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README.md

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ nixos-config/
 
 | Key | Action |
 |---|---|
-| `Mod+T` | Open kitty terminal |
+| `Mod+T` | Open ghostty terminal |
 | `Mod+Space` | Noctalia launcher |
 | `Mod+S` | Noctalia control center |
 | `Super+Alt+L` | Lock screen |

home/hosts/nixos.nix

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   imports = [
     ../modules/niri
     ../modules/kitty
+    ../modules/ghostty
     ../modules/cli
     ../modules/applications
   ];
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
   home.activation.zenBrowserUserJs = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
     for profile in "$HOME/.config/zen/"*.*/; do
       [[ -d "$profile" ]] || continue
-      echo 'user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_y", 50);' > "$profile/user.js"
+      echo 'user_pref("mousewheel.default.delta_multiplier_y", 75);' > "$profile/user.js"
     done
   '';
 

home/modules/applications/default.nix

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
     xdg-utils
     inotify-tools
 
-    # Editor
-    vscodium
-
     # Daily apps
     mpv
     imv
@@ -39,6 +36,7 @@
     swappy
     libreoffice
     telegram-desktop
+    megasync
     pavucontrol
     blueman
 
@@ -106,4 +104,8 @@
       LC_PAPER       = "en_US.UTF-8";
     };
   };
+
+  programs.vscodium = {
+    enable = true;
+  };
 }

home/modules/ghostty/default.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{ ... }:
+{
+  programs.ghostty = {
+    enable = true;
+    settings = {
+      font-family = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font";
+      font-size   = 11;
+
+      theme = "Catppuccin Mocha";
+
+      window-decoration = false;
+
+      # Disable ligatures
+      font-feature = [ "-liga" "-dlig" "-calt" ];
+    };
+  };
+}

home/modules/kitty/default.nix

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 {
   programs.kitty = {
     enable = true;
-    settings.wheel_scroll_multiplier = 10;
+    settings.wheel_scroll_multiplier = 300;
   };
 }

home/modules/niri/config.kdl

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ input {
         natural-scroll
         // accel-speed 0.2
         accel-profile "flat"
-        scroll-factor 1.0
+        scroll-factor 0.3
         // scroll-method "two-finger"
         // disabled-on-external-mouse
     }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ binds {
     Mod+Shift+Slash { show-hotkey-overlay; }
 
     // Suggested binds for running programs: terminal, app launcher, screen locker.
-    Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open a Terminal: kitty" { spawn "kitty"; }
+    Mod+T hotkey-overlay-title="Open a Terminal: ghostty" { spawn "ghostty"; }
     Mod+Space hotkey-overlay-title="Noctalia: Launcher"       { spawn "noctalia-ipc" "panel-toggle" "launcher"; }
     Mod+S     hotkey-overlay-title="Noctalia: Control Center" { spawn "noctalia-ipc" "panel-toggle" "control-center"; }
     Super+Alt+L hotkey-overlay-title="Noctalia: Lock" { spawn "noctalia-ipc" "session" "lock"; }
@@ -683,3 +683,8 @@ window-rule {
 
     open-floating true
 }
+
+window-rule {
+    match app-id="zen"
+    open-on-workspace "2"
+}

home/modules/niri/noctalia/default.nix

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { config, inputs, pkgs, ... }:
 let
-  wallpaperDir    = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/wallpapers";
+  # Repo wallpapers are symlinked to ~/.config/wallpapers by xdg.configFile below
+  wallpaperDir     = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/wallpapers";
   defaultWallpaper = "${wallpaperDir}/even-in-arcadia.png";
 
   noctaliaIpc = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "noctalia-ipc" ''
@@ -13,24 +14,38 @@ in
 
   home.packages = [ noctaliaIpc ];
 
-  # Wallpapers tracked in the repo; linked to ~/.config/wallpapers for noctalia
+  # Wallpapers tracked in the repo; symlinked to ~/.config/wallpapers for noctalia
   xdg.configFile."wallpapers".source = ./wallpapers;
 
   programs.noctalia = {
     enable = true;
     settings = {
-      bar.default = {
-        # "group:sysmon" renders as one capsule containing cpu + ram
-        start          = [ "launcher" "clipboard" "group:sysmon" "network" ];
-        center         = [ "clock" ];
-        end            = [ "notifications" "volume" "brightness" "battery" "control-center" "session" ];
-        thickness      = 40;
-        padding        = 10;
-        radius         = 0;
-        margin_edge    = 0;
-        margin_ends    = 0;
-        widget_spacing = 8;
 
+      bar.default = {
+        start                = [ "launcher" "clipboard" "volume" "brightness" "active_window" ];
+        center               = [ "workspaces" ];
+        end                  = [ "network" "sysmon" "battery" "notifications" "clock" "session" ];
+        thickness            = 35;
+        padding              = 17;
+        radius               = 17;
+        margin_edge          = 5;
+        margin_ends          = 5;
+        margin_opposite_edge = 5;
+        widget_spacing       = 15;
+        background_opacity   = 0.9;
+        border               = "outline";
+        capsule              = true;
+        capsule_fill         = "surface_variant";
+        capsule_opacity      = 1.0;
+        capsule_padding      = 6.0;
+        capsule_thickness    = 0.76;
+        contact_shadow       = true;
+        panel_overlap        = 1;
+        shadow               = true;
+        hover_highlight      = true;
+        concave_edge_corners = true;
+
+        # cpu + ram rendered as one capsule labelled "sysmon"
         capsule_group = [
           {
             id      = "sysmon";
@@ -42,18 +57,43 @@ in
         ];
       };
 
+      dock = {
+        enabled              = true;
+        # Desktop entry IDs (filename without .desktop)
+        pinned               = [ "zen" "codium" "ghostty" "thunar" "claude-desktop" ];
+        position             = "bottom";
+        smart_auto_hide      = true;
+        icon_size            = 20;
+        radius               = 15;
+        show_dots            = true;
+        show_running         = true;
+        show_instance_count  = true;
+        magnification        = true;
+        magnification_scale  = 1.35;
+        background_opacity   = 1.0;
+        border               = "outline";
+        concave_edge_corners = true;
+        shadow               = true;
+        main_axis_padding    = 20;
+        cross_axis_padding   = 10;
+        item_spacing         = 5;
+        inactive_opacity     = 0.85;
+        inactive_scale       = 0.85;
+      };
+
       idle = {
-        behavior_order = [ "lock" "screen-off" ];
+        # screen turns off first, then locks after
+        behavior_order = [ "screen-off" "lock" ];
         behavior = {
-          lock = {
-            action  = "lock";
-            enabled = true;
-            timeout = 600;
-          };
           screen-off = {
             action  = "screen_off";
             enabled = true;
-            timeout = 660;
+            timeout = 300;   # 5 min
+          };
+          lock = {
+            action  = "lock";
+            enabled = true;
+            timeout = 600;   # 10 min
           };
         };
       };
@@ -68,24 +108,28 @@ in
         font_family         = "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font";
         polkit_agent        = true;
         corner_radius_scale = 1.0;
-        animation.speed     = 1.5;
+        animation.speed     = 2.0;
         panel = {
-          clipboard_placement     = "attached";
+          clipboard_placement = "attached";
-          launcher_placement      = "attached";
+          launcher_placement  = "attached";
-          launcher_session_search = true;
-          panel_overlap           = 1;    # pull panel flush against bar to hide seam
-          contact_shadow          = true; # gradient at meeting point masks any residual gap
         };
         shadow.alpha = 0.5;
       };
 
-      theme.builtin = "Kanagawa";
+      # Theme follows wallpaper colours (Catppuccin palette, muted scheme, dark mode)
+      theme = {
+        builtin          = "Catppuccin";
+        source           = "wallpaper";
+        mode             = "dark";
+        wallpaper_scheme = "muted";
+      };
 
       wallpaper = {
         enabled      = true;
         directory    = wallpaperDir;
         default.path = defaultWallpaper;
       };
+
     };
   };
 }

hosts/nixos/configuration.nix

@@ -105,9 +105,39 @@
 
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
+  # Run prebuilt/foreign dynamically-linked Linux binaries (e.g. games)
+  # that expect a standard FHS-style dynamic linker.
+  programs.nix-ld.enable = true;
+  programs.nix-ld.libraries = with pkgs; [
+    stdenv.cc.cc.lib
+    zlib
+    openssl
+    curl
+    libGL
+    libglvnd
+    glib
+    fontconfig
+    freetype
+    alsa-lib
+
+    # SDL2 windowing backends (Wayland + XWayland fallback) — needed for
+    # prebuilt games (e.g. Ren'Py) to open a window at all.
+    wayland
+    libxkbcommon
+    libdecor
+    xorg.libX11
+    xorg.libXext
+    xorg.libXcursor
+    xorg.libXi
+    xorg.libXfixes
+    xorg.libXrandr
+    xorg.libXScrnSaver
+  ];
+
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
     claude-code
     git
+    chromium
   ];
 
   services.openssh = {