modules/HoverPanel.qml

@@ -43,16 +43,14 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     property bool _winVisible: false
     property bool _pinned: false
-    property real _dragStartX: 0
 
-    // When pinned, only the header bar receives input — content passes through to desktop.
+    // When pinned, only the pin button area receives input — everything else passes through
-    // Full header width allows drag-to-reposition; pin button tap is within that region too.
     mask: _pinned ? _pinMask : null
 
     property Region _pinMask: Region {
-        x: panelContainer.x
+        x: panelContainer.x + panelContainer.width - 28
         y: 0
-        width: panelContainer.width
+        width: 28
         height: 24
     }
 
@@ -192,21 +190,12 @@ PanelWindow {
         }
     }
 
-    // Popup mode: click-outside dismiss.
+    // Popup mode: click-outside dismiss (declared first = lowest z = below content)
-    // TapHandler fires for all taps; position check skips taps inside panelContainer.
+    MouseArea {
-    // Gated on !_grace so spurious events during the 400ms opening window don't dismiss.
-    Item {
         anchors.fill: parent
         visible: root.popupMode
-
+        enabled: root.popupMode
-        TapHandler {
+        onClicked: root.dismiss()
-            enabled: !root._grace
-            onTapped: {
-                const p = point.position;
-                if (p.x < panelContainer.x || p.x > panelContainer.x + panelContainer.width || p.y < panelContainer.y || p.y > panelContainer.y + panelContainer.height)
-                    root.dismiss();
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     M.PopupBackground {
@@ -226,6 +215,13 @@ PanelWindow {
         height: _panelColumn.height
         opacity: 0
 
+        // Popup mode: eat clicks on panel background so outer dismiss doesn't fire
+        MouseArea {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            visible: root.popupMode
+            enabled: root.popupMode
+        }
+
         HoverHandler {
             enabled: !root.popupMode && !root._pinned
             onHoveredChanged: if (!root.popupMode && !root._pinned)
@@ -239,31 +235,10 @@ PanelWindow {
             // Header row: title + action buttons + pin — shown in hover mode always,
             // and in popup mode when a title or actions are provided.
             Item {
-                id: _headerItem
                 visible: !root.popupMode || root.panelTitle !== "" || root.titleActionsComponent !== null
                 width: parent.width
                 height: 24
 
-                // Drag header to reposition panel while pinned (hover mode only)
-                DragHandler {
-                    enabled: root._pinned && !root.popupMode
-                    yAxis.enabled: false
-                    onActiveChanged: if (active)
-                        root._dragStartX = panelContainer.x
-                    onActiveTranslationChanged: {
-                        if (active) {
-                            const sw = root.screen?.width ?? 1920;
-                            panelContainer.x = Math.max(0, Math.min(root._dragStartX + activeTranslation.x, sw - root.contentWidth));
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // Show move cursor on header when pinned
-                HoverHandler {
-                    enabled: root._pinned && !root.popupMode
-                    cursorShape: Qt.SizeHorCursor
-                }
-
                 Text {
                     visible: root.panelTitle !== ""
                     anchors.left: parent.left

modules/Mpris.qml

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         panelTitle: "Now Playing"
         contentWidth: 280
 
-        // Album art — always 1:1, crossfades on session switch
+        // Album art — always 1:1
         Item {
             width: parent.width
             height: width
@@ -133,71 +133,22 @@ M.BarSection {
                 color: M.Theme.base02
             }
 
-            // Outgoing art — snaps to current opacity, then fades out
-            Image {
-                id: _artImgPrev
-                anchors.fill: parent
-                fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                asynchronous: true
-                opacity: 0
-
-                NumberAnimation {
-                    id: _prevFadeOut
-                    target: _artImgPrev
-                    property: "opacity"
-                    to: 0
-                    duration: 300
-                    easing.type: Easing.InOutCubic
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Incoming art — fades in once loaded
             Image {
                 id: _artImg
                 anchors.fill: parent
                 fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+                visible: _hasArt
                 asynchronous: true
-                opacity: 0
+                source: root._cachedArt
 
                 property bool _hasArt: false
-
+                onStatusChanged: if (status === Image.Ready)
-                onStatusChanged: {
+                    _hasArt = true
-                    if (status === Image.Ready && source !== "") {
-                        _hasArt = true;
-                        _artFadeIn.start();
-                        _prevFadeOut.start();
-                    } else if (status === Image.Error) {
-                        _hasArt = false;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                NumberAnimation {
-                    id: _artFadeIn
-                    target: _artImg
-                    property: "opacity"
-                    to: 1
-                    duration: 300
-                    easing.type: Easing.InOutCubic
-                }
-
                 Connections {
                     target: root
                     function on_CachedArtChanged() {
-                        if (!root._cachedArt) {
+                        if (!root._cachedArt)
-                            _artFadeIn.stop();
-                            _prevFadeOut.stop();
                             _artImg._hasArt = false;
-                            _artImg.opacity = 0;
-                            _artImgPrev.opacity = 0;
-                            _artImg.source = "";
-                        } else if (root._cachedArt !== _artImg.source) {
-                            _prevFadeOut.stop();
-                            _artFadeIn.stop();
-                            _artImgPrev.source = _artImg.source;
-                            _artImgPrev.opacity = _artImg.opacity;
-                            _artImg.opacity = 0;
-                            _artImg.source = root._cachedArt;
-                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -236,7 +187,7 @@ M.BarSection {
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
                 height: 40
-                visible: _artImg._hasArt
+                visible: _artImg.visible
                 gradient: Gradient {
                     GradientStop {
                         position: 0
@@ -255,7 +206,7 @@ M.BarSection {
                 color: M.Theme.base04
                 font.pixelSize: 28
                 font.family: M.Theme.iconFontFamily
-                visible: !_artImg._hasArt
+                visible: _artImg.status !== Image.Ready
             }
         }
 

modules/NotifService.qml

@@ -90,13 +90,7 @@ QtObject {
             });
 
             root._byId[item.id] = item;
-            root.list = [item, ...root.list].sort((a, b) => {
+            root.list = [item, ...root.list];
-                const aU = a.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 1 : 0;
-                const bU = b.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 1 : 0;
-                if (aU !== bU)
-                    return bU - aU;
-                return b.time - a.time;
-            });
 
             // Trim excess popups
             const max = M.Modules.notifications.maxPopups || 4;
@@ -180,13 +174,6 @@ QtObject {
                     root._byId[item.id] = item;
                     root.list.push(item);
                 }
-                root.list.sort((a, b) => {
-                    const aU = a.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 1 : 0;
-                    const bU = b.urgency === NotificationUrgency.Critical ? 1 : 0;
-                    if (aU !== bU)
-                        return bU - aU;
-                    return b.time - a.time;
-                });
                 root._changed();
             } catch (e) {}
         }

nix/hm-module.nix

@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ in
             default = 15;
             description = "Battery percentage for critical notification and blink.";
           };
-          poweralertd = lib.mkOption {
-            type = lib.types.bool;
-            default = true;
-            description = "Enable poweralertd for battery/power event notifications. Set to false to disable.";
-          };
         };
         weather = moduleOpt "weather" (
           (intervalOpt 3600000)
@@ -239,10 +234,6 @@ in
       }
     ];
 
-    services.poweralertd.enable = lib.mkIf (
-      cfg.modules.battery.enable && cfg.modules.battery.poweralertd
-    ) (lib.mkDefault true);
-
     systemd.user.services.nova-shell = lib.mkIf cfg.systemd.enable {
       Unit = {
         Description = "nova-shell Quickshell bar";