qs: improve bar's animations

Added a link to user attachments and a video.

config/niri/.config/niri/config/envs.kdl

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ environment {
     LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME "nvidia"
     __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME "nvidia"
     NVD_BACKEND "nvidia"
+    GBM_BACKEND "nvidia-drm";
+    WLR_NO_HARDWARE_CURSORS "1";
 
     // Fix Swing
     _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING "1"

config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Assets/Config/Settings.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "doNotDisturb": false
     },
     "primaryColor": "#89b4fa",
-    "showLyricsBar": false,
+    "showLyricsBar": true,
     "sunsetDefaultEnabled": true,
     "wifiEnabled": true
 }

config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Bar/Components/CavaBar.qml

@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@ import QtQuick.Controls
 import QtQuick.Layouts
 import qs.Constants
 import qs.Modules.Bar.Misc
+import qs.Services
+import qs.Utils
 
 Item {
     id: root
 
     property int barWidth: 5
     property int barSpacing: 3
+    property int mode: 0
 
     implicitWidth: root.barWidth * CavaBarService.count + root.barSpacing * (CavaBarService.count - 1)
     implicitHeight: parent.height - 10
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ Item {
         }
 
         Repeater {
-            model: CavaBarService.values
+            model: mode == 2 ? Array(CavaBarService.count).fill(0.3) : CavaBarService.values
 
             Rectangle {
                 width: root.barWidth
@@ -49,12 +52,26 @@ Item {
         cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
         acceptedButtons: Qt.LeftButton | Qt.RightButton | Qt.MiddleButton
         onClicked: (mouse) => {
-            if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton)
+            if (mouse.button === Qt.LeftButton) {
                 MusicManager.playPause();
-            else if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton)
+            } else if (mouse.button === Qt.RightButton) {
                 SettingsService.showLyricsBar = !SettingsService.showLyricsBar;
-            else if (mouse.button === Qt.MiddleButton)
-                CavaBarService.forceEnable = !CavaBarService.forceEnable;
+            } else if (mouse.button === Qt.MiddleButton) {
+                mode = (mode + 1) % 3;
+                if (mode === 0) {
+                    Logger.log("CavaBar", "Cava bar mode set to Auto");
+                    CavaBarService.forceEnable = false;
+                    CavaBarService.forceDisable = false;
+                } else if (mode === 1) {
+                    Logger.log("CavaBar", "Cava bar mode set to Always On");
+                    CavaBarService.forceEnable = true;
+                    CavaBarService.forceDisable = false;
+                } else if (mode === 2) {
+                    Logger.log("CavaBar", "Cava bar mode set to Always Off");
+                    CavaBarService.forceEnable = false;
+                    CavaBarService.forceDisable = true;
+                }
+            }
         }
         onWheel: function(wheel) {
             if (wheel.angleDelta.y > 0)

config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Bar/Misc/CavaBarService.qml

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Singleton {
     id: root
 
     property int count: 6
-    property int forceEnable: 6
+    property bool forceEnable: false
+    property bool forceDisable: false
     property alias values: cavaProcess.values
 
     Cava {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ Singleton {
 
         count: root.count
         forceEnable: root.forceEnable
+        forceDisable: root.forceDisable
     }
 
 }

config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Utils/Cava.qml

@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ Scope {
     })
     property var values: Array(count).fill(0)
     property bool forceEnable: false
+    property bool forceDisable: false
 
     Process {
         id: process
 
         stdinEnabled: true
-        running: root.forceEnable || !MusicManager.isAllPaused()
+        running: !root.forceDisable && (MusicManager.isPlaying || root.forceEnable)
         command: ["cava", "-p", "/dev/stdin"]
         onExited: {
             stdinEnabled = true;

config/scripts/.local/scripts/change-colortheme

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
+MAX_WORKERS = 8
+
 PALETTES = {
     "catppuccin-mocha": {
         "rosewater": "f5e0dc",
@@ -45,9 +47,7 @@ SCRIPTS = {
     "nwg-look": [CONFIG_DIR / "nwg-look" / "apply-color"],
     "mako": [CONFIG_DIR / "mako" / "apply-color"],
     "niri": [CONFIG_DIR / "niri" / "apply-color"],
-    "oh-my-posh": [
-        CONFIG_DIR / "fish" / "apply-color-omp"
-    ],  # borrowing fish's directory
+    "oh-my-posh": [CONFIG_DIR / "fish" / "apply-color-omp"],  # borrowing fish's directory
     "quickshell": [CONFIG_DIR / "quickshell" / "apply-color"],
     "rofi": [CONFIG_DIR / "rofi" / "apply-color"],
     "waybar": [CONFIG_DIR / "waybar" / "apply-color"],
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ SCRIPTS = {
     ],
     "yazi": [CONFIG_DIR / "yazi" / "apply-color"],
 }
-# or simply `find -L ${CONFIG_DIR} -type f -iname 'apply-color*'` to get all available scripts,
-# but I do need the exact application names anyway, so hardcoding does make some sense
+# or simply `find [-L] <CONFIG_DIR> -type f -name 'apply-color*'` to get all available scripts,
+# but I need the exact application names anyway, so hardcoding does make some sense
 
 
 def hex2rgb(hex_color: str) -> tuple[int, int, int]:
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def main():
     script_args = [palette_name, flavor, palette[flavor]]
     tasks = []
 
-    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8) as executor:
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=MAX_WORKERS) as executor:
         for app in apps:
             for script in SCRIPTS[app]:
                 tasks.append(executor.submit(run_script, script, script_args))
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def main():
             "-a",
             "change-colortheme",
             "Colortheme Changed",
-            f"Palette: {palette_name}\nFlavor: {flavor}",
+            f"Palette: {palette_name}\nFlavor: {flavor}\nApplied to {len(apps)} apps",
         ]
     )