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

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/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 {
+    WallpaperBackground {}
-        id: wallpaperSurfaceReloadAction
-        onTriggered: root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded = true
-    }
-
-    Loader {
-        id: wallpaperBackgroundLoader
-        active: root.wallpaperSurfacesLoaded
-        asynchronous: false
-        sourceComponent: 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/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: {
+            onClearAllClicked: modal.confirmClearAll()
-                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 () {});
-            }
             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
+            iconColor: (entry.pinned || hasPinnedDuplicate) ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
-            backgroundColor: effectivePinned ? Theme.primarySelected : "transparent"
+            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.right: root.showAnyAction ? actionButtons.left : parent.right
-        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingM
+        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.right: root.showAnyAction ? actionButtons.left : parent.right
-        anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
+        anchors.rightMargin: root.showAnyAction ? Theme.spacingS : 0
         anchors.top: parent.top
         anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
         hoverEnabled: true

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryContent.qml

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

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardHistoryModal.qml

@@ -77,22 +77,35 @@ DankModal {
         id: clearConfirmDialog
         confirmButtonText: I18n.tr("Clear All")
         confirmButtonColor: Theme.primary
-        onVisibleChanged: {
+        onShouldBeVisibleChanged: {
-            if (visible) {
+            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.confirmClearAll();
-                modal.hide();
                 event.accepted = true;
                 return;
             case Qt.Key_Return:

quickshell/Modals/Settings/SettingsSidebar.qml

@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ Rectangle {
                 },
                 {
                     "id": "compositor_layout",
-                    "text": CompositorService.isNiri ? "niri" : (CompositorService.isHyprland ? "Hyprland" : "MangoWC"),
+                    "text": CompositorService.isNiri ? "Niri" : (CompositorService.isHyprland ? "Hyprland" : "MangoWC"),
-                    "icon": "crop_square",
+                    "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 {
+            function invalidate() {
-                target: currentWallpaper
+                _settleFrames = 3;
-                function onStatusChanged() {
+                backingWindow?.update();
-                    if (currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Ready && currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Error)
-                        return;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
-                }
             }
 
+            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;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 }
                 function onHeightChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 }
             }
 
             Connections {
                 target: Quickshell
                 function onScreensChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 }
             }
 
             Connections {
                 target: SettingsData
                 function onWallpaperFillModeChanged() {
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 }
             }
 
-            Timer {
+            Connections {
-                id: renderSettleTimer
+                target: IdleService
-                interval: 1000
+                function onIsShellLockedChanged() {
-                onTriggered: root._renderSettling = false
+                    if (IdleService.isShellLocked)
+                        return;
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            function handleTransitionLoadError(failedSource) {
+                log.warn("failed to load candidate wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", failedSource);
+                transitionDelayTimer.stop();
+                transitionAnimation.stop();
+                root.useNextForEffect = false;
+                root.effectActive = false;
+                root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
+                nextWallpaper.source = "";
             }
 
             onSourceChanged: {
@@ -164,8 +182,6 @@ Variants {
                 transitionAnimation.stop();
                 root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
                 root.effectActive = false;
-                root._renderSettling = true;
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 currentWallpaper.source = newSource;
                 nextWallpaper.source = "";
             }
@@ -194,8 +210,6 @@ Variants {
                     transitionAnimation.stop();
                     root.transitionProgress = 0;
                     root.effectActive = false;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                     currentWallpaper.source = nextWallpaper.source;
                     nextWallpaper.source = "";
                 }
@@ -204,9 +218,6 @@ Variants {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                root._renderSettling = true;
-                renderSettleTimer.restart();
-
                 nextWallpaper.source = newPath;
 
                 if (nextWallpaper.status === Image.Ready)
@@ -215,7 +226,7 @@ Variants {
 
             Loader {
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                active: !root.source || root.isColorSource
+                active: !root.source || root.isColorSource || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Error
                 asynchronous: true
 
                 sourceComponent: DankBackdrop {
@@ -238,6 +249,12 @@ Variants {
                 cache: true
                 sourceSize: Qt.size(root.textureWidth, root.textureHeight)
                 fillMode: root.getFillMode(SessionData.isGreeterMode ? GreetdSettings.wallpaperFillMode : SessionData.getMonitorWallpaperFillMode(modelData.name))
+
+                onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Error) {
+                        log.warn("failed to load active wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", source);
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             Image {
@@ -253,6 +270,10 @@ Variants {
                 fillMode: root.getFillMode(SessionData.isGreeterMode ? GreetdSettings.wallpaperFillMode : SessionData.getMonitorWallpaperFillMode(modelData.name))
 
                 onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Error) {
+                        root.handleTransitionLoadError(source);
+                        return;
+                    }
                     if (status !== Image.Ready)
                         return;
                     if (!root.transitioning) {
@@ -329,8 +350,6 @@ Variants {
                     root.useNextForEffect = false;
                     nextWallpaper.source = "";
                     root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                     root.effectActive = false;
                 }
             }

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml

@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     readonly property bool isVertical: axis.isVertical
 
-    property bool gothCornersEnabled: barConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false
-    property real wingtipsRadius: barConfig?.gothCornerRadiusOverride ? (barConfig?.gothCornerRadiusValue ?? 12) : Theme.cornerRadius
-    readonly property real _wingR: Math.max(0, wingtipsRadius)
     readonly property color _surfaceContainer: Theme.surfaceContainer
     readonly property string _barId: barConfig?.id ?? "default"
     property real _backgroundAlpha: barConfig?.transparency ?? 1.0
@@ -300,25 +297,30 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
     readonly property real _dpr: CompositorService.getScreenScale(barWindow.screen)
 
+    property string screenName: modelData.name
+
+    readonly property bool usesConnectedFrameChrome: CompositorService.usesConnectedFrameChromeForScreen(screenName)
+    readonly property bool usesFrameBarChrome: CompositorService.frameWindowVisibleForScreen(screenName)
+    readonly property var renderBarConfig: SettingsData.effectiveBarConfigForRender(barConfig, usesFrameBarChrome)
+
+    property bool gothCornersEnabled: renderBarConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false
+    property real wingtipsRadius: renderBarConfig?.gothCornerRadiusOverride ? (renderBarConfig?.gothCornerRadiusValue ?? 12) : Theme.cornerRadius
+    readonly property real _wingR: Math.max(0, wingtipsRadius)
+
     // Shadow buffer: extra window space for shadow to render beyond bar bounds
-    readonly property bool _shadowActive: (Theme.elevationEnabled && (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? (SettingsData.barElevationEnabled ?? true) : false)) || (barConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0
+    readonly property bool _shadowActive: (Theme.elevationEnabled && (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" ? (SettingsData.barElevationEnabled ?? true) : false)) || (renderBarConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0
     readonly property real _shadowBuffer: {
         if (!_shadowActive)
             return 0;
-        const hasOverride = (barConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0;
+        const hasOverride = (renderBarConfig?.shadowIntensity ?? 0) > 0;
         if (hasOverride) {
-            const blur = (barConfig.shadowIntensity ?? 0) * 0.2;
+            const blur = (renderBarConfig.shadowIntensity ?? 0) * 0.2;
             const offset = blur * 0.5;
             return Theme.snap(Math.max(16, blur + offset + 8), _dpr);
         }
         return Theme.snap(Theme.elevationRenderPadding(Theme.elevationLevel2, "top", 4, 8, 16), _dpr);
     }
 
-    property string screenName: modelData.name
-
-    readonly property bool usesConnectedFrameChrome: CompositorService.usesConnectedFrameChromeForScreen(screenName)
-    readonly property bool usesFrameBarChrome: CompositorService.frameWindowVisibleForScreen(screenName)
-
     // Flatten/spacing collapse for maximized windows is only for frame-integrated layout.
     // When the bar draws its own pill, keep rounded corners and spacing like the dock.
     readonly property bool flattenForMaximizedWindow: !SettingsData.frameEnabled || usesFrameBarChrome
@@ -554,8 +556,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     }
 
     screen: modelData
-    implicitHeight: !isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((barConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
+    implicitHeight: !isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((renderBarConfig?.gothCornersEnabled ?? false) && !hasMaximizedToplevel ? _wingR : 0), _dpr) + _shadowBuffer : 0
-    implicitWidth: isVertical ? Theme.px(effectiveBarThickness + effectiveSpacing + ((barConfig?.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: {
@@ -952,7 +954,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                         id: barBackground
                         barWindow: barWindow
                         axis: axis
-                        barConfig: barWindow.barConfig
+                        barConfig: barWindow.renderBarConfig
                     }
 
                     MouseArea {

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);
+        showActiveSurface();
-        if (instance && typeof instance.show === "function") {
-            instance.show();
-        }
         Qt.callLater(() => {
             NotepadStorageService.switchToTab(tabIndex);
         });
     }
 
     function openNewNote() {
-        const instance = prepareNotepadInstance(root.notepadInstance);
+        showActiveSurface();
-        if (instance && typeof instance.show === "function") {
-            instance.show();
-        }
         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/DankDash/DankDashPopout.qml

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

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/MediaDropdownOverlay.qml

@@ -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);

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/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();
                 }
             });
         }
     }
 
-    Column {
+    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.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;
+                    root.saveExternalWithFreshnessCheck();
-                    saveToFile(fileUrl);
                 } else {
                     root.fileDialogOpen = true;
                     saveBrowserLoader.active = true;
@@ -214,12 +452,28 @@ Item {
 
             onEscapePressed: {
                 textEditor.autoSaveToSession();
+                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
+        width: Math.min(360, root.width - Theme.spacingL * 2)
-        height: settingsColumn.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingXL * 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)
@@ -93,12 +106,18 @@ Item {
             z: parent.z - 1
         }
 
+        DankFlickable {
+            id: settingsFlickable
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            clip: true
+            contentWidth: width
+            contentHeight: settingsColumn.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingXL * 2
+
             Column {
                 id: settingsColumn
-            width: parent.width - Theme.spacingXL * 2
+                x: Theme.spacingXL
-            anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+                y: Theme.spacingXL
-            anchors.top: parent.top
+                width: settingsFlickable.width - Theme.spacingXL * 2
-            anchors.topMargin: Theme.spacingXL
                 spacing: Theme.spacingS
 
                 Rectangle {
@@ -110,7 +129,7 @@ Item {
                         anchors.left: parent.left
                         anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingXS
                         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                    text: I18n.tr("Notepad Font Settings")
+                        text: I18n.tr("Notepad Settings")
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
                         font.weight: Font.Medium
                         color: Theme.surfaceText
@@ -147,6 +166,18 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
 
+                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
@@ -321,7 +352,7 @@ Item {
                             anchors.left: parent.left
                             anchors.leftMargin: -Theme.spacingM
                             width: parent.width + Theme.spacingM
-                        text: I18n.tr("Custom Transparency")
+                            text: I18n.tr("Surface Opacity")
                             description: I18n.tr("Override global transparency for Notepad")
                             checked: SettingsData.notepadTransparencyOverride >= 0
                             onToggled: checked => {
@@ -354,6 +385,102 @@ Item {
                     }
                 }
 
+                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")
@@ -362,6 +489,76 @@ Item {
                     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;
+        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
 
@@ -820,9 +911,29 @@ Column {
                 }
             }
 
-            DankActionButton {
+            Row {
+                id: rightButtonRow
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                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
@@ -830,7 +941,68 @@ Column {
                 }
             }
 
+            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
             }
 
+            Row {
+                visible: textArea.text.length > 0
+                spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+
                 StyledText {
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    readonly property bool savingToDisk: autoSaveTimer.running && currentTab && (currentTab.isTemporary || SettingsData.notepadAutoSave)
                     text: {
-                    if (autoSaveTimer.running) {
+                        if (savingToDisk) {
-                        return I18n.tr("Auto-saving...");
+                            return I18n.tr("Saving...");
                         }
 
-                    if (hasUnsavedChanges()) {
                         if (currentTab && currentTab.isTemporary) {
-                            return I18n.tr("Unsaved note...");
+                            return I18n.tr("Auto saved");
-                        } else {
-                            return I18n.tr("Unsaved changes");
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        return I18n.tr("Saved");
                         }
+
+                        return hasUnsavedChanges() ? I18n.tr("Unsaved changes") : I18n.tr("Saved");
                     }
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                     color: {
-                    if (autoSaveTimer.running) {
+                        if (savingToDisk) {
                             return Theme.primary;
                         }
 
-                    if (hasUnsavedChanges()) {
+                        if (currentTab && currentTab.isTemporary) {
-                        return Theme.warning;
-                    } else {
                             return Theme.success;
                         }
+
+                        return hasUnsavedChanges() ? Theme.warning : Theme.success;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                DankActionButton {
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    iconName: "info"
+                    iconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+                    iconColor: root.showPathInfo ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceTextMedium
+                    buttonSize: 20
+                    onClicked: root.showPathInfo = !root.showPathInfo
                 }
-                opacity: textArea.text.length > 0 ? 1.0 : 0.0
             }
         }
     }
@@ -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/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: !dankBarTab.appearanceOnly && SettingsData.frameEnabled
+                    visible: SettingsData.frameEnabled
+                    parentModal: dankBarTab.parentModal
+                    settingLabel: I18n.tr("Bar Opacity")
+                    reason: I18n.tr("Managed by Frame")
+                }
+            }
+
+            SettingsControlledByFrame {
+                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")
+                    text: I18n.tr("Surface Opacity")
-                    description: I18n.tr("Controls opacity of all popouts, modals, and their content layers")
+                    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
+                target: root.backingWindow
-                function onStatusChanged() {
+                function onFrameSwapped() {
-                    if (currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Ready && currentWallpaper.status !== Image.Error)
+                    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;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -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;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    renderSettleTimer.restart();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -142,29 +162,7 @@ Variants {
                 target: WlrOutputService
                 function onWlrOutputAvailableChanged() {
                     root._recheckScreenScale();
-                    root._renderSettling = true;
+                    root.invalidate();
-                    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();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -181,26 +179,22 @@ Variants {
                 }
             }
 
-            Connections {
+            function handleTransitionLoadError(failedSource) {
-                target: IdleService
+                log.warn("failed to load candidate wallpaper for", modelData.name + ":", failedSource);
-                function onIsShellLockedChanged() {
+                transitionDelayTimer.stop();
-                    if (!IdleService.isShellLocked) {
+                transitionAnimation.stop();
-                        root._renderSettling = true;
+                root.useNextForEffect = false;
-                        renderSettleTimer.restart();
+                root.effectActive = false;
-                    }
+                root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
-                }
+                currentWallpaper.layer.enabled = false;
-            }
+                nextWallpaper.layer.enabled = false;
+                nextWallpaper.source = "";
 
-            Timer {
+                if (!root.pendingWallpaper)
-                id: renderSettleTimer
+                    return;
-                interval: 1000
+                const pending = root.pendingWallpaper;
-                onTriggered: root._renderSettling = false
+                root.pendingWallpaper = "";
-            }
+                Qt.callLater(() => root.changeWallpaper(pending, true));
-
-            Timer {
-                id: overviewBlurSettleTimer
-                interval: 150
-                onTriggered: root._overviewBlurSettling = false
             }
 
             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/Widgets/DankButtonGroup.qml

@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ Row {
     property var initialSelection: []
     property var currentSelection: initialSelection
     property bool checkEnabled: true
-    property int buttonHeight: 40
+    property string size: "medium"
-    property int minButtonWidth: 64
+    property int buttonHeight: size === "small" ? 32 : 40
-    property int buttonPadding: Theme.spacingL
+    property int minButtonWidth: size === "small" ? 56 : 64
-    property int checkIconSize: Theme.iconSizeSmall
+    property int buttonPadding: size === "small" ? Theme.spacingM : Theme.spacingL
-    property int textSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
+    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/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
+            x: root.slideFromLeft ? root.alignedEdgeGap : (root.width - slideContainer.width - root.alignedEdgeGap)
-            y: 0
+            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/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",
+    "section": "_tab_3",
-    "label": "Spacing",
+    "label": "Settings",
     "tabIndex": 3,
     "category": "Dank Bar",
     "keywords": [
       "bar",
-      "between",
       "dank",
-      "edges",
-      "gap",
-      "gaps",
-      "margin",
-      "margins",
-      "padding",
       "panel",
-      "screen",
+      "settings",
-      "space",
-      "spacing",
       "statusbar",
-      "taskbar",
       "topbar"
     ],
-    "icon": "space_bar",
+    "icon": "tune"
-    "description": "Space between the bar and screen edges"
   },
   {
     "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"
-      "transparency",
-      "transparent"
     ],
-    "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",
+      "font",
-      "choose",
-      "location",
       "messages",
       "notif",
       "notification",
       "notifications",
-      "popup",
       "popups",
-      "position",
+      "size",
-      "screen",
+      "summary",
-      "toast",
+      "text",
-      "where"
+      "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"
   },