Zacharias-Brohn
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82 lines
3.1 KiB
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# z-bar-qt
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A feature-rich desktop shell for Hyprland built with [Quickshell](https://quickshell.outfoxxed.me/) and Qt6/QML. Provides a modern, Material Design 3 inspired status bar, application launcher, notification center, wallpaper manager with dynamic color theming, and lock screen.
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## Features
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- **Status Bar** - Configurable top panel with workspace indicators, audio controls, system resource monitors (CPU/RAM/GPU), system tray, clock with calendar, and notification bell
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- **Application Launcher** - Fuzzy search with app frequency tracking, special search prefixes for filtering by category, description, keywords, etc.
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- **Notification Center** - Full notification daemon with grouped notifications, popups, persistent storage, and Do Not Disturb mode
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- **Wallpaper Manager** - Browse and select wallpapers with live preview carousel
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- **Dynamic Color Theming** - Automatic Material Design 3 color palette generation from wallpapers
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- **Lock Screen** - Secure session lock with PAM authentication
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- **Hyprland Integration** - Deep integration with Hyprland for workspaces, window focus, keyboard state, and more
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## Dependencies
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- Qt 6.9+
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- [Quickshell](https://quickshell.outfoxxed.me/)
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- [Hyprland](https://hyprland.org/)
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- Python 3 with `materialyoucolor` and `Pillow` (for dynamic color generation)
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- PipeWire (for audio)
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## Installation
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```bash
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cmake -B build -G Ninja
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ninja -C build
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sudo ninja -C build install
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```
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This installs the QML plugin to `/usr/lib/qt6/qml`.
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## Configuration
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Configuration is stored in `~/.config/z-bar/config.json`. Options include:
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| Option | Description |
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| `appCount` | Max apps shown in launcher |
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| `wallpaperPath` | Directory containing wallpapers |
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| `baseBgColor` / `baseBorderColor` | Fallback colors when dynamic colors disabled |
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| `accentColor` | Custom accent color override |
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| `useDynamicColors` | Enable Material Design 3 theming from wallpaper |
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| `barConfig` | Enable/disable widgets and configure popouts |
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| `transparency` | UI transparency levels |
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| `baseFont` | System font |
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| `animScale` | Animation speed multiplier |
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| `gpuType` | GPU type for resource monitoring (`amd`, `nvidia`, `intel`) |
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## Launcher Search Prefixes
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| Prefix | Filter |
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|--------|--------|
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| `>i` | App ID |
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| `>c` | Categories |
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| `>d` | Description/comment |
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| `>e` | Exec command |
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| `>w` | WM class |
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| `>g` | Generic name |
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| `>k` | Keywords |
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| `>t` | Terminal apps only |
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| `> ` | Wallpaper picker |
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## Project Structure
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```
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├── shell.qml # Main entry point
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├── Bar.qml # Status bar
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├── Wallpaper.qml # Wallpaper display layer
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├── Components/ # Reusable UI components
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├── Config/ # Configuration singletons
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├── Modules/ # Main functional modules (Launcher, NotificationCenter, etc.)
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├── Daemons/ # Background services (notifications, audio)
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├── Helpers/ # Utility singletons
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├── Plugins/ZShell/ # Native C++ plugins
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└── scripts/ # Helper scripts (color generation, fuzzy search)
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```
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## License
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See repository for license information.
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