From eda0fb43763109c6bd8d4fc9901a595470f096d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:50:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] add desktop entry and app id for portal registration

---
 nix/package.nix                               | 2 ++
 shell/assets/space.darkest.nova-shell.desktop | 6 ++++++
 shell/shell.qml                               | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 shell/assets/space.darkest.nova-shell.desktop

diff --git a/nix/package.nix b/nix/package.nix
index 57314cc..93c9e3d 100644
--- a/nix/package.nix
+++ b/nix/package.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ let
       runHook preInstall
       mkdir -p $out/share/nova-shell
       cp -r shell/shell.qml shell/modules shell/services shell/applets shell/dock shell/lock shell/assets $out/share/nova-shell/
+      mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+      cp shell/assets/space.darkest.nova-shell.desktop $out/share/applications/
       runHook postInstall
     '';
   };
diff --git a/shell/assets/space.darkest.nova-shell.desktop b/shell/assets/space.darkest.nova-shell.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95da1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell/assets/space.darkest.nova-shell.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=nova-shell
+Comment=Minimal Quickshell bar for niri
+Exec=nova-shell
+Type=Application
+NoDisplay=true
diff --git a/shell/shell.qml b/shell/shell.qml
index 5c6411a..6e0122b 100644
--- a/shell/shell.qml
+++ b/shell/shell.qml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //@ pragma Env QS_NO_RELOAD_POPUP=1
+//@ pragma AppId space.darkest.nova-shell
 
 import "modules"
 import "services"

From dc8344d0af83ba9de5f74a68bee82cdf6364c9a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:58:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix nixos module: inject hm modules unconditionally so
 options exist

---
 nix/nixos-module.nix | 20 ++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nix/nixos-module.nix b/nix/nixos-module.nix
index d687470..5116f91 100644
--- a/nix/nixos-module.nix
+++ b/nix/nixos-module.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
 self:
 {
-  config,
   options,
   lib,
   ...
 }:
-let
-  cfg = config.programs.nova-shell;
-in
 {
-  options.programs.nova-shell.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "nova-shell Quickshell bar";
-
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable (
-    lib.optionalAttrs (options ? home-manager) {
-      home-manager.sharedModules = [
-        self.homeModules.default
-      ]
-      ++ lib.optionals (options ? stylix) [ self.homeModules.stylix ];
-    }
-  );
+  config = lib.optionalAttrs (options ? home-manager) {
+    home-manager.sharedModules = [
+      self.homeModules.default
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (options ? stylix) [ self.homeModules.stylix ];
+  };
 }