menu-toggle.sh always cold-started a second python3+PyGObject+GTK4
process to forward one verb to the already-running daemon, per
GApplication's command-line-forwarding mechanism. That's ~0.5s
baseline and spikes past 5s under load, easily read as an
unresponsive/broken menu button on repeat taps.
main.py's own do_command_line comment already describes the intended
fix: call the registered org.gtk.Actions directly over D-Bus for an
already-running instance. Wire that up (gdbus call, ~20-100ms) and
keep the python3 spawn only as the cold-bootstrap path when no
instance is registered yet.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01TLz6HWsXCwzQ97LrLt2em6
- Add a minimalist system-stats line at the top of the panel: CPU / MEM / GPU / disk
utilisation + network down/up rate, read straight from /proc and /sys on a 2s timer
(no subprocess). ui/statsbar.py.
- Opening side is selectable: `main.py --side top|bottom|left|right` (also via
`menu-toggle.sh <verb> <side>` or just `menu-toggle.sh <side>`). The panel anchors
flush to that edge, and the compositor's layer slide brings it in from there.
Unified all layer anchoring into MenuWindow._apply_anchor.
- App drawer now does a bouncy pop-expand (CSS scale, play-once guard like the quads).
- Tighten the action-pill buttons vertically (padding 6->1px, min-height 32->22) so
they stop wasting vertical space.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XUWCXM4KhjRkwheaA3X7bP
A touch-friendly GTK4 popup control centre (Python + PyGObject, wlr-layer-shell)
launched from the EWW bar or Super+D. Replaces nwg-dock and nwg-drawer.
Layout: a floating, drawn-bordered panel (anchored top-centre so it never blocks
the rest of the screen) with a 2x2 quad grid over a full-width app drawer, plus a
top taskbar. Any quad expands over the others; the drawer expands to the bottom.
Modules:
- Location — static OSM map (backend/staticmap.py) on IP geolocation
(libshumate won't paint tiles in this env; shumate-demo is blank too)
- Weather — wttr.in ANSI art rendered via an SGR parser into a TextView
- Bluetooth — AstalBluetooth: discovery/connect/disconnect + local history
- Network — AstalNetwork wifi + nmcli/ip/ss for IP, DHCP/manual, routes, ports,
public IP; per-feature toggles
- Taskbar — open windows from hyprctl, grouped by app with pop-out per instance
- Favorites — pinned apps (right-click/long-press to pin) atop the app drawer
Notes:
- Frontend is Python/GTK4, not Lua: lgi/Astal-Lua are GTK3-only.
- Module borders are drawn with a Cairo overlay (lib/border.py); this GTK build's
renderer skips CSS border/background on plain container widgets.
- Consumes Astal GObject libs (io/apps/network/bluetooth) via introspection.
Wiring: autostart + Super+D/Super+Shift+A binds, EWW launcher button in all three
bar variants, apply-theme.sh (_colors.css), installer packages, config-updater.
drawer.sh moved to scripts/deprecated/.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Amir Alexander Abdelbaki