gate non-essential animations behind reducedMotion config toggle

shell/modules/BarGroup.qml

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Item {
 
         property real _pulse: 0.08
         SequentialAnimation on _pulse {
-            running: root._hovered
+            running: root._hovered && !S.Theme.reducedMotion
             loops: Animation.Infinite
             NumberAnimation {
                 to: 0.22

shell/modules/HoverPanel.qml

@@ -133,7 +133,12 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
         _winVisible = true;
         hideAnim.stop();
-        showAnim.start();
+        if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
+            panelContainer.opacity = 1;
+            panelContainer.y = 0;
+        } else {
+            showAnim.start();
+        }
         _grace = true;
         _graceTimer.restart();
     }
@@ -141,7 +146,13 @@ PanelWindow {
     function dismiss() {
         _pinned = false;
         showAnim.stop();
-        hideAnim.start();
+        if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
+            _winVisible = false;
+            if (popupMode)
+                dismissed();
+        } else {
+            hideAnim.start();
+        }
         _grace = false;
         _graceTimer.stop();
     }

shell/modules/NotifPopup.qml

@@ -68,7 +68,13 @@ PanelWindow {
                         _heightScale = 1;
                     } else {
                         popupCol._knownIds[modelData.id] = true;
-                        slideIn.start();
+                        if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
+                            opacity = 1;
+                            x = 0;
+                            _heightScale = 1;
+                        } else {
+                            slideIn.start();
+                        }
                     }
                     _entered = true;
                 }
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                 }
 
                 Behavior on y {
-                    enabled: popupItem._entered
+                    enabled: popupItem._entered && !S.Theme.reducedMotion
                     NumberAnimation {
                         duration: 200
                         easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
@@ -123,7 +129,11 @@ PanelWindow {
                     popupItem.modelData.beginDismiss();
                     _fullDismiss = !!full;
                     slideIn.stop();
-                    slideOut.start();
+                    if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
+                        full ? S.NotifService.dismiss(modelData.id) : S.NotifService.dismissPopup(modelData.id);
+                    } else {
+                        slideOut.start();
+                    }
                 }
 
                 SequentialAnimation {

shell/modules/NotificationsModule.qml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ M.PinnableSection {
     Connections {
         target: S.NotifService
         function onCountChanged() {
-            if (S.NotifService.count > 0)
+            if (S.NotifService.count > 0 && !S.Theme.reducedMotion)
                 popAnim.start();
         }
     }

shell/modules/PulseAnimation.qml

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import QtQuick
+import "../services" as S
 
 SequentialAnimation {
     id: root
-    loops: Animation.Infinite
+    loops: S.Theme.reducedMotion ? 0 : Animation.Infinite
 
     property real minOpacity: 0.4
     property int halfDuration: 400

shell/modules/Tooltip.qml

@@ -19,10 +19,19 @@ PanelWindow {
         if (_shown) {
             _winVisible = true;
             hideAnim.stop();
-            showAnim.start();
+            if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
+                content.opacity = 1;
+                content.y = 0;
+            } else {
+                showAnim.start();
+            }
         } else {
             showAnim.stop();
-            hideAnim.start();
+            if (S.Theme.reducedMotion) {
+                _winVisible = false;
+            } else {
+                hideAnim.start();
+            }
         }
     }