DESKTOP FEATURES (home-manager)

Wayland/Hyprland environment with color-coordinated tooling

OVERVIEW

12 modular desktop features with nix-colors (Dracula) integration across all components.

STRUCTURE

desktop/
├── default.nix       # Imports + XDG + Kitty config
├── coding.nix        # Development tools (VSCode, etc.)
├── crypto.nix        # Crypto wallets/tools
├── fonts.nix         # Font packages
├── gaming.nix        # Gaming tools/Steam
├── hyprland.nix      # Hyprland WM configuration
├── media.nix         # Media players/editors
├── office.nix        # LibreOffice, document tools
├── rofi.nix          # Application launcher
├── theme.nix         # GTK/Qt theming
├── wayland.nix       # Wayland utilities
└── webapps.nix       # Browser-based apps

WHERE TO LOOK

Task	Location	Notes
Add desktop app	Relevant feature .nix	Update home.packages
Configure Hyprland	hyprland.nix	Window manager settings
Fix colors	Check colorScheme references	Uses config.colorScheme.palette.base*
Add font	fonts.nix	Increases system closure size

CONVENTIONS

Color Scheme Integration

All color-aware tools reference config.colorScheme.palette.base00 through base0F:

base00-07: Grayscale (dark to light)
base08: Red/errors
base09: Orange
base0A: Yellow/strings
base0B: Green/functions
base0C: Cyan
base0D: Blue/types
base0E: Purple/constants
base0F: Brown

Template:

foreground = "#${config.colorScheme.palette.base05}";
background = "#${config.colorScheme.palette.base00}";

Session Variables

Set in default.nix for Wayland/Hyprland:

NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
QT_QPA_PLATFORM = "wayland";
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = "Hyprland";

XDG Defaults

PDF: okular
Text: nvim
Browser: Zen (io.github.zen_browser.zen)
Archive: file-roller

ANTI-PATTERNS

DON'T hardcode hex colors - use colorScheme palette
DON'T install fonts globally - keep in user packages
DON'T bypass XDG defaults - set in mimeApps

NOTES

Kitty terminal configured in default.nix (not separate file)
Bibata-Modern-Ice cursor theme hardcoded
Session path includes cargo, npm-global, bun
Desktop features are always-enabled (no feature flags in this dir)

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