Fix: Add explicit GI_TYPELIB_PATH for AstalNotifd typelib resolution

includes socket interface support in colorshell nix builds! thanks to @conroy-cheers in #28 :D

config/hypr/scripts/exec.sh

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if uwsm check is-active; then
 fi
 
 if [[ $1 =~ [.]desktop$ ]]; then
-    gtk-launch $@
+    gio launch $@
     exit 0
 fi
 

flake.nix

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
           ...
         }:
         let
-          colorshell = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/package.nix { inherit inputs'; };
+          colorshell = pkgs.callPackage ./nix/colorshell.nix { inherit inputs'; };
         in
         {
           packages = {

nix/colorshell.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+{
+  inputs',
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  stdenvNoCC,
+  moreutils,
+  pnpm_10,
+  buildNpmPackage,
+  wrapGAppsHook4,
+  gobject-introspection,
+  glib,
+  gjs,
+  libadwaita,
+  pywal16,
+  dart-sass,
+  psmisc,
+  socat,
+}:
+let
+  packageJSON = lib.importJSON ../package.json;
+  pname = packageJSON.name;
+  version = packageJSON.version;
+
+  # Cleaned sources from this repository
+  src = lib.fileset.toSource {
+    root = ../.;
+    fileset = lib.fileset.difference ../. (
+      lib.fileset.unions [
+        ../flake.nix
+        ../flake.lock
+        ../result
+        ../build
+        ./.
+      ]
+    );
+  };
+
+  # Derivation building just the gresources file
+  colorshellResources = stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "${pname}-resources.gresource";
+    inherit version;
+
+    inherit src;
+
+    buildInputs = [
+      glib
+    ];
+
+    buildPhase = ''
+      runHook preBuild
+
+      glib-compile-resources resources.gresource.xml \
+        --sourcedir ./resources \
+        --target resources.gresource
+
+      runHook postBuild
+    '';
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      runHook preInstall
+
+      cp resources.gresource $out
+
+      runHook postInstall
+    '';
+  };
+
+  # Cleaned sources, with FHS paths patched out.
+  colorshellSrc = stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+    pname = "${pname}-src";
+    inherit version;
+
+    inherit src;
+
+    postPatch = ''
+      # Copy the ags JS lib from the Nix store into the source tree so pnpm can
+      # treat it as a local file: dependency (no /nix/store path inside pnpm).
+      cp -R ${inputs'.ags.packages.ags.jsPackage} ags-js-lib
+
+      # Point the devDependency at the local copy instead of the FHS path.
+      substituteInPlace package.json \
+        --replace-fail "file:/usr/share/ags/js" "file:./ags-js-lib"
+
+      # Update the lockfile to reference the local copy as well.
+      # We need to keep specifiers in sync with package.json to satisfy
+      # pnpm's frozen-lockfile check.
+      substituteInPlace pnpm-lock.yaml \
+        --replace-fail "file:/usr/share/ags/js" "file:./ags-js-lib" \
+        --replace-fail "../../../../usr/share/ags/js" "./ags-js-lib"
+    '';
+
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir $out
+      cp -rp * $out
+    '';
+  };
+in
+buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
+  inherit pname version;
+
+  src = colorshellSrc;
+  sourceRoot = "${finalAttrs.src.name}";
+
+  npmConfigHook = pnpm_10.configHook;
+  npmDeps = finalAttrs.pnpmDeps;
+  pnpmDeps = pnpm_10.fetchDeps {
+    inherit (finalAttrs)
+      pname
+      version
+      src
+      sourceRoot
+      ;
+
+    fetcherVersion = 2;
+    # Hash updated after local pnpmDeps build
+    hash = "sha256-m/aPNvv26r0DUvRUR4TL2GwwAHKvEIkc8Nvlm/jpnPc=";
+
+    # fetcher version 2 fails if there are no *-exec files in the output
+    preFixup = ''
+      touch $out/.dummy-exec
+    '';
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    wrapGAppsHook4
+    gobject-introspection
+    inputs'.ags.packages.default
+    moreutils
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    glib
+    gjs
+    libadwaita
+    inputs'.astal.packages.astal4
+    inputs'.astal.packages.apps
+    inputs'.astal.packages.auth
+    inputs'.astal.packages.battery
+    inputs'.astal.packages.bluetooth
+    inputs'.astal.packages.hyprland
+    inputs'.astal.packages.io
+    inputs'.astal.packages.mpris
+    inputs'.astal.packages.network
+    inputs'.astal.packages.notifd
+    inputs'.astal.packages.tray
+    inputs'.astal.packages.wireplumber
+  ];
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    # Allow incremental or repeated builds: don't fail if ./build already exists
+    mkdir -p build
+    outPath=./build/${packageJSON.name}
+    ags bundle ./src/app.ts $outPath \
+      --gtk 4 \
+      --root ./src \
+      --define "DEVEL=false" \
+      --define "COLORSHELL_VERSION='${finalAttrs.version}'" \
+      --define "GRESOURCES_FILE='${colorshellResources}'"
+
+    # add socket-communication support on executable
+    { 
+      head -n1 $outPath
+      sed '1{/^#!.*$/d}' ${../scripts/socket.sh}
+      cat "$outPath" | sed '/^#!.*$/d'
+    } | sponge $outPath
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -rp build/${packageJSON.name} $out/bin/
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    gappsWrapperArgs+=(
+      --prefix PATH : ${
+        lib.makeBinPath [
+          # runtime executables
+          pywal16   # provides `wal` for colorshell's wallpaper module
+          dart-sass
+          glib
+          psmisc
+          socat
+        ]
+      }
+      --prefix GI_TYPELIB_PATH : "${
+        lib.makeSearchPath "lib/girepository-1.0" (with inputs'.astal.packages; [
+          astal4
+          apps
+          auth
+          battery
+          bluetooth
+          hyprland
+          io
+          mpris
+          network
+          notifd
+          tray
+          wireplumber
+        ])
+      }"
+    )
+  '';
+
+  passthru = {
+    resources = colorshellResources;
+  };
+})
+
+ 

nix/upstream-colorshell.nix

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   stdenvNoCC,
+  moreutils,
   pnpm_10,
   buildNpmPackage,
   wrapGAppsHook4,
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@
   glib,
   gjs,
   libadwaita,
+  dart-sass,
+  socat,
 }:
 let
   packageJSON = lib.importJSON ../package.json;
@@ -94,7 +97,7 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
       ;
 
     fetcherVersion = 2;
-    hash = "sha256-m/aPNvv26r0DUvRUR4TL2GwwAHKvEIkc8Nvlm/jpnPc=";
+    hash = "sha256-Z5JP7hPEjLY9wGnWe6kM6T1qk3UUSlJnoxdDqS/ksnw=";
 
     # fetcher version 2 fails if there are no *-exec files in the output
     preFixup = ''
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
     wrapGAppsHook4
     gobject-introspection
     inputs'.ags.packages.default
+    moreutils
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -129,25 +133,42 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
   buildPhase = ''
     runHook preBuild
 
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    mkdir build
-    ags bundle ./src/app.ts $out/bin/${packageJSON.name} \
+    outPath=./build/${packageJSON.name}
+    ags bundle ./src/app.ts $outPath \
       --gtk 4 \
       --root ./src \
       --define "DEVEL=false" \
       --define "COLORSHELL_VERSION='${finalAttrs.version}'" \
       --define "GRESOURCES_FILE='${colorshellResources}'"
 
+    # add socket-communication support on executable
+    { 
+      head -n1 $outPath
+      sed '1{/^#!.*$/d}' ${../scripts/socket.sh}
+      cat "$outPath" | sed '/^#!.*$/d'
+    } | sponge $outPath
+
     runHook postBuild
   '';
 
-  # the above buildPhase installs for us
+  installPhase = ''
-  dontInstall = true;
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    cp -rp build/${packageJSON.name} $out/bin/
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
 
   preFixup = ''
     gappsWrapperArgs+=(
       --prefix PATH : ${
         lib.makeBinPath [
           # runtime executables
+          dart-sass
+          glib
+          socat
         ]
       }
     )

resources/styles/_apps-window.scss

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   padding: 28px;
   background: colors.$bg-translucent;
   border-radius: $radius $radius 0 0;
+  max-width: 1600px;
+  margin-left: auto;
+  margin-right: auto;
 
   & entry {
     background: transparent;
@@ -22,29 +25,46 @@
   }
 
   & flowbox {
-    padding: 16px 24px;
+    padding: 16px 36px;
 
     & > flowboxchild {
       & > button {
         padding: 10px;
         border-radius: 24px;
+        background: linear-gradient(
+          135deg,
+          color.change($color: colors.$bg-primary, $alpha: 0.9),
+          color.change($color: colors.$bg-secondary, $alpha: 0.7)
+        );
+        border: 1px solid transparent;
 
         & image {
           -gtk-icon-size: 64px;
         }
 
-        & label {
+        & label.app-name {
           margin-top: 24px;
+          font-size: 16px;
           text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(colors.$bg-primary, .2);
           font-weight: 500;
         }
       }
 
       &:focus > button, 
-      &:selected > button,
+      &:selected > button {
-      & > button:hover {
+        background: linear-gradient(
-        background-color: rgba($color: colors.$bg-secondary, $alpha: .5);
+          135deg,
+          color.change($color: colors.$bg-secondary, $alpha: 0.95),
+          color.change($color: colors.$bg-tertiary, $alpha: 0.8)
+        );
+        border-color: colors.$bg-tertiary;
+        box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px colors.$bg-tertiary;
+
+        & label.app-name {
+          font-weight: 700;
+        }
       }
+
     }
   }
 }

resources/styles/_runner.scss

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+@use "sass:color";
 @use "./colors";
 
 .runner .popup-window-container {
@@ -29,16 +30,18 @@
     }
   }
 
-  & scrolledwindow {
-    margin: 6px;
-  }
-
   & list {
+    padding: 0 12px;
     & .result {
       padding: 10px;
-      background: colors.$bg-primary;
+      background: linear-gradient(
-      margin: 2px 0;
+        135deg,
-      border-radius: 14px;
+        color.change($color: colors.$bg-primary, $alpha: 0.9),
+        color.change($color: colors.$bg-secondary, $alpha: 0.7)
+      );
+      margin: 6px 0;
+      border-radius: 18px;
+      border: 1px solid transparent;
 
       & image {
         -gtk-icon-size: 28px;
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@
 
       & .title {
         font-weight: 500;
-        font-size: 16px;
+        font-size: 17px;
       }
 
       & .description {
@@ -57,17 +60,19 @@
     }
 
     & > *:selected .result,
-    & > *:active .result,
+    & > *:active .result {
-    & > *:hover .result {
+      background: linear-gradient(
-      background: colors.$bg-secondary;
+        135deg,
-    }
+        color.change($color: colors.$bg-secondary, $alpha: 0.95),
+        color.change($color: colors.$bg-tertiary, $alpha: 0.8)
+      );
 
-    & > *:first-child {
+      border-color: colors.$bg-tertiary;
-      margin-top: 12px;
+      box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px colors.$bg-tertiary;
-    }
 
-    &:last-child {
+      & .title {
-      margin-bottom: 0;
+        font-weight: 700;
+      }
     }
   }
 }

scripts/release.sh

@@ -43,19 +43,7 @@ sh ./scripts/build.sh -o "${outdir:-./build/release}" -b -r "${gresource_file:-\
 if [[ $socket_support ]]; then
     echo "[info] adding socket communication support"
     script="\
-#!/usr/bin/bash
+`cat ./scripts/colorshell-socket-interface.sh`
-
-if gdbus introspect --session \\
-  --dest io.github.retrozinndev.colorshell \\
-  --object-path /io/github/retrozinndev/colorshell > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-
-    if command -v socat > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo \"\$@\" | socat - \"\${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/\$(id -u)}/colorshell.sock\"
-        exit 0
-    else
-        echo \"[warn] \`socat\` not installed, falling back to remote instance communication\"
-    fi
-fi
 `cat "${outdir:-./build/release}/colorshell" | sed -e 's/^#.*//'`" # remove shebang
 
     echo -en "$script" > "${outdir:-./build/release}/colorshell"

scripts/socket.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+if gdbus introspect --session \
+  --dest io.github.retrozinndev.colorshell \
+  --object-path /io/github/retrozinndev/colorshell > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+
+    if command -v socat > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "$@" | socat - "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-/run/user/$(id -u)}/colorshell.sock"
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "[warn] \`socat\` not installed, falling back to remote instance communication"
+    fi
+fi

scripts/start.sh

@@ -5,10 +5,19 @@ file="${1:-./build/colorshell}"
 function start() {
     if Is_running; then
         echo "[info] killing previous instance"
-        colorshell quit || killall gjs
+        colorshell quit || killall gjs 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
     echo "[info] starting"
-    exec "$file"
+    
+    # Always run through nix develop to ensure proper environment variables are set
+    # This is needed because the manually built executable doesn't have wrapGAppsHook
+    if command -v nix > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        # Use nix develop -c to run with proper environment
+        # The -c flag runs the command in the devshell environment
+        exec nix develop -c bash -c "exec \"$file\" \"\$@\"" -- "$@"
+    else
+        exec "$file" "$@"
+    fi
 }
 
 if [[ -f $file ]]; then

src/app.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class Shell extends Adw.Application {
         super({
             applicationId: "io.github.retrozinndev.colorshell",
             flags: Gio.ApplicationFlags.HANDLES_COMMAND_LINE,
-            version: COLORSHELL_VERSION ?? "0.0.0-unknown",
+            version: (typeof COLORSHELL_VERSION !== "undefined" ? COLORSHELL_VERSION : "0.0.0-unknown"),
         });
 
         setConsoleLogDomain("Colorshell");
@@ -168,21 +168,74 @@ you should use the socket in the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/colorshell.sock for a faster re
     private init(): void {
         // load gresource from build-defined path
         try {
-            const gresourcesPath: string = GRESOURCES_FILE.startsWith('/') ? GRESOURCES_FILE : (GRESOURCES_FILE.split('/').filter(s => 
+            // Handle missing GRESOURCES_FILE define (when running via AGS Home Manager)
-                s !== ""
+            if (typeof GRESOURCES_FILE === "undefined" || !GRESOURCES_FILE) {
-            ).map(path => {
+                // Try to find gresource in common locations
-                // support environment variables at runtime
+                // When symlinked via Home Manager, configDir is ~/.config/ags -> ../colorshell/src
-                if(/^\$/.test(path)) {
+                // We need to resolve the actual path of the colorshell directory
-                    const env = GLib.getenv(path.replace(/^\$/, ""));
+                const configDir = GLib.get_user_config_dir();
-                    if(env === null)
+                const agsConfigFile = Gio.File.new_for_path(`${configDir}/ags/app.ts`);
-                        throw new Error(`Couldn't get environment variable: ${path}`);
+                let colorshellBuildPath: string | null = null;
-
+                
-                    return env;
+                // Try to resolve the symlink to find the actual colorshell directory
+                // When Home Manager symlinks ~/.config/ags -> ../colorshell/src,
+                // we need to go up one level from src to find the colorshell root
+                try {
+                    // Get the real path of app.ts (resolves symlinks)
+                    const appTsFile = Gio.File.new_for_path(`${configDir}/ags/app.ts`);
+                    if (appTsFile.query_exists(null)) {
+                        const realPath = appTsFile.get_path()!;
+                        // realPath will be something like /home/olivier/NixOS-New/colorshell/src/app.ts
+                        // Go up from src/ to get colorshell root, then to build/
+                        const srcDir = GLib.path_get_dirname(realPath);
+                        const colorshellDir = GLib.path_get_dirname(srcDir);
+                        colorshellBuildPath = `${colorshellDir}/build/resources.gresource`;
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    // If symlink resolution fails, try absolute paths
                 }
-                return path;
+                
-            }).join('/'));
+                const possiblePaths = [
-            this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(gresourcesPath);
+                    colorshellBuildPath,
-            Gio.resources_register(this.#gresource);
+                    `${GLib.get_home_dir()}/NixOS-New/colorshell/build/resources.gresource`, // Absolute path (most reliable)
+                    `${configDir}/../colorshell/build/resources.gresource`, // Relative to ~/.config/ags
+                    `${GLib.get_user_config_dir()}/colorshell/build/resources.gresource`,
+                    `${GLib.get_home_dir()}/.config/colorshell/build/resources.gresource`,
+                ].filter(p => p !== null) as string[];
+                
+                let gresourcesPath: string | null = null;
+                for (const path of possiblePaths) {
+                    const file = Gio.File.new_for_path(path);
+                    if (file.query_exists(null)) {
+                        gresourcesPath = path;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                
+                if (!gresourcesPath) {
+                    console.warn("Colorshell: GRESOURCES_FILE not defined and couldn't find gresource file. Icons may not be available.");
+                    return;
+                }
+                
+                this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(gresourcesPath);
+                Gio.resources_register(this.#gresource);
+            } else {
+                const gresourcesPath: string = GRESOURCES_FILE.startsWith('/') ? GRESOURCES_FILE : (GRESOURCES_FILE.split('/').filter(s => 
+                    s !== ""
+                ).map(path => {
+                    // support environment variables at runtime
+                    if(/^\$/.test(path)) {
+                        const env = GLib.getenv(path.replace(/^\$/, ""));
+                        if(env === null)
+                            throw new Error(`Couldn't get environment variable: ${path}`);
+                        
+                        return env;
+                    }
+                    return path;
+                }).join('/'));
+                this.#gresource = Gio.Resource.load(gresourcesPath);
+                Gio.resources_register(this.#gresource);
+            }
 
             // add icons 
             Gtk.IconTheme.get_for_display(Gdk.Display.get_default()!)

src/cli/index.ts

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ export namespace Cli {
                     name: "version",
                     alias: "v",
                     help: "print the current colorshell version",
-                    onCalled: () => `colorshell by retrozinndev, version ${COLORSHELL_VERSION
+                    onCalled: () => `colorshell by retrozinndev, version ${(typeof COLORSHELL_VERSION !== "undefined" ? COLORSHELL_VERSION : "unknown")
-                        }${DEVEL ? "(devel)" : ""}`
+                        }${(typeof DEVEL !== "undefined" && DEVEL) ? "(devel)" : ""}`
                 }
             ]
         },
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export namespace Cli {
 
         initialized = true;
         rootScope = scope;
-        DEVEL && modules.push(devel);
+        (typeof DEVEL !== "undefined" && DEVEL) && modules.push(devel);
 
         scope.run(() => {
             if(communicationMethod instanceof Gio.SocketService) {

src/config.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const generalConfigDefaults = {
         position_v: "top",
         /** dismisses notification popup when unhovered after hovering 
           * @default false */
-        dismiss_after_unhover: false
+        dismiss_on_unhover: false
     },
 
     night_light: {

src/env.d.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare const SRC: string
-declare const DEVEL: boolean;
+declare const DEVEL: boolean | undefined;
-declare const GRESOURCES_FILE: string;
+declare const GRESOURCES_FILE: string | undefined;
-declare const COLORSHELL_VERSION: string;
+declare const COLORSHELL_VERSION: string | undefined;
 
 declare module "inline:*" {
     const content: string

src/modules/apps.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import AstalApps from "gi://AstalApps";
 import AstalHyprland from "gi://AstalHyprland";
 
 
+// Check if uwsm exists and is active, handling errors gracefully
 export const uwsmIsActive: boolean = await execAsync(
-    "uwsm check is-active"
+    "sh -c 'which uwsm > /dev/null 2>&1 && uwsm check is-active'"
 ).then(() => true).catch(() => false);
 const astalApps: AstalApps.Apps = new AstalApps.Apps();
 

src/modules/arg-handler.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Audio Controls:
 
 Media Controls:
   media: manage colorshell's active player, see "media help".
-${DEVEL ? `
+${(typeof DEVEL !== "undefined" && DEVEL) ? `
 Development Tools:
   dev: tools to help debugging colorshell
 ` : ""}
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ export function handleArguments(cmd: RemoteCaller, args: Array<string>): number
 
         case "version":
         case "v":
-            cmd.print_literal(`colorshell by retrozinndev, version ${COLORSHELL_VERSION
+            cmd.print_literal(`colorshell by retrozinndev, version ${(typeof COLORSHELL_VERSION !== "undefined" ? COLORSHELL_VERSION : "unknown")
-                }${DEVEL ? " (devel)" : ""}\nhttps://github.com/retrozinndev/colorshell`);
+                }${(typeof DEVEL !== "undefined" && DEVEL) ? " (devel)" : ""}\nhttps://github.com/retrozinndev/colorshell`);
             return 0;
 
         case "dev":

src/modules/config.ts

@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ class Config<K extends string, V = any> extends GObject.Object {
     public bindProperty(path: string, expectType: "number"): Accessor<number>;
     public bindProperty(path: string, expectType: "string"): Accessor<string>;
     public bindProperty(path: string, expectType: "object"): Accessor<object>;
-    public bindProperty(path: string, expectType: "any"): Accessor<any>;
+    public bindProperty(path: string, expectType?: "any"): Accessor<any>;
-    public bindProperty(path: string, expectType: undefined): Accessor<any>;
 
     public bindProperty(propertyPath: string, expectType?: ValueTypes): Accessor<boolean|number|string|object|any> {
         return new Accessor(() => this.getProperty(propertyPath, expectType as never), (callback: () => void) => {
@@ -147,8 +146,7 @@ class Config<K extends string, V = any> extends GObject.Object {
     public getProperty(path: string, expectType: "number"): number;
     public getProperty(path: string, expectType: "string"): string;
     public getProperty(path: string, expectType: "object"): object;
-    public getProperty(path: string, expectType: "any"): any;
+    public getProperty(path: string, expectType?: "any"): any;
-    public getProperty(path: string, expectType: undefined): any;
 
     public getProperty(path: string, expectType?: ValueTypes): boolean|number|string|object|any {
         return this._getProperty(path, this.#entries, expectType);
@@ -158,8 +156,7 @@ class Config<K extends string, V = any> extends GObject.Object {
     public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType: "number"): number;
     public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType: "string"): string;
     public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType: "object"): object;
-    public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType: "any"): any;
+    public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType?: "any"): any;
-    public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType: undefined): any;
 
     public getPropertyDefault(path: string, expectType?: ValueTypes): boolean|number|string|object|any {
         return this._getProperty(path, this.defaults, expectType);

src/modules/nightlight.ts

@@ -120,7 +120,13 @@ export class NightLight extends GObject.Object {
     }
 
     public applyIdentity(): void {
-        this.dispatch("identity");
+        try {
+            this.dispatch("identity");
+        } catch (e) {
+            // hyprsunset not available, skip
+            console.warn("Night Light: hyprsunset not available, cannot apply identity");
+            return;
+        }
 
         if(!this.#identity) {
             this.#identity = true;
@@ -133,7 +139,13 @@ export class NightLight extends GObject.Object {
     private dispatch(call: "identity"): string;
 
     private dispatch(call: "temperature"|"gamma"|"identity", val?: number): string {
-        return exec(`hyprctl hyprsunset ${call}${val != null ? ` ${val}` : ""}`);
+        try {
+            return exec(`hyprctl hyprsunset ${call}${val != null ? ` ${val}` : ""}`);
+        } catch (e) {
+            // hyprsunset not available, return empty string
+            console.warn(`Night Light: hyprsunset not available, skipping ${call} command`);
+            return "";
+        }
     }
 
     private async dispatchAsync(call: "temperature", val: number): Promise<string>;

src/modules/wallpaper.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import GObject, { register, getter, gtype, property, setter } from "ags/gobject"
 
 import Gio from "gi://Gio?version=2.0";
 import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
-import { createSubscription, encoder } from "./utils";
+import { createSubscription } from "./utils";
 import { Notifications } from "./notifications";
 import { generalConfig } from "../config";
 import { createRoot, getScope, Scope } from "ags";
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Wallpaper extends GObject.Object {
     @setter(String)
     set wallpaper(newValue: string) { this.setWallpaper(newValue); }
 
-    public get wallpapersPath() { return this.#wallpapersPath; }
+    get wallpapersPath() { return this.#wallpapersPath; }
 
     @property(gtype<WallpaperPositioning>(String))
     positioning: WallpaperPositioning = "cover";
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ class Wallpaper extends GObject.Object {
                 generalConfig.bindProperty("wallpaper.color_mode", "string"),
                 () => {
                     const mode = generalConfig.getProperty("wallpaper.color_mode", "string");
+
+                    if(this.colorMode === mode)
+                        return;
+
                     if(!mode || (mode !== "darken" && mode !== "lighten")) {
                         Notifications.getDefault().sendNotification({
                             appName: "colorshell",
@@ -118,6 +122,9 @@ class Wallpaper extends GObject.Object {
                     const positioning = generalConfig
                         .getProperty("wallpaper.positioning", "string") as WallpaperPositioning;
 
+                    if(this.positioning === positioning)
+                        return;
+
                     if(!positioning || (positioning !== "contain" && 
                                         positioning !== "cover" && 
                                         positioning !== "tile")) {
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ class Wallpaper extends GObject.Object {
                         Notifications.getDefault().sendNotification({
                             appName: "colorshell",
                             summary: "Couldn't update wallpaper position",
-                            body: "Invalid position value. Possible values are: \"cover\", \"contain\" or \"tile\""
+                            body: "Invalid position value. Possible values are: \"cover\"(default), \"contain\" or \"tile\""
                         });
                         return;
                     }
@@ -154,60 +161,98 @@ class Wallpaper extends GObject.Object {
         return this.instance;
     }
 
-    private writeChanges(): void {
+    private writeChanges(): Promise<void> {
-        this.#hyprpaperFile.replace_async(null, false,
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            Gio.FileCreateFlags.REPLACE_DESTINATION,
+            try {
-            GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, null, (_, result) => {
+                const content = `# This file was automatically generated by colorshell
-                const res = this.#hyprpaperFile.replace_finish(result);
+
-                if(!res) {
+preload = ${this.#wallpaper}
-                    console.error(`Wallpaper: an error occurred when trying to replace the hyprpaper file`);
+splash = ${this.#splash}
+wallpaper = , ${this.positioning === "cover" ? "" : `${this.positioning}:`}${this.#wallpaper}
+`;
+
+                // Use synchronous file writing for reliability
+                const filePath = this.#hyprpaperFile.get_path();
+                if(!filePath) {
+                    reject(new Error("Could not get hyprpaper file path"));
                     return;
                 }
 
-                // success
+                // Ensure directory exists
-                res.write_bytes_async(encoder.encode(`# This file was automatically generated by color-shell
+                const parentDir = this.#hyprpaperFile.get_parent();
+                if(parentDir && !parentDir.query_exists(null)) {
+                    parentDir.make_directory_with_parents(null);
+                }
 
-                    preload = ${this.#wallpaper}
+                // Write file synchronously using GLib
-                    splash = ${this.#splash}
+                const success = GLib.file_set_contents(filePath, content);
-                    wallpaper = , ${this.#wallpaper}`.split('\n').map(str => str.trimStart()).join('\n')),
+                if(success) {
-                    GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, null, (_, asyncRes) => {
+                    resolve();
-                        if(_!.write_finish(asyncRes)) res.flush(null);
+                } else {
-                        res.close(null);
+                    reject(new Error("Failed to write hyprpaper config file"));
-                    }
+                }
-                );
+            } catch (e: any) {
-
+                reject(new Error(`Failed to write config file: ${e.message}`));
-                return;
             }
-        );
+        });
     }
 
     public getData(): WalData {
-        const content = readFile(`${GLib.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME")}/wal/colors.json`);
+        const cacheHome = GLib.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME") || `${GLib.get_home_dir()}/.cache`;
+        const content = readFile(`${cacheHome}/wal/colors.json`);
         return JSON.parse(content) as WalData;
     }
 
     public async getWallpaper(): Promise<string|undefined> {
-        return await execAsync("hyprctl hyprpaper listactive").then(stdout => {
+        return await execAsync("sh -c \"hyprctl hyprpaper listactive | tail -n 1\"").then(stdout => {
-            const lineSplit = stdout.split('\n');
-            stdout = lineSplit[lineSplit.length - 1];
-
             const loaded = stdout.split('=')[1]?.trim();
 
             if(!loaded) 
                 console.warn(`Wallpaper: Couldn't get wallpaper. There is(are) no loaded wallpaper(s)`);
 
             return loaded;
-        }).catch((err: Error) => {
+        }).catch((e: Error) => {
-            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't get wallpaper. Stderr: \n${err.message}`);
+            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't get wallpaper. Stderr: \n${e.message}`);
             return undefined;
         });
     }
 
     public reloadColors(): void {
-        execAsync(`wal -t --cols16 ${this.colorMode} -i "${this.#wallpaper}"`).then(() => {
+        const cacheHome = GLib.getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME") || `${GLib.get_home_dir()}/.cache`;
+        const colorsKittyPath = `${cacheHome}/wal/colors-kitty.conf`;
+        const kittyConfigPath = `${GLib.get_user_config_dir()}/kitty/kitty.conf`;
+        
+        const runWal = (extraArgs: string = "") =>
+            execAsync(`wal -t --cols16 ${this.colorMode} ${extraArgs} -i "${this.#wallpaper}"`);
+
+        // First try default backend; if it fails (e.g. some images on aarch64),
+        // fall back to a more forgiving backend like "colorz".
+        runWal().catch((e: Error) => {
+            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't update shell colors with default backend. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
+            console.log("Wallpaper: Falling back to pywal backend 'colorz'");
+            return runWal("--backend colorz");
+        }).then(() => {
             console.log("Wallpaper: reloaded shell colors");
+            
+            // First, try to set colors on all existing kitty instances
+            execAsync(`kitty @ set-colors --all ${colorsKittyPath}`).then(() => {
+                console.log("Wallpaper: reloaded colors in existing kitty instances");
+            }).catch((e: Error) => {
+                // It's okay if this fails (e.g., no kitty instances running)
+                console.log(`Wallpaper: Couldn't reload kitty colors in existing instances: ${e.message}`);
+            });
+            
+            // Then, update the configured colors for future kitty instances
+            // This is critical - it tells kitty to use these colors for new windows
+            execAsync(`kitty @ set-colors --configured ${colorsKittyPath}`).then(() => {
+                console.log("Wallpaper: configured colors for future kitty instances");
+            }).catch((e: Error) => {
+                // If no kitty instances are running, we can't set configured colors
+                // In this case, new instances should still pick up colors from the include directive
+                console.log(`Wallpaper: Couldn't set configured colors (new instances will use include directive): ${e.message}`);
+            });
         }).catch((e: Error) => {
-            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't update shell colors. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
+            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't update shell colors even with fallback backend. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
         });
     }
 
@@ -215,37 +260,68 @@ class Wallpaper extends GObject.Object {
         if(this.wallpaper.trim() === "")
             return;
 
-        await execAsync(`hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper \", ${this.positioning}:${this.wallpaper}\"`);
+        const wallpaperPath = this.#wallpaper.trim();
-        this.reloadColors();
+        
-        write && this.writeChanges();
+        try {
+            // Write config file first if needed
+            if(write) {
+                await this.writeChanges();
+            }
+            
+            // Unload all current wallpapers
+            await execAsync(`hyprctl hyprpaper unload all`).catch(() => {
+                // Ignore errors - this is usually fine
+            });
+            
+            // Preload the new wallpaper
+            await execAsync(`hyprctl hyprpaper preload "${wallpaperPath}"`);
+            
+            // Set wallpaper on all monitors
+            await execAsync(`hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper ", ${wallpaperPath}"`);
+            
+            // Note: We don't need to reload or restart hyprpaper here
+            // The preload and wallpaper commands should apply the change immediately
+            // The config file is written for persistence across hyprpaper restarts
+            
+        } catch (e: any) {
+            console.error(`Wallpaper: Error reloading wallpaper: ${e.message}`);
+            console.error(`Wallpaper: Stack trace: ${e.stack}`);
+            Notifications.getDefault().sendNotification({
+                appName: "colorshell",
+                summary: "Failed to set wallpaper",
+                body: `Error: ${e.message}`
+            });
+            throw e;
+        }
     }
 
     public setWallpaper(path: string|Gio.File, write: boolean = true): void {
         path = typeof path === "string" ? path : path.peek_path()!;
 
-        execAsync("hyprctl hyprpaper unload all").then(() => 
+        if(!GLib.file_test(path, GLib.FileTest.EXISTS)) {
-            execAsync(`hyprctl hyprpaper preload ${path}`).then(() => 
+            console.error("Wallpaper: file does not exist, skipped");
-                execAsync(`hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper \", ${this.positioning}:${path}\"`).then(() => {
+            return;
-                    this.#wallpaper = path;
+        }
-                    this.reloadColors();
+
-                    write && this.writeChanges();
+        this.#wallpaper = path;
-                }).catch((e: Error) => {
+        this.reloadWallpaper(write).catch((e: Error) => {
-                    console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't set wallpaper. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
+            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't set wallpaper. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
-                })
-            ).catch((e: Error) => {
-                console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't preload image. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
-            })
-        ).catch((e: Error) => {
-            console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't unload images from memory. Stderr: ${e.message}`);
         });
+        this.reloadColors();
     }
 
     public async pickWallpaper(): Promise<string|undefined> {
         return (await execAsync(`zenity --file-selection`).then(wall => {
-            if(!wall.trim()) return undefined;
+            const trimmedWall = wall.trim();
+            if(!trimmedWall) return undefined;
 
-            this.setWallpaper(wall);
+            // Ensure path is absolute
-            return wall;
+            const absolutePath = GLib.path_is_absolute(trimmedWall) 
+                ? trimmedWall 
+                : GLib.build_filenamev([GLib.get_current_dir(), trimmedWall]);
+            
+            this.setWallpaper(absolutePath);
+            return absolutePath;
         }).catch((e: Error) => {
             console.error(`Wallpaper: Couldn't pick wallpaper, is \`zenity\` installed? Stderr: ${e.message}`);
             return undefined;

src/runner/Runner.tsx

@@ -276,11 +276,14 @@ export function openRunner(props: RunnerProps, placeholders?: Array<Result>): As
     props.height ??= 420;
 
     let clickTimeout: GLib.Source|undefined;
+    let lastMouseX: number|null = null;
+    let lastMouseY: number|null = null;
+    let lastKeyboardNavTime: number = 0;
 
     if(!instance)
         instance = Windows.getDefault().createWindowForFocusedMonitor((mon, root) => 
-            <PopupWindow namespace={"runner"} monitor={mon} widthRequest={props.width} 
+            <PopupWindow namespace={"runner"} monitor={mon} widthRequest={props.width}
-              heightRequest={props.height} exclusivity={Astal.Exclusivity.IGNORE} halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
+              exclusivity={Astal.Exclusivity.IGNORE} halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
               marginTop={(AstalHyprland.get_default().get_monitor(mon)?.height / 2) - (props.height! / 2)}
               valign={Gtk.Align.START} hexpand orientation={Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL}
               $={() => {
@@ -302,12 +305,14 @@ export function openRunner(props: RunnerProps, placeholders?: Array<Result>): As
                         case Gdk.KEY_Up:
                             selectPreviousItem(listbox);
                             gtkEntry?.grab_focus();
+                            lastKeyboardNavTime = Date.now();
                             return;
 
                         case Gdk.KEY_Right:
                         case Gdk.KEY_Down:
                             selectNextItem(listbox);
                             gtkEntry?.grab_focus();
+                            lastKeyboardNavTime = Date.now();
                             return;
                     }
 
@@ -374,6 +379,36 @@ export function openRunner(props: RunnerProps, placeholders?: Array<Result>): As
                               child.closeOnClick && 
                                   Runner.close();
                           }
+                      }} $={(self) => {
+                          // Hover-based selection: only triggers when the mouse actually moves
+                          const motion = Gtk.EventControllerMotion.new();
+                          self.add_controller(motion);
+
+                          motion.connect("motion", (_controller, x, y) => {
+                              const now = Date.now();
+
+                              // While user is actively navigating with keyboard,
+                              // don't let hover steal selection
+                              if(lastKeyboardNavTime && now - lastKeyboardNavTime < 200)
+                                  return;
+
+                              // First motion: just record pointer position, don't change selection
+                              if(lastMouseX === null && lastMouseY === null) {
+                                  lastMouseX = x;
+                                  lastMouseY = y;
+                                  return;
+                              }
+
+                              // Ignore synthetic events that don't actually move the pointer
+                              if(x === lastMouseX && y === lastMouseY)
+                                  return;
+
+                              lastMouseX = x;
+                              lastMouseY = y;
+
+                              const row = self.get_row_at_y(y);
+                              row && self.select_row(row as Gtk.ListBoxRow);
+                          });
                       }}
                     />
                 </Gtk.ScrolledWindow>

src/widget/Notification.tsx

@@ -9,12 +9,19 @@ import GObject from "ags/gobject";
 import AstalNotifd from "gi://AstalNotifd";
 import Pango from "gi://Pango?version=1.0";
 import GLib from "gi://GLib?version=2.0";
+import { generalConfig } from "../config";
 
 
 function getNotificationImage(notif: AstalNotifd.Notification|HistoryNotification): (string|undefined) {
-    const img = notif.image || notif.appIcon;
+    // AstalNotifd.Notification uses snake_case properties (app_icon, image),
+    // while our HistoryNotification uses camelCase (appIcon, image).
+    const anyNotif = notif as any;
+    const img: string | undefined =
+        anyNotif.image ||
+        anyNotif.app_icon ||
+        anyNotif.appIcon;
 
-    if(!img || !img.includes('/')) 
+    if (typeof img !== "string" || !img.includes("/"))
         return undefined;
 
     return pathToURI(img);
@@ -51,9 +58,23 @@ export function NotificationWidget({ notification, actionClicked, holdOnHover, s
 
         <Gtk.EventControllerMotion onEnter={() => holdOnHover && 
               Notifications.getDefault().holdNotification(notification.id)
-          } onLeave={() => holdOnHover &&
+          } onLeave={() => {
-              Notifications.getDefault().releaseNotification(notification.id)
+              if(!holdOnHover) 
-          }
+                  return;
+
+              const dismissOnUnhover = generalConfig
+                .getProperty("notifications.dismiss_on_unhover", "boolean");
+
+              if(dismissOnUnhover) {
+                  setTimeout(() =>
+                      Notifications.getDefault().removeNotification(notification.id),
+                  600);
+
+                  return;
+              }
+
+              Notifications.getDefault().releaseNotification(notification.id);
+          }}
         />
         <Gtk.GestureClick onReleased={(gesture) => 
             gesture.get_current_button() === Gdk.BUTTON_PRIMARY &&

src/window/apps-window/index.tsx

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ export const AppsWindow = (mon: number) => {
     const [results, setResults] = createState(getApps() as Array<AstalApps.Application>);
 
     return <PopupWindow namespace="apps-window" layer={Astal.Layer.OVERLAY}
-      exclusivity={Astal.Exclusivity.IGNORE} monitor={mon} marginTop={64} 
+      exclusivity={Astal.Exclusivity.IGNORE} monitor={mon} marginTop={64}
       class={"apps-window"} orientation={Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL}
-      cssBackgroundWindow="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);"
+      cssBackgroundWindow="background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);" halign={Gtk.Align.FILL}
+      valign={Gtk.Align.FILL} hexpand vexpand
       actionKeyPressed={(self, key) => {
           const entry = getPopupWindowContainer(self).get_first_child()!
               .get_first_child()!.get_first_child()! as Gtk.SearchEntry;
@@ -36,8 +37,8 @@ export const AppsWindow = (mon: number) => {
 
           entry.grab_focus();
       }}>
-        <Gtk.Box hexpand={false} halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}>
+        <Gtk.Box hexpand halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}>
-            <Gtk.SearchEntry hexpand={false} onSearchChanged={(self) => {
+            <Gtk.SearchEntry hexpand onSearchChanged={(self) => {
                 setResults(getAstalApps().fuzzy_query(self.text.trim()));
             }} onStopSearch={(self) => (self.get_root() as Astal.Window)?.close()} />
         </Gtk.Box>
@@ -46,9 +47,11 @@ export const AppsWindow = (mon: number) => {
           hscrollbarPolicy={Gtk.PolicyType.NEVER} overlayScrolling
           propagateNaturalHeight={false} hexpand vexpand>
 
-            <Gtk.Box hexpand={false} vexpand={false}>
+            <Gtk.Box hexpand vexpand>
-                <Gtk.FlowBox rowSpacing={60} columnSpacing={60} activateOnSingleClick
+                <Gtk.FlowBox orientation={Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL}
-                  minChildrenPerLine={1} homogeneous onChildActivated={(_, child) =>
+                  rowSpacing={32} columnSpacing={32} activateOnSingleClick
+                  minChildrenPerLine={4} maxChildrenPerLine={10} hexpand homogeneous
+                  onChildActivated={(_, child) =>
                       child.get_child()!.activate() // pass activation to button
                   }>
 

src/window/bar/index.tsx

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const Bar = (mon: number) => {
                   halign={Gtk.Align.START} spacing={widgetSpacing}
                   $type="start">
 
-                    <Apps />
+                    <Apps monitor={mon} />
                     <Workspaces />
                     <FocusedClient />
                 </Gtk.Box>
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ export const Bar = (mon: number) => {
                   spacing={widgetSpacing} halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
                   $type="center">
 
-                    <Clock />
+                    <Clock monitor={mon} />
-                    <Media />
+                    <Media monitor={mon} />
                 </Gtk.Box>
                 <Gtk.Box class={"widgets-right"} homogeneous={false}
                   spacing={widgetSpacing} halign={Gtk.Align.END}
                   $type="end">
                     <Tray />
-                    <Status />
+                    <Status monitor={mon} />
                 </Gtk.Box>
             </Gtk.CenterBox>
         </Gtk.Box>

src/window/bar/widgets/Apps.tsx

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import { createBinding } from "ags";
 import { tr } from "../../../i18n/intl";
 
 
-export const Apps = () => 
+export const Apps = ({ monitor }: { monitor: number }) => 
     <Gtk.Button class={createBinding(Windows.getDefault(), "openWindows").as((openWindows) => 
           `apps ${Object.hasOwn(openWindows, "apps-window") ? "open" : ""}`
       )} iconName={"applications-other-symbolic"} halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
       hexpand tooltipText={tr("apps")} onClicked={() => 
-          Windows.getDefault().open("apps-window")}
+          Windows.getDefault().open("apps-window", false, monitor)}
     />;

src/window/bar/widgets/Clock.tsx

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import { time } from "../../../modules/utils";
 import { generalConfig } from "../../../config";
 
 
-export const Clock = () => 
+export const Clock = ({ monitor }: { monitor: number }) => 
     <Gtk.Button class={createBinding(Windows.getDefault(), "openWindows").as((wins) =>
         `clock ${wins.includes("center-window") ? "open" : ""}`)}
-        onClicked={() => Windows.getDefault().toggle("center-window")}
+        onClicked={() => Windows.getDefault().toggle("center-window", monitor)}
         label={time((dt) => dt.format(
             generalConfig.getProperty("clock.date_format", "string")) 
                 ?? "An error occurred"

src/window/bar/widgets/Media.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import AstalMpris from "gi://AstalMpris";
 import Pango from "gi://Pango?version=1.0";
 
 
-export const Media = () => 
+export const Media = ({ monitor }: { monitor: number }) => 
     <Gtk.Box class={"media"} visible={createBinding(Player.getDefault(), "player").as(p => p.available)}>
         <Gtk.EventControllerScroll $={(self) => {
               self.set_flags(Gtk.EventControllerScrollFlags.VERTICAL)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const Media = () =>
               return true;
           }}
         />
-        <Gtk.GestureClick onReleased={() => Windows.getDefault().toggle("center-window")} />
+        <Gtk.GestureClick onReleased={() => Windows.getDefault().toggle("center-window", monitor)} />
         <Gtk.EventControllerMotion onEnter={(self) => {
               const revealer = self.get_widget()!.get_last_child() as Gtk.Revealer;
               revealer.set_reveal_child(true);

src/window/bar/widgets/Status.tsx

@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ import AstalNetwork from "gi://AstalNetwork";
 import AstalWp from "gi://AstalWp";
 
 
-export const Status = () =>
+export const Status = ({ monitor }: { monitor: number }) =>
   <Gtk.Button class={createBinding(Windows.getDefault(), "openWindows").as((openWins) =>
       openWins.includes("control-center") ? 
           "open status"
       : "status"
-    )} onClicked={() => Windows.getDefault().toggle("control-center")}>
+    )} onClicked={() => Windows.getDefault().toggle("control-center", monitor)}>
 
       <Gtk.Box>
         <Gtk.Box class={"volume-indicators"} spacing={5}>

src/windows.ts

@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import AstalHyprland from "gi://AstalHyprland";
 export type WindowInstance = { instance?: Astal.Window, connections: Array<number> };
 export type WindowData = {
     create: () => (Astal.Window | Array<Astal.Window>);
+    createForMonitor?: (mon: number) => Astal.Window;
     instance?: WindowInstance | Array<WindowInstance>;
     status?: "open" | "closed";
+    preferredMonitor?: number | null;
 };
 
 
@@ -41,12 +43,12 @@ export class Windows extends GObject.Object {
     #scope!: ReturnType<typeof getScope>;
     #windows: Record<string, WindowData> = {
         "bar": { create: this.createWindowForMonitors(Bar) },
-        "osd": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(OSD), },
+        "osd": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(OSD), createForMonitor: this.createWindowForMonitor(OSD) },
-        "control-center": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(ControlCenter), },
+        "control-center": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(ControlCenter), createForMonitor: this.createWindowForMonitor(ControlCenter) },
-        "center-window": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(CenterWindow), },
+        "center-window": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(CenterWindow), createForMonitor: this.createWindowForMonitor(CenterWindow) },
-        "logout-menu": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(LogoutMenu), },
+        "logout-menu": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(LogoutMenu), createForMonitor: this.createWindowForMonitor(LogoutMenu) },
-        "floating-notifications": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(FloatingNotifications), },
+        "floating-notifications": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(FloatingNotifications), createForMonitor: this.createWindowForMonitor(FloatingNotifications) },
-        "apps-window": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(AppsWindow) }
+        "apps-window": { create: this.createWindowForFocusedMonitor(AppsWindow), createForMonitor: this.createWindowForMonitor(AppsWindow) }
     };
 
     @signal(String) windowOpen(_name: string) {}
@@ -244,6 +246,29 @@ export class Windows extends GObject.Object {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a window instance for a specific monitor
+     * @param create generates the window. use provided monitor number in the returned window
+     * @returns a function that when called with a monitor ID, returns a Astal.Window instance
+     */
+    public createWindowForMonitor(create: (mon: number, scope: ReturnType<typeof getScope>) => GObject.Object|Astal.Window): ((mon: number) => Astal.Window) {
+        return (mon: number) => {
+            return createRoot((dispose) => {
+                const scope = getScope();
+                const instance = create(mon, scope) as Astal.Window;
+                const connection = instance.connect("close-request", () => dispose());
+
+                this.#scope.onMount(dispose)
+                scope.onCleanup(() => 
+                    GObject.signal_handler_is_connected(instance, connection) &&
+                        instance.disconnect(connection)
+                );
+
+                return instance;
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     public addWindow(name: string, create: () => Astal.Window|Array<Astal.Window>): void {
         this.#windows[name] = { create };
     }
@@ -264,7 +289,7 @@ export class Windows extends GObject.Object {
         return this.openWindows.includes(name);
     }
 
-    public open(name: string, ignoreOpenStatus: boolean = false): void {
+    public open(name: string, ignoreOpenStatus: boolean = false, monitor?: number | null): void {
         if(this.isOpen(name) && !ignoreOpenStatus) return;
 
         const window = this.#windows[name];
@@ -273,8 +298,22 @@ export class Windows extends GObject.Object {
             return;
         }
 
+        // Store preferred monitor if provided
+        if(monitor !== undefined) {
+            window.preferredMonitor = monitor;
+        }
+
         this.#windows[name].status = "open";
-        const windowInstance = window.create();
+        
+        // Use createForMonitor if monitor is specified and available, otherwise use default create
+        let windowInstance: Astal.Window | Array<Astal.Window>;
+        if(monitor !== null && monitor !== undefined && window.createForMonitor) {
+            windowInstance = window.createForMonitor(monitor);
+        } else if(window.preferredMonitor !== null && window.preferredMonitor !== undefined && window.createForMonitor) {
+            windowInstance = window.createForMonitor(window.preferredMonitor);
+        } else {
+            windowInstance = window.create();
+        }
 
         if(Array.isArray(windowInstance)) {
             window.instance = windowInstance.map(wi => {
@@ -309,8 +348,12 @@ export class Windows extends GObject.Object {
         this.notify("open-windows");
     }
 
-    public toggle(name: string): void {
+    public toggle(name: string, monitor?: number | null): void {
-        this.isOpen(name) ? this.close(name) : this.open(name);
+        if(this.isOpen(name)) {
+            this.close(name);
+        } else {
+            this.open(name, false, monitor);
+        }
     }
 
     public closeAll(): void {