niri: update embedded config to add optional=true

- Fixes #2764

core/README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Go-based backend for DankMaterialShell providing system integration, IPC, and in
 Command-line interface and daemon for shell management and system control.
 
 **dankinstall**
-Distribution-aware installer for deploying DMS and compositor configurations on Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Gentoo. Supports both an interactive TUI and a headless (unattended) mode via CLI flags.
+Distribution-aware installer for deploying DMS and compositor configurations on Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo, and Void. Supports both an interactive TUI and a headless (unattended) mode via CLI flags.
 
 ## System Integration
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Set the `DANKINSTALL_LOG_DIR` environment variable to override the log directory
 
 ## Supported Distributions
 
-Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo (and derivatives)
+Arch, Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo, Void (and derivatives)
 
 **Arch Linux**
 Uses `pacman` for system packages, builds AUR packages via `makepkg`, no AUR helper dependency.
@@ -214,4 +214,7 @@ Most packages available in standard repos. Minimal building required.
 **Gentoo**
 Uses Portage with GURU overlay. Automatically configures USE flags. Variable success depending on system configuration.
 
+**Void Linux**
+Uses XBPS with the DMS and DankLinux self-hosted repositories.
+
 See installer output for distribution-specific details during installation.

core/cmd/dms/commands_greeter.go

@@ -1534,6 +1534,8 @@ func packageInstallHint() string {
 		return "Install with 'sudo dnf install dms-greeter' (requires COPR: sudo dnf copr enable avengemedia/danklinux)"
 	case distros.FamilyArch:
 		return "Install from AUR with 'paru -S greetd-dms-greeter-git' or 'yay -S greetd-dms-greeter-git'"
+	case distros.FamilyVoid:
+		return "Install with 'sudo xbps-install -S dms-greeter' (requires DMS XBPS repo: echo 'repository=https://avengemedia.github.io/DankMaterialShell/current' | sudo tee /etc/xbps.d/dms.conf)"
 	default:
 		return "Run 'dms greeter install' to install greeter"
 	}
@@ -1572,7 +1574,8 @@ func isPackageOnlyGreeterDistro() bool {
 		config.Family == distros.FamilySUSE ||
 		config.Family == distros.FamilyUbuntu ||
 		config.Family == distros.FamilyFedora ||
-		config.Family == distros.FamilyArch
+		config.Family == distros.FamilyArch ||
+		config.Family == distros.FamilyVoid
 }
 
 func promptCompositorChoice(compositors []string) (string, error) {

core/cmd/dms/commands_setup.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/config"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/greeter"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/log"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
@@ -298,6 +299,9 @@ func runSetup() error {
 	if wmSelected {
 		if wm == deps.WindowManagerMango {
 			useSystemd = false
+		} else if isVoidSetup() {
+			useSystemd = false
+			fmt.Println("\nVoid Linux detected; deploying non-systemd session config.")
 		} else {
 			useSystemd = promptSystemd()
 		}
@@ -372,6 +376,15 @@ func runSetup() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isVoidSetup() bool {
+	osInfo, err := distros.GetOSInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	config, exists := distros.Registry[osInfo.Distribution.ID]
+	return exists && config.Family == distros.FamilyVoid
+}
+
 // Add user to the input group for the evdev manager for inut state tracking.
 // Caps Lock OSD and the Caps Lock bar indicator.
 func ensureInputGroup() {

core/cmd/dms/shell.go

@@ -582,7 +582,11 @@ func runShellDaemon(session bool) {
 }
 
 var qsHasAnyDisplay = sync.OnceValue(func() bool {
-	out, err := exec.Command("qs", "ipc", "--help").Output()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "qs", "ipc", "--help")
+	cmd.WaitDelay = 500 * time.Millisecond
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -642,7 +646,10 @@ func getShellIPCCompletions(args []string, _ string) []string {
 		return nil
 	}
 	cmdArgs := append(baseArgs, "show")
-	cmd := exec.Command("qs", cmdArgs...)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "qs", cmdArgs...)
+	cmd.WaitDelay = 500 * time.Millisecond
 	var targets ipcTargets
 
 	if output, err := cmd.Output(); err == nil {

core/internal/config/deployer.go

@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ func (cd *ConfigDeployer) DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(ctx contex
 	return cd.deployConfigurationsInternal(ctx, wm, terminal, installedDeps, replaceConfigs, reinstallItems, true)
 }
 
+func (cd *ConfigDeployer) DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstallsAndSystemd(ctx context.Context, wm deps.WindowManager, terminal deps.Terminal, installedDeps []deps.Dependency, replaceConfigs map[string]bool, reinstallItems map[string]bool, useSystemd bool) ([]DeploymentResult, error) {
+	return cd.deployConfigurationsInternal(ctx, wm, terminal, installedDeps, replaceConfigs, reinstallItems, useSystemd)
+}
+
 func (cd *ConfigDeployer) deployConfigurationsInternal(ctx context.Context, wm deps.WindowManager, terminal deps.Terminal, installedDeps []deps.Dependency, replaceConfigs map[string]bool, reinstallItems map[string]bool, useSystemd bool) ([]DeploymentResult, error) {
 	var results []DeploymentResult
 

core/internal/config/embedded/ghostty.conf

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ mouse-hide-while-typing = true
 copy-on-select = false
 confirm-close-surface = false
 
-# Disable annoying copied to clipboard
-app-notifications = no-clipboard-copy,no-config-reload
+# Disable in-app Ghostty toast notifications
+app-notifications = false
 
 # Key bindings for common actions
 #keybind = ctrl+c=copy_to_clipboard

core/internal/config/embedded/hypr-binds.lua

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ hl.bind("SUPER + M", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call processlist focusOrToggle"))
 hl.bind("SUPER + comma", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call settings focusOrToggle"))
 hl.bind("SUPER + N", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call notifications toggle"))
 hl.bind("SUPER + SHIFT + N", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call notepad toggle"))
-hl.bind("SUPER + Y", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call dankdash wallpaper"))
+hl.bind("SUPER + Y", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call dash toggle wallpaper"))
 hl.bind("SUPER + TAB", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call hypr toggleOverview"))
 hl.bind("SUPER + O", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call hypr toggleOverview"))
 hl.bind("SUPER + X", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("dms ipc call powermenu toggle"))

core/internal/config/embedded/mango-binds.conf

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ bind=SUPER,n,spawn,dms ipc call notifications toggle
 # Notepad
 bind=SUPER+SHIFT,n,spawn,dms ipc call notepad toggle
 # Browse Wallpapers
-bind=SUPER,y,spawn,dms ipc call dankdash wallpaper
+bind=SUPER,y,spawn,dms ipc call dash toggle wallpaper
 # Power Menu
 bind=SUPER,x,spawn,dms ipc call powermenu toggle
 # Cycle Display Profile

core/internal/config/embedded/niri-binds.kdl

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ binds {
         spawn "dms" "ipc" "call" "settings" "focusOrToggle";
     }
     Mod+Y hotkey-overlay-title="Browse Wallpapers" {
-        spawn "dms" "ipc" "call" "dankdash" "wallpaper";
+        spawn "dms" "ipc" "call" "dash" "toggle" "wallpaper";
     }
     Mod+N hotkey-overlay-title="Notification Center" { spawn "dms" "ipc" "call" "notifications" "toggle"; }
     Mod+Shift+N hotkey-overlay-title="Notepad" { spawn "dms" "ipc" "call" "notepad" "toggle"; }

core/internal/config/embedded/niri-layout.kdl

@@ -20,3 +20,10 @@ window-rule {
     tiled-state true
     draw-border-with-background false
 }
+
+layer-rule {
+    exclude namespace="^dms:bar$"
+    background-effect {
+        xray false
+    }
+}

core/internal/config/embedded/niri.kdl

@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ recent-windows {
 }
 
 // Include dms files
-include "dms/colors.kdl"
-include "dms/layout.kdl"
-include "dms/alttab.kdl"
-include "dms/binds.kdl"
-include "dms/outputs.kdl"
-include "dms/cursor.kdl"
+include optional=true "dms/colors.kdl"
+include optional=true "dms/layout.kdl"
+include optional=true "dms/alttab.kdl"
+include optional=true "dms/binds.kdl"
+include optional=true "dms/outputs.kdl"
+include optional=true "dms/cursor.kdl"

core/internal/distros/interface.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 	FamilyDebian DistroFamily = "debian"
 	FamilyNix    DistroFamily = "nix"
 	FamilyGentoo DistroFamily = "gentoo"
+	FamilyVoid   DistroFamily = "void"
 )
 
 // PackageManagerType defines the package manager a distro uses
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ const (
 	PackageManagerZypper  PackageManagerType = "zypper"
 	PackageManagerNix     PackageManagerType = "nix"
 	PackageManagerPortage PackageManagerType = "portage"
+	PackageManagerXBPS    PackageManagerType = "xbps"
 )
 
 // RepositoryType defines the type of repository for a package
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ const (
 	RepoTypeOBS    RepositoryType = "obs"    // OpenBuild Service (Debian/OpenSUSE)
 	RepoTypeFlake  RepositoryType = "flake"  // Nix flake
 	RepoTypeGURU   RepositoryType = "guru"   // Gentoo GURU
+	RepoTypeXBPS   RepositoryType = "xbps"   // Custom XBPS repository
 	RepoTypeManual RepositoryType = "manual" // Manual build from source
 )
 

core/internal/distros/void.go

@@ -0,0 +1,530 @@
+package distros
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/privesc"
+)
+
+const (
+	VoidDMSRepo       = "https://avengemedia.github.io/DankMaterialShell/current"
+	VoidDankLinuxRepo = "https://avengemedia.github.io/DankLinux/current"
+	VoidHyprlandRepo  = "https://mirror.black-hole.dev/x86_64"
+
+	voidRunitSvDir      = "/etc/sv"
+	voidRunitServiceDir = "/var/service"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Register("void", "#478061", FamilyVoid, func(config DistroConfig, logChan chan<- string) Distribution {
+		return NewVoidDistribution(config, logChan)
+	})
+}
+
+type VoidDistribution struct {
+	*BaseDistribution
+	config DistroConfig
+}
+
+func NewVoidDistribution(config DistroConfig, logChan chan<- string) *VoidDistribution {
+	return &VoidDistribution{
+		BaseDistribution: NewBaseDistribution(logChan),
+		config:           config,
+	}
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) GetID() string {
+	return v.config.ID
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) GetColorHex() string {
+	return v.config.ColorHex
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) GetFamily() DistroFamily {
+	return v.config.Family
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) GetPackageManager() PackageManagerType {
+	return PackageManagerXBPS
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) DetectDependencies(ctx context.Context, wm deps.WindowManager) ([]deps.Dependency, error) {
+	return v.DetectDependenciesWithTerminal(ctx, wm, deps.TerminalGhostty)
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) DetectDependenciesWithTerminal(ctx context.Context, wm deps.WindowManager, terminal deps.Terminal) ([]deps.Dependency, error) {
+	var dependencies []deps.Dependency
+
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectDMS())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectSpecificTerminal(terminal))
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectGit())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectWindowManager(wm))
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectQuickshell())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectDMSGreeter())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectXDGPortal())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectAccountsService())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectDBus())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectElogind())
+
+	if wm == deps.WindowManagerHyprland {
+		dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectHyprlandTools()...)
+	}
+
+	if wm == deps.WindowManagerNiri || wm == deps.WindowManagerMango {
+		dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectXwaylandSatellite())
+	}
+
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectMatugen())
+	dependencies = append(dependencies, v.detectDgop())
+
+	return dependencies, nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectDMS() deps.Dependency {
+	status := deps.StatusMissing
+	version := ""
+	variant := deps.VariantStable
+
+	if v.packageInstalled("dms-git") {
+		status = deps.StatusInstalled
+		version = v.packageVersion("dms-git")
+		variant = deps.VariantGit
+	} else if v.packageInstalled("dms") {
+		status = deps.StatusInstalled
+		version = v.packageVersion("dms")
+	} else if v.commandExists("dms") {
+		status = deps.StatusInstalled
+	}
+
+	return deps.Dependency{
+		Name:        "dms (DankMaterialShell)",
+		Status:      status,
+		Version:     version,
+		Description: "Desktop Management System package",
+		Required:    true,
+		Variant:     variant,
+		CanToggle:   true,
+	}
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectQuickshell() deps.Dependency {
+	dep := v.BaseDistribution.detectQuickshell()
+	dep.CanToggle = false
+	return dep
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectXDGPortal() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectPackage("xdg-desktop-portal-gtk", "Desktop integration portal for GTK", v.packageInstalled("xdg-desktop-portal-gtk"))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectDMSGreeter() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectOptionalPackage("dms-greeter", "DankMaterialShell greetd greeter", v.packageInstalled("dms-greeter"))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectAccountsService() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectPackage("accountsservice", "D-Bus interface for user account query and manipulation", v.packageInstalled("accountsservice"))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectDBus() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectPackage("dbus", "D-Bus system and session message bus", v.packageInstalled("dbus"))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectElogind() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectPackage("elogind", "loginctl/logind provider for power management and session tracking", v.packageInstalled("elogind") || v.commandExists("loginctl"))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) detectXwaylandSatellite() deps.Dependency {
+	return v.detectPackage("xwayland-satellite", "Xwayland support", v.packageInstalled("xwayland-satellite"))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) packageInstalled(pkg string) bool {
+	return exec.Command("xbps-query", pkg).Run() == nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) packageVersion(pkg string) string {
+	output, err := exec.Command("xbps-query", "-p", "pkgver", pkg).Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) GetPackageMapping(wm deps.WindowManager) map[string]PackageMapping {
+	return v.GetPackageMappingWithVariants(wm, make(map[string]deps.PackageVariant))
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) GetPackageMappingWithVariants(wm deps.WindowManager, variants map[string]deps.PackageVariant) map[string]PackageMapping {
+	packages := map[string]PackageMapping{
+		"git":                    {Name: "git", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"ghostty":                {Name: "ghostty", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"kitty":                  {Name: "kitty", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"alacritty":              {Name: "alacritty", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"xdg-desktop-portal-gtk": {Name: "xdg-desktop-portal-gtk", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"accountsservice":        {Name: "accountsservice", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"dbus":                   {Name: "dbus", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"elogind":                {Name: "elogind", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+
+		"quickshell":              {Name: "quickshell", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"matugen":                 {Name: "matugen", Repository: RepoTypeSystem},
+		"dms (DankMaterialShell)": v.getDmsMapping(variants["dms (DankMaterialShell)"]),
+		"dms-greeter":             {Name: "dms-greeter", Repository: RepoTypeXBPS, RepoURL: VoidDMSRepo},
+		"dgop":                    {Name: "dgop", Repository: RepoTypeXBPS, RepoURL: VoidDankLinuxRepo},
+	}
+
+	switch wm {
+	case deps.WindowManagerHyprland:
+		packages["hyprland"] = PackageMapping{Name: "hyprland", Repository: RepoTypeXBPS, RepoURL: VoidHyprlandRepo}
+		packages["hyprctl"] = PackageMapping{Name: "hyprland", Repository: RepoTypeXBPS, RepoURL: VoidHyprlandRepo}
+		packages["jq"] = PackageMapping{Name: "jq", Repository: RepoTypeSystem}
+	case deps.WindowManagerNiri:
+		packages["niri"] = PackageMapping{Name: "niri", Repository: RepoTypeSystem}
+		packages["xwayland-satellite"] = PackageMapping{Name: "xwayland-satellite", Repository: RepoTypeSystem}
+	case deps.WindowManagerMango:
+		packages["mango"] = PackageMapping{Name: "mangowc", Repository: RepoTypeSystem}
+		packages["xwayland-satellite"] = PackageMapping{Name: "xwayland-satellite", Repository: RepoTypeSystem}
+	}
+
+	return packages
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) getDmsMapping(variant deps.PackageVariant) PackageMapping {
+	if variant == deps.VariantStable {
+		return PackageMapping{Name: "dms", Repository: RepoTypeXBPS, RepoURL: VoidDMSRepo}
+	}
+	return PackageMapping{Name: "dms-git", Repository: RepoTypeXBPS, RepoURL: VoidDMSRepo}
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) InstallPrerequisites(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
+	progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+		Phase:      PhasePrerequisites,
+		Progress:   0.06,
+		Step:       "Checking XBPS...",
+		IsComplete: false,
+		LogOutput:  "Checking for xbps-install",
+	}
+
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("xbps-install"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("xbps-install not found; Void Linux package tools are required: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) InstallPackages(ctx context.Context, dependencies []deps.Dependency, wm deps.WindowManager, sudoPassword string, reinstallFlags map[string]bool, disabledFlags map[string]bool, skipGlobalUseFlags bool, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
+	progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+		Phase:      PhasePrerequisites,
+		Progress:   0.05,
+		Step:       "Checking system prerequisites...",
+		IsComplete: false,
+		LogOutput:  "Starting prerequisite check...",
+	}
+
+	if wm == deps.WindowManagerHyprland {
+		arch, err := v.xbpsArch(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to detect XBPS architecture for Hyprland repository selection: %w", err)
+		}
+		if arch != "x86_64" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("hyprland on Void Linux is installed from %s, which currently provides x86_64 packages only (detected %s)", VoidHyprlandRepo, arch)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := v.InstallPrerequisites(ctx, sudoPassword, progressChan); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to install prerequisites: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	systemPkgs, xbpsPkgs := v.categorizePackages(dependencies, wm, reinstallFlags, disabledFlags)
+
+	if len(xbpsPkgs) > 0 {
+		progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+			Phase:      PhaseSystemPackages,
+			Progress:   0.15,
+			Step:       "Enabling DMS XBPS repositories...",
+			IsComplete: false,
+			NeedsSudo:  true,
+			LogOutput:  "Setting up custom XBPS repositories for DMS packages",
+		}
+		if err := v.enableXBPSRepos(ctx, xbpsPkgs, sudoPassword, progressChan); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable XBPS repositories: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	allPkgs := v.uniquePackageNames(systemPkgs, v.extractPackageNames(xbpsPkgs))
+	if len(allPkgs) > 0 {
+		progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+			Phase:      PhaseSystemPackages,
+			Progress:   0.35,
+			Step:       fmt.Sprintf("Installing %d XBPS packages...", len(allPkgs)),
+			IsComplete: false,
+			NeedsSudo:  true,
+			LogOutput:  fmt.Sprintf("Installing XBPS packages: %s", strings.Join(allPkgs, ", ")),
+		}
+		if err := v.installXBPSPackages(ctx, allPkgs, sudoPassword, progressChan); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to install XBPS packages: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+		Phase:      PhaseConfiguration,
+		Progress:   0.90,
+		Step:       "Configuring system...",
+		IsComplete: false,
+		LogOutput:  "Starting post-installation configuration...",
+	}
+
+	v.log("Void Linux detected; DMS environment and autostart will be configured in the compositor config instead of systemd")
+	if err := v.ensureSessionServices(ctx, sudoPassword, progressChan); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable Void session services: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+		Phase:      PhaseComplete,
+		Progress:   1.0,
+		Step:       "Installation complete!",
+		IsComplete: true,
+		LogOutput:  "All packages installed and configured successfully",
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) ensureSessionServices(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
+	if !v.isRunitSystem() {
+		v.log("Void runit service directory not detected; skipping dbus/elogind service enablement")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, service := range []string{"dbus", "elogind"} {
+		if !v.runitServiceInstalled(service) {
+			v.log(fmt.Sprintf("Warning: %s runit service not found in %s; power/session actions may not work until %s is installed", service, voidRunitSvDir, service))
+			continue
+		}
+		if v.runitServiceEnabled(service) {
+			v.log(fmt.Sprintf("Void runit service %s already enabled", service))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+			Phase:       PhaseConfiguration,
+			Progress:    0.92,
+			Step:        fmt.Sprintf("Enabling %s runit service...", service),
+			IsComplete:  false,
+			NeedsSudo:   true,
+			CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo ln -sf %s %s", filepath.Join(voidRunitSvDir, service), filepath.Join(voidRunitServiceDir, service)),
+			LogOutput:   fmt.Sprintf("Enabling Void runit service: %s", service),
+		}
+
+		cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, fmt.Sprintf("ln -sf %s %s", filepath.Join(voidRunitSvDir, service), filepath.Join(voidRunitServiceDir, service)))
+		if err := v.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseConfiguration, 0.92, 0.95); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable %s runit service: %w", service, err)
+		}
+		v.log(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Enabled %s runit service", service))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) isRunitSystem() bool {
+	if fi, err := os.Stat("/run/runit"); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+		return true
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/run/systemd/system"); err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(voidRunitServiceDir); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) runitServiceInstalled(name string) bool {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(voidRunitSvDir, name))
+	return err == nil && fi.IsDir()
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) runitServiceEnabled(name string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Lstat(filepath.Join(voidRunitServiceDir, name))
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) categorizePackages(dependencies []deps.Dependency, wm deps.WindowManager, reinstallFlags map[string]bool, disabledFlags map[string]bool) ([]string, []PackageMapping) {
+	systemPkgs := []string{}
+	xbpsPkgs := []PackageMapping{}
+
+	variantMap := make(map[string]deps.PackageVariant)
+	for _, dep := range dependencies {
+		variantMap[dep.Name] = dep.Variant
+	}
+
+	packageMap := v.GetPackageMappingWithVariants(wm, variantMap)
+
+	for _, dep := range dependencies {
+		if disabledFlags[dep.Name] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if dep.Status == deps.StatusInstalled && !reinstallFlags[dep.Name] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		pkgInfo, exists := packageMap[dep.Name]
+		if !exists {
+			v.log(fmt.Sprintf("Warning: No package mapping for %s", dep.Name))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		switch pkgInfo.Repository {
+		case RepoTypeXBPS:
+			xbpsPkgs = append(xbpsPkgs, pkgInfo)
+		case RepoTypeSystem:
+			systemPkgs = append(systemPkgs, pkgInfo.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return systemPkgs, xbpsPkgs
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) enableXBPSRepos(ctx context.Context, xbpsPkgs []PackageMapping, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
+	enabledRepos := make(map[string]bool)
+	enabledRepoURLs := []string{}
+
+	for _, pkg := range xbpsPkgs {
+		if pkg.RepoURL == "" || enabledRepos[pkg.RepoURL] {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		repoName := v.xbpsRepoName(pkg.RepoURL)
+		confPath := filepath.Join("/etc/xbps.d", repoName+".conf")
+		repoLine := fmt.Sprintf("repository=%s", pkg.RepoURL)
+		repoFileContent := repoLine + "\n"
+
+		if content, err := os.ReadFile(confPath); err == nil && string(content) == repoFileContent {
+			v.log(fmt.Sprintf("XBPS repo %s already configured, skipping", pkg.RepoURL))
+			enabledRepos[pkg.RepoURL] = true
+			enabledRepoURLs = append(enabledRepoURLs, pkg.RepoURL)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+			Phase:       PhaseSystemPackages,
+			Progress:    0.18,
+			Step:        fmt.Sprintf("Adding XBPS repo %s...", repoName),
+			IsComplete:  false,
+			NeedsSudo:   true,
+			CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("echo 'repository=%s' | sudo tee %s", pkg.RepoURL, confPath),
+			LogOutput:   fmt.Sprintf("Adding XBPS repository: %s", pkg.RepoURL),
+		}
+
+		mkdirCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "mkdir -p /etc/xbps.d")
+		if err := v.runWithProgress(mkdirCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.18, 0.19); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create /etc/xbps.d: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		writeCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword,
+			fmt.Sprintf("bash -c 'printf \"%%s\\n\" %q > %s'", repoLine, confPath))
+		if err := v.runWithProgress(writeCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.19, 0.22); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add XBPS repo %s: %w", pkg.RepoURL, err)
+		}
+
+		enabledRepos[pkg.RepoURL] = true
+		enabledRepoURLs = append(enabledRepoURLs, pkg.RepoURL)
+	}
+
+	if len(enabledRepos) > 0 {
+		syncArgs := []string{"xbps-install", "-Sy", "-i"}
+		for _, repoURL := range enabledRepoURLs {
+			syncArgs = append(syncArgs, "--repository", repoURL)
+		}
+		syncCommand := strings.Join(syncArgs, " ")
+
+		progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+			Phase:       PhaseSystemPackages,
+			Progress:    0.25,
+			Step:        "Synchronizing XBPS repositories...",
+			IsComplete:  false,
+			NeedsSudo:   true,
+			CommandInfo: "sudo sh -c 'yes y | " + syncCommand + "'",
+			LogOutput:   "Synchronizing XBPS repository indexes",
+		}
+
+		syncCmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "sh -c 'yes y | "+syncCommand+"'")
+		if err := v.runWithProgress(syncCmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.25, 0.30); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to synchronize XBPS repositories: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) xbpsRepoName(repoURL string) string {
+	switch repoURL {
+	case VoidDMSRepo:
+		return "dms"
+	case VoidDankLinuxRepo:
+		return "danklinux"
+	case VoidHyprlandRepo:
+		return "hyprland"
+	default:
+		name := strings.TrimPrefix(repoURL, "https://")
+		name = strings.TrimPrefix(name, "http://")
+		name = strings.NewReplacer("/", "-", ".", "-").Replace(name)
+		return name
+	}
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) xbpsArch(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	output, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "xbps-uhelper", "arch").Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(string(output)), nil
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) installXBPSPackages(ctx context.Context, packages []string, sudoPassword string, progressChan chan<- InstallProgressMsg) error {
+	if len(packages) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	args := append([]string{"xbps-install", "-Sy"}, packages...)
+	progressChan <- InstallProgressMsg{
+		Phase:       PhaseSystemPackages,
+		Progress:    0.40,
+		Step:        "Installing XBPS packages...",
+		IsComplete:  false,
+		NeedsSudo:   true,
+		CommandInfo: fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
+	}
+
+	cmd := privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, strings.Join(args, " "))
+	return v.runWithProgress(cmd, progressChan, PhaseSystemPackages, 0.40, 0.85)
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) extractPackageNames(packages []PackageMapping) []string {
+	names := make([]string, len(packages))
+	for i, pkg := range packages {
+		names[i] = pkg.Name
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func (v *VoidDistribution) uniquePackageNames(groups ...[]string) []string {
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	var unique []string
+	for _, group := range groups {
+		for _, pkg := range group {
+			if pkg == "" || seen[pkg] {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[pkg] = true
+			unique = append(unique, pkg)
+		}
+	}
+	return unique
+}

core/internal/greeter/installer.go

@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ const appArmorProfileDest = "/etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.dms-greeter"
 
 const GreeterCacheDir = "/var/cache/dms-greeter"
 
+const (
+	runitSvDir      = "/etc/sv"
+	runitServiceDir = "/var/service"
+)
+
 func DetectDMSPath() (string, error) {
 	return config.LocateDMSConfig()
 }
@@ -41,6 +46,96 @@ func IsNixOS() bool {
 	return err == nil
 }
 
+func IsVoidLinux() bool {
+	osInfo, err := distros.GetOSInfo()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	config, exists := distros.Registry[osInfo.Distribution.ID]
+	return exists && config.Family == distros.FamilyVoid
+}
+
+func isRunit() bool {
+	if fi, err := os.Stat("/run/runit"); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+		return true
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/run/systemd/system"); err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if fi, err := os.Stat(runitServiceDir); err == nil && fi.IsDir() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func runitServiceInstalled(name string) bool {
+	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(runitSvDir, name))
+	return err == nil && fi.IsDir()
+}
+
+func runitServiceEnabled(name string) bool {
+	_, err := os.Lstat(filepath.Join(runitServiceDir, name))
+	return err == nil
+}
+
+func enableRunitService(name, sudoPassword string) error {
+	if !runitServiceInstalled(name) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("runit service %q not found in %s", name, runitSvDir)
+	}
+	if runitServiceEnabled(name) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "ln", "-sf",
+		filepath.Join(runitSvDir, name), filepath.Join(runitServiceDir, name))
+}
+
+func disableRunitService(name, sudoPassword string) error {
+	if !runitServiceEnabled(name) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "rm", "-f",
+		filepath.Join(runitServiceDir, name))
+}
+
+func ensureRunitSeat(greeterUser, sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) {
+	if runitServiceInstalled("seatd") {
+		if err := enableRunitService("seatd", sudoPassword); err != nil {
+			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not enable seatd: %v", err))
+		} else {
+			logFunc("✓ seatd enabled")
+		}
+	} else {
+		logFunc("⚠ seatd not installed — the greeter compositor needs it for GPU/seat access")
+	}
+
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "usermod", "-aG", "_seatd,video,input", greeterUser); err != nil {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not add %s to seat groups: %v", greeterUser, err))
+	} else {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ %s added to seat groups (_seatd, video, input)", greeterUser))
+	}
+}
+
+func ensureGreetdPamRundir(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) {
+	const pamPath = "/etc/pam.d/greetd"
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(pamPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not read %s: %v", pamPath, err))
+		return
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), "pam_rundir") {
+		logFunc("✓ pam_rundir already present in greetd PAM")
+		return
+	}
+
+	line := "session    optional    pam_rundir.so"
+	if err := privesc.Run(context.Background(), sudoPassword, "sh", "-c",
+		fmt.Sprintf("printf '%%s\\n' %q >> %s", line, pamPath)); err != nil {
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ could not add pam_rundir to %s: %v", pamPath, err))
+		return
+	}
+	logFunc("✓ pam_rundir added to greetd PAM (provides XDG_RUNTIME_DIR for the session)")
+}
+
 func DetectGreeterGroup() string {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile("/etc/group")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -766,6 +861,8 @@ func EnsureGreetdInstalled(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "apt-get install -y greetd")
 	case distros.FamilyGentoo:
 		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "emerge --ask n sys-apps/greetd")
+	case distros.FamilyVoid:
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "xbps-install -Sy greetd")
 	case distros.FamilyNix:
 		return fmt.Errorf("on NixOS, please add greetd to your configuration.nix")
 	default:
@@ -892,6 +989,14 @@ func TryInstallGreeterPackage(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) bool {
 		}
 		failHint = fmt.Sprintf("⚠ dms-greeter install failed. Install from AUR: %s -S greetd-dms-greeter-git", aurHelper)
 		installCmd = exec.CommandContext(ctx, aurHelper, "-S", "--noconfirm", "greetd-dms-greeter-git")
+	case distros.FamilyVoid:
+		failHint = "⚠ dms-greeter install failed. Add the DMS XBPS repo manually:\necho 'repository=https://avengemedia.github.io/DankMaterialShell/current' | sudo tee /etc/xbps.d/dms.conf\nsudo xbps-install -Sy dms-greeter"
+		logFunc("Adding DMS XBPS repository...")
+		if err := ensureVoidXBPSRepo(ctx, sudoPassword, "dms", distros.VoidDMSRepo); err != nil {
+			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Failed to add DMS XBPS repository: %v", err))
+		}
+		privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "sh -c 'yes y | xbps-install -Sy -i --repository "+distros.VoidDMSRepo+"'").Run()
+		installCmd = privesc.ExecCommand(ctx, sudoPassword, "xbps-install -Sy dms-greeter")
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
@@ -909,6 +1014,20 @@ func TryInstallGreeterPackage(logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func ensureVoidXBPSRepo(ctx context.Context, sudoPassword, name, repoURL string) error {
+	confPath := filepath.Join("/etc/xbps.d", name+".conf")
+	repoLine := fmt.Sprintf("repository=%s", repoURL)
+	repoFileContent := repoLine + "\n"
+	if content, err := os.ReadFile(confPath); err == nil && string(content) == repoFileContent {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := privesc.Run(ctx, sudoPassword, "mkdir", "-p", "/etc/xbps.d"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return privesc.Run(ctx, sudoPassword, "sh", "-c",
+		fmt.Sprintf("printf '%%s\\n' %q > %s", repoLine, confPath))
+}
+
 // CopyGreeterFiles installs the dms-greeter wrapper and sets up cache directory
 func CopyGreeterFiles(dmsPath, compositor string, logFunc func(string), sudoPassword string) error {
 	if IsGreeterPackaged() {
@@ -2275,6 +2394,19 @@ func checkSystemdEnabled(service string) (string, error) {
 func DisableConflictingDisplayManagers(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
 	conflictingDMs := []string{"gdm", "gdm3", "lightdm", "sddm", "lxdm", "xdm", "cosmic-greeter"}
 	for _, dm := range conflictingDMs {
+		if isRunit() {
+			if !runitServiceEnabled(dm) {
+				continue
+			}
+			logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("Disabling conflicting display manager: %s", dm))
+			if err := disableRunitService(dm, sudoPassword); err != nil {
+				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("⚠ Warning: Failed to disable %s: %v", dm, err))
+			} else {
+				logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ Disabled %s", dm))
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
 		state, err := checkSystemdEnabled(dm)
 		if err != nil || state == "" || state == "not-found" {
 			continue
@@ -2294,6 +2426,19 @@ func DisableConflictingDisplayManagers(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)
 
 // EnableGreetd unmasks and enables greetd, forcing it over any other DM.
 func EnableGreetd(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
+	if isRunit() {
+		if !runitServiceInstalled("greetd") {
+			return fmt.Errorf("greetd service not found in %s; ensure greetd is installed", runitSvDir)
+		}
+		ensureRunitSeat(DetectGreeterUser(), sudoPassword, logFunc)
+		ensureGreetdPamRundir(sudoPassword, logFunc)
+		if err := enableRunitService("greetd", sudoPassword); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable greetd: %w", err)
+		}
+		logFunc(fmt.Sprintf("✓ greetd enabled (%s)", runitServiceDir))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	state, err := checkSystemdEnabled("greetd")
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check greetd state: %w", err)
@@ -2317,6 +2462,11 @@ func EnableGreetd(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
 }
 
 func EnsureGraphicalTarget(sudoPassword string, logFunc func(string)) error {
+	if isRunit() {
+		logFunc("✓ runit detected; no graphical target is needed")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	cmd := exec.Command("systemctl", "get-default")
 	output, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {

core/internal/headless/runner.go

@@ -236,13 +236,18 @@ func (r *Runner) Run() error {
 	r.log("Starting configuration deployment")
 
 	deployer := config.NewConfigDeployer(r.logChan)
-	results, err := deployer.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(
+	useSystemd := true
+	if distroConfig, exists := distros.Registry[osInfo.Distribution.ID]; exists && distroConfig.Family == distros.FamilyVoid {
+		useSystemd = false
+	}
+	results, err := deployer.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstallsAndSystemd(
 		context.Background(),
 		wm,
 		terminal,
 		dependencies,
 		replaceConfigs,
 		reinstallItems,
+		useSystemd,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("configuration deployment failed: %w", err)

core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland.go

@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ func readLuaOrHyprlangOverride(path string) (map[string]*hyprlandOverrideBind, e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	lines := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+	lines := expandLuaConfigLines(strings.Split(string(data), "\n"))
 	parser := NewHyprlandParser("")
 	pendingUnbinds := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, line := range lines {

core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_lua_expand.go

@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+package providers
+
+import (
+	"maps"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Lua configs can express binds dynamically: variables (mainMod .. " + C"),
+// tostring() calls, and numeric for loops (workspace binds). This resolves such
+// expressions to literal key combos so the static bind parser can read them.
+
+const luaMaxLoopIterations = 1000
+
+var (
+	luaAssignRE     = regexp.MustCompile(`^(?:local\s+)?([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\s*=\s*(.+)$`)
+	luaForRE        = regexp.MustCompile(`^for\s+([A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)\s*=\s*(-?\d+)\s*,\s*(-?\d+)\s*(?:,\s*(-?\d+)\s*)?do\b(.*)$`)
+	luaTostringRE   = regexp.MustCompile(`to(?:string|number)\s*\(\s*("(?:\\.|[^"])*"|'(?:\\.|[^'])*'|-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*\)`)
+	luaBlockOpenRE  = regexp.MustCompile(`\b(?:function|for|while|if)\b`)
+	luaBlockCloseRE = regexp.MustCompile(`\bend\b`)
+	luaNumberRE     = regexp.MustCompile(`^-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?$`)
+)
+
+type luaVarEnv map[string]string
+
+type luaForHeader struct {
+	varName string
+	start   int
+	stop    int
+	step    int
+	inline  string
+}
+
+func expandLuaConfigLines(lines []string) []string {
+	return expandLuaBlock(lines, luaVarEnv{})
+}
+
+func expandLuaBlock(lines []string, env luaVarEnv) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(lines))
+	for i := 0; i < len(lines); i++ {
+		code := strings.TrimSpace(luaStripLineComment(lines[i]))
+
+		if name, value, ok := parseLuaStringAssignment(code, env); ok {
+			env[name] = value
+			out = append(out, lines[i])
+			continue
+		}
+
+		header, ok := parseLuaForHeader(code)
+		if !ok {
+			out = append(out, resolveLuaDynamicLine(lines[i], env))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		body, consumed, complete := collectLuaForBody(header, lines, i)
+		if !complete {
+			out = append(out, resolveLuaDynamicLine(lines[i], env))
+			continue
+		}
+		out = append(out, expandLuaForLoop(header, body, env)...)
+		i = consumed
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func parseLuaStringAssignment(code string, env luaVarEnv) (name, value string, ok bool) {
+	m := luaAssignRE.FindStringSubmatch(code)
+	if m == nil {
+		return "", "", false
+	}
+	value, ok = evalLuaConcat(m[2], env)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", "", false
+	}
+	return m[1], value, true
+}
+
+func parseLuaForHeader(code string) (luaForHeader, bool) {
+	m := luaForRE.FindStringSubmatch(code)
+	if m == nil {
+		return luaForHeader{}, false
+	}
+	start, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[2])
+	stop, _ := strconv.Atoi(m[3])
+	step := 1
+	if m[4] != "" {
+		step, _ = strconv.Atoi(m[4])
+	}
+	if step == 0 {
+		return luaForHeader{}, false
+	}
+	return luaForHeader{varName: m[1], start: start, stop: stop, step: step, inline: strings.TrimSpace(m[5])}, true
+}
+
+func collectLuaForBody(header luaForHeader, lines []string, headerIdx int) (body []string, consumed int, complete bool) {
+	depth := 1
+	if header.inline != "" {
+		delta := luaBlockDelta(header.inline)
+		if depth+delta <= 0 {
+			if stmt := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(header.inline), "end")); stmt != "" {
+				body = append(body, stmt)
+			}
+			return body, headerIdx, true
+		}
+		depth += delta
+		body = append(body, header.inline)
+	}
+	for j := headerIdx + 1; j < len(lines); j++ {
+		delta := luaBlockDelta(lines[j])
+		if depth+delta <= 0 {
+			return body, j, true
+		}
+		depth += delta
+		body = append(body, lines[j])
+	}
+	return nil, headerIdx, false
+}
+
+func expandLuaForLoop(header luaForHeader, body []string, env luaVarEnv) []string {
+	var out []string
+	inRange := func(v int) bool {
+		if header.step > 0 {
+			return v <= header.stop
+		}
+		return v >= header.stop
+	}
+	count := 0
+	for v := header.start; inRange(v); v += header.step {
+		if count++; count > luaMaxLoopIterations {
+			break
+		}
+		value := strconv.Itoa(v)
+		iterLines := make([]string, len(body))
+		for k, bl := range body {
+			iterLines[k] = substituteLuaIdent(bl, header.varName, value)
+		}
+		out = append(out, expandLuaBlock(iterLines, cloneLuaEnv(env))...)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func luaBlockDelta(line string) int {
+	masked := luaMaskStrings(line)
+	return len(luaBlockOpenRE.FindAllString(masked, -1)) - len(luaBlockCloseRE.FindAllString(masked, -1))
+}
+
+func resolveLuaDynamicLine(line string, env luaVarEnv) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(line, "hl.bind") && !strings.Contains(line, "hl.unbind") {
+		return line
+	}
+	line = normalizeLuaToString(line)
+	return rewriteLuaBindKeyArg(line, env)
+}
+
+func normalizeLuaToString(line string) string {
+	return luaTostringRE.ReplaceAllStringFunc(line, func(m string) string {
+		inner := luaTostringRE.FindStringSubmatch(m)[1]
+		if inner[0] == '"' || inner[0] == '\'' {
+			return inner
+		}
+		return strconv.Quote(inner)
+	})
+}
+
+func rewriteLuaBindKeyArg(line string, env luaVarEnv) string {
+	for _, fn := range []string{"hl.bind", "hl.unbind"} {
+		idx := strings.Index(line, fn)
+		if idx < 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		open := skipLuaWS(line, idx+len(fn))
+		if open >= len(line) || line[open] != '(' {
+			continue
+		}
+		argStart := skipLuaWS(line, open+1)
+		expr, end, ok := parseLuaFirstArgExpr(line, argStart)
+		if !ok || isLuaPlainStringArg(expr) {
+			continue
+		}
+		value, ok := evalLuaConcat(expr, env)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		return line[:argStart] + strconv.Quote(value) + line[end:]
+	}
+	return line
+}
+
+func evalLuaConcat(expr string, env luaVarEnv) (string, bool) {
+	parts := splitLuaConcat(expr)
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for _, part := range parts {
+		value, ok := evalLuaOperand(part, env)
+		if !ok {
+			return "", false
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(value)
+	}
+	return sb.String(), true
+}
+
+func evalLuaOperand(op string, env luaVarEnv) (string, bool) {
+	op = strings.TrimSpace(op)
+	if op == "" {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	switch op[0] {
+	case '"', '\'':
+		s, next, ok := parseLuaStringLiteral(op, 0)
+		return s, next == len(op) && ok
+	}
+	if luaNumberRE.MatchString(op) {
+		return op, true
+	}
+	if inner, ok := luaUnwrapCall(op, "tostring"); ok {
+		return evalLuaConcat(inner, env)
+	}
+	if inner, ok := luaUnwrapCall(op, "tonumber"); ok {
+		return evalLuaConcat(inner, env)
+	}
+	if value, ok := env[op]; ok {
+		return value, true
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
+func splitLuaConcat(expr string) []string {
+	var parts []string
+	parenDepth, braceDepth, bracketDepth := 0, 0, 0
+	inStr := byte(0)
+	esc := false
+	start := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(expr); i++ {
+		c := expr[i]
+		if inStr != 0 {
+			switch {
+			case esc:
+				esc = false
+			case c == '\\' && inStr == '"':
+				esc = true
+			case c == inStr:
+				inStr = 0
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		switch c {
+		case '"', '\'':
+			inStr = c
+		case '(':
+			parenDepth++
+		case ')':
+			if parenDepth > 0 {
+				parenDepth--
+			}
+		case '{':
+			braceDepth++
+		case '}':
+			if braceDepth > 0 {
+				braceDepth--
+			}
+		case '[':
+			bracketDepth++
+		case ']':
+			if bracketDepth > 0 {
+				bracketDepth--
+			}
+		case '.':
+			if parenDepth == 0 && braceDepth == 0 && bracketDepth == 0 && i+1 < len(expr) && expr[i+1] == '.' {
+				parts = append(parts, expr[start:i])
+				i++
+				start = i + 1
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return append(parts, expr[start:])
+}
+
+func substituteLuaIdent(line, name, value string) string {
+	if !strings.Contains(line, name) {
+		return line
+	}
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	inStr := byte(0)
+	esc := false
+	for i := 0; i < len(line); {
+		c := line[i]
+		if inStr != 0 {
+			sb.WriteByte(c)
+			switch {
+			case esc:
+				esc = false
+			case c == '\\' && inStr == '"':
+				esc = true
+			case c == inStr:
+				inStr = 0
+			}
+			i++
+			continue
+		}
+		if c == '"' || c == '\'' {
+			inStr = c
+			sb.WriteByte(c)
+			i++
+			continue
+		}
+		if isLuaIdentStart(c) {
+			j := i + 1
+			for j < len(line) && isLuaIdentByte(line[j]) {
+				j++
+			}
+			word := line[i:j]
+			if word == name && (i == 0 || line[i-1] != '.') {
+				sb.WriteString(value)
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(word)
+			}
+			i = j
+			continue
+		}
+		sb.WriteByte(c)
+		i++
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func luaMaskStrings(line string) string {
+	b := []byte(line)
+	inStr := byte(0)
+	esc := false
+	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
+		c := b[i]
+		if inStr != 0 {
+			wasEnd := !esc && c == inStr
+			esc = !esc && c == '\\' && inStr == '"'
+			b[i] = ' '
+			if wasEnd {
+				inStr = 0
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		switch c {
+		case '"', '\'':
+			inStr = c
+			b[i] = ' '
+		case '-':
+			if i+1 < len(b) && b[i+1] == '-' {
+				for ; i < len(b); i++ {
+					b[i] = ' '
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return string(b)
+}
+
+func luaStripLineComment(line string) string {
+	inStr := byte(0)
+	esc := false
+	for i := 0; i+1 < len(line); i++ {
+		c := line[i]
+		if inStr != 0 {
+			switch {
+			case esc:
+				esc = false
+			case c == '\\' && inStr == '"':
+				esc = true
+			case c == inStr:
+				inStr = 0
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		switch c {
+		case '"', '\'':
+			inStr = c
+		case '-':
+			if line[i+1] == '-' {
+				return line[:i]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return line
+}
+
+func luaUnwrapCall(op, fn string) (string, bool) {
+	op = strings.TrimSpace(op)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(op, fn) {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	rest := strings.TrimSpace(op[len(fn):])
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(rest, "(") || !strings.HasSuffix(rest, ")") {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	return rest[1 : len(rest)-1], true
+}
+
+func isLuaPlainStringArg(expr string) bool {
+	expr = strings.TrimSpace(expr)
+	if expr == "" || (expr[0] != '"' && expr[0] != '\'') {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, next, ok := parseLuaStringLiteral(expr, 0)
+	return ok && next == len(expr)
+}
+
+func isLuaIdentStart(c byte) bool {
+	return c == '_' || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'z') || (c >= 'A' && c <= 'Z')
+}
+
+func cloneLuaEnv(env luaVarEnv) luaVarEnv {
+	clone := make(luaVarEnv, len(env))
+	maps.Copy(clone, env)
+	return clone
+}

core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_lua_expand_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+package providers
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestExpandLuaConfigLinesVariableConcat(t *testing.T) {
+	lines := []string{
+		`local mainMod = "SUPER"`,
+		`hl.bind(mainMod .. " + C", hl.dsp.window.close())`,
+		`hl.bind(mainMod .. " + H", hl.dsp.focus({direction = "l"}))`,
+		`hl.bind("ALT + TAB", hl.dsp.window.cycle_next({}))`,
+	}
+	got := expandLuaConfigLines(lines)
+
+	want := []string{
+		`hl.bind("SUPER + C",`,
+		`hl.bind("SUPER + H",`,
+		`hl.bind("ALT + TAB",`,
+	}
+	joined := strings.Join(got, "\n")
+	for _, w := range want {
+		if !strings.Contains(joined, w) {
+			t.Errorf("expanded output missing %q\n---\n%s", w, joined)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExpandLuaConfigLinesForLoop(t *testing.T) {
+	lines := []string{
+		`local mainMod = "SUPER"`,
+		`for i = 1, 3 do`,
+		`    hl.bind(mainMod .. " + " .. i, hl.dsp.focus({workspace = tostring(i)}))`,
+		`    hl.bind(mainMod .. " SHIFT + " .. i, hl.dsp.window.move({workspace = tostring(i)}))`,
+		`end`,
+	}
+	got := strings.Join(expandLuaConfigLines(lines), "\n")
+
+	for _, w := range []string{
+		`hl.bind("SUPER + 1",`,
+		`hl.bind("SUPER + 2",`,
+		`hl.bind("SUPER + 3",`,
+		`hl.bind("SUPER SHIFT + 3",`,
+		`{workspace = "1"}`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(got, w) {
+			t.Errorf("expanded loop missing %q\n---\n%s", w, got)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseLuaLinesDynamicBinds(t *testing.T) {
+	content := strings.Join([]string{
+		`local mainMod = "SUPER"`,
+		`hl.bind(mainMod .. " + C", hl.dsp.window.close())`,
+		`hl.bind("ALT + TAB", hl.dsp.window.cycle_next({}))`,
+		`for i = 1, 2 do`,
+		`    hl.bind(mainMod .. " + " .. i, hl.dsp.focus({workspace = tostring(i)}))`,
+		`end`,
+	}, "\n")
+
+	parser := NewHyprlandParser("")
+	section, err := parser.parseLuaLines(content, "", "test.lua", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseLuaLines: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	keys := map[string]*HyprlandKeyBinding{}
+	for i := range section.Keybinds {
+		kb := &section.Keybinds[i]
+		keys[parser.formatBindKey(kb)] = kb
+	}
+
+	for _, want := range []string{"SUPER+C", "ALT+TAB", "SUPER+1", "SUPER+2"} {
+		if _, ok := keys[want]; !ok {
+			t.Errorf("missing bind %q; got %v", want, keysList(keys))
+		}
+	}
+	if kb := keys["SUPER+C"]; kb != nil && kb.Dispatcher != "killactive" {
+		t.Errorf("SUPER+C dispatcher = %q, want killactive", kb.Dispatcher)
+	}
+	if kb := keys["SUPER+1"]; kb != nil {
+		if kb.Dispatcher != "workspace" || kb.Params != "1" {
+			t.Errorf("SUPER+1 = %q %q, want workspace 1", kb.Dispatcher, kb.Params)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func keysList(m map[string]*HyprlandKeyBinding) []string {
+	out := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+	for k := range m {
+		out = append(out, k)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func TestEvalLuaConcat(t *testing.T) {
+	env := luaVarEnv{"mainMod": "SUPER", "i": "5"}
+	tests := []struct {
+		expr string
+		want string
+		ok   bool
+	}{
+		{`mainMod .. " + C"`, "SUPER + C", true},
+		{`mainMod .. " + " .. i`, "SUPER + 5", true},
+		{`mainMod .. " + " .. tostring(i)`, "SUPER + 5", true},
+		{`"ALT + TAB"`, "ALT + TAB", true},
+		{`mainMod .. someFunc()`, "", false},
+		{`unknownVar .. "x"`, "", false},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		got, ok := evalLuaConcat(tt.expr, env)
+		if ok != tt.ok || (ok && got != tt.want) {
+			t.Errorf("evalLuaConcat(%q) = %q,%v want %q,%v", tt.expr, got, ok, tt.want, tt.ok)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSubstituteLuaIdent(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		line, name, value, want string
+	}{
+		{`hl.bind(m .. " + " .. i, x)`, "i", "3", `hl.bind(m .. " + " .. 3, x)`},
+		{`hl.dsp.exec("light -i")`, "i", "3", `hl.dsp.exec("light -i")`},
+		{`foo.i`, "i", "3", `foo.i`},
+		{`tostring(i)`, "i", "3", `tostring(3)`},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		if got := substituteLuaIdent(tt.line, tt.name, tt.value); got != tt.want {
+			t.Errorf("substituteLuaIdent(%q,%q,%q) = %q, want %q", tt.line, tt.name, tt.value, got, tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}

core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_parser.go

@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ func (p *HyprlandParser) parseLuaLines(content string, baseDir, absPath, section
 	prevSource := p.currentSource
 	p.currentSource = absPath
 
-	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
+	lines := expandLuaConfigLines(strings.Split(content, "\n"))
 	boundInFile := make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)

core/internal/log/log.go

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ func GetQtLoggingRules() string {
 		level = "info"
 	}
 
+	// scene carries QML engine warnings (e.g. QQuickImage "Cannot open" cache
+	// probes); suppressed except at debug level
 	var rules []string
 	switch strings.ToLower(level) {
 	case "fatal":
@@ -75,13 +77,13 @@ func GetQtLoggingRules() string {
 	case "error":
 		rules = []string{"*.debug=false", "*.info=false", "*.warning=false"}
 	case "warn", "warning":
-		rules = []string{"*.debug=false", "*.info=false"}
+		rules = []string{"*.debug=false", "*.info=false", "scene.warning=false"}
 	case "info":
-		rules = []string{"*.debug=false"}
+		rules = []string{"*.debug=false", "scene.warning=false"}
 	case "debug":
 		return ""
 	default:
-		rules = []string{"*.debug=false"}
+		rules = []string{"*.debug=false", "scene.warning=false"}
 	}
 
 	return strings.Join(rules, ";")

core/internal/matugen/matugen.go

@@ -1056,6 +1056,9 @@ func closestAdwaitaAccent(primaryHex string) string {
 
 func syncAccentColor(primaryHex string) {
 	accent := closestAdwaitaAccent(primaryHex)
+	if cur, err := utils.GsettingsGet("org.gnome.desktop.interface", "accent-color"); err == nil && strings.Trim(cur, "'") == accent {
+		return
+	}
 	log.Infof("Setting GNOME accent color: %s", accent)
 	if err := utils.GsettingsSet("org.gnome.desktop.interface", "accent-color", accent); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("Failed to set accent-color: %v", err)

core/internal/server/network/agent_networkmanager.go

@@ -545,12 +545,18 @@ func (a *SecretAgent) GetSecrets(
 		out[settingName] = sec
 	}
 	if settingName == "vpn" && a.backend != nil && !isPKCS11 && (vpnUsername != "" || reply.Save) {
-		pw := reply.Secrets["password"]
+		secrets := make(map[string]string)
+		for k, v := range reply.Secrets {
+			if k != "username" {
+				secrets[k] = v
+			}
+		}
 		a.backend.pendingVPNSaveMu.Lock()
 		a.backend.pendingVPNSave = &pendingVPNCredentials{
 			ConnectionPath: string(path),
 			Username:       vpnUsername,
-			Password:       pw,
+			Password:       reply.Secrets["password"],
+			Secrets:        secrets,
 			SavePassword:   reply.Save,
 		}
 		a.backend.pendingVPNSaveMu.Unlock()
@@ -790,7 +796,23 @@ func inferVPNFields(conn map[string]nmVariantMap, vpnService string) []string {
 			fields = []string{"username", "password"}
 		}
 	case strings.Contains(vpnService, "openvpn"):
-		if connType == "password" || connType == "password-tls" {
+		switch connType {
+		case "tls":
+			// Cert auth wants the private-key passphrase, not a password.
+			if secretFlagsNotRequired(dataMap["cert-pass-flags"]) {
+				return nil
+			}
+			return []string{"cert-pass"}
+		case "password-tls":
+			fields = []string{}
+			if dataMap["username"] == "" {
+				fields = append(fields, "username")
+			}
+			fields = append(fields, "password")
+			if !secretFlagsNotRequired(dataMap["cert-pass-flags"]) {
+				fields = append(fields, "cert-pass")
+			}
+		case "password":
 			if dataMap["username"] == "" {
 				fields = []string{"username", "password"}
 			}
@@ -805,6 +827,19 @@ func inferVPNFields(conn map[string]nmVariantMap, vpnService string) []string {
 	return fields
 }
 
+// NetworkManager secret flags: bit 1 (value 2) marks a secret as not-saved,
+// bit 2 (value 4) as not-required. A not-required secret must not be prompted.
+func secretFlagsNotRequired(flags string) bool {
+	if flags == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	n, err := strconv.Atoi(flags)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return n&0x4 != 0
+}
+
 func needsExternalBrowserAuth(protocol, authType, username string, data map[string]string) bool {
 	if method, ok := data["saml-auth-method"]; ok {
 		if method == "REDIRECT" || method == "POST" {

core/internal/server/network/agent_networkmanager_test.go

@@ -315,6 +315,44 @@ func TestInferVPNFields_GPSaml(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedLen: 1,
 			shouldHave:  []string{"password"},
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "OpenVPN cert auth (tls) - private-key passphrase",
+			vpnService: "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn",
+			dataMap: map[string]string{
+				"connection-type": "tls",
+			},
+			expectedLen: 1,
+			shouldHave:  []string{"cert-pass"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "OpenVPN cert auth (tls) with passphrase-less key",
+			vpnService: "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn",
+			dataMap: map[string]string{
+				"connection-type": "tls",
+				"cert-pass-flags": "4",
+			},
+			expectedLen: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "OpenVPN password-tls no username",
+			vpnService: "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn",
+			dataMap: map[string]string{
+				"connection-type": "password-tls",
+			},
+			expectedLen: 3,
+			shouldHave:  []string{"username", "password", "cert-pass"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "OpenVPN password-tls with username, passphrase-less key",
+			vpnService: "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.openvpn",
+			dataMap: map[string]string{
+				"connection-type": "password-tls",
+				"username":        "john",
+				"cert-pass-flags": "4",
+			},
+			expectedLen: 1,
+			shouldHave:  []string{"password"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

core/internal/server/network/backend_networkmanager.go

@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ type pendingVPNCredentials struct {
 	ConnectionPath string
 	Username       string
 	Password       string
-	SavePassword   bool
+	// Secrets holds all VPN secret fields keyed by name (e.g. "cert-pass");
+	// falls back to Password under the "password" key when empty.
+	Secrets      map[string]string
+	SavePassword bool
 }
 
 type cachedVPNCredentials struct {

core/internal/server/network/backend_networkmanager_vpn.go

@@ -863,13 +863,17 @@ func (b *NetworkManagerBackend) saveVPNCredentials(creds *pendingVPNCredentials)
 		log.Infof("[saveVPNCredentials] Saving username")
 	}
 
-	// Save password if requested
+	// Save secrets if requested
 	if creds.SavePassword {
-		data["password-flags"] = "0"
-		secs := make(map[string]string)
-		secs["password"] = creds.Password
+		secs := creds.Secrets
+		if len(secs) == 0 {
+			secs = map[string]string{"password": creds.Password}
+		}
+		for field := range secs {
+			data[field+"-flags"] = "0"
+		}
 		vpn["secrets"] = dbus.MakeVariant(secs)
-		log.Infof("[saveVPNCredentials] Saving password with password-flags=0")
+		log.Infof("[saveVPNCredentials] Saving %d secret field(s) with flags=0", len(secs))
 	}
 
 	vpn["data"] = dbus.MakeVariant(data)

core/internal/tui/views_config.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/config"
 	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/deps"
+	"github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/core/internal/distros"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 )
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func (m Model) deployConfigurations() tea.Cmd {
 
 		deployer := config.NewConfigDeployer(m.logChan)
 
-		results, err := deployer.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstalls(context.Background(), wm, terminal, m.dependencies, m.replaceConfigs, m.reinstallItems)
+		results, err := deployer.DeployConfigurationsSelectiveWithReinstallsAndSystemd(context.Background(), wm, terminal, m.dependencies, m.replaceConfigs, m.reinstallItems, m.useSystemdConfig())
 
 		return configDeploymentResult{
 			results: results,
@@ -138,6 +139,17 @@ func (m Model) deployConfigurations() tea.Cmd {
 	}
 }
 
+func (m Model) useSystemdConfig() bool {
+	if m.osInfo == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	distroConfig, exists := distros.Registry[m.osInfo.Distribution.ID]
+	if !exists {
+		return true
+	}
+	return distroConfig.Family != distros.FamilyVoid
+}
+
 func (m Model) viewConfigConfirmation() string {
 	var b strings.Builder
 
@@ -195,12 +207,50 @@ func (m Model) viewConfigConfirmation() string {
 	b.WriteString(backup)
 	b.WriteString("\n\n")
 
+	if note := m.configReplacementNote(); note != "" {
+		b.WriteString(m.styles.Subtle.Render(note))
+		b.WriteString("\n\n")
+	}
+
 	help := m.styles.Subtle.Render("↑/↓: Navigate, Space: Toggle replace/keep, Enter: Continue")
 	b.WriteString(help)
 
 	return b.String()
 }
 
+func (m Model) configReplacementNote() string {
+	if m.selectedConfig < 0 || m.selectedConfig >= len(m.existingConfigs) {
+		return ""
+	}
+	configInfo := m.existingConfigs[m.selectedConfig]
+	if !configInfo.Exists {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	switch configInfo.ConfigType {
+	case "Niri":
+		if m.useSystemdConfig() {
+			return "Replacing Niri writes the DMS Niri template and uses the user systemd dms service for shell autostart."
+		}
+		return `Replacing Niri writes the DMS Niri template and starts DMS from Niri with spawn-at-startup "dms" "run".`
+	case "Hyprland":
+		if m.useSystemdConfig() {
+			return "Replacing Hyprland writes the DMS Lua template and uses the user systemd dms service for shell autostart."
+		}
+		return `Replacing Hyprland writes the DMS Lua template and starts DMS from Hyprland with hl.exec_cmd("dms run").`
+	case "Mango":
+		return "Replacing Mango writes the DMS Mango template and starts DMS from Mango with exec-once=dms run."
+	case "Ghostty":
+		return "Replacing Ghostty writes the DMS terminal defaults and theme include."
+	case "Kitty":
+		return "Replacing Kitty writes the DMS terminal defaults, theme include, and tab styling."
+	case "Alacritty":
+		return "Replacing Alacritty writes the DMS terminal defaults and theme import."
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
 func (m Model) updateConfigConfirmationState(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	if result, ok := msg.(configCheckResult); ok {
 		if result.error != nil {

core/internal/tui/views_install.go

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func dmsPackageName(distroID string, dependencies []deps.Dependency) string {
 			return "dms-shell-git"
 		}
 		return "dms-shell"
-	case distros.FamilyFedora, distros.FamilyUbuntu, distros.FamilyDebian, distros.FamilySUSE:
+	case distros.FamilyFedora, distros.FamilyUbuntu, distros.FamilyDebian, distros.FamilySUSE, distros.FamilyVoid:
 		if isGit {
 			return "dms-git"
 		}
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ func uninstallCommand(distroID string, dependencies []deps.Dependency) string {
 		return "sudo apt remove " + pkg
 	case distros.FamilySUSE:
 		return "sudo zypper remove " + pkg
+	case distros.FamilyVoid:
+		return "sudo xbps-remove -R " + pkg
 	default:
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -201,15 +203,26 @@ func (m Model) viewInstallComplete() string {
 
 	wm := m.selectedWindowManager()
 
-	// mango launches DMS via `exec-once=dms run` (not a systemd session target)
 	loginHint := "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"niri-session\" or \"Hyprland\""
-	switch wm {
-	case deps.WindowManagerNiri:
-		loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"niri-session\""
-	case deps.WindowManagerHyprland:
-		loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"Hyprland\""
-	case deps.WindowManagerMango:
-		loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"mango\""
+	if !m.useSystemdConfig() {
+		switch wm {
+		case deps.WindowManagerNiri:
+			loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, from a TTY run: dbus-run-session niri"
+		case deps.WindowManagerHyprland:
+			loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, from a TTY run: dbus-run-session Hyprland"
+		case deps.WindowManagerMango:
+			loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, from a TTY run: dbus-run-session mango"
+		}
+	} else {
+		// mango launches DMS via `exec-once=dms run` (not a systemd session target)
+		switch wm {
+		case deps.WindowManagerNiri:
+			loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"niri-session\""
+		case deps.WindowManagerHyprland:
+			loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"Hyprland\""
+		case deps.WindowManagerMango:
+			loginHint = "If you do not have a greeter, login with \"mango\""
+		}
 	}
 
 	b.WriteString("\n")
@@ -222,7 +235,17 @@ func (m Model) viewInstallComplete() string {
 	labelStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color(theme.Subtle))
 
 	b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("Troubleshooting:") + "\n")
-	if wm == deps.WindowManagerMango {
+	if !m.useSystemdConfig() {
+		switch wm {
+		case deps.WindowManagerNiri:
+			b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("  Disable autostart: ") + cmdStyle.Render(`remove spawn-at-startup "dms" "run" from ~/.config/niri/config.kdl`) + "\n")
+		case deps.WindowManagerHyprland:
+			b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("  Disable autostart: ") + cmdStyle.Render(`remove hl.exec_cmd("dms run") from ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.lua`) + "\n")
+		case deps.WindowManagerMango:
+			b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("  Disable autostart: ") + cmdStyle.Render("remove 'exec-once=dms run' from ~/.config/mango/config.conf") + "\n")
+		}
+		b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("  View logs:         ") + cmdStyle.Render("quickshell --path ~/.config/quickshell/dms log") + "\n")
+	} else if wm == deps.WindowManagerMango {
 		b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("  Disable autostart: ") + cmdStyle.Render("remove 'exec-once=dms run' from ~/.config/mango/config.conf") + "\n")
 		b.WriteString(labelStyle.Render("  View logs:         ") + cmdStyle.Render("qs -p ~/.config/quickshell/dms log") + "\n")
 	} else {

distro/nix/niri.nix

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ in {
           text = lib.pipe cfg'.filesToInclude [
             (map (filename: "dms/${filename}"))
             withOriginalConfig
-            (map (filename: "include \"${filename}.kdl\""))
+            (map (filename: "include optional=true \"${filename}.kdl\""))
             (files: files ++ fixes)
             (builtins.concatStringsSep "\n")
           ];

distro/nix/tests/home-manager-module.nix

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 let
   homeManagerNixosModule =
     (fetchTarball {
-      url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/e82d4a4ecd18363aa2054cbaa3e32e4134c3dbf4.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "sha256-ZTYDofOM3/PJhRF1EuBh6uibm+DmkhU7Wor6mMN7YTc=";
+      url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/53ebbdc405acc04acd9bb73ccca462b51ddb8c6d.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1cqmfgwb3jac2zzv82bwvgypxff1z30xkz9j6qcinkmqf58j3k3b";
     })
     + "/nixos";
 in

distro/nix/tests/niri-home-module.nix

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 let
   homeManagerNixosModule =
     (fetchTarball {
-      url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/e82d4a4ecd18363aa2054cbaa3e32e4134c3dbf4.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "sha256-ZTYDofOM3/PJhRF1EuBh6uibm+DmkhU7Wor6mMN7YTc=";
+      url = "https://github.com/nix-community/home-manager/archive/53ebbdc405acc04acd9bb73ccca462b51ddb8c6d.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "1cqmfgwb3jac2zzv82bwvgypxff1z30xkz9j6qcinkmqf58j3k3b";
     })
     + "/nixos";
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
     machine.wait_for_unit("multi-user.target")
 
     machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'test -f ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
-    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"include \\\"dms/binds.kdl\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
-    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"include \\\"hm.kdl\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"include optional=true \\\"dms/binds.kdl\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
+    machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"include optional=true \\\"hm.kdl\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/config.kdl'")
     machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"spawn-at-startup\" ~/.config/niri/hm.kdl'")
     machine.succeed("su -- danklinux -c 'grep -F \"\\\"dms\\\" \\\"run\\\"\" ~/.config/niri/hm.kdl'")
   '';

distro/void/README.md

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ checkout at `srcpkgs/<pkg>/template` to build or submit it.
 ## Dependencies
 
 Installing `dms` automatically pulls in `quickshell`, `accountsservice`, `dgop`,
-and `matugen` (which drives the Material You theming). The rest are optional —
-install whichever features you want:
+`matugen` (which drives the Material You theming), `dbus`, and `elogind`.
+The rest are optional, install whichever features you want:
 
 | Package | Enables |
 | --- | --- |
@@ -98,6 +98,27 @@ spawn-at-startup "dms" "run"
 
 or Hyprland: `exec-once = dms run`.
 
+From a TTY on Void without a greeter, start your compositor through a D-Bus
+session:
+
+```sh
+dbus-run-session niri
+dbus-run-session Hyprland
+dbus-run-session mango
+```
+
+The `mangowc` package provides the `mango` command.
+
+For power menu actions to work on runit systems, make sure the system D-Bus and
+elogind services are enabled:
+
+```sh
+sudo ln -sf /etc/sv/dbus /var/service/dbus
+sudo ln -sf /etc/sv/elogind /var/service/elogind
+```
+
+The `dankinstall` Void path does this automatically after installing packages.
+
 ## Greeter (optional)
 
 Install `dms-greeter`, then let the CLI do the setup:

distro/void/srcpkgs/dms-git/template

@@ -32,13 +32,12 @@ conflicts="dms"
 provides="dms-${version}_${revision}"
 
 # Optional feature deps are listed in distro/void/README.md.
-depends="quickshell accountsservice dgop matugen dbus"
+depends="quickshell accountsservice dgop matugen dbus elogind"
 
 post_install() {
 	# QML shell tree (build_style=go already installed the dms binary)
 	vmkdir usr/share/quickshell/dms
 	vcopy "${wrksrc}/quickshell/*" usr/share/quickshell/dms
-	echo "${version}" > "${DESTDIR}/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION"
 
 	# Desktop entry + icon
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/dms-open.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications

distro/void/srcpkgs/dms/template

@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/AvengeMedia/DankMaterialShell/archive/refs/tags/v$
 checksum=f54601e522c883fa9cce02bec070e4321e47389a1cf453e7ad0bb7379ad91b61
 
 # Optional feature deps are listed in distro/void/README.md.
-depends="quickshell accountsservice dgop matugen dbus"
+depends="quickshell accountsservice dgop matugen dbus elogind"
 
 post_install() {
 	# QML shell tree (build_style=go already installed the dms binary)
 	vmkdir usr/share/quickshell/dms
 	vcopy "${wrksrc}/quickshell/*" usr/share/quickshell/dms
-	echo "${version}" > "${DESTDIR}/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION"
 
 	# Desktop entry + icon
 	vinstall "${wrksrc}/assets/dms-open.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications

flake.lock

@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1778443072,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zi7/fsqM/kFdNuED//4WOCUtezGtKKqRNORjMvfwjnA=",
+        "lastModified": 1783224372,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8i/87eeoqiGE4yOTjwSA3Eh/ziJRQEmd/unYU+K27sk=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "da5ad661ba4e5ef59ba743f0d112cbc30e474f32",
+        "rev": "d407951447dcd00442e97087bf374aad70c04cea",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {

flake.nix

@@ -138,11 +138,8 @@
                 install -D ${rootSrc}/core/assets/danklogo.svg \
                   $out/share/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
-                # Snapshot pre-wrap Qt paths for launched apps to restore.
                 wrapProgram $out/bin/dms \
                   --add-flags "-c $out/share/quickshell/dms" \
-                  --run 'export DMS_ORIG_NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH="''${NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH:-}"' \
-                  --run 'export DMS_ORIG_QT_PLUGIN_PATH="''${QT_PLUGIN_PATH:-}"' \
                   --prefix "NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH" ":" "${mkQmlImportPath pkgs qtPackages}" \
                   --prefix "QT_PLUGIN_PATH" ":" "${mkQtPluginPath pkgs qtPackages}"
 

quickshell/Common/Paths.qml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import Quickshell
 import QtCore
+import QtQuick
 import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ Singleton {
 
     readonly property url imagecache: `${cache}/imagecache`
 
+    Component.onCompleted: mkdir(imagecache)
+
     function stringify(path: url): string {
         return path.toString().replace(/%20/g, " ");
     }

quickshell/Common/SessionData.qml

@@ -120,12 +120,18 @@ Singleton {
 
     function setMonitorScrollPosition(screenName, scrollX, scrollY) {
         var newPositions = Object.assign({}, monitorScrollPositions);
-        newPositions[screenName] = { scrollX: scrollX, scrollY: scrollY };
+        newPositions[screenName] = {
+            scrollX: scrollX,
+            scrollY: scrollY
+        };
         monitorScrollPositions = newPositions;
     }
 
     function getMonitorScrollPosition(screenName) {
-        return monitorScrollPositions[screenName] || { scrollX: 50, scrollY: 50 };
+        return monitorScrollPositions[screenName] || {
+            scrollX: 50,
+            scrollY: 50
+        };
     }
 
     function clearMonitorScrollPosition(screenName) {
@@ -209,6 +215,8 @@ Singleton {
     property string locale: ""
     property string timeLocale: ""
 
+    property string notepadLastMode: ""
+
     property string launcherLastMode: "all"
     property string launcherLastFileSearchType: "all"
     property string launcherLastQuery: ""
@@ -1216,6 +1224,13 @@ Singleton {
         I18n.useLocale(locale, locale.startsWith("en") ? "" : I18n.folder + "/" + locale + ".json");
     }
 
+    function setNotepadLastMode(mode) {
+        if (notepadLastMode === mode)
+            return;
+        notepadLastMode = mode;
+        saveSettings();
+    }
+
     function setLauncherLastMode(mode) {
         launcherLastMode = mode;
         saveSettings();

quickshell/Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool clockCompactMode: false
     property int focusedWindowSize: 1
     property bool focusedWindowCompactMode: false
-    property bool focusedWindowShowIcon: false
+    property bool focusedWindowShowIcon: true
     property bool runningAppsCompactMode: true
     property int barMaxVisibleApps: 0
     property int barMaxVisibleRunningApps: 0
@@ -1027,17 +1027,6 @@ Singleton {
         }
     ]
 
-    // Standalone bar xray is unsafe when windows can render beneath its surface
-    function _standaloneBarXrayAvailable(configs) {
-        const list = configs || [];
-        const activeBars = list.filter(c => c && c.enabled && (c.visible ?? true));
-        const gapsOverride = (typeof CompositorService !== "undefined" && CompositorService.isHyprland) ? hyprlandLayoutGapsOverride : niriLayoutGapsOverride;
-        const layoutGaps = gapsOverride >= 0 ? gapsOverride : Math.max(4, (list[0]?.spacing ?? 4));
-        return activeBars.every(c => !c.autoHide && !(c.useOverlayLayer ?? false) && (c.spacing ?? 4) + (c.bottomGap ?? 0) + layoutGaps >= 0);
-    }
-
-    readonly property bool standaloneBarXrayAvailable: _standaloneBarXrayAvailable(barConfigs)
-
     property bool desktopClockEnabled: false
     property string desktopClockStyle: "analog"
     property real desktopClockTransparency: 0.8
@@ -2479,17 +2468,13 @@ Singleton {
         if (index === -1)
             return;
         const positionChanged = updates.position !== undefined && configs[index].position !== updates.position;
-        const barXrayTargetWasAvailable = _standaloneBarXrayAvailable(configs);
         if (updates.autoHide === false || updates.visible === false)
             setBarIpcReveal(barId, false);
 
         Object.assign(configs[index], updates);
-        const sanitizedConfigs = _sanitizeBarConfigsForConnectedFrame(configs).configs;
-        barConfigs = sanitizedConfigs;
+        barConfigs = _sanitizeBarConfigsForConnectedFrame(configs).configs;
         updateBarConfigs();
 
-        if (!frameEnabled && _standaloneBarXrayAvailable(sanitizedConfigs) !== barXrayTargetWasAvailable)
-            updateCompositorLayout();
         if (positionChanged) {
             NotificationService.dismissAllPopups();
         }

quickshell/Common/settings/SessionSpec.js

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ var SPEC = {
     locale: { def: "", onChange: "updateLocale" },
     timeLocale: { def: "" },
 
+    notepadLastMode: { def: "" },
+
     launcherLastMode: { def: "all" },
     launcherLastFileSearchType: { def: "all" },
     launcherLastQuery: { def: "" },

quickshell/Common/settings/SettingsSpec.js

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ var SPEC = {
     clockCompactMode: { def: false },
     focusedWindowCompactMode: { def: false },
     focusedWindowSize: { def: 1 },
-    focusedWindowShowIcon: { def: false },
+    focusedWindowShowIcon: { def: true },
     runningAppsCompactMode: { def: true },
     barMaxVisibleApps: { def: 0 },
     barMaxVisibleRunningApps: { def: 0 },

quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function open(): string {
-            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            if (PopoutService.notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
                 PopoutService.openNotepadPopout();
                 return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_SUCCESS";
             }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Item {
         function openFile(path: string): string {
             if (!path)
                 return open();
-            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            if (PopoutService.notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
                 PopoutService.openNotepadPopoutWithFile(path);
                 return "NOTEPAD_OPEN_FILE_SUCCESS";
             }
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function close(): string {
-            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            if (PopoutService.notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
                 PopoutService.notepadPopout?.hide();
                 return "NOTEPAD_CLOSE_SUCCESS";
             }
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         function toggle(): string {
-            if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+            if (PopoutService.notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
                 PopoutService.toggleNotepadPopout();
                 return "NOTEPAD_TOGGLE_SUCCESS";
             }
@@ -712,12 +712,13 @@ Item {
         target: "hypr"
     }
 
+    // ! TODO - remove for v1.6
     IpcHandler {
         function wallpaper(): string {
             const bar = root.getPreferredBar("clockButtonRef") || root.getPreferredBar();
             if (bar) {
                 bar.triggerWallpaperBrowser();
-                return "SUCCESS: Toggled wallpaper browser";
+                return "WARN; deprecated, use dms ipc call dash toggle wallpaper instead";
             }
             return "ERROR: Failed to toggle wallpaper browser";
         }

quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogContent.qml

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Column {
                         StyledText {
                             id: codenameText
                             anchors.centerIn: parent
-                            text: "Saffron Bloom"
+                            text: "The Wolverine"
                             font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
                             font.weight: Font.Medium
                             color: Theme.primary
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Column {
                 }
 
                 StyledText {
-                    text: "New launcher, enhanced plugin system, KDE Connect, & more"
+                    text: "Frame Mode, DankCalendar, Spotlight, & more"
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeMedium
                     color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
                 }
@@ -108,77 +108,99 @@ Column {
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "space_dashboard"
-                title: "Dank Launcher V2"
-                description: "New capabilities & plugins"
-                onClicked: PopoutService.openDankLauncherV2()
+                iconName: "border_outer"
+                title: "Frame Mode"
+                description: "Connected shell surfaces"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("frame")
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "smartphone"
-                title: "Phone Connect"
-                description: "KDE Connect & Valent"
-                onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://github.com/AvengeMedia/dms-plugins/tree/master/DankKDEConnect")
+                iconName: "calendar_month"
+                title: "DankCalendar"
+                description: "Native calendar & events"
+                onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://github.com/AvengeMedia/dankcalendar")
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "monitor_heart"
-                title: "System Monitor"
-                description: "Redesigned process list"
-                onClicked: PopoutService.showProcessListModal()
+                iconName: "search"
+                title: "Spotlight"
+                description: "Lightweight launcher"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSpotlightBar()
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
                 iconName: "window"
                 title: "Window Rules"
-                description: "niri window rule manager"
-                visible: CompositorService.isNiri
+                description: "Rules for all compositors"
                 onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("window_rules")
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "notifications_active"
-                title: "Enhanced Notifications"
-                description: "Configurable rules & styling"
-                visible: !CompositorService.isNiri
-                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("notifications")
+                iconName: "display_settings"
+                title: "Display Profiles"
+                description: "Auto-switch monitor layouts"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("display_config")
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "dock_to_bottom"
-                title: "Dock Enhancements"
-                description: "Bar dock widget & more"
-                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("dock")
+                iconName: "dvr"
+                title: "Multiplexer Launcher"
+                description: "Attach to tmux sessions"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("multiplexers")
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "volume_up"
-                title: "Audio Aliases"
-                description: "Custom device names"
-                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("audio")
+                iconName: "edit_note"
+                title: "Notepad Rewrite"
+                description: "Popout & tiling support"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openNotepad()
             }
 
             ChangelogFeatureCard {
                 width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "extension"
-                title: "Enhanced Plugin System"
-                description: "Enables new types of plugins"
-                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("plugins")
-            }
-
-            ChangelogFeatureCard {
-                width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
-                iconName: "light_mode"
-                title: "Auto Light/Dark"
-                description: "Automatic mode switching"
+                iconName: "gradient"
+                title: "M3 Shadows"
+                description: "Reworked elevation system"
                 onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("theme")
             }
+
+            ChangelogFeatureCard {
+                width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
+                iconName: "login"
+                title: "Greeter Enhancements"
+                description: "Settings GUI & multi-user"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("greeter")
+            }
+
+            ChangelogFeatureCard {
+                width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
+                iconName: "content_paste"
+                title: "Clipboard Filtering"
+                description: "Text, image & pinned filters"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("clipboard")
+            }
+
+            ChangelogFeatureCard {
+                width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
+                iconName: "restart_alt"
+                title: "XDG Autostart"
+                description: "Manage apps at login"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("autostart")
+            }
+
+            ChangelogFeatureCard {
+                width: (parent.width - Theme.spacingS) / 2
+                iconName: "apps"
+                title: "Default Apps"
+                description: "Set preferred applications"
+                onClicked: PopoutService.openSettingsWithTab("default_apps")
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -230,12 +252,7 @@ Column {
 
                 ChangelogUpgradeNote {
                     width: parent.width
-                    text: "Spotlight replaced by Dank Launcher V2 — check settings for new options"
-                }
-
-                ChangelogUpgradeNote {
-                    width: parent.width
-                    text: "Plugin API updated — third-party plugins may need updates"
+                    text: "App ID changed to com.danklinux.dms — update any compositor window rules targeting the old ID"
                 }
             }
         }

quickshell/Modals/Changelog/ChangelogModal.qml

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ FloatingWindow {
                     iconName: "open_in_new"
                     backgroundColor: Theme.surfaceContainerHighest
                     textColor: Theme.surfaceText
-                    onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://danklinux.com/blog/v1-4-release")
+                    onClicked: Qt.openUrlExternally("https://danklinux.com/blog/v1-5-release")
                 }
 
                 DankButton {

quickshell/Modals/Clipboard/ClipboardThumbnail.qml

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 
-Item {
+ClippingRectangle {
     id: thumbnail
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("ClipboardThumbnail")
 
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Item {
     required property int itemIndex
     property bool disposed: false
 
+    radius: Theme.cornerRadius / 2
+    color: "transparent"
+    antialiasing: true
+
     Image {
         id: thumbnailImage
 
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ Item {
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
         smooth: true
         cache: false
-        visible: false
+        visible: entryType === "image" && status === Image.Ready && source != ""
         asynchronous: true
         sourceSize.width: 128
         sourceSize.height: 128
@@ -236,33 +240,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    MultiEffect {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        anchors.margins: 2
-        source: thumbnailImage
-        maskEnabled: true
-        maskSource: clipboardRoundedRectangularMask
-        visible: entryType === "image" && thumbnailImage.status === Image.Ready && thumbnailImage.source != ""
-        maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-        maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-    }
-
-    Item {
-        id: clipboardRoundedRectangularMask
-        width: ClipboardConstants.thumbnailSize
-        height: ClipboardConstants.itemHeight - 4
-        layer.enabled: true
-        layer.smooth: true
-        visible: false
-
-        Rectangle {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            radius: Theme.cornerRadius / 2 // Thumbnail corner radius is divided by 2 so it doesnt look weird on large corner radius (eg: 32px)
-            color: "black"
-            antialiasing: true
-        }
-    }
-
     DankIcon {
         visible: !(entryType === "image" && thumbnailImage.status === Image.Ready && thumbnailImage.source != "")
         name: {

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModal.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
@@ -61,12 +60,9 @@ Item {
     }
 
     // Hyprland OnDemand grab delivers keyboard focus to the modal content surface.
-    HyprlandFocusGrab {
+    DankFocusGrab {
         windows: (root.contentWindow ? [root.contentWindow] : []).concat(root.transientSurfaceTracker?.focusWindows ?? [])
-        active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.shouldHaveFocus, root.customKeyboardFocus)
-
-        property var restoreToplevel: null
-        onActiveChanged: restoreToplevel = active ? KeyboardFocus.captureActiveToplevel() : KeyboardFocus.restoreToplevel(restoreToplevel)
+        wanted: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.shouldHaveFocus, root.customKeyboardFocus)
     }
     readonly property var contentWindow: impl.item ? impl.item.contentWindow : null
     readonly property var effectiveScreen: impl.item ? impl.item.effectiveScreen : null

quickshell/Modals/Common/DankModalStandalone.qml

@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ Item {
 
     property bool animationsEnabled: true
 
+    function _kickBlurCommit() {
+        if (typeof contentWindow.update === "function")
+            contentWindow.update();
+    }
+
     function open() {
         closeTimer.stop();
         isClosing = false;
@@ -201,6 +206,12 @@ Item {
             }
         })(), dpr)
 
+    onAlignedXChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedYChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedWidthChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedHeightChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onShouldBeVisibleChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+
     PanelWindow {
         id: clickCatcher
         visible: false
@@ -244,11 +255,13 @@ Item {
         WindowBlur {
             targetWindow: contentWindow
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, modalContainer.scaleValue)
+            readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (morph.openProgress - 0.06) * 2))
+            readonly property real visibleScale: s * op
             // Blur tracks the surface's scaled rect, matching the connected backend.
-            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animX, root.dpr)
-            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animY, root.dpr)
-            blurWidth: root.shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.width * s : 0
-            blurHeight: root.shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.height * s : 0
+            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - visibleScale) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animX, root.dpr)
+            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - visibleScale) * 0.5 + Theme.snap(modalContainer.animY, root.dpr)
+            blurWidth: root.shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.width * visibleScale : 0
+            blurHeight: root.shouldBeVisible ? modalContainer.height * visibleScale : 0
             blurRadius: root.cornerRadius
         }
 
@@ -338,6 +351,7 @@ Item {
             QtObject {
                 id: morph
                 property real openProgress: root.shouldBeVisible ? 1 : 0
+                onOpenProgressChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
                 Behavior on openProgress {
                     enabled: root.animationsEnabled
                     DankAnim {

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/ClipboardLauncherPreview.qml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Rectangle {
     property string cachedMimeType: ""
     property var _requestedEntryId: null
 
-    readonly property bool canLoadImage: !!entry?.isImage && (entry?.mimeType ?? "").startsWith("image/")
+    readonly property bool canLoadImage: typeof entry?.id === "number" && !!entry?.isImage && String(entry?.mimeType ?? "").startsWith("image/")
     readonly property string sourceUrl: resolvedSourceUrl(cachedImageData, cachedMimeType || (entry?.mimeType ?? ""))
 
     radius: Math.max(6, Theme.cornerRadius - 2)
@@ -41,13 +41,18 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
     function reloadPreview() {
-        cachedImageData = "";
-        cachedMimeType = "";
-        if (!canLoadImage || !entry?.id) {
+        if (!canLoadImage || typeof entry?.id !== "number") {
             _requestedEntryId = null;
+            cachedImageData = "";
+            cachedMimeType = "";
             return;
         }
+        // Entry objects are rebuilt per search; same id means same content
+        if (entry.id === _requestedEntryId)
+            return;
 
+        cachedImageData = "";
+        cachedMimeType = "";
         const entryId = entry.id;
         _requestedEntryId = entryId;
         DMSService.sendRequest("clipboard.getEntry", {
@@ -55,17 +60,22 @@ Rectangle {
         }, function (response) {
             if (_requestedEntryId !== entryId)
                 return;
-            if (response.error)
+            if (response.error) {
+                _requestedEntryId = null;
                 return;
+            }
             if (!response.result) {
+                _requestedEntryId = null;
                 ClipboardService.refresh();
                 return;
             }
             const result = response.result;
             const mimeType = (result.mimeType ?? entry?.mimeType ?? "").toString();
             const data = (result.data ?? "").toString();
-            if (data.length === 0 || !resolvedSourceUrl(data, mimeType))
+            if (data.length === 0 || !resolvedSourceUrl(data, mimeType)) {
+                _requestedEntryId = null;
                 return;
+            }
             cachedMimeType = mimeType;
             cachedImageData = data;
         });
@@ -78,6 +88,8 @@ Rectangle {
         asynchronous: true
         cache: false
         smooth: true
+        sourceSize.width: 128
+        sourceSize.height: 128
         fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
         visible: status === Image.Ready
     }

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/Controller.qml

@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ Item {
     }
 
     onActiveChanged: {
-        if (!active) {
-            SessionData.addLauncherHistory(searchQuery);
+        ClipboardService.invalidateLauncherSearchCache();
+        if (active)
+            return;
 
-            sections = [];
-            flatModel = [];
-            selectedItem = null;
-            _clearModeCache();
-            ClipboardService.invalidateLauncherSearchCache();
-        }
+        SessionData.addLauncherHistory(searchQuery);
+        sections = [];
+        flatModel = [];
+        selectedItem = null;
+        _clearModeCache();
     }
 
     onSearchModeChanged: {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Item {
             if (query !== effectiveQuery)
                 return;
 
-            searchDebounce.restart();
+            root.requestSearch();
         }
     }
 
@@ -276,9 +276,23 @@ Item {
     property string appCategory: ""
     property var appCategories: []
 
+    function builtInSectionViewPref(sectionId) {
+        switch (sectionId) {
+        case "clipboard":
+            return getPluginViewPref("dms_clipboard_search");
+        case "settings":
+            return getPluginViewPref("dms_settings_search");
+        default:
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     function getSectionViewMode(sectionId) {
         if (sectionId === "browse_plugins")
             return "list";
+        var builtInPref = builtInSectionViewPref(sectionId);
+        if (builtInPref?.enforced)
+            return builtInPref.mode;
         if (pluginViewPreferences[sectionId]?.enforced)
             return pluginViewPreferences[sectionId].mode;
         if (sectionViewModes[sectionId])
@@ -302,6 +316,8 @@ Item {
     function setSectionViewMode(sectionId, mode) {
         if (sectionId === "browse_plugins")
             return;
+        if (builtInSectionViewPref(sectionId)?.enforced)
+            return;
         if (pluginViewPreferences[sectionId]?.enforced)
             return;
         sectionViewModes = Object.assign({}, sectionViewModes, {
@@ -325,6 +341,8 @@ Item {
     function canChangeSectionViewMode(sectionId) {
         if (sectionId === "browse_plugins")
             return false;
+        if (builtInSectionViewPref(sectionId)?.enforced)
+            return false;
         return !pluginViewPreferences[sectionId]?.enforced;
     }
 
@@ -380,10 +398,29 @@ Item {
     property bool _pluginPhaseForceFirst: false
     property var _phase1Items: []
 
+    property bool _searchPending: false
+
+    // Leading-edge debounce: search immediately when idle, coalesce bursts
+    function requestSearch() {
+        if (searchDebounce.running) {
+            _searchPending = true;
+            searchDebounce.restart();
+            return;
+        }
+        _searchPending = false;
+        performSearch();
+        searchDebounce.restart();
+    }
+
     Timer {
         id: searchDebounce
         interval: 60
-        onTriggered: root.performSearch()
+        onTriggered: {
+            if (!root._searchPending)
+                return;
+            root._searchPending = false;
+            root.performSearch();
+        }
     }
 
     Timer {
@@ -409,7 +446,7 @@ Item {
         _phase1Items = [];
         pluginPhaseTimer.stop();
         searchQuery = query;
-        searchDebounce.restart();
+        requestSearch();
 
         if (searchMode !== "plugins" && query.startsWith("/")) {
             var prefix = Utils.parseFileSearchPrefix(query);
@@ -694,6 +731,7 @@ Item {
             if (triggerMatch.isBuiltIn) {
                 var builtInItems = AppSearchService.getBuiltInLauncherItems(triggerMatch.pluginId, triggerMatch.query);
                 for (var j = 0; j < builtInItems.length; j++) {
+                    builtInItems[j]._preScored = 1000 - j;
                     allItems.push(transformBuiltInSearchItem(builtInItems[j], triggerMatch.pluginId));
                 }
             }
@@ -1198,8 +1236,12 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function transformBuiltInSearchItem(item, pluginId) {
-        if (pluginId === "dms_clipboard_search" || item.type === "clipboard")
-            return transformClipboardEntry(item.data || item);
+        if (pluginId === "dms_clipboard_search" || item.type === "clipboard") {
+            var transformed = transformClipboardEntry(item.data || item);
+            if (item._preScored !== undefined)
+                transformed._preScored = item._preScored;
+            return transformed;
+        }
         return transformBuiltInLauncherItem(item, pluginId);
     }
 
@@ -1871,7 +1913,8 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function executeSelected() {
-        if (searchDebounce.running) {
+        if (_searchPending) {
+            _searchPending = false;
             searchDebounce.stop();
             performSearch();
         }

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalSpotlight.qml

@@ -120,6 +120,18 @@ Item {
     readonly property int borderWidth: SettingsData.dankLauncherV2BorderEnabled ? SettingsData.dankLauncherV2BorderThickness : 0
     readonly property bool useSingleWindow: CompositorService.isHyprland || useBackgroundDarken
 
+    // Blur region isn't auto-committed on geometry changes; kick twice to catch resize settling.
+    function _kickBlurCommit() {
+        launcherBlur.kick();
+        Qt.callLater(launcherBlur.kick);
+    }
+
+    onAlignedXChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedYChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedWidthChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    on_ContentImplicitHChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onContentVisibleChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+
     signal dialogClosed
 
     function _ensureContentLoadedAndInitialize(query, mode) {
@@ -328,6 +340,7 @@ Item {
         exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
 
         WindowBlur {
+            id: launcherBlur
             targetWindow: launcherWindow
             readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (modalContainer.opacity - 0.06) * 2))
             blurX: modalContainer.x
@@ -337,6 +350,9 @@ Item {
             blurRadius: root.cornerRadius
         }
 
+        onWidthChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
+        onHeightChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
+
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:spotlight"
         WlrLayershell.layer: root.effectiveLauncherLayer
         WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: -1
@@ -421,6 +437,9 @@ Item {
 
             opacity: contentVisible ? 1 : 0
 
+            onOpacityChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
+            onSlideOffsetChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
+
             Behavior on opacity {
                 NumberAnimation {
                     duration: contentVisible ? root._openDuration : root._closeDuration

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/DankLauncherV2ModalStandalone.qml

@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ Item {
     readonly property real windowWidth: alignedWidth + contentX + shadowPad
     readonly property real windowHeight: alignedHeight + contentY + shadowPad
 
+    onAlignedXChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedYChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedWidthChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onAlignedHeightChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+    onContentVisibleChanged: _kickBlurCommit()
+
     readonly property color backgroundColor: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, Theme.popupTransparency)
     readonly property bool useBackgroundDarken: !FrameTransitionState.effectiveFrameEnabled && SettingsData.modalDarkenBackground
     readonly property bool useSingleWindow: CompositorService.isHyprland || useBackgroundDarken
@@ -113,6 +119,11 @@ Item {
 
     signal dialogClosed
 
+    function _kickBlurCommit() {
+        if (typeof launcherWindow.update === "function")
+            launcherWindow.update();
+    }
+
     function _ensureContentLoadedAndInitialize(query, mode) {
         _pendingQuery = query || "";
         _pendingMode = mode || "";
@@ -366,11 +377,13 @@ Item {
         WindowBlur {
             targetWindow: launcherWindow
             readonly property real s: Math.min(1, modalContainer.publishedScale)
+            readonly property real op: Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (modalContainer.opacity - 0.06) * 2))
+            readonly property real visibleScale: s * op
             // Blur tracks the surface's scaled rect
-            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - s) * 0.5
-            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - s) * 0.5
-            blurWidth: contentVisible ? modalContainer.width * s : 0
-            blurHeight: contentVisible ? modalContainer.height * s : 0
+            blurX: modalContainer.x + modalContainer.width * (1 - visibleScale) * 0.5
+            blurY: modalContainer.y + modalContainer.height * (1 - visibleScale) * 0.5
+            blurWidth: contentVisible ? modalContainer.width * visibleScale : 0
+            blurHeight: contentVisible ? modalContainer.height * visibleScale : 0
             blurRadius: root.cornerRadius
         }
 
@@ -460,6 +473,8 @@ Item {
             opacity: contentVisible ? 1 : 0
             scale: contentVisible ? 1 : 0.96
             transformOrigin: Item.Center
+            onOpacityChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
+            onPublishedScaleChanged: root._kickBlurCommit()
 
             Behavior on opacity {
                 NumberAnimation {

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/ResultItem.qml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Rectangle {
             return item.icon || "";
         }
     }
-    readonly property bool hasClipboardPreview: item?.type === "clipboard" && item?.data?.isImage === true && (item?.data?.mimeType ?? "").startsWith("image/")
+    readonly property bool hasClipboardPreview: item?.type === "clipboard" && !!item?.data?.isImage && String(item?.data?.mimeType ?? "").startsWith("image/")
 
     width: parent?.width ?? 200
     height: 52

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/SpotlightResultRow.qml

@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ Rectangle {
             return "file://" + raw;
         return raw;
     }
-    readonly property bool hasClipboardPreview: item?.type === "clipboard" && item?.data?.isImage === true && (item?.data?.mimeType ?? "").startsWith("image/")
+    readonly property bool hasClipboardPreview: item?.type === "clipboard" && !!item?.data?.isImage && String(item?.data?.mimeType ?? "").startsWith("image/")
     readonly property bool hasMediaPreview: previewSource.length > 0 || hasClipboardPreview
-    readonly property bool previewAnimated: previewSource.toLowerCase().indexOf(".gif") >= 0
 
     readonly property string typeLabel: {
         if (!item)
@@ -284,16 +283,10 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.fill: parent
             source: root.previewSource
             asynchronous: true
+            sourceSize.width: 128
+            sourceSize.height: 128
             fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-            visible: !root.hasClipboardPreview && !root.previewAnimated
-        }
-
-        AnimatedImage {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            source: root.previewSource
-            fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-            playing: visible
-            visible: !root.hasClipboardPreview && root.previewAnimated
+            visible: !root.hasClipboardPreview
         }
 
         ClipboardLauncherPreview {

quickshell/Modals/DankLauncherV2/TileItem.qml

@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ Rectangle {
                     anchors.margins: root.hasScreencopy ? 4 : 0
                     fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectFit
                     source: root.item?.data?.attribution || ""
+                    asynchronous: true
+                    sourceSize.width: 80
+                    sourceSize.height: 80
                     mipmap: true
                 }
             }

quickshell/Modals/FileBrowser/FileBrowserGridDelegate.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Widgets
 
@@ -98,25 +98,25 @@ StyledRect {
     }
 
     property string _videoThumb: ""
+    property bool _thumbGenAttempted: false
 
+    // Probe the thumbnail optimistically; Image.Error triggers generation
     onVideoThumbnailPathChanged: {
-        _videoThumb = "";
-        if (!videoThumbnailPath)
+        _thumbGenAttempted = false;
+        _videoThumb = videoThumbnailPath;
+    }
+
+    function generateVideoThumbnail() {
+        if (_thumbGenAttempted)
             return;
+        _thumbGenAttempted = true;
+        _videoThumb = "";
         const thumbPath = videoThumbnailPath;
         const thumbDir = _xdgCacheHome + "/thumbnails/" + _thumbnailSize;
-        const size = _thumbnailPx;
-        const fp = delegateRoot.filePath;
-        Paths.mkdir(thumbDir);
-        Proc.runCommand(null, ["test", "-f", thumbPath], function (output, exitCode) {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
+        const script = "mkdir -p \"$1\" && ffmpegthumbnailer -i \"$2\" -o \"$3\" -s " + _thumbnailPx + " -f";
+        Proc.runCommand(null, ["sh", "-c", script, "thumb", thumbDir, delegateRoot.filePath, thumbPath], function (output, exitCode) {
+            if (exitCode === 0)
                 _videoThumb = thumbPath;
-            } else {
-                Proc.runCommand(null, ["ffmpegthumbnailer", "-i", fp, "-o", thumbPath, "-s", String(size), "-f"], function (output, exitCode) {
-                    if (exitCode === 0)
-                        _videoThumb = thumbPath;
-                });
-            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -160,62 +160,52 @@ StyledRect {
             height: weMode ? 165 : (iconSizes[iconSizeIndex] - 8)
             anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
 
-            Image {
-                id: gridPreviewImage
+            ClippingRectangle {
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 anchors.margins: 2
-                property var weExtensions: [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".webp", ".gif", ".bmp", ".tga", ".jxl", ".avif", ".heif", ".exr"]
-                property int weExtIndex: 0
-                property string imagePath: {
-                    if (weMode && delegateRoot.fileIsDir)
-                        return delegateRoot.filePath + "/preview" + weExtensions[weExtIndex];
-                    if (!delegateRoot.fileIsDir && isImage)
-                        return delegateRoot.filePath;
-                    if (_videoThumb)
-                        return _videoThumb;
-                    return "";
-                }
-                source: imagePath ? "file://" + imagePath.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/') : ""
-                onStatusChanged: {
-                    if (weMode && delegateRoot.fileIsDir && status === Image.Error) {
-                        if (weExtIndex < weExtensions.length - 1) {
-                            weExtIndex++;
-                        } else {
-                            imagePath = "";
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                sourceSize.width: weMode ? 225 : iconSizes[iconSizeIndex]
-                sourceSize.height: weMode ? 225 : iconSizes[iconSizeIndex]
-                asynchronous: true
-                visible: false
-            }
+                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                color: "transparent"
 
-            MultiEffect {
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                anchors.margins: 2
-                source: gridPreviewImage
-                maskEnabled: true
-                maskSource: gridImageMask
-                visible: gridPreviewImage.status === Image.Ready && ((!delegateRoot.fileIsDir && (isImage || isVideo)) || (weMode && delegateRoot.fileIsDir))
-                maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-            }
-
-            Item {
-                id: gridImageMask
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                anchors.margins: 2
-                layer.enabled: true
-                layer.smooth: true
-                visible: false
-
-                Rectangle {
+                Image {
+                    id: gridPreviewImage
                     anchors.fill: parent
-                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                    color: "black"
-                    antialiasing: true
+                    property var weExtensions: [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".webp", ".gif", ".bmp", ".tga", ".jxl", ".avif", ".heif", ".exr"]
+                    property int weExtIndex: 0
+                    property string imagePath: {
+                        if (weMode && delegateRoot.fileIsDir)
+                            return delegateRoot.filePath + "/preview" + weExtensions[weExtIndex];
+                        if (_videoThumb)
+                            return _videoThumb;
+                        return "";
+                    }
+                    source: imagePath ? "file://" + imagePath.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/') : ""
+                    onStatusChanged: {
+                        if (status !== Image.Error)
+                            return;
+                        if (weMode && delegateRoot.fileIsDir) {
+                            if (weExtIndex < weExtensions.length - 1) {
+                                weExtIndex++;
+                            } else {
+                                imagePath = "";
+                            }
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        if (_videoThumb)
+                            generateVideoThumbnail();
+                    }
+                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                    sourceSize.width: weMode ? 225 : iconSizes[iconSizeIndex]
+                    sourceSize.height: weMode ? 225 : iconSizes[iconSizeIndex]
+                    asynchronous: true
+                    visible: status === Image.Ready && ((!delegateRoot.fileIsDir && isVideo) || (weMode && delegateRoot.fileIsDir))
+                }
+
+                CachingImage {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    imagePath: !delegateRoot.fileIsDir && isImage ? delegateRoot.filePath : ""
+                    maxCacheSize: 256
+                    animate: false
+                    visible: !delegateRoot.fileIsDir && isImage
                 }
             }
 

quickshell/Modals/FileBrowser/FileBrowserListDelegate.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Widgets
 
@@ -95,23 +95,25 @@ StyledRect {
     }
 
     property string _videoThumb: ""
+    property bool _thumbGenAttempted: false
 
+    // Probe the thumbnail optimistically; Image.Error triggers generation
     onVideoThumbnailPathChanged: {
-        _videoThumb = "";
-        if (!videoThumbnailPath)
+        _thumbGenAttempted = false;
+        _videoThumb = videoThumbnailPath;
+    }
+
+    function generateVideoThumbnail() {
+        if (_thumbGenAttempted)
             return;
+        _thumbGenAttempted = true;
+        _videoThumb = "";
         const thumbPath = videoThumbnailPath;
-        const fp = listDelegateRoot.filePath;
-        Paths.mkdir(_xdgCacheHome + "/thumbnails/normal");
-        Proc.runCommand(null, ["test", "-f", thumbPath], function (output, exitCode) {
-            if (exitCode === 0) {
+        const thumbDir = _xdgCacheHome + "/thumbnails/normal";
+        const script = "mkdir -p \"$1\" && ffmpegthumbnailer -i \"$2\" -o \"$3\" -s 128 -f";
+        Proc.runCommand(null, ["sh", "-c", script, "thumb", thumbDir, listDelegateRoot.filePath, thumbPath], function (output, exitCode) {
+            if (exitCode === 0)
                 _videoThumb = thumbPath;
-            } else {
-                Proc.runCommand(null, ["ffmpegthumbnailer", "-i", fp, "-o", thumbPath, "-s", "128", "-f"], function (output, exitCode) {
-                    if (exitCode === 0)
-                        _videoThumb = thumbPath;
-                });
-            }
         });
     }
 
@@ -165,46 +167,33 @@ StyledRect {
             height: 28
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
-            Image {
-                id: listPreviewImage
+            ClippingRectangle {
                 anchors.fill: parent
-                property string imagePath: {
-                    if (!listDelegateRoot.fileIsDir && isImage)
-                        return listDelegateRoot.filePath;
-                    if (_videoThumb)
-                        return _videoThumb;
-                    return "";
-                }
-                source: imagePath ? "file://" + imagePath.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/') : ""
-                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                sourceSize.width: 32
-                sourceSize.height: 32
-                asynchronous: true
-                visible: false
-            }
+                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                color: "transparent"
 
-            MultiEffect {
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                source: listPreviewImage
-                maskEnabled: true
-                maskSource: listImageMask
-                visible: listPreviewImage.status === Image.Ready && !listDelegateRoot.fileIsDir && (isImage || isVideo)
-                maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-            }
-
-            Item {
-                id: listImageMask
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                layer.enabled: true
-                layer.smooth: true
-                visible: false
-
-                Rectangle {
+                Image {
+                    id: listPreviewImage
                     anchors.fill: parent
-                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                    color: "black"
-                    antialiasing: true
+                    property string imagePath: _videoThumb
+                    source: imagePath ? "file://" + imagePath.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/') : ""
+                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                    sourceSize.width: 32
+                    sourceSize.height: 32
+                    asynchronous: true
+                    visible: status === Image.Ready && !listDelegateRoot.fileIsDir && isVideo
+                    onStatusChanged: {
+                        if (status === Image.Error && _videoThumb)
+                            generateVideoThumbnail();
+                    }
+                }
+
+                CachingImage {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    imagePath: !listDelegateRoot.fileIsDir && isImage ? listDelegateRoot.filePath : ""
+                    maxCacheSize: 256
+                    animate: false
+                    visible: !listDelegateRoot.fileIsDir && isImage
                 }
             }
 

quickshell/Modals/PowerMenuModal.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -591,24 +591,11 @@ DankModal {
                         border.color: isSelected ? Theme.primary : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0)
                         border.width: isSelected ? 2 : 0
 
-                        Rectangle {
-                            id: gridProgressMask
+                        ClippingRectangle {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             radius: parent.radius
-                            visible: false
-                            layer.enabled: true
-                        }
-
-                        Item {
-                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            color: "transparent"
                             visible: gridButtonRect.isHolding
-                            layer.enabled: gridButtonRect.isHolding
-                            layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                maskEnabled: true
-                                maskSource: gridProgressMask
-                                maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-                                maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                            }
 
                             Rectangle {
                                 anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -729,24 +716,11 @@ DankModal {
                         border.color: isSelected ? Theme.primary : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0)
                         border.width: isSelected ? 2 : 0
 
-                        Rectangle {
-                            id: listProgressMask
+                        ClippingRectangle {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             radius: parent.radius
-                            visible: false
-                            layer.enabled: true
-                        }
-
-                        Item {
-                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            color: "transparent"
                             visible: listButtonRect.isHolding
-                            layer.enabled: listButtonRect.isHolding
-                            layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                maskEnabled: true
-                                maskSource: listProgressMask
-                                maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-                                maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                            }
 
                             Rectangle {
                                 anchors.left: parent.left

quickshell/Modules/BlurredWallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -108,16 +108,48 @@ Variants {
             function invalidate() {
                 _settleFrames = 3;
                 backingWindow?.update();
+                if (!_wedgeBounced)
+                    wedgeWatchdog.restart();
             }
 
             onRenderActiveChanged: invalidate()
             onBackingWindowChanged: invalidate()
 
+            // Same wedge recovery as WallpaperBackground
+            property bool _wedgeBounced: false
+
+            Timer {
+                id: wedgeWatchdog
+                interval: 3000
+                repeat: false
+                onTriggered: {
+                    if (!root.backingWindow || !blurWallpaperWindow.visible || IdleService.isShellLocked)
+                        return;
+                    log.warn("no frame swapped on", modelData.name, "since last invalidate, re-attaching surface");
+                    root._wedgeBounced = true;
+                    surfaceReattach.restart();
+                }
+            }
+
+            Timer {
+                id: surfaceReattach
+                interval: 0
+                repeat: false
+                onTriggered: {
+                    blurWallpaperWindow.visible = false;
+                    Qt.callLater(() => {
+                        blurWallpaperWindow.visible = true;
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+
             Connections {
                 target: root.backingWindow
                 function onFrameSwapped() {
                     if (root._settleFrames > 0)
                         root._settleFrames--;
+                    root._wedgeBounced = false;
+                    wedgeWatchdog.stop();
                 }
                 function onVisibleChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
@@ -142,10 +174,29 @@ Variants {
                 function onWallpaperFillModeChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
                 }
-                function onWallpaperBackgroundColorModeChanged() {
+                function onEffectiveWallpaperBackgroundColorChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
                 }
-                function onWallpaperBackgroundCustomColorChanged() {
+            }
+
+            Connections {
+                target: SessionData
+                function onMonitorWallpaperFillModesChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+                function onPerMonitorWallpaperChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Theme changes repaint DankBackdrop but nothing else wakes the render loop
+            Connections {
+                target: Theme
+                enabled: root.isColorSource || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Error
+                function onPrimaryChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+                function onBackgroundChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
@@ -170,6 +221,7 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             onSourceChanged: {
+                invalidate();
                 if (!source || source.startsWith("#")) {
                     setWallpaperImmediate("");
                     return;
@@ -190,6 +242,7 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             function setWallpaperImmediate(newSource) {
+                transitionDelayTimer.stop();
                 transitionAnimation.stop();
                 root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
                 root.effectActive = false;

quickshell/Modules/ControlCenter/Components/DragDropGrid.qml

@@ -423,12 +423,14 @@ Column {
                     }
                 }
 
+                // targetValue-based direction: `active` can be stale when the behavior triggers
                 Behavior on height {
-                    enabled: true
+                    id: detailHeightBehavior
                     NumberAnimation {
-                        duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.popoutAnimationDuration, detailHost.active)
+                        readonly property bool growing: (detailHeightBehavior.targetValue ?? 0) >= detailHost.height
+                        duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.popoutAnimationDuration, growing)
                         easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                        easing.bezierCurve: detailHost.active ? Theme.variantPopoutEnterCurve : Theme.variantPopoutExitCurve
+                        easing.bezierCurve: growing ? Theme.variantPopoutEnterCurve : Theme.variantPopoutExitCurve
                     }
                 }
             }

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarContent.qml

@@ -941,12 +941,16 @@ Item {
             section: topBarContent.getWidgetSection(parent)
             parentScreen: barWindow.screen
             onClicked: {
-                if (powerMenuModalLoader) {
-                    powerMenuModalLoader.active = true;
-                    if (powerMenuModalLoader.item) {
-                        powerMenuModalLoader.item.openCentered();
-                    }
+                if (!powerMenuModalLoader)
+                    return;
+                powerMenuModalLoader.active = true;
+                if (!powerMenuModalLoader.item)
+                    return;
+                if (powerMenuModalLoader.item.shouldBeVisible) {
+                    powerMenuModalLoader.item.close();
+                    return;
                 }
+                powerMenuModalLoader.item.openCentered();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1101,12 +1105,13 @@ Item {
 
             onClockClicked: {
                 const section = topBarContent.getWidgetSection(parent) || "center";
+                const tabIndex = SettingsData.dashTabIndexForId("overview");
                 topBarContent.openWidgetPopout({
                     loader: dankDashPopoutLoader,
                     widgetItem: clockWidget,
                     section,
-                    tabIndex: 0,
-                    triggerSource: topBarContent._dashTriggerSource(section, 0),
+                    tabIndex,
+                    triggerSource: topBarContent._dashTriggerSource(section, tabIndex),
                     mode: "click",
                     useCenterSection: true,
                     setTriggerScreen: true
@@ -1129,12 +1134,13 @@ Item {
             parentScreen: barWindow.screen
             onClicked: {
                 const section = topBarContent.getWidgetSection(parent) || "center";
+                const tabIndex = SettingsData.dashTabIndexForId("media");
                 topBarContent.openWidgetPopout({
                     loader: dankDashPopoutLoader,
                     widgetItem: mediaWidget,
                     section,
-                    tabIndex: 1,
-                    triggerSource: topBarContent._dashTriggerSource(section, 1),
+                    tabIndex,
+                    triggerSource: topBarContent._dashTriggerSource(section, tabIndex),
                     mode: "click",
                     useCenterSection: true,
                     setTriggerScreen: true
@@ -1156,12 +1162,13 @@ Item {
             parentScreen: barWindow.screen
             onClicked: {
                 const section = topBarContent.getWidgetSection(parent) || "center";
+                const tabIndex = SettingsData.dashTabIndexForId("weather");
                 topBarContent.openWidgetPopout({
                     loader: dankDashPopoutLoader,
                     widgetItem: weatherWidget,
                     section,
-                    tabIndex: 3,
-                    triggerSource: topBarContent._dashTriggerSource(section, 3),
+                    tabIndex,
+                    triggerSource: topBarContent._dashTriggerSource(section, tabIndex),
                     mode: "click",
                     useCenterSection: true,
                     setTriggerScreen: true

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarHoverController.qml

@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ Item {
         case "music":
         case "weather":
             {
-                const tabIndex = widgetId === "clock" ? 0 : (widgetId === "music" ? 1 : 3);
+                const tabIndex = SettingsData.dashTabIndexForId(widgetId === "clock" ? "overview" : (widgetId === "music" ? "media" : "weather"));
                 return barContent.openWidgetPopout(Object.assign({}, base, {
                     loader,
                     tabIndex,

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/DankBarWindow.qml

@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ PanelWindow {
         id: barBlur
         visible: false
 
-        readonly property bool barHasTransparency: barWindow._backgroundAlpha < 1
+        readonly property bool barHasTransparency: barWindow._backgroundAlpha > 0 && barWindow._backgroundAlpha < 1
 
         function rebuild() {
             teardown();

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/AudioVisualization.qml

@@ -7,15 +7,24 @@ Item {
     id: root
 
     readonly property MprisPlayer activePlayer: MprisController.activePlayer
-    readonly property bool hasActiveMedia: activePlayer !== null
-    readonly property bool isPlaying: hasActiveMedia && activePlayer && activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
+    readonly property bool isPlaying: activePlayer !== null && activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
+    readonly property bool live: visible && isPlaying
 
     width: 20
     height: Theme.iconSize
 
-    Loader {
-        active: isPlaying
+    readonly property real maxBarHeight: Theme.iconSize - 2
+    readonly property real minBarHeight: 3
 
+    onLiveChanged: {
+        if (!live) {
+            bars.bandsA = Qt.vector4d(0, 0, 0, 0);
+            bars.bandsB = Qt.vector2d(0, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Loader {
+        active: root.live
         sourceComponent: Component {
             Ref {
                 service: CavaService
@@ -23,15 +32,8 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    readonly property real maxBarHeight: Theme.iconSize - 2
-    readonly property real minBarHeight: 3
-    readonly property real heightRange: maxBarHeight - minBarHeight
-    property var barHeights: [minBarHeight, minBarHeight, minBarHeight, minBarHeight, minBarHeight, minBarHeight]
-
     Timer {
-        id: fallbackTimer
-
-        running: !CavaService.cavaAvailable && isPlaying
+        running: !CavaService.cavaAvailable && root.live
         interval: 500
         repeat: true
         onTriggered: {
@@ -41,54 +43,32 @@ Item {
 
     Connections {
         target: CavaService
+        enabled: root.live
         function onValuesChanged() {
-            if (!root.isPlaying) {
-                root.barHeights = [root.minBarHeight, root.minBarHeight, root.minBarHeight, root.minBarHeight, root.minBarHeight, root.minBarHeight];
+            const v = CavaService.values;
+            if (v.length < 6)
                 return;
-            }
-
-            const newHeights = [];
-            for (let i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
-                if (CavaService.values.length <= i) {
-                    newHeights.push(root.minBarHeight);
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                const rawLevel = CavaService.values[i];
-                if (rawLevel <= 0) {
-                    newHeights.push(root.minBarHeight);
-                } else if (rawLevel >= 100) {
-                    newHeights.push(root.maxBarHeight);
-                } else {
-                    newHeights.push(root.minBarHeight + Math.sqrt(rawLevel * 0.01) * root.heightRange);
-                }
-            }
-            root.barHeights = newHeights;
+            const n = i => {
+                const x = v[i];
+                return x <= 0 ? 0 : x >= 100 ? 1 : Math.sqrt(x * 0.01);
+            };
+            bars.bandsA = Qt.vector4d(n(0), n(1), n(2), n(3));
+            bars.bandsB = Qt.vector2d(n(4), n(5));
         }
     }
 
-    Row {
-        anchors.centerIn: parent
-        spacing: 1.5
+    ShaderEffect {
+        id: bars
+        anchors.fill: parent
 
-        Repeater {
-            model: 6
+        property real widthPx: width
+        property real heightPx: height
+        property real minH: root.minBarHeight
+        property real maxH: root.maxBarHeight
+        property vector4d bandsA: Qt.vector4d(0, 0, 0, 0)
+        property vector2d bandsB: Qt.vector2d(0, 0)
+        property vector4d fillColor: Qt.vector4d(Theme.primary.r, Theme.primary.g, Theme.primary.b, Theme.primary.a)
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 2
-                height: root.barHeights[index]
-                radius: 1.5
-                color: Theme.primary
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-
-                Behavior on height {
-                    enabled: root.isPlaying && !CavaService.cavaAvailable
-                    NumberAnimation {
-                        duration: 100
-                        easing.type: Easing.Linear
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        fragmentShader: Qt.resolvedUrl("../../../Shaders/qsb/viz_bars.frag.qsb")
     }
 }

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/FocusedApp.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Effects
-import QtQuick.Layouts
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import Quickshell.Widgets
@@ -234,16 +233,19 @@ BasePill {
                 color: Theme.widgetTextColor
             }
 
-            RowLayout {
+            Row {
                 id: contentRow
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
                 spacing: Theme.spacingS
                 visible: !root.isVerticalOrientation
 
+                readonly property real iconSize: Theme.barIconSize(root.barThickness, undefined, root.barConfig?.maximizeWidgetIcons, root.barConfig?.iconScale)
+
                 IconImage {
                     id: horizontalAppIcon
-                    Layout.preferredWidth: Theme.barIconSize(root.barThickness, undefined, root.barConfig?.maximizeWidgetIcons, root.barConfig?.iconScale)
-                    Layout.preferredHeight: Layout.preferredWidth
+                    width: contentRow.iconSize
+                    height: contentRow.iconSize
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                     visible: root.showIcon && activeWindow && status === Image.Ready
                     source: {
                         if (!activeWindow || !activeWindow.appId)
@@ -264,8 +266,10 @@ BasePill {
                 }
 
                 DankIcon {
-                    Layout.preferredWidth: Theme.barIconSize(root.barThickness, undefined, root.barConfig?.maximizeWidgetIcons, root.barConfig?.iconScale)
-                    size: Layout.preferredWidth
+                    id: horizontalSteamIcon
+                    width: contentRow.iconSize
+                    size: contentRow.iconSize
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                     name: "sports_esports"
                     color: Theme.widgetTextColor
                     visible: root.showIcon && activeWindow && activeWindow.appId && horizontalAppIcon.status !== Image.Ready && Paths.isSteamApp(activeWindow.appId)
@@ -280,9 +284,11 @@ BasePill {
                     }
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.barTextSize(root.barThickness, root.barConfig?.fontScale, root.barConfig?.maximizeWidgetText)
                     color: Theme.widgetTextColor
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
                     maximumLineCount: 1
-                    Layout.maximumWidth: compactMode ? 80 : 180
+                    width: Math.min(implicitWidth, compactMode ? 80 : 180)
                     visible: text.length > 0
                 }
 
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ BasePill {
                     text: compactMode ? "" : "•"
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.barTextSize(root.barThickness, root.barConfig?.fontScale, root.barConfig?.maximizeWidgetText)
                     color: Theme.outlineButton
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                     visible: !compactMode && appText.text && titleText.text
                 }
 
@@ -318,9 +325,24 @@ BasePill {
                     }
                     font.pixelSize: Theme.barTextSize(root.barThickness, root.barConfig?.fontScale, root.barConfig?.maximizeWidgetText)
                     color: Theme.widgetTextColor
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                    wrapMode: Text.NoWrap
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
                     maximumLineCount: 1
-                    Layout.maximumWidth: maxWidth - appText.implicitWidth - appSeparator.implicitWidth
+                    width: {
+                        const sp = contentRow.spacing;
+                        let used = 0;
+                        if (horizontalAppIcon.visible)
+                            used += horizontalAppIcon.width + sp;
+                        else if (horizontalSteamIcon.visible)
+                            used += horizontalSteamIcon.width + sp;
+                        if (appText.visible)
+                            used += appText.width + sp;
+                        if (appSeparator.visible)
+                            used += appSeparator.width + sp;
+                        const budget = root.maxWidth - root.horizontalPadding * 2 - used;
+                        return Math.min(implicitWidth, Math.max(0, budget));
+                    }
                     visible: text.length > 0
                 }
             }

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/SystemTrayBar.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Hyprland
 import Quickshell.Services.SystemTray
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import Quickshell.Widgets
@@ -1048,12 +1047,9 @@ BasePill {
         WlrLayershell.namespace: "dms:tray-overflow-menu"
         color: "transparent"
 
-        HyprlandFocusGrab {
+        DankFocusGrab {
             windows: [overflowMenu].concat(KeyboardFocus.barWindows)
-            active: root.useOverflowPopup && KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.menuOpen, null)
-
-            property var restoreToplevel: null
-            onActiveChanged: restoreToplevel = active ? KeyboardFocus.captureActiveToplevel() : KeyboardFocus.restoreToplevel(restoreToplevel)
+            wanted: root.useOverflowPopup && KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(root.menuOpen, null)
         }
 
         Connections {
@@ -1601,12 +1597,9 @@ BasePill {
                 WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: KeyboardFocus.keyboardFocus(menuRoot.showMenu, null)
                 color: "transparent"
 
-                HyprlandFocusGrab {
+                DankFocusGrab {
                     windows: [menuWindow].concat(KeyboardFocus.barWindows)
-                    active: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(menuRoot.showMenu, null)
-
-                    property var restoreToplevel: null
-                    onActiveChanged: restoreToplevel = active ? KeyboardFocus.captureActiveToplevel() : KeyboardFocus.restoreToplevel(restoreToplevel)
+                    wanted: KeyboardFocus.wantsGrab(menuRoot.showMenu, null)
                 }
 
                 anchors {

quickshell/Modules/DankBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml

@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: CompositorService
+        function onCompositorChanged() {
+            root._placeholderPool = [];
+            root._hyprSlotPool = {};
+        }
+    }
+
     property var currentWorkspace: {
         if (useExtWorkspace)
             return getExtWorkspaceActiveWorkspace();
@@ -145,8 +153,7 @@ Item {
             baseList = getNiriWorkspaces();
             break;
         case "hyprland":
-            baseList = getHyprlandWorkspaces();
-            break;
+            return hyprlandSlotList(getHyprlandWorkspaces());
         case "mango":
             if (root.mangoOverviewActive)
                 return [];
@@ -175,7 +182,7 @@ Item {
         function mapWorkspace(ws) {
             return {
                 "num": ws.number,
-                "name": ws.name,
+                "name": stripSwayWorkspaceNumber(ws.number, ws.name),
                 "focused": ws.focused,
                 "active": ws.active,
                 "urgent": ws.urgent,
@@ -195,6 +202,18 @@ Item {
         ];
     }
 
+    // sway/scroll fold `<num>:<name>` into the name field (num 1 → name "1:test"); drop the redundant prefix so the index option controls it
+    function stripSwayWorkspaceNumber(num, name) {
+        if (num === undefined || num === -1)
+            return name;
+        if (typeof name !== "string")
+            return name;
+        const prefix = num + ":";
+        if (!name.startsWith(prefix))
+            return name;
+        return name.slice(prefix.length);
+    }
+
     // Numbered workspaces first in ascending order; purely-named workspaces (sway reports num -1) after, by name
     function swayWorkspaceOrder(a, b) {
         const keyA = a.num === -1 ? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER : a.num;
@@ -426,41 +445,84 @@ Item {
         return Object.values(byApp);
     }
 
-    function padWorkspaces(list) {
-        const padded = list.slice();
-        let placeholder;
-        if (useExtWorkspace) {
-            placeholder = {
+    function _makePlaceholder() {
+        if (useExtWorkspace)
+            return {
                 "id": "",
                 "name": "",
                 "active": false,
                 "_placeholder": true
             };
-        } else if (CompositorService.isNiri) {
-            placeholder = {
+        if (CompositorService.isNiri)
+            return {
                 "id": -1,
                 "idx": -1,
                 "name": ""
             };
-        } else if (CompositorService.isHyprland) {
-            placeholder = {
+        if (CompositorService.isHyprland)
+            return {
                 "id": -1,
                 "name": ""
             };
-        } else if (root.isMango) {
-            placeholder = {
+        if (root.isMango)
+            return {
                 "tag": -1
             };
-        } else if (CompositorService.isSway || CompositorService.isScroll || CompositorService.isMiracle) {
-            placeholder = {
+        if (CompositorService.isSway || CompositorService.isScroll || CompositorService.isMiracle)
+            return {
                 "num": -1,
                 "_placeholder": true
             };
-        } else {
-            placeholder = -1;
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    // Hyprland creates/destroys workspaces on empty enter/leave; slots keyed by id keep delegate identity so pills animate instead of popping
+    property var _hyprSlotPool: ({})
+
+    Component {
+        id: hyprSlotComponent
+
+        QtObject {
+            property var ws: null
+            readonly property var id: ws ? ws.id : -1
+            readonly property string name: ws?.name ?? ""
+            readonly property bool urgent: ws?.urgent ?? false
         }
+    }
+
+    function _hyprSlot(key, ws) {
+        let slot = _hyprSlotPool[key];
+        if (!slot) {
+            slot = hyprSlotComponent.createObject(root);
+            _hyprSlotPool[key] = slot;
+        }
+        if (slot.ws !== ws)
+            slot.ws = ws;
+        return slot;
+    }
+
+    function hyprlandSlotList(raw) {
+        const slots = raw.map(ws => _hyprSlot(ws.id > 0 ? ws.id : "name:" + (ws.name ?? ""), ws));
+        if (!SettingsData.showWorkspacePadding)
+            return slots;
+        // pad past the highest real id so a placeholder becomes that workspace's slot once created
+        let nextId = raw.reduce((max, ws) => Math.max(max, ws.id ?? 0), 0);
+        while (slots.length < 3)
+            slots.push(_hyprSlot(++nextId, null));
+        return slots;
+    }
+
+    // Stable placeholder instances so ScriptModel (identity-diffed) reuses padding delegates instead of recreating them on workspace churn
+    property var _placeholderPool: []
+
+    function padWorkspaces(list) {
+        const padded = list.slice();
+        let slot = 0;
         while (padded.length < 3) {
-            padded.push(placeholder);
+            if (root._placeholderPool.length <= slot)
+                root._placeholderPool.push(root._makePlaceholder());
+            padded.push(root._placeholderPool[slot]);
+            slot++;
         }
         return padded;
     }
@@ -638,7 +700,7 @@ Item {
                 NiriService.switchToWorkspace(data.id);
             break;
         case "hyprland":
-            if (data.id) {
+            if (data.id && data.id !== -1) {
                 HyprlandService.focusWorkspace(hyprlandWorkspaceSelector(data));
             }
             break;
@@ -663,7 +725,7 @@ Item {
 
         for (let i = 0; i < workspaceRepeater.count; i++) {
             const item = workspaceRepeater.itemAt(i);
-            if (!item)
+            if (!item || item.isPlaceholder)
                 continue;
             const center = item.mapToItem(root, item.width / 2, item.height / 2);
             const dist = isVertical ? Math.abs(localY - center.y) : Math.abs(localX - center.x);

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/DankDashPopout.qml

@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@ DankPopout {
             Connections {
                 target: root
                 function onShouldBeVisibleChanged() {
-                    if (root.shouldBeVisible)
-                        mainContainer.forceActiveFocus();
+                    if (!root.shouldBeVisible)
+                        return;
+                    mainContainer.forceActiveFocus();
+                    tabBar.snapIndicator();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ DankPopout {
                         anchors.fill: parent
                         active: root.currentTabId === "media"
                         visible: active
+                        asynchronous: true
                         sourceComponent: Component {
                             MediaPlayerTab {
                                 targetScreen: root.screen
@@ -447,6 +450,7 @@ DankPopout {
                         anchors.fill: parent
                         active: root.currentTabId === "wallpaper"
                         visible: active
+                        asynchronous: true
                         sourceComponent: Component {
                             WallpaperTab {
                                 active: true
@@ -458,11 +462,18 @@ DankPopout {
                         }
                     }
 
+                    DankSpinner {
+                        anchors.centerIn: parent
+                        size: 40
+                        visible: (wallpaperLoader.active && wallpaperLoader.status === Loader.Loading) || (mediaLoader.active && mediaLoader.status === Loader.Loading) || (weatherLoader.active && weatherLoader.status === Loader.Loading)
+                    }
+
                     Loader {
                         id: weatherLoader
                         anchors.fill: parent
                         active: root.currentTabId === "weather"
                         visible: active
+                        asynchronous: true
                         sourceComponent: Component {
                             WeatherTab {}
                         }

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/MediaDropdownOverlay.qml

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ Item {
 
     property int __panelHoverCount: 0
 
+    readonly property bool overlayBlurActive: dropdownBlur.active
+
     onDropdownTypeChanged: {
         if (dropdownType === 0) {
             __panelHoverCount = 0;
@@ -75,8 +77,10 @@ Item {
     }
 
     WindowBlur {
+        id: dropdownBlur
         targetWindow: root.targetWindow
         readonly property bool active: root.__activePanel !== null && root.__activePanel.visible && root.__activePanel.opacity > 0
+        blurEnabled: active && Theme.connectedSurfaceBlurEnabled
         readonly property real s: root.__activePanel ? Math.min(1, root.__activePanel.scale) : 1
         blurX: root.__activePanel ? root.__activePanel.x + root.__activePanel.width * (1 - s) * 0.5 : 0
         blurY: root.__activePanel ? root.__activePanel.y + root.__activePanel.height * (1 - s) * 0.5 : 0

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/MediaPlayerTab.qml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import QtQuick
 import QtQuick.Effects
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import Quickshell.Services.Mpris
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ Item {
     property string section: ""
     property int barPosition: SettingsData.Position.Top
 
+    readonly property color accent: MediaAccentService.accent
+    readonly property color onAccent: MediaAccentService.onAccent
+    readonly property color accentHover: MediaAccentService.accentHover
+    readonly property color accentPressed: MediaAccentService.accentPressed
+
     signal showVolumeDropdown(point pos, var screen, bool rightEdge, var player, var players)
     signal showAudioDevicesDropdown(point pos, var screen, bool rightEdge)
     signal showPlayersDropdown(point pos, var screen, bool rightEdge, var player, var players)
@@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ Item {
     property bool _switchHold: false
     Timer {
         id: _switchHoldTimer
-        interval: 650
+        interval: 1500
         repeat: false
         onTriggered: _switchHold = false
     }
@@ -78,7 +84,8 @@ Item {
     onActivePlayerChanged: {
         if (!activePlayer) {
             isSwitching = false;
-            _switchHold = false;
+            _switchHold = true;
+            _switchHoldTimer.restart();
             return;
         }
         isSwitching = true;
@@ -117,14 +124,10 @@ Item {
     Connections {
         target: MprisController
         function onAvailablePlayersChanged() {
-            const count = (MprisController.availablePlayers?.length || 0);
-            if (count === 0) {
+            if ((MprisController.availablePlayers?.length || 0) === 0)
                 isSwitching = false;
-                _switchHold = false;
-            } else {
-                _switchHold = true;
-                _switchHoldTimer.restart();
-            }
+            _switchHold = true;
+            _switchHoldTimer.restart();
         }
     }
 
@@ -290,34 +293,72 @@ Item {
     Item {
         id: bgContainer
         anchors.fill: parent
-        visible: TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl !== ""
 
-        Image {
-            id: bgImage
-            anchors.centerIn: parent
-            width: Math.max(parent.width, parent.height) * 1.1
-            height: width
-            source: TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl
-            fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-            asynchronous: true
-            cache: true
-            visible: false
-            onStatusChanged: {
-                if (status === Image.Ready)
-                    maybeFinishSwitch();
+        readonly property string curArt: TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl
+        // Two layers crossfade: new art loads into the hidden one and fades in once decoded.
+        property bool _showA: true
+        visible: layerA.ready || layerB.ready
+
+        onCurArtChanged: syncArt()
+        Component.onCompleted: syncArt()
+
+        function syncArt() {
+            if (curArt === "")
+                return;
+            const frontArt = _showA ? layerA.art : layerB.art;
+            const backArt = _showA ? layerB.art : layerA.art;
+            if (frontArt == curArt)
+                return;
+            if (backArt == curArt) {
+                _showA = !_showA;
+                return;
             }
+            if (_showA)
+                layerB.art = curArt;
+            else
+                layerA.art = curArt;
         }
 
-        Item {
-            id: blurredBg
+        component BgBlurLayer: ClippingRectangle {
+            id: layer
+            property alias art: layerImg.source
+            readonly property bool ready: layerImg.status === Image.Ready && layerImg.source != ""
+            property bool front: false
+            signal loaded
+
             anchors.fill: parent
-            visible: false
+            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+            color: "transparent"
+            antialiasing: true
+            opacity: front ? 0.7 : 0
+
+            Behavior on opacity {
+                NumberAnimation {
+                    duration: 350
+                    easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+                }
+            }
+
+            Image {
+                id: layerImg
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                width: Math.max(parent.width, parent.height) * 1.1
+                height: width
+                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                asynchronous: true
+                cache: true
+                visible: false
+                onStatusChanged: {
+                    if (status === Image.Ready && source != "")
+                        layer.loaded();
+                }
+            }
 
             MultiEffect {
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                width: bgImage.width
-                height: bgImage.height
-                source: bgImage
+                width: layerImg.width
+                height: layerImg.height
+                source: layerImg
                 blurEnabled: true
                 blurMax: 64
                 blur: 0.8
@@ -326,22 +367,26 @@ Item {
             }
         }
 
-        Rectangle {
-            id: bgMask
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-            visible: false
-            layer.enabled: true
+        BgBlurLayer {
+            id: layerA
+            front: bgContainer._showA
+            onLoaded: {
+                if (!bgContainer._showA) {
+                    bgContainer._showA = true;
+                    root.maybeFinishSwitch();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
-        MultiEffect {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            source: blurredBg
-            maskEnabled: true
-            maskSource: bgMask
-            maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-            maskSpreadAtMin: 1.0
-            opacity: 0.7
+        BgBlurLayer {
+            id: layerB
+            front: !bgContainer._showA
+            onLoaded: {
+                if (bgContainer._showA) {
+                    bgContainer._showA = false;
+                    root.maybeFinishSwitch();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         Rectangle {
@@ -442,7 +487,8 @@ Item {
                         elide: Text.ElideRight
                         wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                         maximumLineCount: 1
-                        visible: text.length > 0
+                        // Reserve the line so late album metadata doesn't shift the seekbar.
+                        height: Math.max(implicitHeight, Theme.fontSizeSmall * 1.4)
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -531,13 +577,13 @@ Item {
                                 height: 40
                                 radius: 20
                                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                color: shuffleArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
+                                color: shuffleArea.containsMouse ? root.accentHover : Theme.withAlpha(root.accent, 0)
 
                                 DankIcon {
                                     anchors.centerIn: parent
                                     name: "shuffle"
                                     size: 20
-                                    color: activePlayer && activePlayer.shuffle ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+                                    color: activePlayer && activePlayer.shuffle ? root.accent : Theme.surfaceText
                                 }
 
                                 MouseArea {
@@ -593,13 +639,13 @@ Item {
                                 height: 50
                                 radius: 25
                                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                color: Theme.primary
+                                color: root.accent
 
                                 DankIcon {
                                     anchors.centerIn: parent
                                     name: activePlayer && activePlayer.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing ? "pause" : "play_arrow"
                                     size: 28
-                                    color: Theme.background
+                                    color: root.onAccent
                                     weight: 500
                                 }
 
@@ -663,7 +709,7 @@ Item {
                                 height: 40
                                 radius: 20
                                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                color: repeatArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
+                                color: repeatArea.containsMouse ? root.accentHover : Theme.withAlpha(root.accent, 0)
 
                                 DankIcon {
                                     anchors.centerIn: parent
@@ -680,7 +726,7 @@ Item {
                                         }
                                     }
                                     size: 20
-                                    color: activePlayer && activePlayer.loopState !== MprisLoopState.None ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+                                    color: activePlayer && activePlayer.loopState !== MprisLoopState.None ? root.accent : Theme.surfaceText
                                 }
 
                                 MouseArea {
@@ -719,7 +765,7 @@ Item {
         radius: 20
         x: isRightEdge ? Theme.spacingM : parent.width - 40 - Theme.spacingM
         y: 185
-        color: playerSelectorArea.containsMouse || playersExpanded ? Theme.primaryPressed : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryPressed, 0)
+        color: playerSelectorArea.containsMouse || playersExpanded ? root.accentPressed : Theme.withAlpha(root.accentPressed, 0)
         border.color: Theme.outlineStrong
         border.width: 1
         z: 100
@@ -786,7 +832,7 @@ Item {
         radius: 20
         x: isRightEdge ? Theme.spacingM : parent.width - 40 - Theme.spacingM
         y: 130
-        color: volumeButtonArea.containsMouse && volumeAvailable || volumeExpanded ? Theme.primaryPressed : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryPressed, 0)
+        color: volumeButtonArea.containsMouse && volumeAvailable || volumeExpanded ? root.accentPressed : Theme.withAlpha(root.accentPressed, 0)
         border.color: volumeAvailable ? Theme.outlineStrong : Theme.outlineMedium
         border.width: 1
         z: 101
@@ -798,7 +844,7 @@ Item {
             anchors.centerIn: parent
             name: getVolumeIcon()
             size: 18
-            color: volumeAvailable && currentVolume > 0 ? Theme.primary : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceText, volumeAvailable ? 1.0 : 0.5)
+            color: volumeAvailable && currentVolume > 0 ? root.accent : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceText, volumeAvailable ? 1.0 : 0.5)
         }
 
         MouseArea {
@@ -849,7 +895,7 @@ Item {
         radius: 20
         x: isRightEdge ? Theme.spacingM : parent.width - 40 - Theme.spacingM
         y: 240
-        color: audioDevicesArea.containsMouse || devicesExpanded ? Theme.primaryPressed : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryPressed, 0)
+        color: audioDevicesArea.containsMouse || devicesExpanded ? root.accentPressed : Theme.withAlpha(root.accentPressed, 0)
         border.color: Theme.outlineStrong
         border.width: 1
         z: 100

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/Overview/CalendarOverviewCard.qml

@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
     function updateSelectedDateEvents() {
-        if (CalendarService && CalendarService.calendarAvailable) {
-            const events = CalendarService.getEventsForDate(selectedDate);
-            selectedDateEvents = events;
-        } else {
-            selectedDateEvents = [];
-        }
+        const events = (CalendarService && CalendarService.calendarAvailable) ? CalendarService.getEventsForDate(selectedDate) : [];
+        if (JSON.stringify(events) === JSON.stringify(selectedDateEvents))
+            return;
+        selectedDateEvents = events;
     }
 
     function loadEventsForMonth() {
@@ -276,57 +274,29 @@ Rectangle {
             height: 40
             visible: showEventDetails
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 32
-                height: 32
+            DankActionButton {
+                buttonSize: 32
+                iconSize: 14
+                iconName: "arrow_back"
+                iconColor: Theme.primary
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                 anchors.left: parent.left
                 anchors.leftMargin: Theme.spacingS
-                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                color: backButtonArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
-
-                DankIcon {
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent
-                    name: "arrow_back"
-                    size: 14
-                    color: Theme.primary
-                }
-
-                MouseArea {
-                    id: backButtonArea
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    hoverEnabled: true
-                    cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                    onClicked: root.showEventDetails = false
-                }
+                onClicked: root.showEventDetails = false
             }
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 32
-                height: 32
+            DankActionButton {
+                buttonSize: 32
+                iconSize: 16
+                iconName: "event"
+                iconColor: Theme.primary
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
-                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                 visible: CalendarService && CalendarService.canCreateEvents
-                color: addEventArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
-
-                DankIcon {
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent
-                    name: "event"
-                    size: 16
-                    color: Theme.primary
-                }
-
-                MouseArea {
-                    id: addEventArea
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    hoverEnabled: true
-                    cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                    onClicked: {
-                        root.editorEvent = null;
-                        root.showEditor = true;
-                    }
+                onClicked: {
+                    root.editorEvent = null;
+                    root.showEditor = true;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -358,31 +328,12 @@ Rectangle {
             height: 28
             visible: !showEventDetails
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 28
-                height: 28
-                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                color: prevMonthArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
-
-                DankIcon {
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent
-                    name: "chevron_left"
-                    size: 14
-                    color: Theme.primary
-                }
-
-                MouseArea {
-                    id: prevMonthArea
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    hoverEnabled: true
-                    cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                    onClicked: {
-                        let newDate = new Date(calendarGrid.displayDate);
-                        newDate.setMonth(newDate.getMonth() - 1);
-                        calendarGrid.displayDate = newDate;
-                        loadEventsForMonth();
-                    }
-                }
+            DankActionButton {
+                buttonSize: 28
+                iconSize: 14
+                iconName: "chevron_left"
+                iconColor: Theme.primary
+                onClicked: root.shiftMonth(-1)
             }
 
             StyledText {
@@ -396,53 +347,20 @@ Rectangle {
                 verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
             }
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 28
-                height: 28
-                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                color: todayArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
-
-                DankIcon {
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent
-                    name: "today"
-                    size: 14
-                    color: Theme.primary
-                }
-
-                MouseArea {
-                    id: todayArea
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    hoverEnabled: true
-                    cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                    onClicked: root.goToToday()
-                }
+            DankActionButton {
+                buttonSize: 28
+                iconSize: 14
+                iconName: "today"
+                iconColor: Theme.primary
+                onClicked: root.goToToday()
             }
 
-            Rectangle {
-                width: 28
-                height: 28
-                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                color: nextMonthArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
-
-                DankIcon {
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent
-                    name: "chevron_right"
-                    size: 14
-                    color: Theme.primary
-                }
-
-                MouseArea {
-                    id: nextMonthArea
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    hoverEnabled: true
-                    cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                    onClicked: {
-                        let newDate = new Date(calendarGrid.displayDate);
-                        newDate.setMonth(newDate.getMonth() + 1);
-                        calendarGrid.displayDate = newDate;
-                        loadEventsForMonth();
-                    }
-                }
+            DankActionButton {
+                buttonSize: 28
+                iconSize: 14
+                iconName: "chevron_right"
+                iconColor: Theme.primary
+                onClicked: root.shiftMonth(1)
             }
         }
 
@@ -814,12 +732,16 @@ Rectangle {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        readonly property bool isTask: modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")
-                        readonly property color accentColor: {
-                            if (isTask)
-                                return modelData.completed ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0.4) : Theme.primary;
-                            return (modelData && modelData.color && modelData.color.length) ? modelData.color : Theme.primary;
+                        readonly property bool isLocalTask: taskId.startsWith("task_")
+                        readonly property bool isDankTask: taskId.startsWith("vtodo_")
+                        readonly property bool isTask: isLocalTask || isDankTask
+                        readonly property bool canModify: isLocalTask || (isDankTask && modelData && !modelData.readOnly)
+                        readonly property color baseAccent: {
+                            if (isLocalTask || !modelData || !modelData.color || !modelData.color.length)
+                                return Theme.primary;
+                            return modelData.color;
                         }
+                        readonly property color accentColor: (isTask && modelData && modelData.completed) ? Theme.withAlpha(baseAccent, 0.4) : baseAccent
                         readonly property color surfaceColor: isDragging ? Theme.primaryPressed : (eventMouseArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryBackground : Theme.nestedSurface)
 
                         color: surfaceColor
@@ -888,13 +810,13 @@ Rectangle {
                             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                             radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                             color: "transparent"
-                            visible: modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_") && !taskItem.isEditing
+                            visible: taskItem.isLocalTask && !taskItem.isEditing
 
                             DankIcon {
                                 anchors.centerIn: parent
                                 name: "drag_indicator"
                                 size: 14
-                                color: dragMouseArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceTextAlpha
+                                color: dragMouseArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceTextMedium
                             }
 
                             MouseArea {
@@ -937,34 +859,14 @@ Rectangle {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // Checkbox status icon
-                        Rectangle {
-                            id: checkboxContainer
-                            width: 24
-                            height: 24
-                            anchors.left: parent.left
-                            anchors.leftMargin: (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")) ? (taskItem.isEditing ? 8 : 32) : 8
-                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            color: "transparent"
-                            visible: modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")
-
-                            DankIcon {
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                name: (modelData && modelData.completed) ? "check_box" : "check_box_outline_blank"
-                                size: 16
-                                color: (modelData && modelData.completed) ? Theme.primary : Theme.onSurface_38
-                            }
-                        }
-
                         Column {
                             id: eventContent
 
                             anchors.left: parent.left
                             anchors.right: parent.right
                             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                            anchors.leftMargin: (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")) ? 60 : (Theme.spacingS + 6)
-                            anchors.rightMargin: (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")) ? 64 : Theme.spacingXS
+                            anchors.leftMargin: taskItem.isLocalTask ? 60 : taskItem.isDankTask ? 36 : (Theme.spacingS + 6)
+                            anchors.rightMargin: taskItem.canModify ? 64 : Theme.spacingXS
                             spacing: Theme.spacingXXS
                             visible: !taskItem.isEditing
 
@@ -972,7 +874,7 @@ Rectangle {
                                 width: parent.width
                                 text: modelData ? modelData.title : ""
                                 font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
-                                color: (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_") && modelData.completed) ? Theme.surfaceTextSecondary : Theme.surfaceText
+                                color: (taskItem.isTask && modelData && modelData.completed) ? Theme.surfaceTextSecondary : Theme.surfaceText
                                 font.weight: Font.Medium
                                 horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
                                 elide: Text.ElideRight
@@ -1000,7 +902,7 @@ Rectangle {
                                 color: Theme.surfaceTextMedium
                                 font.weight: Font.Normal
                                 horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignLeft
-                                visible: text !== "" && modelData && modelData.id && !modelData.id.startsWith("task_")
+                                visible: text !== "" && !taskItem.isLocalTask
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -1047,90 +949,73 @@ Rectangle {
                             id: eventMouseArea
 
                             anchors.fill: parent
-                            anchors.leftMargin: (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")) ? 32 : 6
-                            anchors.rightMargin: (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")) ? 64 : 0
+                            anchors.leftMargin: taskItem.isLocalTask ? 32 : 6
+                            anchors.rightMargin: taskItem.canModify ? 64 : 0
                             hoverEnabled: true
                             cursorShape: modelData ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
                             enabled: modelData && !taskItem.isEditing
                             onClicked: {
-                                if (modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")) {
+                                if (!modelData)
+                                    return;
+                                if (taskItem.isTask && taskItem.canModify) {
                                     CalendarService.toggleTask(modelData.id);
                                     return;
                                 }
-                                if (modelData)
-                                    root.detailEvent = modelData;
+                                root.detailEvent = modelData;
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // Delete / Cancel Button
-                        Rectangle {
+                        DankActionButton {
+                            buttonSize: 24
+                            iconSize: 16
+                            iconName: (modelData && modelData.completed) ? "check_box" : "check_box_outline_blank"
+                            iconColor: (modelData && modelData.completed) ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
+                            anchors.left: parent.left
+                            anchors.leftMargin: taskItem.isLocalTask ? (taskItem.isEditing ? 8 : 32) : 8
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                            visible: taskItem.isTask
+                            enabled: taskItem.canModify && !taskItem.isEditing
+                            onClicked: CalendarService.toggleTask(modelData.id)
+                        }
+
+                        DankActionButton {
                             id: deleteButton
-                            width: 24
-                            height: 24
+                            buttonSize: 24
+                            iconSize: 14
+                            iconName: taskItem.isEditing ? "close" : "delete"
+                            iconColor: taskItem.isEditing ? Theme.surfaceText : Theme.error
                             anchors.right: parent.right
                             anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingS
                             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            color: deleteMouseArea.containsMouse ? (taskItem.isEditing ? Theme.primaryHover : Qt.rgba(0.9, 0.2, 0.2, 0.15)) : Theme.withAlpha(Qt.rgba(0.9, 0.2, 0.2, 0.15), 0)
-                            visible: modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")
-
-                            DankIcon {
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                name: taskItem.isEditing ? "close" : "delete"
-                                size: 14
-                                color: deleteMouseArea.containsMouse ? (taskItem.isEditing ? Theme.primary : Qt.rgba(0.9, 0.2, 0.2, 1.0)) : Theme.onSurface_38
-                            }
-
-                            MouseArea {
-                                id: deleteMouseArea
-                                anchors.fill: parent
-                                hoverEnabled: true
-                                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                                onClicked: {
-                                    if (taskItem.isEditing) {
-                                        taskItem.isEditing = false;
-                                    } else if (modelData && modelData.id) {
-                                        CalendarService.removeTask(modelData.id);
-                                    }
+                            visible: taskItem.canModify
+                            onClicked: {
+                                if (taskItem.isEditing) {
+                                    taskItem.isEditing = false;
+                                    return;
                                 }
+                                if (modelData && modelData.id)
+                                    CalendarService.removeTask(modelData.id);
                             }
                         }
 
-                        // Edit / Save Button
-                        Rectangle {
-                            id: editButton
-                            width: 24
-                            height: 24
+                        DankActionButton {
+                            buttonSize: 24
+                            iconSize: 14
+                            iconName: taskItem.isEditing ? "check" : "edit"
+                            iconColor: taskItem.isEditing ? Theme.primary : Theme.surfaceText
                             anchors.right: deleteButton.left
                             anchors.rightMargin: Theme.spacingXS
                             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            color: editMouseArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primaryHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryHover, 0)
-                            visible: modelData && modelData.id && modelData.id.startsWith("task_")
-
-                            DankIcon {
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                name: taskItem.isEditing ? "check" : "edit"
-                                size: 14
-                                color: editMouseArea.containsMouse ? Theme.primary : Theme.onSurface_38
-                            }
-
-                            MouseArea {
-                                id: editMouseArea
-                                anchors.fill: parent
-                                hoverEnabled: true
-                                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                                onClicked: {
-                                    if (taskItem.isEditing) {
-                                        let txt = editInput.text.trim();
-                                        if (txt !== "" && modelData && modelData.id) {
-                                            CalendarService.editTask(modelData.id, txt);
-                                        }
-                                        taskItem.isEditing = false;
-                                    } else {
-                                        taskItem.isEditing = true;
-                                    }
+                            visible: taskItem.canModify
+                            onClicked: {
+                                if (!taskItem.isEditing) {
+                                    taskItem.isEditing = true;
+                                    return;
                                 }
+                                let txt = editInput.text.trim();
+                                if (txt !== "" && modelData && modelData.id)
+                                    CalendarService.editTask(modelData.id, txt);
+                                taskItem.isEditing = false;
                             }
                         }
                     }

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/Overview/MediaOverviewCard.qml

@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ Card {
                     width: 32
                     height: 32
                     radius: 16
-                    color: Theme.primary
+                    color: MediaAccentService.accent
 
                     DankIcon {
                         anchors.centerIn: parent
                         name: activePlayer?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing ? "pause" : "play_arrow"
                         size: 16
-                        color: Theme.background
+                        color: MediaAccentService.onAccent
                     }
 
                     MouseArea {

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/OverviewTab.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import QtQuick
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modules.DankDash.Overview
+import qs.Widgets
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ Item {
     signal navFocusRequested
 
     function handleKeyEvent(event) {
-        return calendarCard.handleKeyEvent(event);
+        return calendarLoader.item ? calendarLoader.item.handleKeyEvent(event) : false;
     }
 
     Item {
@@ -57,16 +58,26 @@ Item {
             height: 220
         }
 
-        // Calendar - bottom middle (wider and taller)
-        CalendarOverviewCard {
-            id: calendarCard
+        // Calendar - bottom middle; deferred so the grid stays off the emerge frame.
+        Loader {
+            id: calendarLoader
             x: parent.width * 0.2 - Theme.spacingM
             y: 100 + Theme.spacingM
             width: parent.width * 0.6
             height: 300
+            asynchronous: true
+            sourceComponent: Component {
+                CalendarOverviewCard {
+                    onCloseDash: root.closeDash()
+                    onNavFocusRequested: root.navFocusRequested()
+                }
+            }
 
-            onCloseDash: root.closeDash()
-            onNavFocusRequested: root.navFocusRequested()
+            DankSpinner {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                size: 32
+                visible: calendarLoader.status === Loader.Loading
+            }
         }
 
         // Media - bottom right (narrow and taller)

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/WallpaperTab.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import Qt.labs.folderlistmodel
 import QtCore
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.FileBrowser
 import qs.Widgets
@@ -20,12 +21,11 @@ Item {
     property int itemsPerPage: 16
     property int totalPages: Math.max(1, Math.ceil(wallpaperFolderModel.count / itemsPerPage))
     property bool active: false
-    property Item focusTarget: wallpaperGrid
+    property Item focusTarget: pager
     property Item tabBarItem: null
     property int gridIndex: 0
     property Item keyForwardTarget: null
     property var parentPopout: null
-    property int lastPage: 0
     property bool enableAnimation: false
     property string homeDir: StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.HomeLocation)
     property string selectedFileName: ""
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    onCurrentPageChanged: {
-        if (currentPage !== lastPage) {
-            enableAnimation = false;
-            lastPage = currentPage;
+    onCurrentPageChanged: updateSelectedFileName()
+
+    onTotalPagesChanged: {
+        if (currentPage >= totalPages) {
+            currentPage = Math.max(0, totalPages - 1);
         }
-        updateSelectedFileName();
     }
 
     onGridIndexChanged: {
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     function setInitialSelection() {
+        enableAnimation = false;
         const currentWallpaper = getCurrentWallpaper();
         if (!currentWallpaper || wallpaperFolderModel.count === 0) {
             gridIndex = 0;
@@ -350,17 +351,6 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    function collectWallpaperPaths() {
-        const paths = [];
-        for (var i = 0; i < wallpaperFolderModel.count; i++) {
-            const filePath = wallpaperFolderModel.get(i, "filePath");
-            if (filePath) {
-                paths.push(filePath.toString().replace(/^file:\/\//, ''));
-            }
-        }
-        return paths;
-    }
-
     Connections {
         target: wallpaperFolderModel
         function onCountChanged() {
@@ -369,7 +359,6 @@ Item {
                     setInitialSelection();
                 }
                 updateSelectedFileName();
-                thumbnailPreloader.paths = collectWallpaperPaths();
             }
         }
         function onStatusChanged() {
@@ -378,16 +367,10 @@ Item {
                     setInitialSelection();
                 }
                 updateSelectedFileName();
-                thumbnailPreloader.paths = collectWallpaperPaths();
             }
         }
     }
 
-    WallpaperThumbnailPreloader {
-        id: thumbnailPreloader
-        cacheSize: 256
-    }
-
     FolderListModel {
         id: wallpaperFolderModel
 
@@ -447,147 +430,169 @@ Item {
             width: parent.width
             height: parent.height - 50
 
-            GridView {
-                id: wallpaperGrid
+            ListView {
+                id: pager
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
                 width: parent.width - Theme.spacingS
                 height: parent.height - Theme.spacingS
-                cellWidth: width / 4
-                cellHeight: height / 4
+                orientation: ListView.Vertical
+                snapMode: ListView.SnapOneItem
+                highlightRangeMode: ListView.StrictlyEnforceRange
+                preferredHighlightBegin: 0
+                preferredHighlightEnd: height
+                highlightMoveDuration: root.enableAnimation ? Theme.mediumDuration : 0
+                boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
                 clip: true
                 enabled: root.active
                 interactive: root.active
-                boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
                 keyNavigationEnabled: false
                 activeFocusOnTab: false
-                highlightFollowsCurrentItem: true
-                highlightMoveDuration: enableAnimation ? Theme.shortDuration : 0
                 focus: false
+                cacheBuffer: Math.max(0, height * 2)
+                reuseItems: true
+                model: root.totalPages
 
-                highlight: Item {
-                    z: 1000
-                    Rectangle {
-                        anchors.fill: parent
-                        anchors.margins: Theme.spacingXS
-                        color: "transparent"
-                        border.width: 3
-                        border.color: Theme.primary
-                        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                onCurrentIndexChanged: {
+                    if (!moving) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (currentIndex >= 0 && currentIndex !== root.currentPage) {
+                        root.currentPage = currentIndex;
                     }
                 }
 
-                model: {
-                    root.gridRevision; // re-evaluate when sort order changes in place
-                    const startIndex = currentPage * itemsPerPage;
-                    const endIndex = Math.min(startIndex + itemsPerPage, wallpaperFolderModel.count);
-                    const items = [];
-                    for (var i = startIndex; i < endIndex; i++) {
-                        const filePath = wallpaperFolderModel.get(i, "filePath");
-                        if (filePath) {
-                            items.push(filePath.toString().replace(/^file:\/\//, ''));
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return items;
-                }
-
-                onModelChanged: {
-                    const clampedIndex = model.length > 0 ? Math.min(Math.max(0, gridIndex), model.length - 1) : 0;
-                    if (gridIndex !== clampedIndex) {
-                        gridIndex = clampedIndex;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                onCountChanged: {
-                    if (count > 0) {
-                        const clampedIndex = Math.min(gridIndex, count - 1);
-                        currentIndex = clampedIndex;
-                        positionViewAtIndex(clampedIndex, GridView.Contain);
-                    }
-                    Qt.callLater(() => {
-                        enableAnimation = true;
-                    });
-                }
+                Component.onCompleted: currentIndex = root.currentPage
 
                 Connections {
                     target: root
-                    function onGridIndexChanged() {
-                        if (wallpaperGrid.count > 0) {
-                            wallpaperGrid.currentIndex = gridIndex;
-                            if (!enableAnimation) {
-                                wallpaperGrid.positionViewAtIndex(gridIndex, GridView.Contain);
-                            }
+                    function onCurrentPageChanged() {
+                        if (pager.currentIndex !== root.currentPage) {
+                            pager.currentIndex = root.currentPage;
                         }
                     }
                 }
 
-                delegate: Item {
-                    width: wallpaperGrid.cellWidth
-                    height: wallpaperGrid.cellHeight
+                delegate: GridView {
+                    id: pageGrid
 
-                    property string wallpaperPath: modelData || ""
-                    property bool isSelected: getCurrentWallpaper() === modelData
+                    property int pageIndex: index
 
-                    Rectangle {
-                        id: wallpaperCard
-                        anchors.fill: parent
-                        anchors.margins: Theme.spacingXS
-                        color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainerHighest, Theme.popupTransparency)
-                        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                        clip: true
+                    width: pager.width
+                    height: pager.height
+                    cellWidth: width / 4
+                    cellHeight: height / 4
+                    interactive: false
+                    keyNavigationEnabled: false
+                    activeFocusOnTab: false
+                    focus: false
+                    highlightFollowsCurrentItem: true
+                    highlightMoveDuration: root.enableAnimation ? Theme.shortDuration : 0
+                    currentIndex: root.currentPage === pageIndex ? root.gridIndex : -1
 
+                    highlight: Item {
+                        z: 1000
                         Rectangle {
                             anchors.fill: parent
-                            color: isSelected ? Theme.primaryPressed : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryPressed, 0)
-                            radius: parent.radius
+                            anchors.margins: Theme.spacingXS
+                            color: "transparent"
+                            border.width: 3
+                            border.color: Theme.primary
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                        }
+                    }
 
-                            Behavior on color {
-                                ColorAnimation {
-                                    duration: Theme.shortDuration
-                                    easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
+                    reuseItems: true
+                    model: ScriptModel {
+                        values: {
+                            root.gridRevision; // re-evaluate when sort order changes in place
+                            const startIndex = pageGrid.pageIndex * root.itemsPerPage;
+                            const endIndex = Math.min(startIndex + root.itemsPerPage, wallpaperFolderModel.count);
+                            const items = [];
+                            for (var i = startIndex; i < endIndex; i++) {
+                                const filePath = wallpaperFolderModel.get(i, "filePath");
+                                if (filePath) {
+                                    items.push(filePath.toString().replace(/^file:\/\//, ''));
                                 }
                             }
+                            return items;
                         }
+                    }
+
+                    onCountChanged: {
+                        if (root.currentPage !== pageIndex || count === 0) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        if (root.gridIndex >= count) {
+                            root.gridIndex = count - 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    delegate: Item {
+                        width: pageGrid.cellWidth
+                        height: pageGrid.cellHeight
+
+                        property string wallpaperPath: modelData || ""
+                        property bool isSelected: getCurrentWallpaper() === modelData
 
                         Rectangle {
-                            id: maskRect
-                            width: thumbnailImage.width
-                            height: thumbnailImage.height
+                            id: wallpaperCard
+                            anchors.fill: parent
+                            anchors.margins: Theme.spacingXS
+                            color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainerHighest, Theme.popupTransparency)
                             radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                            visible: false
-                            layer.enabled: true
-                        }
 
-                        CachingImage {
-                            id: thumbnailImage
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            imagePath: modelData || ""
-                            maxCacheSize: 256
+                            Rectangle {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                color: isSelected ? Theme.primaryPressed : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primaryPressed, 0)
+                                radius: parent.radius
 
-                            layer.enabled: true
-                            layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                maskEnabled: true
-                                maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                maskSpreadAtMin: 1.0
-                                maskSource: maskRect
+                                Behavior on color {
+                                    ColorAnimation {
+                                        duration: Theme.shortDuration
+                                        easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
-                        }
 
-                        StateLayer {
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            cornerRadius: parent.radius
-                            stateColor: Theme.primary
-                        }
+                            ClippingRectangle {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                radius: wallpaperCard.radius
+                                color: "transparent"
 
-                        MouseArea {
-                            id: wallpaperMouseArea
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            hoverEnabled: true
-                            cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                                CachingImage {
+                                    id: thumbnailImage
+                                    anchors.fill: parent
+                                    imagePath: modelData || ""
+                                    maxCacheSize: 256
+                                    animate: false
+                                    opacity: status === Image.Ready ? 1 : 0
 
-                            onClicked: {
-                                gridIndex = index;
-                                if (modelData) {
-                                    setCurrentWallpaper(modelData);
+                                    Behavior on opacity {
+                                        NumberAnimation {
+                                            duration: Theme.shortDuration
+                                            easing.type: Theme.standardEasing
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            StateLayer {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                cornerRadius: parent.radius
+                                stateColor: Theme.primary
+                            }
+
+                            MouseArea {
+                                id: wallpaperMouseArea
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                hoverEnabled: true
+                                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+
+                                onClicked: {
+                                    gridIndex = index;
+                                    if (modelData) {
+                                        setCurrentWallpaper(modelData);
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -595,9 +600,15 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
+            DankSpinner {
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                size: 40
+                visible: wallpaperFolderModel.status === FolderListModel.Loading && wallpaperFolderModel.count === 0
+            }
+
             StyledText {
                 anchors.centerIn: parent
-                visible: wallpaperFolderModel.count === 0
+                visible: wallpaperFolderModel.status === FolderListModel.Ready && wallpaperFolderModel.count === 0
                 text: I18n.tr("No wallpapers found\n\nClick the folder icon below to browse")
                 font.pixelSize: 14
                 color: Theme.outline

quickshell/Modules/DankDash/WeatherTab.qml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import QtQuick.Shapes
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
@@ -245,17 +244,6 @@ Item {
                             size: Theme.iconSize * 2
                             color: Theme.primary
                             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-
-                            layer.enabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
-                            layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
-                                shadowHorizontalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetX(Theme.elevationLevel1)
-                                shadowVerticalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetY(Theme.elevationLevel1, 1)
-                                shadowBlur: Theme.elevationEnabled ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (Theme.elevationLevel1 && Theme.elevationLevel1.blurPx !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel1.blurPx : 4) / Theme.elevationBlurMax)) : 0
-                                blurMax: Theme.elevationBlurMax
-                                shadowColor: Theme.elevationShadowColor(Theme.elevationLevel1)
-                                shadowOpacity: Theme.elevationLevel1 && Theme.elevationLevel1.alpha !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel1.alpha : 0.2
-                            }
                         }
 
                         Column {
@@ -820,16 +808,6 @@ Item {
                     property var pos: WeatherService.getSkyArcPosition(skyBox.currentDate, false)
                     x: (pos?.h ?? 0) * skyBox.effectiveWidth - (moonPhase.width / 2) + skyBox.hMargin
                     y: (pos?.v ?? 0) * -(skyBox.effectiveHeight / 2) + skyBox.effectiveHeight / 2 - (moonPhase.height / 2) + skyBox.vMargin
-
-                    layer.enabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
-                    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                        shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
-                        shadowHorizontalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetX(Theme.elevationLevel2)
-                        shadowVerticalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetY(Theme.elevationLevel2, 4)
-                        shadowBlur: Theme.elevationEnabled ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.blurPx !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.blurPx : 8) / Theme.elevationBlurMax)) : 0
-                        blurMax: Theme.elevationBlurMax
-                        shadowColor: Theme.elevationShadowColor(Theme.elevationLevel2)
-                    }
                 }
 
                 DankIcon {
@@ -842,16 +820,6 @@ Item {
                     property var pos: WeatherService.getSkyArcPosition(skyBox.currentDate, true)
                     x: (pos?.h ?? 0) * skyBox.effectiveWidth - (sun.width / 2) + skyBox.hMargin
                     y: (pos?.v ?? 0) * -(skyBox.effectiveHeight / 2) + skyBox.effectiveHeight / 2 - (sun.height / 2) + skyBox.vMargin
-
-                    layer.enabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
-                    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                        shadowEnabled: Theme.elevationEnabled
-                        shadowHorizontalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetX(Theme.elevationLevel2)
-                        shadowVerticalOffset: Theme.elevationOffsetY(Theme.elevationLevel2, 4)
-                        shadowBlur: Theme.elevationEnabled ? Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (Theme.elevationLevel2 && Theme.elevationLevel2.blurPx !== undefined ? Theme.elevationLevel2.blurPx : 8) / Theme.elevationBlurMax)) : 0
-                        blurMax: Theme.elevationBlurMax
-                        shadowColor: Theme.elevationShadowColor(Theme.elevationLevel2)
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -993,6 +961,7 @@ Item {
         ListView {
             id: hourlyList
             anchors.fill: parent
+            reuseItems: true
             orientation: ListView.Horizontal
             spacing: Theme.spacingS
             clip: true
@@ -1079,6 +1048,7 @@ Item {
         ListView {
             id: dailyList
             anchors.fill: parent
+            reuseItems: true
             orientation: ListView.Horizontal
             spacing: Theme.spacingS
             clip: true

quickshell/Modules/Lock/LockPowerMenu.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
 
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
@@ -567,24 +567,11 @@ Rectangle {
                             border.color: isSelected ? Theme.primary : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0)
                             border.width: isSelected ? 2 : 0
 
-                            Rectangle {
-                                id: gridProgressMask
+                            ClippingRectangle {
                                 anchors.fill: parent
                                 radius: parent.radius
-                                visible: false
-                                layer.enabled: true
-                            }
-
-                            Item {
-                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                color: "transparent"
                                 visible: gridButtonRect.isHolding
-                                layer.enabled: gridButtonRect.isHolding
-                                layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                    maskEnabled: true
-                                    maskSource: gridProgressMask
-                                    maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-                                    maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                }
 
                                 Rectangle {
                                     anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -700,24 +687,11 @@ Rectangle {
                             border.color: isSelected ? Theme.primary : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.primary, 0)
                             border.width: isSelected ? 2 : 0
 
-                            Rectangle {
-                                id: listProgressMask
+                            ClippingRectangle {
                                 anchors.fill: parent
                                 radius: parent.radius
-                                visible: false
-                                layer.enabled: true
-                            }
-
-                            Item {
-                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                color: "transparent"
                                 visible: listButtonRect.isHolding
-                                layer.enabled: listButtonRect.isHolding
-                                layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                    maskEnabled: true
-                                    maskSource: listProgressMask
-                                    maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-                                    maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                }
 
                                 Rectangle {
                                     anchors.left: parent.left

quickshell/Modules/Notepad/NotepadTabs.qml

@@ -13,12 +13,19 @@ Column {
     property int draggedIndex: -1
     property int dropTargetIndex: -1
     property bool suppressShiftAnimation: false
-    readonly property real tabItemSize: 128 + Theme.spacingXS
+    property int editingIndex: -1
+    readonly property real tabItemSize: tabRow.dynamicTabWidth + Theme.spacingXS
 
     signal tabSwitched(int tabIndex)
     signal tabClosed(int tabIndex)
     signal newTabRequested
 
+    function commitRename(index, newTitle) {
+        if (index >= 0)
+            NotepadStorageService.renameTab(index, newTitle);
+        editingIndex = -1;
+    }
+
     function hasUnsavedChangesForTab(tab) {
         if (!tab)
             return false;
@@ -32,11 +39,19 @@ Column {
     spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
     Row {
+        id: tabRow
         width: parent.width
         height: 36
         spacing: Theme.spacingXS
 
+        readonly property real dynamicTabWidth: {
+            var count = Math.max(1, NotepadStorageService.tabs.length);
+            var raw = (tabScroll.width - (count - 1) * Theme.spacingXS) / count;
+            return Math.max(128, Math.min(300, raw));
+        }
+
         ScrollView {
+            id: tabScroll
             width: parent.width - newTabButton.width - Theme.spacingXS
             height: parent.height
             clip: true
@@ -57,7 +72,8 @@ Column {
 
                         readonly property bool isActive: NotepadStorageService.currentTabIndex === index
                         readonly property bool isHovered: tabMouseArea.containsMouse && !closeMouseArea.containsMouse
-                        readonly property real tabWidth: 128
+                        readonly property bool editing: root.editingIndex === index
+                        readonly property real tabWidth: tabRow.dynamicTabWidth
                         property bool longPressing: false
                         property bool dragging: false
                         property point dragStartPos: Qt.point(0, 0)
@@ -138,6 +154,7 @@ Column {
 
                                     StyledText {
                                         id: tabText
+                                        visible: !delegateItem.editing
                                         width: parent.width - (tabCloseButton.visible ? tabCloseButton.width + Theme.spacingXS : 0)
                                         text: {
                                             var prefix = "";
@@ -155,13 +172,54 @@ Column {
                                         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                                     }
 
+                                    TextInput {
+                                        id: renameField
+                                        visible: delegateItem.editing
+                                        enabled: delegateItem.editing
+                                        width: parent.width
+                                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                                        font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                        font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                        color: Theme.primary
+                                        selectionColor: Theme.primary
+                                        selectedTextColor: Theme.background
+                                        selectByMouse: true
+                                        clip: true
+
+                                        onEditingFinished: root.commitRename(index, text)
+                                        Keys.onEscapePressed: event => {
+                                            text = modelData.title || "Untitled";
+                                            root.editingIndex = -1;
+                                            event.accepted = true;
+                                        }
+
+                                        // A tab switch re-focuses the editor via Qt.callLater; the
+                                        // timer fires afterwards so the field keeps focus + selection.
+                                        Timer {
+                                            id: renameFocusTimer
+                                            interval: 20
+                                            repeat: false
+                                            onTriggered: {
+                                                renameField.forceActiveFocus();
+                                                renameField.selectAll();
+                                            }
+                                        }
+
+                                        onVisibleChanged: {
+                                            if (!visible)
+                                                return;
+                                            text = modelData.title || "Untitled";
+                                            renameFocusTimer.restart();
+                                        }
+                                    }
+
                                     Rectangle {
                                         id: tabCloseButton
                                         width: 20
                                         height: 20
                                         radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                                         color: closeMouseArea.containsMouse ? Theme.surfaceTextHover : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceTextHover, 0)
-                                        visible: NotepadStorageService.tabs.length > 1
+                                        visible: NotepadStorageService.tabs.length > 1 && !delegateItem.editing
                                         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
 
                                         DankIcon {
@@ -195,11 +253,24 @@ Column {
                         MouseArea {
                             id: tabMouseArea
                             anchors.fill: parent
+                            enabled: !delegateItem.editing
                             hoverEnabled: true
                             preventStealing: dragging || longPressing
                             cursorShape: dragging || longPressing ? Qt.ClosedHandCursor : Qt.PointingHandCursor
                             acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton
 
+                            onDoubleClicked: {
+                                root.tabSwitched(index);
+                                root.editingIndex = index;
+                            }
+
+                            onExited: tabTooltip.hide()
+
+                            onContainsMouseChanged: {
+                                if (containsMouse && tabText.truncated)
+                                    tabTooltip.show(modelData.title || "Untitled", delegateItem, 0, 0, "bottom");
+                            }
+
                             onPressed: mouse => {
                                 if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton && NotepadStorageService.tabs.length > 1) {
                                     delegateItem.dragStartPos = Qt.point(mouse.x, mouse.y);
@@ -279,4 +350,8 @@ Column {
             onClicked: root.newTabRequested()
         }
     }
+
+    DankTooltipV2 {
+        id: tabTooltip
+    }
 }

quickshell/Modules/Notifications/Popup/NotificationPopup.qml

@@ -168,6 +168,19 @@ PanelWindow {
         popupContextMenuLoader.active = false;
     }
 
+    function dismissPopupReliably() {
+        if (!notificationData || win.exiting || win._isDestroying)
+            return;
+        if (notificationData.timer)
+            notificationData.timer.stop();
+        notificationData.popup = false;
+        // Fallback if wrapperConn.onPopupChanged doesn't reach startExit.
+        Qt.callLater(() => {
+            if (!win.exiting && !win._isDestroying)
+                startExit();
+        });
+    }
+
     visible: !_finalized
     WlrLayershell.layer: {
         const shouldUseOverlay = notificationData && (SettingsData.notificationOverlayEnabled || notificationData.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical);
@@ -1007,8 +1020,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                 z: 15
 
                 onClicked: {
-                    if (notificationData && !win.exiting)
-                        notificationData.popup = false;
+                    dismissPopupReliably();
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1080,8 +1092,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                             onClicked: {
                                 if (modelData && modelData.invoke)
                                     modelData.invoke();
-                                if (notificationData && !win.exiting)
-                                    notificationData.popup = false;
+                                dismissPopupReliably();
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -1163,7 +1174,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                             notificationData.actions[0].invoke();
                             NotificationService.dismissNotification(notificationData);
                         } else {
-                            notificationData.popup = false;
+                            dismissPopupReliably();
                         }
                     }
                 }

quickshell/Modules/OSD/MediaPlaybackOSD.qml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import qs.Common
 import qs.Services
 import qs.Widgets
 import Quickshell.Services.Mpris
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 
 DankOSD {
     id: root
@@ -185,10 +186,11 @@ DankOSD {
                     visible: false
                 }
 
-                Item {
-                    id: blurredBg
+                ClippingRectangle {
                     anchors.fill: parent
-                    visible: false
+                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                    color: "transparent"
+                    opacity: 0.7
 
                     MultiEffect {
                         anchors.centerIn: parent
@@ -203,24 +205,6 @@ DankOSD {
                     }
                 }
 
-                Rectangle {
-                    id: bgMask
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-                    visible: false
-                    layer.enabled: true
-                }
-
-                MultiEffect {
-                    anchors.fill: parent
-                    source: blurredBg
-                    maskEnabled: true
-                    maskSource: bgMask
-                    maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                    maskSpreadAtMin: 1.0
-                    opacity: 0.7
-                }
-
                 Rectangle {
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     radius: Theme.cornerRadius

quickshell/Modules/Settings/NetworkVpnTab.qml

@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ Item {
                                                 hoverEnabled: true
                                                 cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
                                                 onClicked: {
-                                                    deleteVpnConfirm.showWithOptions({
+                                                    root.deleteVpnConfirm.showWithOptions({
                                                         title: I18n.tr("Delete VPN"),
                                                         message: I18n.tr("Delete \"%1\"?").arg(modelData.name),
                                                         confirmText: I18n.tr("Delete"),

quickshell/Modules/Settings/ThemeColorsTab.qml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import QtCore
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.FileBrowser
 import qs.Services
@@ -520,28 +520,27 @@ Item {
                                 radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                                 color: Theme.surfaceVariant
 
-                                Image {
+                                ClippingRectangle {
                                     anchors.fill: parent
                                     anchors.margins: 1
-                                    source: {
-                                        var wp = Theme.wallpaperPath;
-                                        if (!wp || wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
-                                            return "";
-                                        if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
-                                            wp = wp.substring(7);
-                                        return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
-                                    }
-                                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                                    visible: Theme.wallpaperPath && !Theme.wallpaperPath.startsWith("#")
-                                    sourceSize.width: 120
-                                    sourceSize.height: 120
-                                    asynchronous: true
-                                    layer.enabled: true
-                                    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                        maskEnabled: true
-                                        maskSource: autoWallpaperMask
-                                        maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                        maskSpreadAtMin: 1
+                                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
+                                    color: "transparent"
+
+                                    Image {
+                                        anchors.fill: parent
+                                        source: {
+                                            var wp = Theme.wallpaperPath;
+                                            if (!wp || wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
+                                                return "";
+                                            if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
+                                                wp = wp.substring(7);
+                                            return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
+                                        }
+                                        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                                        visible: Theme.wallpaperPath && !Theme.wallpaperPath.startsWith("#")
+                                        sourceSize.width: 120
+                                        sourceSize.height: 120
+                                        asynchronous: true
                                     }
                                 }
 
@@ -553,16 +552,6 @@ Item {
                                     visible: Theme.wallpaperPath && Theme.wallpaperPath.startsWith("#")
                                 }
 
-                                Rectangle {
-                                    id: autoWallpaperMask
-                                    anchors.fill: parent
-                                    anchors.margins: 1
-                                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
-                                    color: "black"
-                                    visible: false
-                                    layer.enabled: true
-                                }
-
                                 DankIcon {
                                     anchors.centerIn: parent
                                     name: (ToastService.wallpaperErrorStatus === "error" || ToastService.wallpaperErrorStatus === "matugen_missing") ? "error" : "palette"

quickshell/Modules/Settings/WallpaperTab.qml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 import qs.Modals.FileBrowser
 import qs.Services
@@ -75,28 +75,27 @@ Item {
                         radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                         color: Theme.surfaceVariant
 
-                        Image {
+                        ClippingRectangle {
                             anchors.fill: parent
                             anchors.margins: 1
-                            source: {
-                                var wp = root.currentWallpaper;
-                                if (wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
-                                    return "";
-                                if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
-                                    wp = wp.substring(7);
-                                return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
-                            }
-                            fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                            visible: root.currentWallpaper !== "" && !root.currentWallpaper.startsWith("#")
-                            sourceSize.width: 160
-                            sourceSize.height: 160
-                            asynchronous: true
-                            layer.enabled: true
-                            layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                maskEnabled: true
-                                maskSource: wallpaperMask
-                                maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                maskSpreadAtMin: 1
+                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
+                            color: "transparent"
+
+                            Image {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                source: {
+                                    var wp = root.currentWallpaper;
+                                    if (wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
+                                        return "";
+                                    if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
+                                        wp = wp.substring(7);
+                                    return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
+                                }
+                                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                                visible: root.currentWallpaper !== "" && !root.currentWallpaper.startsWith("#")
+                                sourceSize.width: 160
+                                sourceSize.height: 160
+                                asynchronous: true
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -108,16 +107,6 @@ Item {
                             visible: root.currentWallpaper !== "" && root.currentWallpaper.startsWith("#")
                         }
 
-                        Rectangle {
-                            id: wallpaperMask
-                            anchors.fill: parent
-                            anchors.margins: 1
-                            radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
-                            color: "black"
-                            visible: false
-                            layer.enabled: true
-                        }
-
                         DankIcon {
                             anchors.centerIn: parent
                             name: "image"
@@ -421,31 +410,30 @@ Item {
                                 radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                                 color: Theme.surfaceVariant
 
-                                Image {
+                                ClippingRectangle {
                                     anchors.fill: parent
                                     anchors.margins: 1
-                                    source: {
-                                        var wp = SessionData.wallpaperPathLight;
-                                        if (wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
-                                            return "";
-                                        if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
-                                            wp = wp.substring(7);
-                                        return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
-                                    }
-                                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                                    visible: {
-                                        var lightWallpaper = SessionData.wallpaperPathLight;
-                                        return lightWallpaper !== "" && !lightWallpaper.startsWith("#");
-                                    }
-                                    sourceSize.width: 160
-                                    sourceSize.height: 160
-                                    asynchronous: true
-                                    layer.enabled: true
-                                    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                        maskEnabled: true
-                                        maskSource: lightMask
-                                        maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                        maskSpreadAtMin: 1
+                                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
+                                    color: "transparent"
+
+                                    Image {
+                                        anchors.fill: parent
+                                        source: {
+                                            var wp = SessionData.wallpaperPathLight;
+                                            if (wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
+                                                return "";
+                                            if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
+                                                wp = wp.substring(7);
+                                            return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
+                                        }
+                                        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                                        visible: {
+                                            var lightWallpaper = SessionData.wallpaperPathLight;
+                                            return lightWallpaper !== "" && !lightWallpaper.startsWith("#");
+                                        }
+                                        sourceSize.width: 160
+                                        sourceSize.height: 160
+                                        asynchronous: true
                                     }
                                 }
 
@@ -463,16 +451,6 @@ Item {
                                     }
                                 }
 
-                                Rectangle {
-                                    id: lightMask
-                                    anchors.fill: parent
-                                    anchors.margins: 1
-                                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
-                                    color: "black"
-                                    visible: false
-                                    layer.enabled: true
-                                }
-
                                 DankIcon {
                                     anchors.centerIn: parent
                                     name: "light_mode"
@@ -611,31 +589,30 @@ Item {
                                 radius: Theme.cornerRadius
                                 color: Theme.surfaceVariant
 
-                                Image {
+                                ClippingRectangle {
                                     anchors.fill: parent
                                     anchors.margins: 1
-                                    source: {
-                                        var wp = SessionData.wallpaperPathDark;
-                                        if (wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
-                                            return "";
-                                        if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
-                                            wp = wp.substring(7);
-                                        return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
-                                    }
-                                    fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                                    visible: {
-                                        var darkWallpaper = SessionData.wallpaperPathDark;
-                                        return darkWallpaper !== "" && !darkWallpaper.startsWith("#");
-                                    }
-                                    sourceSize.width: 160
-                                    sourceSize.height: 160
-                                    asynchronous: true
-                                    layer.enabled: true
-                                    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-                                        maskEnabled: true
-                                        maskSource: darkMask
-                                        maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-                                        maskSpreadAtMin: 1
+                                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
+                                    color: "transparent"
+
+                                    Image {
+                                        anchors.fill: parent
+                                        source: {
+                                            var wp = SessionData.wallpaperPathDark;
+                                            if (wp === "" || wp.startsWith("#"))
+                                                return "";
+                                            if (wp.startsWith("file://"))
+                                                wp = wp.substring(7);
+                                            return "file://" + wp.split('/').map(s => encodeURIComponent(s)).join('/');
+                                        }
+                                        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                                        visible: {
+                                            var darkWallpaper = SessionData.wallpaperPathDark;
+                                            return darkWallpaper !== "" && !darkWallpaper.startsWith("#");
+                                        }
+                                        sourceSize.width: 160
+                                        sourceSize.height: 160
+                                        asynchronous: true
                                     }
                                 }
 
@@ -653,16 +630,6 @@ Item {
                                     }
                                 }
 
-                                Rectangle {
-                                    id: darkMask
-                                    anchors.fill: parent
-                                    anchors.margins: 1
-                                    radius: Theme.cornerRadius - 1
-                                    color: "black"
-                                    visible: false
-                                    layer.enabled: true
-                                }
-
                                 DankIcon {
                                     anchors.centerIn: parent
                                     name: "dark_mode"

quickshell/Modules/WallpaperBackground.qml

@@ -141,16 +141,37 @@ Variants {
             function invalidate() {
                 _settleFrames = 3;
                 backingWindow?.update();
+                if (!_wedgeBounced)
+                    wedgeWatchdog.restart();
             }
 
             onRenderActiveChanged: invalidate()
             onBackingWindowChanged: invalidate()
 
+            // No swap after a requested frame: dropped frame callback left the window
+            // unexposed (qtwayland mFrameCallbackTimedOut); only surface re-attach recovers.
+            property bool _wedgeBounced: false
+
+            Timer {
+                id: wedgeWatchdog
+                interval: 3000
+                repeat: false
+                onTriggered: {
+                    if (!root.backingWindow || !wallpaperWindow.visible || IdleService.isShellLocked)
+                        return;
+                    log.warn("no frame swapped on", modelData.name, "since last invalidate, re-attaching surface");
+                    root._wedgeBounced = true;
+                    surfaceReattach.restart();
+                }
+            }
+
             Connections {
                 target: root.backingWindow
                 function onFrameSwapped() {
                     if (root._settleFrames > 0)
                         root._settleFrames--;
+                    root._wedgeBounced = false;
+                    wedgeWatchdog.stop();
                 }
                 function onVisibleChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
@@ -176,10 +197,29 @@ Variants {
                 function onWallpaperFillModeChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
                 }
-                function onWallpaperBackgroundColorModeChanged() {
+                function onEffectiveWallpaperBackgroundColorChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
                 }
-                function onWallpaperBackgroundCustomColorChanged() {
+            }
+
+            Connections {
+                target: SessionData
+                function onMonitorWallpaperFillModesChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+                function onPerMonitorWallpaperChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Theme changes repaint DankBackdrop but nothing else wakes the render loop
+            Connections {
+                target: Theme
+                enabled: root.isColorSource || currentWallpaper.status === Image.Error
+                function onPrimaryChanged() {
+                    root.invalidate();
+                }
+                function onBackgroundChanged() {
                     root.invalidate();
                 }
             }
@@ -502,13 +542,13 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             onSourceChanged: {
+                invalidate();
                 if (!source || source.startsWith("#")) {
                     setWallpaperImmediate("");
                     return;
                 }
 
                 root.changePending = true;
-                invalidate();
 
                 const formattedSource = source.startsWith("file://") ? source : encodeFileUrl(source);
 
@@ -528,10 +568,14 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             function setWallpaperImmediate(newSource) {
+                transitionDelayTimer.stop();
                 transitionAnimation.stop();
                 root.transitionProgress = 0.0;
                 root.effectActive = false;
                 root.screenScale = CompositorService.getScreenScale(modelData);
+                // No status change coming to clear the flag
+                if (!newSource || currentWallpaper.source.toString() === newSource)
+                    root.changePending = false;
                 currentWallpaper.source = newSource;
                 nextWallpaper.source = "";
 
@@ -567,10 +611,14 @@ Variants {
             }
 
             function changeWallpaper(newPath, force) {
-                if (!force && newPath === currentWallpaper.source)
+                if (!force && newPath === currentWallpaper.source.toString()) {
+                    root.changePending = false;
                     return;
-                if (!newPath || newPath.startsWith("#"))
+                }
+                if (!newPath || newPath.startsWith("#")) {
+                    root.changePending = false;
                     return;
+                }
                 root.screenScale = CompositorService.getScreenScale(modelData);
                 if (root.transitioning || root.effectActive) {
                     root.pendingWallpaper = newPath;

quickshell/Modules/WorkspaceOverlays/OverviewWindow.qml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import QtQuick
-import QtQuick.Effects
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
+import Quickshell.Widgets
 import qs.Common
 
 Item {
@@ -58,23 +58,6 @@ Item {
     visible: intersectsViewport
     opacity: (monitorObj?.id ?? -1) == widgetMonitorId ? 1 : 0.4
 
-    Rectangle {
-        id: maskRect
-        width: root.width
-        height: root.height
-        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-        visible: false
-        layer.enabled: true
-    }
-
-    layer.enabled: true
-    layer.effect: MultiEffect {
-        maskEnabled: true
-        maskSource: maskRect
-        maskSpreadAtMin: 1
-        maskThresholdMin: 0.5
-    }
-
     Behavior on x {
         NumberAnimation {
             duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial, overviewOpen)
@@ -104,51 +87,55 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
-    ScreencopyView {
-        id: windowPreview
+    ClippingRectangle {
         anchors.fill: parent
-        captureSource: root.overviewOpen ? root.toplevel?.wayland : null
-        live: true
+        radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+        color: "transparent"
 
-        Rectangle {
+        ScreencopyView {
+            id: windowPreview
             anchors.fill: parent
-            radius: Theme.cornerRadius
-            color: pressed ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainerHigh, 0.5) :
-                hovered ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceVariant, 0.3) :
-                Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, 0.1)
-            border.color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.outline, 0.3)
-            border.width: 1
-        }
+            captureSource: root.overviewOpen ? root.toplevel?.wayland : null
+            live: true
 
-        ColumnLayout {
-            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-            anchors.left: parent.left
-            anchors.right: parent.right
-            spacing: Theme.fontSizeSmall * 0.5
+            Rectangle {
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                color: pressed ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainerHigh, 0.5) : hovered ? Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceVariant, 0.3) : Theme.withAlpha(Theme.surfaceContainer, 0.1)
+                border.color: Theme.withAlpha(Theme.outline, 0.3)
+                border.width: 1
+            }
 
-            Image {
-                id: windowIcon
-                property var iconSize: {
-                    return Math.min(targetWindowWidth, targetWindowHeight) * (root.compactMode ? root.iconToWindowRatioCompact : root.iconToWindowRatio) / (root.monitorData?.scale ?? 1)
-                }
-                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
-                source: root.iconPath
-                width: iconSize
-                height: iconSize
-                sourceSize: Qt.size(iconSize, iconSize)
+            ColumnLayout {
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                anchors.left: parent.left
+                anchors.right: parent.right
+                spacing: Theme.fontSizeSmall * 0.5
 
-                Behavior on width {
-                    NumberAnimation {
-                        duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial, overviewOpen)
-                        easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                        easing.bezierCurve: Theme.variantModalEnterCurve
+                Image {
+                    id: windowIcon
+                    property var iconSize: {
+                        return Math.min(targetWindowWidth, targetWindowHeight) * (root.compactMode ? root.iconToWindowRatioCompact : root.iconToWindowRatio) / (root.monitorData?.scale ?? 1);
                     }
-                }
-                Behavior on height {
-                    NumberAnimation {
-                        duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial, overviewOpen)
-                        easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
-                        easing.bezierCurve: Theme.variantModalEnterCurve
+                    Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+                    source: root.iconPath
+                    width: iconSize
+                    height: iconSize
+                    sourceSize: Qt.size(iconSize, iconSize)
+
+                    Behavior on width {
+                        NumberAnimation {
+                            duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial, overviewOpen)
+                            easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
+                            easing.bezierCurve: Theme.variantModalEnterCurve
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Behavior on height {
+                        NumberAnimation {
+                            duration: Theme.variantDuration(Theme.expressiveDurations.expressiveDefaultSpatial, overviewOpen)
+                            easing.type: Easing.BezierSpline
+                            easing.bezierCurve: Theme.variantModalEnterCurve
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }

quickshell/Services/AppSearchService.qml

@@ -298,7 +298,11 @@ Singleton {
     function getBuiltInLauncherItems(pluginId, query) {
         if (pluginId === "dms_clipboard_search") {
             const trimmed = (query || "").toString().trim();
-            const entries = ClipboardService.internalEntries.length > 0 ? ClipboardService.getLauncherEntries(trimmed, 20, 0) : ClipboardService.getCachedLauncherSearchEntries(trimmed, 20);
+            const entries = ClipboardService.getCachedLauncherSearchEntries(trimmed, 20).slice().sort((a, b) => {
+                if (a.pinned !== b.pinned)
+                    return b.pinned ? 1 : -1;
+                return (b.id || 0) - (a.id || 0);
+            });
             return entries.map(entry => ({
                         type: "clipboard",
                         data: entry

quickshell/Services/AudioService.qml

@@ -841,13 +841,32 @@ EOFCONFIG
     function setVolume(percentage) {
         if (!root.sink?.audio)
             return "No audio sink available";
+        if (isNaN(percentage))
+            return "Invalid percentage";
 
         const maxVol = root.sinkMaxVolume;
         const clampedVolume = Math.max(0, Math.min(maxVol, percentage));
-        root.sink.audio.volume = clampedVolume / 100;
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["wpctl", "set-volume", "-l", String(maxVol / 100), "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@", String(clampedVolume / 100)]);
         return `Volume set to ${clampedVolume}%`;
     }
 
+    function outputVolumeStep(step) {
+        const parsed = parseInt(step || "5");
+        return isNaN(parsed) ? 5 : Math.max(0, parsed);
+    }
+
+    function adjustDefaultSinkVolume(step, direction) {
+        const maxVol = root.sinkMaxVolume;
+        const stepValue = outputVolumeStep(step);
+        const currentVolume = Math.round(root.sink.audio.volume * 100);
+        const newVolume = Math.max(0, Math.min(maxVol, currentVolume + direction * stepValue));
+        const suffix = direction > 0 ? "+" : "-";
+
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["wpctl", "set-mute", "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@", "0"]);
+        Quickshell.execDetached(["wpctl", "set-volume", "-l", String(maxVol / 100), "@DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@", `${stepValue}%${suffix}`]);
+        return newVolume;
+    }
+
     function toggleMute() {
         if (!root.sink?.audio) {
             return "No audio sink available";
@@ -939,15 +958,7 @@ EOFCONFIG
             if (!root.sink?.audio)
                 return "No audio sink available";
 
-            if (root.sink.audio.muted)
-                root.sink.audio.muted = false;
-
-            const maxVol = root.sinkMaxVolume;
-            const currentVolume = Math.round(root.sink.audio.volume * 100);
-            const stepValue = parseInt(step || "5");
-            const newVolume = Math.max(0, Math.min(maxVol, currentVolume + stepValue));
-
-            root.sink.audio.volume = newVolume / 100;
+            const newVolume = root.adjustDefaultSinkVolume(step, 1);
             return `Volume increased to ${newVolume}%`;
         }
 
@@ -955,15 +966,7 @@ EOFCONFIG
             if (!root.sink?.audio)
                 return "No audio sink available";
 
-            if (root.sink.audio.muted)
-                root.sink.audio.muted = false;
-
-            const maxVol = root.sinkMaxVolume;
-            const currentVolume = Math.round(root.sink.audio.volume * 100);
-            const stepValue = parseInt(step || "5");
-            const newVolume = Math.max(0, Math.min(maxVol, currentVolume - stepValue));
-
-            root.sink.audio.volume = newVolume / 100;
+            const newVolume = root.adjustDefaultSinkVolume(step, -1);
             return `Volume decreased to ${newVolume}%`;
         }
 

quickshell/Services/CalendarDankBackend.qml

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Item {
     property var calendars: []
     property var events: []
     property var eventsByDate: ({})
+    property var tasks: []
+    property var tasksByDate: ({})
+    property var _pendingTaskState: ({})
     property string lastError: ""
     property date focusDate: new Date()
     property var _loadedFrom: null
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ Item {
                 root.log.info("connected to dankcal:", root.socketPath);
                 root.refreshCalendars();
                 root.reloadEvents();
+                root.reloadTasks();
                 return;
             }
             if (!root.connected && !root.socketFound)
@@ -193,12 +197,19 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: tasksDebounce
+        interval: 400
+        repeat: false
+        onTriggered: root.reloadTasks()
+    }
+
     function _sendSubscribe() {
         subscribeSocket.send({
             "id": _nextId(),
             "method": "subscribe",
             "params": {
-                "topics": ["accounts", "calendars", "events", "sync"]
+                "topics": ["accounts", "calendars", "events", "tasks", "sync"]
             }
         });
     }
@@ -243,8 +254,14 @@ Item {
             refreshDebounce.restart();
             break;
         case "events":
+            refreshDebounce.restart();
+            break;
+        case "tasks":
+            tasksDebounce.restart();
+            break;
         case "sync":
             refreshDebounce.restart();
+            tasksDebounce.restart();
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -282,6 +299,7 @@ Item {
             }
             calendars = list;
             _rebuildEventsByDate();
+            _rebuildTasksByDate();
         });
     }
 
@@ -353,7 +371,7 @@ Item {
     function _normalizeEvent(e) {
         const allDay = !!e.allDay;
         const id = e.id || "";
-        if (id.startsWith("task_"))
+        if (id.startsWith("task_") || id.startsWith("vtodo_"))
             log.warn("daemon event id collides with task prefix:", id);
         return {
             "id": id,
@@ -478,4 +496,175 @@ Item {
                 callback(response);
         });
     }
+
+    function reloadTasks() {
+        if (!connected)
+            return;
+        sendRequest("tasks.list", {
+            "includeCompleted": true,
+            "limit": 5000
+        }, response => {
+            if (response.error) {
+                lastError = response.error;
+                return;
+            }
+            const raw = (response.result || {}).tasks || [];
+            tasks = raw.map(t => _applyPendingState(_normalizeTask(t)));
+            _rebuildTasksByDate();
+        });
+    }
+
+    // A completion toggle is applied optimistically; slow providers can serve a
+    // reload that predates the write, so the desired state wins over a
+    // disagreeing reload until the daemon confirms it or the hold expires.
+    function _applyPendingState(t) {
+        const pending = _pendingTaskState[t.id];
+        if (!pending)
+            return t;
+        if (t.completed === pending.completed || Date.now() > pending.expires) {
+            delete _pendingTaskState[t.id];
+            return t;
+        }
+        return Object.assign({}, t, {
+            "completed": pending.completed,
+            "status": pending.completed ? "completed" : "needs_action"
+        });
+    }
+
+    function _normalizeTask(t) {
+        const allDay = !!t.allDay;
+        return {
+            "id": t.id || "",
+            "calendarId": t.calendarId || "",
+            "title": t.summary || "(untitled)",
+            "description": t.description || "",
+            "location": t.location || "",
+            "status": t.status || "needs_action",
+            "completed": t.status === "completed",
+            "priority": t.priority || 0,
+            "due": t.due ? (allDay ? _dayBoundary(t.due) : new Date(t.due)) : null,
+            "allDay": allDay
+        };
+    }
+
+    function taskById(id) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < tasks.length; i++) {
+            if (tasks[i].id === id)
+                return tasks[i];
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    function taskCalendars() {
+        return calendars.filter(c => c.holdsTasks && !c.readOnly);
+    }
+
+    function defaultTaskCalendar() {
+        const writable = taskCalendars().filter(c => !c.hidden);
+        return writable.length > 0 ? writable[0] : null;
+    }
+
+    function _taskAsEvent(t) {
+        const cal = calendarById(t.calendarId);
+        return {
+            "id": "vtodo_" + t.id,
+            "title": t.title,
+            "description": t.description,
+            "location": t.location,
+            "url": "",
+            "calendar": cal ? cal.name : "",
+            "color": cal ? cal.color : fallbackPalette[0],
+            "readOnly": cal ? !!cal.readOnly : false,
+            "start": t.due,
+            "end": t.due,
+            "allDay": t.allDay,
+            "completed": t.completed,
+            "status": t.status,
+            "isMultiDay": false
+        };
+    }
+
+    function _rebuildTasksByDate() {
+        const hidden = _hiddenCalendarIds();
+        const map = {};
+        for (const t of tasks) {
+            if (!t.due || t.status === "cancelled" || hidden[t.calendarId])
+                continue;
+            const key = Qt.formatDate(t.due, "yyyy-MM-dd");
+            if (!map[key])
+                map[key] = [];
+            map[key].push(_taskAsEvent(t));
+        }
+        tasksByDate = map;
+    }
+
+    function _patchTask(id, changes) {
+        const next = tasks.slice();
+        for (let i = 0; i < next.length; i++) {
+            if (next[i].id !== id)
+                continue;
+            next[i] = Object.assign({}, next[i], changes);
+            break;
+        }
+        tasks = next;
+        _rebuildTasksByDate();
+    }
+
+    function createTask(fields, callback) {
+        sendRequest("tasks.create", fields, response => {
+            if (response.error)
+                lastError = response.error;
+            reloadTasks();
+            if (callback)
+                callback(response);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function updateTask(id, fields, callback) {
+        const params = Object.assign({
+            "id": id
+        }, fields);
+        sendRequest("tasks.update", params, response => {
+            if (response.error)
+                lastError = response.error;
+            reloadTasks();
+            if (callback)
+                callback(response);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function completeTask(id, completed, callback) {
+        _pendingTaskState[id] = {
+            "completed": completed,
+            "expires": Date.now() + 15000
+        };
+        _patchTask(id, {
+            "completed": completed,
+            "status": completed ? "completed" : "needs_action"
+        });
+        sendRequest("tasks.complete", {
+            "id": id,
+            "completed": completed
+        }, response => {
+            if (response.error) {
+                lastError = response.error;
+                delete _pendingTaskState[id];
+                reloadTasks();
+            }
+            if (callback)
+                callback(response);
+        });
+    }
+
+    function deleteTask(id, callback) {
+        sendRequest("tasks.delete", {
+            "id": id
+        }, response => {
+            if (response.error)
+                lastError = response.error;
+            reloadTasks();
+            if (callback)
+                callback(response);
+        });
+    }
 }

quickshell/Services/CalendarService.qml

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Singleton {
         id: dankBackend
         enabled: root.backendPref === "dankcal" || root.backendPref === "auto"
         onEventsByDateChanged: root.mergeEvents()
+        onTasksByDateChanged: root.mergeEvents()
         onConnectedChanged: {
             if (connected && root._rangeSet)
                 root.loadEvents(root.lastStartDate, root.lastEndDate);
@@ -198,6 +199,17 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function addTaskForDate(date, text) {
+        const taskCal = isDankActive && dankBackend.connected ? dankBackend.defaultTaskCalendar() : null;
+        if (taskCal) {
+            const due = new Date(Date.UTC(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()));
+            dankBackend.createTask({
+                "calendarId": taskCal.id,
+                "summary": text,
+                "allDay": true,
+                "due": due.toISOString()
+            });
+            return;
+        }
         let dateKey = Qt.formatDate(date, "yyyy-MM-dd");
         let tasks = Object.assign({}, root.localTasks);
         if (!tasks[dateKey])
@@ -214,6 +226,13 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function toggleTask(taskId) {
+        if (taskId.startsWith("vtodo_")) {
+            const id = taskId.slice(6);
+            const task = dankBackend.taskById(id);
+            if (task)
+                dankBackend.completeTask(id, !task.completed);
+            return;
+        }
         let cleanId = taskId.replace("task_", "");
         let tasks = Object.assign({}, root.localTasks);
         let updated = false;
@@ -237,6 +256,10 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function removeTask(taskId) {
+        if (taskId.startsWith("vtodo_")) {
+            dankBackend.deleteTask(taskId.slice(6));
+            return;
+        }
         let cleanId = taskId.replace("task_", "");
         let tasks = Object.assign({}, root.localTasks);
         let updated = false;
@@ -283,6 +306,12 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function editTask(taskId, newText) {
+        if (taskId.startsWith("vtodo_")) {
+            dankBackend.updateTask(taskId.slice(6), {
+                "summary": newText
+            });
+            return;
+        }
         let cleanId = taskId.replace("task_", "");
         let tasks = Object.assign({}, root.localTasks);
         let updated = false;
@@ -305,6 +334,17 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    function _mergeInto(merged, byDate) {
+        for (let dateKey in byDate) {
+            if (!merged[dateKey])
+                merged[dateKey] = [];
+            for (let event of byDate[dateKey]) {
+                if (!merged[dateKey].some(e => e.id === event.id))
+                    merged[dateKey].push(event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     function mergeEvents() {
         let merged = {};
         let backendEvents = _activeBackendEventsByDate();
@@ -312,14 +352,9 @@ Singleton {
         for (let dateKey in backendEvents)
             merged[dateKey] = [].concat(backendEvents[dateKey]);
 
-        for (let dateKey in root.taskEventsByDate) {
-            if (!merged[dateKey])
-                merged[dateKey] = [];
-            for (let event of root.taskEventsByDate[dateKey]) {
-                if (!merged[dateKey].some(e => e.id === event.id))
-                    merged[dateKey].push(event);
-            }
-        }
+        _mergeInto(merged, root.taskEventsByDate);
+        if (isDankActive)
+            _mergeInto(merged, dankBackend.tasksByDate);
 
         for (let dateKey in merged) {
             let list = merged[dateKey];

quickshell/Services/ChangelogService.qml

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
     readonly property var log: Log.scoped("ChangelogService")
 
-    readonly property string currentVersion: "1.4"
-    readonly property bool changelogEnabled: false
+    readonly property string currentVersion: "1.5"
+    readonly property bool changelogEnabled: true
 
     readonly property string configDir: Paths.strip(StandardPaths.writableLocation(StandardPaths.ConfigLocation)) + "/DankMaterialShell"
     readonly property string changelogMarkerPath: configDir + "/.changelog-" + currentVersion

quickshell/Services/ClipboardService.qml

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Singleton {
     property int selectedIndex: 0
     property bool keyboardNavigationActive: false
     property int refCount: 0
-    property real _launcherLastRefresh: 0
     property bool _launcherCacheValid: false
     property string _launcherCachedQuery: ""
     property var _launcherCachedEntries: []
@@ -85,31 +84,30 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function updateFilteredModel() {
-        let filtered = internalEntries;
+        const query = searchText.trim().toLowerCase();
+        const filterAll = activeFilter === "all";
+        const unpinned = [];
+        const pinned = [];
 
-        if (activeFilter !== "all") {
-            filtered = filtered.filter(entry => getEntryType(entry) === activeFilter);
+        for (let i = 0; i < internalEntries.length; i++) {
+            const entry = internalEntries[i];
+            if (!filterAll && getEntryType(entry) !== activeFilter)
+                continue;
+            if (query.length > 0 && !entry.preview.toLowerCase().includes(query))
+                continue;
+            (entry.pinned ? pinned : unpinned).push(entry);
         }
 
-        const query = searchText.trim();
+        const byIdDesc = (a, b) => b.id - a.id;
+        pinned.sort(byIdDesc);
+        unpinned.sort(byIdDesc);
 
-        if (query.length > 0) {
-            const lowerQuery = query.toLowerCase();
-            filtered = filtered.filter(entry => entry.preview.toLowerCase().includes(lowerQuery));
-        }
-
-        filtered.sort((a, b) => {
-            if (a.pinned !== b.pinned)
-                return b.pinned ? 1 : -1;
-            return b.id - a.id;
-        });
-
-        clipboardEntries = filtered;
-        unpinnedEntries = filtered.filter(e => !e.pinned);
-        pinnedEntries = filtered.filter(e => e.pinned);
+        pinnedEntries = pinned;
+        unpinnedEntries = unpinned;
+        clipboardEntries = pinned.concat(unpinned);
         totalCount = clipboardEntries.length;
 
-        const activeCount = Math.max(unpinnedEntries.length, pinnedEntries.length);
+        const activeCount = Math.max(unpinned.length, pinned.length);
 
         if (activeCount === 0) {
             keyboardNavigationActive = false;
@@ -117,9 +115,8 @@ Singleton {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (selectedIndex >= activeCount) {
+        if (selectedIndex >= activeCount)
             selectedIndex = activeCount - 1;
-        }
     }
 
     function refresh() {
@@ -138,18 +135,6 @@ Singleton {
         });
     }
 
-    function ensureLauncherHistory() {
-        if (!clipboardAvailable) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        const now = Date.now();
-        if (internalEntries.length === 0 || now - _launcherLastRefresh > 5000) {
-            _launcherLastRefresh = now;
-            refresh();
-        }
-    }
-
     function requestLauncherSearch(query, limit) {
         if (!clipboardAvailable) {
             return;
@@ -207,56 +192,6 @@ Singleton {
         _launcherSearchSeq++;
     }
 
-    function getLauncherEntries(query, limit, minLength) {
-        if (!clipboardAvailable) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
-        const trimmed = (query || "").toString().trim();
-        const requiredLength = minLength !== undefined ? minLength : 2;
-        if (trimmed.length < requiredLength) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
-        const lowerQuery = trimmed.toLowerCase();
-        const maxItems = limit > 0 ? limit : 8;
-        const matches = [];
-
-        for (var i = 0; i < internalEntries.length; i++) {
-            const entry = internalEntries[i];
-            const preview = getEntryPreview(entry).toString();
-            const typeText = entry.isImage ? "image picture screenshot clipboard" : "text clipboard";
-            const haystack = (preview + " " + typeText).toLowerCase();
-            if (haystack.indexOf(lowerQuery) === -1) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            matches.push(entry);
-        }
-
-        matches.sort((a, b) => {
-            if (a.pinned !== b.pinned)
-                return b.pinned ? 1 : -1;
-            return (b.id || 0) - (a.id || 0);
-        });
-
-        return matches.slice(0, maxItems);
-    }
-
-    function getRecentLauncherEntries(limit) {
-        if (!clipboardAvailable) {
-            return [];
-        }
-
-        const maxItems = limit > 0 ? limit : 20;
-        const entries = internalEntries.slice();
-        entries.sort((a, b) => {
-            if (a.pinned !== b.pinned)
-                return b.pinned ? 1 : -1;
-            return (b.id || 0) - (a.id || 0);
-        });
-        return entries.slice(0, maxItems);
-    }
-
     function reset() {
         searchText = "";
         selectedIndex = 0;

quickshell/Services/HyprlandService.qml

@@ -341,10 +341,11 @@ Singleton {
         const borderSize = (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.hyprlandLayoutBorderSize >= 0) ? SettingsData.hyprlandLayoutBorderSize : defaultBorderSize;
         const resizeOnBorder = (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.hyprlandResizeOnBorder) ? true : false;
         const frameEnabled = typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.frameEnabled;
-        const frameConnectedMode = frameEnabled && SettingsData.frameMode === "connected";
         // Hyprland `xray = false` is still early-development; unset already samples real content, so only force xray=true
-        // Connected frame mode has no separate bar/frame surface to target
-        const barFrameTargetNamespace = !frameEnabled ? (SettingsData.standaloneBarXrayAvailable ? "dms:bar" : null) : (frameConnectedMode ? null : "dms:frame");
+        // dms:frame only in separate mode — connected-mode frame blur overlaps windows via popouts/arcs
+        const xrayNamespaces = ["dms:bar"];
+        if (frameEnabled && SettingsData.frameMode !== "connected")
+            xrayNamespaces.push("dms:frame");
 
         const generalLines = [];
         if (manageGaps)
@@ -371,13 +372,15 @@ hl.layer_rule({
 })
 `;
         }
-        if (layoutBarXrayEnabled && barFrameTargetNamespace) {
-            content += `
+        if (layoutBarXrayEnabled) {
+            for (const ns of xrayNamespaces) {
+                content += `
 hl.layer_rule({
-	match = { namespace = "^${barFrameTargetNamespace}$" },
+	match = { namespace = "^${ns}$" },
 	xray = true,
 })
 `;
+            }
         }
         // Marker persists the preference even while the rule has no target
         if (!layoutBarXrayEnabled) {

quickshell/Services/MediaAccentService.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+pragma Singleton
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import Quickshell
+import QtQuick
+import qs.Common
+import qs.Services
+
+// Accent color extracted from the current track's album art via ColorQuantizer,
+// falling back to Theme.primary when no usable accent is available.
+Singleton {
+    id: root
+
+    readonly property bool hasAccent: _accent !== null
+    readonly property color accent: _accent !== null ? _accent : Theme.primary
+
+    readonly property color onAccent: {
+        const c = accent;
+        const lum = 0.2126 * c.r + 0.7152 * c.g + 0.0722 * c.b;
+        return lum > 0.6 ? Qt.rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) : Qt.rgba(1, 1, 1, 1);
+    }
+
+    readonly property color accentHover: Theme.withAlpha(accent, 0.12)
+    readonly property color accentPressed: Theme.withAlpha(accent, Theme.transparentBlurLayers ? 0.24 : 0.16)
+
+    readonly property color accentTrack: Theme.withAlpha(accent, 0.28)
+    readonly property color accentSubtle: Theme.withAlpha(accent, 0.55)
+
+    // Plain-named alias: underscore-prefixed props with onChanged handlers crash config load.
+    readonly property string artUrl: TrackArtService.resolvedArtUrl
+    onArtUrlChanged: {
+        if (artUrl === "")
+            _accent = null;
+    }
+
+    property var _accent: null
+
+    ColorQuantizer {
+        id: quantizer
+        source: root.artUrl
+        depth: 4
+        rescaleSize: 64
+        onColorsChanged: root._accent = root._pickAccent(colors)
+    }
+
+    function _pickAccent(colors) {
+        if (!colors || colors.length === 0)
+            return null;
+
+        let best = null;
+        let bestScore = -1;
+        for (let i = 0; i < colors.length; i++) {
+            const c = colors[i];
+            const s = c.hsvSaturation;
+            const v = c.hsvValue;
+            if (v < 0.22 || v > 0.96 || s < 0.22)
+                continue;
+            const score = s * (1 - Math.abs(v - 0.68));
+            if (score > bestScore) {
+                bestScore = score;
+                best = c;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!best)
+            return null;
+        return _normalize(best);
+    }
+
+    function _normalize(c) {
+        const hue = c.hsvHue < 0 ? 0 : c.hsvHue;
+        const s = Math.min(1, c.hsvSaturation * 1.05);
+        const v = Math.max(c.hsvValue, 0.62);
+        return Qt.hsva(hue, s, v, 1);
+    }
+}

quickshell/Services/NiriService.qml

@@ -1189,19 +1189,18 @@ Singleton {
         const gaps = gapsOverride >= 0 ? gapsOverride : defaultGaps;
         const borderSize = (typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.niriLayoutBorderSize >= 0) ? SettingsData.niriLayoutBorderSize : defaultBorderSize;
         const frameEnabled = typeof SettingsData !== "undefined" && SettingsData.frameEnabled;
-        const frameConnectedMode = frameEnabled && SettingsData.frameMode === "connected";
-        // Connected frame mode has no separate bar/frame surface to target
-        const barFrameTargetNamespace = !frameEnabled ? (SettingsData.standaloneBarXrayAvailable ? "dms:bar" : null) : (frameConnectedMode ? null : "dms:frame");
+        // dms:frame only in separate mode — connected-mode frame blur overlaps windows via popouts/arcs
+        const excludeNamespaces = ["dms:bar"];
+        if (frameEnabled && SettingsData.frameMode !== "connected")
+            excludeNamespaces.push("dms:frame");
 
         // Xray is niri's default blur, so only the off state needs a rule.
-        // A single rule excluding the bar/frame keeps its blur on the wallpaper
-        // without a second namespace-matched override rule.
         let xrayRules = "";
         if (!layoutXrayEnabled) {
-            const excludeLine = (layoutBarXrayEnabled && barFrameTargetNamespace) ? `\n    exclude namespace="^${barFrameTargetNamespace}$"` : "";
+            const excludeLines = layoutBarXrayEnabled ? excludeNamespaces.map(ns => `\n    exclude namespace="^${ns}$"`).join("") : "";
             xrayRules += `
 
-layer-rule {${excludeLine}
+layer-rule {${excludeLines}
     background-effect {
         xray false
     }

quickshell/Services/NotepadStorageService.qml

@@ -29,45 +29,48 @@ Singleton {
 
     function setSessionBuffer(tabId, content, baseline) {
         if (tabId === undefined || tabId === null || tabId < 0)
-            return
-        var next = Object.assign({}, sessionBuffers)
+            return;
+        var next = Object.assign({}, sessionBuffers);
         if (content !== baseline) {
-            next[tabId] = { content: content, baseline: baseline }
+            next[tabId] = {
+                content: content,
+                baseline: baseline
+            };
         } else {
-            delete next[tabId]
+            delete next[tabId];
         }
-        sessionBuffers = next
-        sessionBufferRevision++
+        sessionBuffers = next;
+        sessionBufferRevision++;
     }
 
     function getSessionBuffer(tabId) {
-        return sessionBuffers[tabId]
+        return sessionBuffers[tabId];
     }
 
     function clearSessionBuffer(tabId) {
         if (sessionBuffers[tabId] === undefined)
-            return
-        var next = Object.assign({}, sessionBuffers)
-        delete next[tabId]
-        sessionBuffers = next
-        sessionBufferRevision++
+            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
+        conflictDiskContent = diskContent;
+        conflictTabId = tabId;
     }
 
     function clearConflict() {
-        conflictTabId = -1
-        conflictDiskContent = ""
+        conflictTabId = -1;
+        conflictDiskContent = "";
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        ensureDirectories()
+        ensureDirectories();
     }
 
     FileView {
@@ -78,64 +81,66 @@ Singleton {
 
         onLoaded: {
             try {
-                var data = JSON.parse(text())
-                root.tabs = data.tabs || []
-                root.currentTabIndex = data.currentTabIndex || 0
-                root.metadataLoaded = true
-                root.validateTabs()
-            } catch(e) {
-                log.warn("Failed to parse notepad metadata:", e)
-                root.createDefaultTab()
+                var data = JSON.parse(text());
+                root.tabs = data.tabs || [];
+                root.currentTabIndex = data.currentTabIndex || 0;
+                root.metadataLoaded = true;
+                root.validateTabs();
+            } catch (e) {
+                log.warn("Failed to parse notepad metadata:", e);
+                root.createDefaultTab();
             }
         }
 
         onLoadFailed: {
-            root.createDefaultTab()
+            root.createDefaultTab();
         }
     }
 
     onRefCountChanged: {
         if (refCount === 1 && !metadataLoaded) {
-            metadataFile.path = ""
-            metadataFile.path = root.metadataPath
+            metadataFile.path = "";
+            metadataFile.path = root.metadataPath;
         }
     }
 
     function ensureDirectories() {
-        mkdirProcess.running = true
+        Proc.runCommand("", ["mkdir", "-p", root.baseDir, root.filesDir], null);
     }
 
     function loadMetadata() {
-        metadataFile.path = ""
-        metadataFile.path = root.metadataPath
+        metadataFile.path = "";
+        metadataFile.path = root.metadataPath;
     }
 
     function createDefaultTab() {
-        var id = Date.now()
-        var filePath = "notepad-files/untitled-" + id + ".txt"
-        var fullPath = baseDir + "/" + filePath
+        var id = Date.now();
+        var filePath = "notepad-files/untitled-" + id + ".txt";
+        var fullPath = baseDir + "/" + filePath;
 
-        var newTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated)
-        newTabsBeingCreated[id] = true
-        tabsBeingCreated = newTabsBeingCreated
+        var newTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated);
+        newTabsBeingCreated[id] = true;
+        tabsBeingCreated = newTabsBeingCreated;
 
-        root.createEmptyFile(fullPath, function() {
-            root.tabs = [{
-                id: id,
-                title: I18n.tr("Untitled"),
-                filePath: filePath,
-                isTemporary: true,
-                lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
-                cursorPosition: 0,
-                scrollPosition: 0
-            }]
-            root.currentTabIndex = 0
+        root.createEmptyFile(fullPath, function () {
+            root.tabs = [
+                {
+                    id: id,
+                    title: I18n.tr("Untitled"),
+                    filePath: filePath,
+                    isTemporary: true,
+                    lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
+                    cursorPosition: 0,
+                    scrollPosition: 0
+                }
+            ];
+            root.currentTabIndex = 0;
 
-            var updatedTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated)
-            delete updatedTabsBeingCreated[id]
-            tabsBeingCreated = updatedTabsBeingCreated
-            root.saveMetadata()
-        })
+            var updatedTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated);
+            delete updatedTabsBeingCreated[id];
+            tabsBeingCreated = updatedTabsBeingCreated;
+            root.saveMetadata();
+        });
     }
 
     function saveMetadata() {
@@ -143,82 +148,73 @@ Singleton {
             version: 1,
             currentTabIndex: currentTabIndex,
             tabs: tabs
-        }
-        metadataFile.setText(JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2))
+        };
+        metadataFile.setText(JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2));
     }
 
     function getTabById(tabId) {
         for (var i = 0; i < tabs.length; i++) {
             if (tabs[i].id === tabId)
-                return tabs[i]
+                return tabs[i];
         }
-        return null
+        return null;
     }
 
     function loadTabContent(tabIndex, callback) {
         if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) {
-            callback("")
-            return
+            callback("");
+            return;
         }
 
-        var tab = tabs[tabIndex]
-        var requestTabId = tab.id
-        var fullPath = tab.isTemporary
-                        ? baseDir + "/" + tab.filePath
-                        : tab.filePath
+        var tab = tabs[tabIndex];
+        var requestTabId = tab.id;
+        var fullPath = tab.isTemporary ? baseDir + "/" + tab.filePath : tab.filePath;
 
         if (tabsBeingCreated[tab.id]) {
             Qt.callLater(() => {
-                loadTabContent(tabIndex, callback)
-            })
-            return
+                loadTabContent(tabIndex, callback);
+            });
+            return;
         }
 
-        var fileChecker = fileExistsComponent.createObject(root, {
-            path: fullPath,
-            callback: (exists) => {
-                var currentTab = root.getTabById(requestTabId)
-                var currentPath = currentTab
-                    ? (currentTab.isTemporary ? baseDir + "/" + currentTab.filePath : currentTab.filePath)
-                    : ""
+        Proc.runCommand("", ["test", "-f", fullPath], (output, exitCode) => {
+            var currentTab = root.getTabById(requestTabId);
+            var currentPath = currentTab ? (currentTab.isTemporary ? baseDir + "/" + currentTab.filePath : currentTab.filePath) : "";
 
-                if (!currentTab || currentPath !== fullPath) {
-                    callback("")
-                    return
-                }
-
-                if (exists) {
-                    var loader = tabFileLoaderComponent.createObject(root, {
-                        path: fullPath,
-                        callback: callback
-                    })
-                } else {
-                    log.warn("Tab file does not exist:", fullPath)
-                    callback("")
-                }
+            if (!currentTab || currentPath !== fullPath) {
+                callback("");
+                return;
             }
-        })
+
+            if (exitCode === 0) {
+                tabFileLoaderComponent.createObject(root, {
+                    path: fullPath,
+                    callback: callback
+                });
+            } else {
+                log.warn("Tab file does not exist:", fullPath);
+                callback("");
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     function saveTabContent(tabIndex, content) {
-        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
-
-        var tab = tabs[tabIndex]
-        var fullPath = tab.isTemporary
-                        ? baseDir + "/" + tab.filePath
-                        : tab.filePath
+        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length)
+            return;
+        var tab = tabs[tabIndex];
+        var fullPath = tab.isTemporary ? baseDir + "/" + tab.filePath : tab.filePath;
 
         var saver = tabFileSaverComponent.createObject(root, {
             path: fullPath,
             content: content,
             tabIndex: tabIndex
-        })
+        });
     }
 
     function createNewTab() {
-        var id = Date.now()
-        var filePath = "notepad-files/untitled-" + id + ".txt"
-        var fullPath = baseDir + "/" + filePath
+        var id = Date.now();
+        var filePath = "notepad-files/untitled-" + id + ".txt";
+        var fullPath = baseDir + "/" + filePath;
 
         var newTab = {
             id: id,
@@ -228,29 +224,29 @@ Singleton {
             lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
             cursorPosition: 0,
             scrollPosition: 0
-        }
+        };
 
-        var newTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated)
-        newTabsBeingCreated[id] = true
-        tabsBeingCreated = newTabsBeingCreated
-        createEmptyFile(fullPath, function() {
-            var newTabs = tabs.slice()
-            newTabs.push(newTab)
-            tabs = newTabs
-            currentTabIndex = tabs.length - 1
+        var newTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated);
+        newTabsBeingCreated[id] = true;
+        tabsBeingCreated = newTabsBeingCreated;
+        createEmptyFile(fullPath, function () {
+            var newTabs = tabs.slice();
+            newTabs.push(newTab);
+            tabs = newTabs;
+            currentTabIndex = tabs.length - 1;
 
-            var updatedTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated)
-            delete updatedTabsBeingCreated[id]
-            tabsBeingCreated = updatedTabsBeingCreated
-            saveMetadata()
-        })
+            var updatedTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated);
+            delete updatedTabsBeingCreated[id];
+            tabsBeingCreated = updatedTabsBeingCreated;
+            saveMetadata();
+        });
 
-        return newTab
+        return newTab;
     }
 
     function createTabForFile(path) {
-        var id = Date.now()
-        var fileName = path.split('/').pop()
+        var id = Date.now();
+        var fileName = path.split('/').pop();
 
         var newTab = {
             id: id,
@@ -260,34 +256,34 @@ Singleton {
             lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
             cursorPosition: 0,
             scrollPosition: 0
-        }
+        };
 
-        var newTabs = tabs.slice()
-        newTabs.push(newTab)
-        tabs = newTabs
-        currentTabIndex = tabs.length - 1
-        saveMetadata()
+        var newTabs = tabs.slice();
+        newTabs.push(newTab);
+        tabs = newTabs;
+        currentTabIndex = tabs.length - 1;
+        saveMetadata();
 
-        return newTab
+        return newTab;
     }
 
     function closeTab(tabIndex) {
-        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
-
-        var newTabs = tabs.slice()
-        var closedTabId = newTabs[tabIndex] ? newTabs[tabIndex].id : -1
-        clearSessionBuffer(closedTabId)
+        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()
+            clearConflict();
 
         if (newTabs.length <= 1) {
-            var id = Date.now()
-            var filePath = "notepad-files/untitled-" + id + ".txt"
+            var id = Date.now();
+            var filePath = "notepad-files/untitled-" + id + ".txt";
 
-            var newTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated)
-            newTabsBeingCreated[id] = true
-            tabsBeingCreated = newTabsBeingCreated
-            createEmptyFile(baseDir + "/" + filePath, function() {
+            var newTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated);
+            newTabsBeingCreated[id] = true;
+            tabsBeingCreated = newTabsBeingCreated;
+            createEmptyFile(baseDir + "/" + filePath, function () {
                 newTabs[0] = {
                     id: id,
                     title: I18n.tr("Untitled"),
@@ -296,110 +292,129 @@ Singleton {
                     lastModified: new Date().toISOString(),
                     cursorPosition: 0,
                     scrollPosition: 0
-                }
-                currentTabIndex = 0
-                tabs = newTabs
+                };
+                currentTabIndex = 0;
+                tabs = newTabs;
 
-                var updatedTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated)
-                delete updatedTabsBeingCreated[id]
-                tabsBeingCreated = updatedTabsBeingCreated
-                saveMetadata()
-            })
-            return
+                var updatedTabsBeingCreated = Object.assign({}, tabsBeingCreated);
+                delete updatedTabsBeingCreated[id];
+                tabsBeingCreated = updatedTabsBeingCreated;
+                saveMetadata();
+            });
+            return;
         } else {
-            var tabToDelete = newTabs[tabIndex]
+            var tabToDelete = newTabs[tabIndex];
             if (tabToDelete && tabToDelete.isTemporary) {
-                deleteFile(baseDir + "/" + tabToDelete.filePath)
+                deleteFile(baseDir + "/" + tabToDelete.filePath);
             }
 
-            newTabs.splice(tabIndex, 1)
+            newTabs.splice(tabIndex, 1);
             if (currentTabIndex >= newTabs.length) {
-                currentTabIndex = newTabs.length - 1
+                currentTabIndex = newTabs.length - 1;
             } else if (currentTabIndex > tabIndex) {
-                currentTabIndex -= 1
+                currentTabIndex -= 1;
             }
         }
 
-        tabs = newTabs
-        saveMetadata()
-
+        tabs = newTabs;
+        saveMetadata();
     }
 
     function switchToTab(tabIndex) {
-        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
-
-        currentTabIndex = tabIndex
-        saveMetadata()
+        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length)
+            return;
+        currentTabIndex = tabIndex;
+        saveMetadata();
     }
 
     function reorderTab(fromIndex, toIndex) {
         if (fromIndex < 0 || fromIndex >= tabs.length || toIndex < 0 || toIndex >= tabs.length)
-            return
+            return;
         if (fromIndex === toIndex)
-            return
-
-        var newTabs = tabs.slice()
-        var moved = newTabs.splice(fromIndex, 1)[0]
-        newTabs.splice(toIndex, 0, moved)
-        tabs = newTabs
+            return;
+        var newTabs = tabs.slice();
+        var moved = newTabs.splice(fromIndex, 1)[0];
+        newTabs.splice(toIndex, 0, moved);
+        tabs = newTabs;
 
         if (currentTabIndex === fromIndex) {
-            currentTabIndex = toIndex
+            currentTabIndex = toIndex;
         } else if (fromIndex < currentTabIndex && toIndex >= currentTabIndex) {
-            currentTabIndex--
+            currentTabIndex--;
         } else if (fromIndex > currentTabIndex && toIndex <= currentTabIndex) {
-            currentTabIndex++
+            currentTabIndex++;
         }
 
-        saveMetadata()
+        saveMetadata();
     }
 
     function saveTabAs(tabIndex, userPath) {
-        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
-
-        var tab = tabs[tabIndex]
-        var fileName = userPath.split('/').pop()
+        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length)
+            return;
+        var tab = tabs[tabIndex];
+        var fileName = userPath.split('/').pop();
 
         if (tab.isTemporary) {
-            var tempPath = baseDir + "/" + tab.filePath
-            copyFile(tempPath, userPath)
-            deleteFile(tempPath)
+            var tempPath = baseDir + "/" + tab.filePath;
+            copyFile(tempPath, userPath);
+            deleteFile(tempPath);
         }
 
-        var newTabs = tabs.slice()
+        var newTabs = tabs.slice();
         newTabs[tabIndex] = Object.assign({}, tab, {
             title: fileName,
             filePath: userPath,
             isTemporary: false,
             lastModified: new Date().toISOString()
-        })
-        tabs = newTabs
-        saveMetadata()
+        });
+        tabs = newTabs;
+        saveMetadata();
+    }
 
+    function renameTab(tabIndex, newTitle) {
+        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length)
+            return;
+        var trimmed = (newTitle || "").trim();
+        var tab = tabs[tabIndex];
+        if (trimmed.length === 0 || trimmed === tab.title)
+            return;
+        if (tab.isTemporary) {
+            updateTabMetadata(tabIndex, {
+                title: trimmed
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var dir = tab.filePath.substring(0, tab.filePath.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+        var newPath = dir + trimmed;
+        moveFile(tab.filePath, newPath);
+        updateTabMetadata(tabIndex, {
+            title: trimmed,
+            filePath: newPath
+        });
     }
 
     function updateTabMetadata(tabIndex, properties) {
-        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length) return
-
-        var newTabs = tabs.slice()
-        var updatedTab = Object.assign({}, newTabs[tabIndex], properties)
-        updatedTab.lastModified = new Date().toISOString()
-        newTabs[tabIndex] = updatedTab
-        tabs = newTabs
-        saveMetadata()
-
+        if (tabIndex < 0 || tabIndex >= tabs.length)
+            return;
+        var newTabs = tabs.slice();
+        var updatedTab = Object.assign({}, newTabs[tabIndex], properties);
+        updatedTab.lastModified = new Date().toISOString();
+        newTabs[tabIndex] = updatedTab;
+        tabs = newTabs;
+        saveMetadata();
     }
 
     function validateTabs() {
-        var validTabs = []
+        var validTabs = [];
         for (var i = 0; i < tabs.length; i++) {
-            var tab = tabs[i]
-            validTabs.push(tab)
+            var tab = tabs[i];
+            validTabs.push(tab);
         }
-        tabs = validTabs
+        tabs = validTabs;
 
         if (tabs.length === 0) {
-            root.createDefaultTab()
+            root.createDefaultTab();
         }
     }
 
@@ -411,29 +426,13 @@ Singleton {
             preload: true
 
             onLoaded: {
-                callback(text())
-                destroy()
+                callback(text());
+                destroy();
             }
 
             onLoadFailed: {
-                callback("")
-                destroy()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Component {
-        id: fileExistsComponent
-        Process {
-            property string path
-            property var callback
-            command: ["test", "-f", path]
-
-            Component.onCompleted: running = true
-
-            onExited: (exitCode) => {
-                callback(exitCode === 0)
-                destroy()
+                callback("");
+                destroy();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -452,94 +451,46 @@ Singleton {
 
             onSaved: {
                 if (tabIndex >= 0) {
-                    root.updateTabMetadata(tabIndex, {})
+                    root.updateTabMetadata(tabIndex, {});
                 }
                 if (creationCallback) {
-                    creationCallback()
+                    creationCallback();
                 }
-                destroy()
+                destroy();
             }
 
             onSaveFailed: {
-                log.error("Failed to save tab content")
+                log.error("Failed to save tab content");
                 if (creationCallback) {
-                    creationCallback()
+                    creationCallback();
                 }
-                destroy()
+                destroy();
             }
         }
     }
 
     function createEmptyFile(path, callback) {
-        var cleanPath = decodeURI(path.toString())
+        var cleanPath = decodeURI(path.toString());
 
         if (!cleanPath.startsWith("/")) {
-            cleanPath = baseDir + "/" + cleanPath
+            cleanPath = baseDir + "/" + cleanPath;
         }
 
-        var creator = fileCreatorComponent.createObject(root, {
-            filePath: cleanPath,
-            creationCallback: callback
-        })
+        Proc.runCommand("", ["touch", cleanPath], (output, exitCode) => {
+            if (callback)
+                callback();
+        });
     }
 
     function copyFile(source, destination) {
-        copyProcess.source = source
-        copyProcess.destination = destination
-        copyProcess.running = true
+        Proc.runCommand("", ["cp", source, destination], null);
     }
 
     function deleteFile(path) {
-        deleteProcess.filePath = path
-        deleteProcess.running = true
+        Proc.runCommand("", ["rm", "-f", path], null);
     }
 
-    Component {
-        id: fileCreatorComponent
-        QtObject {
-            property string filePath
-            property var creationCallback
-
-            Component.onCompleted: {
-                var touchProcess = touchProcessComponent.createObject(this, {
-                    filePath: filePath,
-                    callback: creationCallback
-                })
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Component {
-        id: touchProcessComponent
-        Process {
-            property string filePath
-            property var callback
-            command: ["touch", filePath]
-
-            Component.onCompleted: running = true
-
-            onExited: (exitCode) => {
-                if (callback) callback()
-                destroy()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: copyProcess
-        property string source
-        property string destination
-        command: ["cp", source, destination]
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: deleteProcess
-        property string filePath
-        command: ["rm", "-f", filePath]
-    }
-
-    Process {
-        id: mkdirProcess
-        command: ["mkdir", "-p", root.baseDir, root.filesDir]
+    function moveFile(source, destination) {
+        Proc.runCommand("", ["mv", source, destination], null);
     }
 }

quickshell/Services/PopoutService.qml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Wayland
 import qs.Common
+import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
     id: root
@@ -850,10 +851,28 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    function notepadSlideoutForFocusedScreen() {
+        if (!notepadSlideouts || notepadSlideouts.length === 0)
+            return null;
+        const focused = BarWidgetService.getFocusedScreenName();
+        if (focused) {
+            for (var i = 0; i < notepadSlideouts.length; i++) {
+                if (notepadSlideouts[i]?.modelData?.name === focused)
+                    return notepadSlideouts[i];
+            }
+        }
+        return notepadSlideouts[0];
+    }
+
+    // Remembered presentation wins over the configured default until the user
+    // changes the default in settings (handled below).
+    readonly property string notepadResolvedMode: SessionData.notepadLastMode || SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode
+
     function openNotepadSlideout() {
+        SessionData.setNotepadLastMode("slideout");
         notepadPopout?.hide();
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
-            notepadSlideouts[0]?.show();
+            notepadSlideoutForFocusedScreen()?.show();
         }
     }
 
@@ -861,6 +880,7 @@ Singleton {
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData
         function onNotepadDefaultModeChanged() {
+            SessionData.setNotepadLastMode(SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode);
             if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
                 var hadSlideout = false;
                 for (var i = 0; i < root.notepadSlideouts.length; i++) {
@@ -879,7 +899,7 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function openNotepad() {
-        if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+        if (notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
             openNotepadPopout();
             return;
         }
@@ -887,22 +907,22 @@ Singleton {
     }
 
     function closeNotepad() {
-        if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+        if (notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
             notepadPopout?.hide();
             return;
         }
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
-            notepadSlideouts[0]?.hide();
+            notepadSlideoutForFocusedScreen()?.hide();
         }
     }
 
     function toggleNotepad() {
-        if (SettingsData.notepadDefaultMode === "popout") {
+        if (notepadResolvedMode === "popout") {
             toggleNotepadPopout();
             return;
         }
         if (notepadSlideouts.length > 0) {
-            notepadSlideouts[0]?.toggle();
+            notepadSlideoutForFocusedScreen()?.toggle();
         }
     }
 
@@ -912,6 +932,7 @@ Singleton {
     property string _notepadPendingOpenFilePath: ""
 
     function openNotepadPopout() {
+        SessionData.setNotepadLastMode("popout");
         closeNotepadSlideouts();
         if (notepadPopout) {
             notepadPopout.show();

quickshell/Services/SessionService.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Singleton {
 
     property bool hasUwsm: false
     property bool isElogind: false
+    property bool loginctlCommandAvailable: false
+    property bool systemctlCommandAvailable: false
     property bool hibernateSupported: false
     property bool inhibitorAvailable: true
     property bool idleInhibited: false
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ Singleton {
         repeat: false
         onTriggered: {
             detectElogindProcess.running = true;
+            detectLoginctlProcess.running = true;
+            detectSystemctlProcess.running = true;
             detectHibernateProcess.running = true;
             detectPrimeRunProcess.running = true;
             if (!SettingsData.loginctlLockIntegration) {
@@ -87,6 +91,26 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    Process {
+        id: detectLoginctlProcess
+        running: false
+        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v loginctl"]
+
+        onExited: function (exitCode) {
+            loginctlCommandAvailable = (exitCode === 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Process {
+        id: detectSystemctlProcess
+        running: false
+        command: ["sh", "-c", "command -v systemctl"]
+
+        onExited: function (exitCode) {
+            systemctlCommandAvailable = (exitCode === 0);
+        }
+    }
+
     Process {
         id: detectHibernateProcess
         running: false
@@ -192,19 +216,6 @@ Singleton {
         return envObj;
     }
 
-    // Restore pre-wrap Qt paths (Nix) so launched apps use their own.
-    function restoreWrapperEnv(env) {
-        const restore = (target, snapshot) => {
-            const orig = Quickshell.env(snapshot);
-            if (orig === null)
-                return;
-            env[target] = orig.length > 0 ? orig : null;
-        };
-        restore("NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH", "DMS_ORIG_NIXPKGS_QT6_QML_IMPORT_PATH");
-        restore("QT_PLUGIN_PATH", "DMS_ORIG_QT_PLUGIN_PATH");
-        return env;
-    }
-
     function launchDesktopEntry(desktopEntry, useNvidia) {
         if (!desktopEntry || !desktopEntry.command)
             return;
@@ -229,7 +240,7 @@ Singleton {
         const cursorEnv = typeof SettingsData.getCursorEnvironment === "function" ? SettingsData.getCursorEnvironment() : {};
 
         const overrideEnv = override?.envVars ? parseEnvVars(override.envVars) : {};
-        const finalEnv = restoreWrapperEnv(Object.assign({}, cursorEnv, overrideEnv));
+        const finalEnv = Object.assign({}, cursorEnv, overrideEnv);
 
         if (desktopEntry.runInTerminal) {
             const terminal = SessionData.resolveTerminal() || "xterm";
@@ -279,14 +290,13 @@ Singleton {
         const prefix = userPrefix.length > 0 ? userPrefix : defaultPrefix;
         const workDir = desktopEntry.workingDirectory || Quickshell.env("HOME");
         const cursorEnv = typeof SettingsData.getCursorEnvironment === "function" ? SettingsData.getCursorEnvironment() : {};
-        const finalEnv = restoreWrapperEnv(Object.assign({}, cursorEnv));
 
         if (prefix.length > 0 && needsShellExecution(prefix)) {
             const escapedCmd = cmd.map(arg => escapeShellArg(arg)).join(" ");
             Quickshell.execDetached({
                 command: ["sh", "-c", `${prefix} ${escapedCmd}`],
                 workingDirectory: workDir,
-                environment: finalEnv
+                environment: cursorEnv
             });
             return;
         }
@@ -297,7 +307,7 @@ Singleton {
         Quickshell.execDetached({
             command: cmd,
             workingDirectory: workDir,
-            environment: finalEnv
+            environment: cursorEnv
         });
     }
 
@@ -339,9 +349,14 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    function powerManagerCommand(action) {
+        const useLoginctl = isElogind || (loginctlCommandAvailable && !systemctlCommandAvailable);
+        return [useLoginctl ? "loginctl" : "systemctl", action];
+    }
+
     function suspend() {
         if (SettingsData.customPowerActionSuspend.length === 0) {
-            Quickshell.execDetached([isElogind ? "loginctl" : "systemctl", "suspend"]);
+            Quickshell.execDetached(powerManagerCommand("suspend"));
         } else {
             Quickshell.execDetached(["sh", "-c", SettingsData.customPowerActionSuspend]);
         }
@@ -352,13 +367,13 @@ Singleton {
         if (SettingsData.customPowerActionHibernate.length > 0) {
             hibernateProcess.command = ["sh", "-c", SettingsData.customPowerActionHibernate];
         } else {
-            hibernateProcess.command = [isElogind ? "loginctl" : "systemctl", "hibernate"];
+            hibernateProcess.command = powerManagerCommand("hibernate");
         }
         hibernateProcess.running = true;
     }
 
     function suspendThenHibernate() {
-        Quickshell.execDetached([isElogind ? "loginctl" : "systemctl", "suspend-then-hibernate"]);
+        Quickshell.execDetached(powerManagerCommand("suspend-then-hibernate"));
     }
 
     function suspendWithBehavior(behavior) {
@@ -373,7 +388,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     function reboot() {
         if (SettingsData.customPowerActionReboot.length === 0) {
-            Quickshell.execDetached([isElogind ? "loginctl" : "systemctl", "reboot"]);
+            Quickshell.execDetached(powerManagerCommand("reboot"));
         } else {
             Quickshell.execDetached(["sh", "-c", SettingsData.customPowerActionReboot]);
         }
@@ -381,7 +396,7 @@ Singleton {
 
     function poweroff() {
         if (SettingsData.customPowerActionPowerOff.length === 0) {
-            Quickshell.execDetached([isElogind ? "loginctl" : "systemctl", "poweroff"]);
+            Quickshell.execDetached(powerManagerCommand("poweroff"));
         } else {
             Quickshell.execDetached(["sh", "-c", SettingsData.customPowerActionPowerOff]);
         }

quickshell/Services/TrackArtService.qml

@@ -56,18 +56,19 @@ Singleton {
 
     function loadArtwork(url) {
         if (!url || url === "") {
-            resolvedArtUrl = "";
+            // Keep stale art; only blank once the empty url debounce settles.
             _lastArtUrl = "";
             loading = false;
+            _clearDebounce.restart();
             return;
         }
+        _clearDebounce.stop();
         if (url === _lastArtUrl)
             return;
         _lastArtUrl = url;
 
         if (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://")) {
             loading = true;
-            resolvedArtUrl = ""; // Clear stale artwork immediately while loading
             const targetUrl = url;
             const hash = djb2Hash(url);
             const cacheDir = Paths.strip(Paths.imagecache);
@@ -134,19 +135,30 @@ Singleton {
         }
 
         loading = true;
-        resolvedArtUrl = ""; // Clear stale artwork immediately while verifying local file
         const localUrl = url;
         const filePath = url.startsWith("file://") ? url.substring(7) : url;
-        Proc.runCommand(null, ["test", "-f", filePath], (output, exitCode) => {
+        // Cover file often lands after the metadata update, so poll briefly.
+        Proc.runCommand(null, ["sh", "-c", "for i in $(seq 20); do [ -f \"$1\" ] && exit 0; sleep 0.15; done; exit 1", "sh", filePath], (output, exitCode) => {
             if (_lastArtUrl !== localUrl)
                 return;
             resolvedArtUrl = exitCode === 0 ? localUrl : "";
             loading = false;
-        }, 200);
+        }, 50, 5000);
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: _clearDebounce
+        interval: 800
+        onTriggered: {
+            if (root._lastArtUrl === "")
+                root.resolvedArtUrl = "";
+        }
     }
 
     property MprisPlayer activePlayer: MprisController.activePlayer
 
+    property string _resolvedTrackKey: ""
+
     onActivePlayerChanged: _updateArtUrl()
 
     Connections {
@@ -157,8 +169,21 @@ Singleton {
         function onMetadataChanged() { root._updateArtUrl(); }
     }
 
+    function _trackKey() {
+        const p = activePlayer;
+        if (!p)
+            return "";
+        return (p.trackTitle || "") + "
" + (p.trackArtist || "") + "
" + (p.trackAlbum || "");
+    }
+
     function _updateArtUrl() {
         const url = getArtworkUrl(activePlayer);
+        const key = _trackKey();
+        // Ignore metadata jitter once resolved, but only when the url still matches
+        // (trackArtUrl can update before the title, and skipping then wedges old art).
+        if (key !== "" && key === _resolvedTrackKey && url === _lastArtUrl && resolvedArtUrl !== "")
+            return;
+        _resolvedTrackKey = key;
         loadArtwork(url);
     }
 }

quickshell/Shaders/frag/blob.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float phase;
+    float spin;
+    float sizePx;
+    float baseRadiusPx;
+    float amplitudePx;
+    float activation;
+    float energy;
+    vec2 bandsB;
+    vec4 bandsA;
+    vec4 fillColor;
+} ubuf;
+
+const float TAU = 6.28318530718;
+const float NOISE_FREQ = 1.25;
+const float ORBIT_RADIUS = 1.0;
+const float WARP_STRENGTH = 0.75;
+const float RING_BIAS = 0.25;
+const float MID_FREQ = 2.4;
+const float MID_GAIN = 0.34;
+const float HIGH_FREQ = 5.0;
+const float HIGH_GAIN = 0.16;
+const float LOBE_MAX = 1.3;
+
+float hash(vec2 p) {
+    p = fract(p * vec2(123.34, 456.21));
+    p += dot(p, p + 45.32);
+    return fract(p.x * p.y);
+}
+
+float vnoise(vec2 p) {
+    vec2 i = floor(p);
+    vec2 f = fract(p);
+    vec2 u = f * f * (3.0 - 2.0 * f);
+    float a = hash(i);
+    float b = hash(i + vec2(1.0, 0.0));
+    float c = hash(i + vec2(0.0, 1.0));
+    float d = hash(i + vec2(1.0, 1.0));
+    return mix(mix(a, b, u.x), mix(c, d, u.x), u.y);
+}
+
+float fbm(vec2 p) {
+    return 0.55 * vnoise(p) + 0.3 * vnoise(p * 2.0 + vec2(17.1, 9.2)) + 0.15 * vnoise(p * 3.9 + vec2(4.3, 21.7));
+}
+
+void main() {
+    vec2 p = (qt_TexCoord0 - 0.5) * ubuf.sizePx;
+    float r = length(p);
+    float aa = max(fwidth(r), 0.75);
+
+    float T = ubuf.phase * TAU;
+    vec2 dir = r > 0.001 ? p / r : vec2(1.0, 0.0);
+    float cs = cos(ubuf.spin);
+    float sn = sin(ubuf.spin);
+    dir = vec2(dir.x * cs - dir.y * sn, dir.x * sn + dir.y * cs);
+    vec2 q = dir * NOISE_FREQ;
+
+    vec2 orbitA = vec2(cos(T), sin(T)) * ORBIT_RADIUS;
+    vec2 orbitB = vec2(cos(2.0 * T + 2.1), sin(2.0 * T + 2.1)) * (ORBIT_RADIUS * 0.6);
+    float w1 = fbm(q + orbitA);
+    float w2 = fbm(q * 1.3 + orbitB + vec2(3.7, 7.3));
+    float n = fbm(q + orbitA + WARP_STRENGTH * (vec2(w1, w2) - 0.5));
+
+    float mid = max(ubuf.bandsA.z, ubuf.bandsA.w);
+    float high = max(ubuf.bandsB.x, ubuf.bandsB.y);
+
+    vec2 orbitM = vec2(cos(3.0 * T + 0.7), sin(3.0 * T + 0.7)) * 0.9;
+    vec2 orbitH = vec2(cos(5.0 * T + 4.2), sin(5.0 * T + 4.2)) * 1.2;
+    float midTerm = (vnoise(dir * MID_FREQ + orbitM) - 0.5) * MID_GAIN * mid;
+    float highTerm = (vnoise(dir * HIGH_FREQ + orbitH) - 0.5) * HIGH_GAIN * high;
+
+    float shaped = smoothstep(0.34, 0.7, n);
+    float body = ubuf.energy * (RING_BIAS + (1.0 - RING_BIAS) * shaped);
+    float lobe = clamp(body + midTerm + highTerm, 0.0, LOBE_MAX);
+    float blobR = ubuf.baseRadiusPx + ubuf.activation * ubuf.amplitudePx * lobe;
+
+    float mask = 1.0 - smoothstep(-aa, aa, r - blobR);
+    float a = ubuf.fillColor.a * mask * ubuf.qt_Opacity;
+    fragColor = vec4(ubuf.fillColor.rgb * a, a);
+}

quickshell/Shaders/frag/viz_bars.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float widthPx;
+    float heightPx;
+    float minH;
+    float maxH;
+    vec2 bandsB;
+    vec4 bandsA;
+    vec4 fillColor;
+} ubuf;
+
+const float BAR_W = 2.0;
+const float GAP = 1.5;
+const float RADIUS = 1.0;
+
+float sdRoundBar(vec2 p, vec2 halfSize, float r) {
+    vec2 q = abs(p) - halfSize + vec2(r);
+    return length(max(q, 0.0)) + min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) - r;
+}
+
+void main() {
+    vec2 px = vec2(qt_TexCoord0.x * ubuf.widthPx, qt_TexCoord0.y * ubuf.heightPx);
+    float total = 6.0 * BAR_W + 5.0 * GAP;
+    float x0 = (ubuf.widthPx - total) * 0.5;
+    float slot = BAR_W + GAP;
+    float fi = floor((px.x - x0) / slot);
+
+    if (fi < 0.0 || fi > 5.0) {
+        fragColor = vec4(0.0);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int i = int(fi);
+    float lvl = i == 0 ? ubuf.bandsA.x : i == 1 ? ubuf.bandsA.y : i == 2 ? ubuf.bandsA.z : i == 3 ? ubuf.bandsA.w : i == 4 ? ubuf.bandsB.x : ubuf.bandsB.y;
+    float h = ubuf.minH + clamp(lvl, 0.0, 1.0) * (ubuf.maxH - ubuf.minH);
+
+    float lx = px.x - x0 - fi * slot;
+    vec2 p = vec2(lx - BAR_W * 0.5, px.y - ubuf.heightPx * 0.5);
+    float d = sdRoundBar(p, vec2(BAR_W * 0.5, h * 0.5), RADIUS);
+    float mask = 1.0 - smoothstep(-0.6, 0.6, d);
+
+    float a = ubuf.fillColor.a * mask * ubuf.qt_Opacity;
+    fragColor = vec4(ubuf.fillColor.rgb * a, a);
+}

quickshell/Shaders/frag/wave_progress.frag

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) in vec2 qt_TexCoord0;
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 fragColor;
+
+layout(std140, binding = 0) uniform buf {
+    mat4 qt_Matrix;
+    float qt_Opacity;
+    float widthPx;
+    float heightPx;
+    float value;
+    float actualValue;
+    float phase;
+    float ampPx;
+    float wavelengthPx;
+    float lineWidthPx;
+    float showActual;
+    vec4 fillColor;
+    vec4 trackColor;
+    vec4 playheadColor;
+    vec4 actualColor;
+} ubuf;
+
+const float TAU = 6.28318530718;
+const float AA = 0.75; // pixel-space antialias band
+
+// Signed distance to a rounded box centered at the origin.
+float sdRoundBar(vec2 p, vec2 halfSize, float r) {
+    vec2 q = abs(p) - halfSize + vec2(r);
+    return length(max(q, 0.0)) + min(max(q.x, q.y), 0.0) - r;
+}
+
+// Composite a straight-alpha color over a premultiplied accumulator.
+vec4 blendOver(vec4 dst, vec3 rgb, float a) {
+    return vec4(rgb * a + dst.rgb * (1.0 - a), a + dst.a * (1.0 - a));
+}
+
+void main() {
+    float w = ubuf.widthPx;
+    float h = ubuf.heightPx;
+    vec2 px = vec2(qt_TexCoord0.x * w, qt_TexCoord0.y * h);
+
+    float mid = h * 0.5;
+    float halfW = ubuf.lineWidthPx * 0.5;
+    float k = TAU / max(ubuf.wavelengthPx, 1e-3);
+
+    float playX = clamp(ubuf.value, 0.0, 1.0) * w;
+    float actualX = clamp(ubuf.actualValue, 0.0, 1.0) * w;
+    bool seeking = ubuf.showActual > 0.5;
+
+    float loX = min(playX, actualX);
+    float hiX = max(playX, actualX);
+    float fillEnd = seeking ? loX : playX;   // filled progress ends here
+    float actStart = seeking ? loX : playX;  // seek-preview segment
+    float actEnd = seeking ? hiX : playX;
+    float trackStart = seeking ? hiX : playX; // unplayed remainder
+
+    // Perpendicular distance to the animated sine stroke.
+    float ang = k * px.x + ubuf.phase;
+    float wy = mid + ubuf.ampPx * sin(ang);
+    float slope = ubuf.ampPx * k * cos(ang);
+    float dWave = abs(px.y - wy) / sqrt(1.0 + slope * slope);
+    float aaW = AA;
+    float waveStroke = 1.0 - smoothstep(halfW - aaW, halfW + aaW, dWave);
+
+    // Straight remainder line.
+    float dLine = abs(px.y - mid);
+    float aaL = AA;
+    float lineStroke = 1.0 - smoothstep(halfW - aaL, halfW + aaL, dLine);
+
+    vec4 col = vec4(0.0);
+
+    // 1. Track (unplayed remainder), to the right of the progress head.
+    {
+        float m = lineStroke * step(trackStart, px.x);
+        col = blendOver(col, ubuf.trackColor.rgb, ubuf.trackColor.a * m);
+    }
+
+    // 2. Seek-preview segment (only while seeking).
+    if (seeking) {
+        float m = waveStroke * step(actStart, px.x) * step(px.x, actEnd);
+        col = blendOver(col, ubuf.actualColor.rgb, ubuf.actualColor.a * m);
+    }
+
+    // 3. Filled progress wave.
+    {
+        float m = waveStroke * step(halfW, px.x) * step(px.x, fillEnd);
+        // Rounded start cap.
+        float capS = length(px - vec2(halfW, mid + ubuf.ampPx * sin(k * halfW + ubuf.phase))) - halfW;
+        float capM = 1.0 - smoothstep(-aaW, aaW, capS);
+        m = max(m, capM * step(halfW - 1.0, px.x));
+        col = blendOver(col, ubuf.fillColor.rgb, ubuf.fillColor.a * m);
+    }
+
+    // 4. Actual-position marker (only while seeking).
+    if (seeking) {
+        float amH = max(ubuf.lineWidthPx + 4.0, 10.0);
+        float d = sdRoundBar(px - vec2(actualX, mid), vec2(1.0, amH * 0.5), 1.0);
+        float aa = AA;
+        float m = 1.0 - smoothstep(-aa, aa, d);
+        col = blendOver(col, ubuf.actualColor.rgb, ubuf.actualColor.a * m);
+    }
+
+    // 5. Playhead pill (on top).
+    {
+        float phW = 3.5;
+        float phH = max(ubuf.lineWidthPx + 12.0, 16.0);
+        float d = sdRoundBar(px - vec2(playX, mid), vec2(phW * 0.5, phH * 0.5), phW * 0.5);
+        float aa = AA;
+        float m = 1.0 - smoothstep(-aa, aa, d);
+        col = blendOver(col, ubuf.playheadColor.rgb, ubuf.playheadColor.a * m);
+    }
+
+    fragColor = col * ubuf.qt_Opacity;
+}