    function setSessionBuffer(tabId, content, baseline) {
+        if (tabId === undefined || tabId === null || tabId < 0)
+            return
+        var next = Object.assign({}, sessionBuffers)
+        if (content !== baseline) {
+            next[tabId] = { content: content, baseline: baseline }
+        } else {
+            delete next[tabId]
+        }
+        sessionBuffers = next
+        sessionBufferRevision++
+    }
+
+    function getSessionBuffer(tabId) {
+        return sessionBuffers[tabId]
+    }
+
+    function clearSessionBuffer(tabId) {
+        if (sessionBuffers[tabId] === undefined)
+            return
+        var next = Object.assign({}, sessionBuffers)
+        delete next[tabId]
+        sessionBuffers = next
+        sessionBufferRevision++
+    }
+
+    property var conflictTabId: -1
+    property string conflictDiskContent: ""
+
+    function flagConflict(tabId, diskContent) {
+        conflictDiskContent = diskContent
+        conflictTabId = tabId
+    }
+
+    function clearConflict() {
+        conflictTabId = -1
+        conflictDiskContent = ""
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
         ensureDirectories()
     }
@@ -209,6 +252,10 @@ Singleton {
         if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
 
         var newTabs = tabs.slice()
+        var closedTabId = newTabs[tabIndex] ? newTabs[tabIndex].id : -1
+        clearSessionBuffer(closedTabId)
+        if (conflictTabId === closedTabId)
+            clearConflict()
 
         if (newTabs.length <= 1) {
             var id = Date.now()

quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml

@@ -789,21 +789,97 @@ Singleton {
         networkInfoModal?.close();
     }
 
-    function openNotepad() {
+    function closeNotepadSlideouts() {
+        for (var i = 0; i < notepadSlideouts.length; i++) {
+            if (notepadSlideouts[i] && notepadSlideouts[i].isVisible)
+                notepadSlideouts[i].hide();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function openNotepadSlideout() {
+        notepadPopout?.hide();
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
             notepadSlideouts[0]?.show();
         }
     }
 
+    // Keep the notepad in a single presentation for default modes
+    Connections {
+        target: SettingsData
+        function onNotepadDefaultModeChanged() {
+            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+                var hadSlideout = false;
+                for (var i = 0; i < root.notepadSlideouts.length; i++) {
+                    if (root.notepadSlideouts[i] && root.notepadSlideouts[i].isVisible) {
+                        hadSlideout = true;
+                        root.notepadSlideouts[i].hide();
+                    }
+                }
+                if (hadSlideout)
+                    root.openNotepadPopout();
+            } else if (root.notepadPopout && root.notepadPopout.visible) {
+                root.notepadPopout.hide();
+                root.openNotepadSlideout();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    function openNotepad() {
+        if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            openNotepadPopout();
+            return;
+        }
+        openNotepadSlideout();
+    }
+
     function closeNotepad() {
+        if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            notepadPopout?.hide();
+            return;
+        }
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
             notepadSlideouts[0]?.hide();
         }
     }
 
     function toggleNotepad() {
+        if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            toggleNotepadPopout();
+            return;
+        }
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
             notepadSlideouts[0]?.toggle();
         }
     }
+
+    property var notepadPopout: null
+    property var notepadPopoutLoader: null
+    property bool _notepadPopoutWantsOpen: false
+
+    function openNotepadPopout() {
+        closeNotepadSlideouts();
+        if (notepadPopout) {
+            notepadPopout.show();
+        } else if (notepadPopoutLoader) {
+            _notepadPopoutWantsOpen = true;
+            notepadPopoutLoader.active = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function _onNotepadPopoutLoaded() {
+        if (_notepadPopoutWantsOpen && notepadPopout) {
+            _notepadPopoutWantsOpen = false;
+            notepadPopout.show();
+        }
+    }
+
+    function toggleNotepadPopout() {
+        if (notepadPopout) {
+            if (!notepadPopout.visible)
+                closeNotepadSlideouts();
+            notepadPopout.toggle();
+        } else {
+            openNotepadPopout();
+        }
+    }
 }

quickshell/Shaders/frag/connected_arc.frag

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

quickshell/Shaders/frag/connected_chrome.frag

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

quickshell/Shaders/frag/elevation_rect.frag

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

quickshell/Shaders/frag/frame_arc.frag

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

quickshell/Widgets/ConnectedCorner.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/ConnectedShape.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/DankButtonGroup.qml

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ Row {
     property var initialSelection: []
     property var currentSelection: initialSelection
     property bool checkEnabled: true
-    property int buttonHeight: 40
-    property int minButtonWidth: 64
-    property int buttonPadding: Theme.spacingL
-    property int checkIconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
-    property int textSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+    property string size: "medium"
+    property int buttonHeight: size === "small" ? 32 : 40
+    property int minButtonWidth: size === "small" ? 56 : 64
+    property int buttonPadding: size === "small" ? Theme.spacingM : Theme.spacingL
+    property int checkIconSize: size === "small" ? Theme.iconSizeSmall - 2 : Theme.iconSizeSmall
+    property int textSize: size === "small" ? Theme.fontSizeSmall : Theme.fontSizeMedium
     property bool userInteracted: false
 
     signal selectionChanged(int index, bool selected)

quickshell/Widgets/DankOSD.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopout.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutConnected.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/DankPopoutStandalone.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/DankSlideout.qml

@@ -20,17 +20,22 @@ PanelWindow {
     property bool expandable: false
     property bool expandedWidth: false
     property real expandedWidthValue: 960
+    property real edgeGap: 0
+    property string slideEdge: "right"
+    readonly property bool slideFromLeft: slideEdge === "left"
     property Component content: null
     property string title: ""
     property alias container: contentContainer
     property real customTransparency: -1
     property bool mappedVisible: false
     signal aboutToHide
+    signal revealed
 
     function show() {
         mappedVisible = true;
         Qt.callLater(() => {
             isVisible = true;
+            revealed();
         });
     }
 
@@ -52,9 +57,9 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     anchors.top: true
     anchors.bottom: true
-    anchors.right: true
+    anchors.right: !root.slideFromLeft
+    anchors.left: root.slideFromLeft
 
-    // Expandable: fixed max surface width; strip width is slideContainer only (keeps blur/mask aligned).
     implicitWidth: expandable ? expandedWidthValue : slideoutWidth
     implicitHeight: modelData ? modelData.height : 800
 
@@ -69,14 +74,15 @@ PanelWindow {
     readonly property real dpr: CompositorService.getScreenScale(root.screen)
     readonly property real alignedWidth: Theme.px(expandable && expandedWidth ? expandedWidthValue : slideoutWidth, dpr)
     readonly property real alignedHeight: Theme.px(modelData ? modelData.height : 800, dpr)
+    readonly property real alignedEdgeGap: Theme.px(edgeGap, dpr)
     readonly property real slideoutSlideSnapX: Theme.snap(slideContainer.slideOffset, dpr)
 
     mask: Region {
         item: Rectangle {
-            x: root.width - slideContainer.width
-            y: 0
+            x: root.slideFromLeft ? root.alignedEdgeGap : (root.width - slideContainer.width - root.alignedEdgeGap)
+            y: root.alignedEdgeGap
             width: slideContainer.width
-            height: root.height
+            height: root.height - root.alignedEdgeGap * 2
         }
     }
 
@@ -84,16 +90,21 @@ PanelWindow {
         id: slideContainer
         anchors.top: parent.top
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
-        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.right: root.slideFromLeft ? undefined : parent.right
+        anchors.left: root.slideFromLeft ? parent.left : undefined
+        anchors.topMargin: root.alignedEdgeGap
+        anchors.bottomMargin: root.alignedEdgeGap
+        anchors.rightMargin: root.alignedEdgeGap
+        anchors.leftMargin: root.alignedEdgeGap
         width: root.alignedWidth
-        height: root.alignedHeight
+        height: root.alignedHeight - root.alignedEdgeGap * 2
 
-        property real slideOffset: root.alignedWidth
+        property real slideOffset: root.slideFromLeft ? -root.alignedWidth : root.alignedWidth
 
         Connections {
             target: root
             function onIsVisibleChanged() {
-                slideContainer.slideOffset = root.isVisible ? 0 : slideContainer.width;
+                slideContainer.slideOffset = root.isVisible ? 0 : (root.slideFromLeft ? -slideContainer.width : slideContainer.width);
             }
         }
 
@@ -111,7 +122,6 @@ PanelWindow {
             }
         }
 
-        // Expandable only; mask/blur bind to slideContainer geometry so they track this animation.
         Behavior on width {
             enabled: root.expandable
             NumberAnimation {
@@ -217,7 +227,6 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    // Blur region from slideContainer (not layered contentRect); position uses x + slideoutSlideSnapX, not mapToItem(root).
     WindowBlur {
         targetWindow: root
         blurX: root.slideoutBlurActive ? slideContainer.x + root.slideoutSlideSnapX : 0

quickshell/Widgets/DismissZone.qml

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

quickshell/Widgets/WindowBlur.qml

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

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"
   },