From 23223a2b73cef813068cf5129b935d14e65ec322 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:53:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] mpris: make album art always 1:1

---
 modules/Mpris.qml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/Mpris.qml b/modules/Mpris.qml
index 4fd58ef..1b391cd 100644
--- a/modules/Mpris.qml
+++ b/modules/Mpris.qml
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ M.BarSection {
         panelNamespace: "nova-mpris"
         contentWidth: 280
 
-        // Album art
+        // Album art — always 1:1
         Item {
             width: parent.width
-            height: _artImg._hasArt ? 140 : 60
+            height: width
             clip: true
 
             Rectangle {

From 5ce1205225a9bcc04c39d3c72ddc240fcaa4909a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:55:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix separator line vertical alignment in bar groups

---
 modules/BarGroup.qml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/modules/BarGroup.qml b/modules/BarGroup.qml
index 6898d71..fe88bc2 100644
--- a/modules/BarGroup.qml
+++ b/modules/BarGroup.qml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Item {
             readonly property real _rightEdge: _left ? _left.x + _left.width : 0
 
             x: row.x + _rightEdge + row.spacing / 2
-            y: root._pad
+            y: row.y
             width: 1
             height: row.implicitHeight
             color: Qt.rgba(root.borderColor.r, root.borderColor.g, root.borderColor.b, 0.4)

From f174d35383478d49e85f8a09533edb92d5fdab47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:47:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] add panel titles to mpris/sound/brightness; pin button
 always visible

---
 modules/Backlight.qml  |  1 +
 modules/HoverPanel.qml | 13 +------------
 modules/Mpris.qml      |  1 +
 modules/Volume.qml     |  1 +
 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/Backlight.qml b/modules/Backlight.qml
index 84683cd..9dc64cc 100644
--- a/modules/Backlight.qml
+++ b/modules/Backlight.qml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         anchorItem: root
         accentColor: root.accentColor
         panelNamespace: "nova-backlight"
+        panelTitle: "Brightness"
         contentWidth: 200
 
         Item {
diff --git a/modules/HoverPanel.qml b/modules/HoverPanel.qml
index fd459da..59192fa 100644
--- a/modules/HoverPanel.qml
+++ b/modules/HoverPanel.qml
@@ -268,18 +268,7 @@ PanelWindow {
                     anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
                     width: root.popupMode ? 0 : 20
                     height: 20
-                    visible: !root.popupMode && (root.panelHovered || root._pinned)
-                    opacity: pinHover.hovered || root._pinned ? 1 : 0.35
-
-                    Behavior on opacity {
-                        NumberAnimation {
-                            duration: 100
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    HoverHandler {
-                        id: pinHover
-                    }
+                    visible: !root.popupMode
 
                     TapHandler {
                         cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
diff --git a/modules/Mpris.qml b/modules/Mpris.qml
index 1b391cd..0ffbbb7 100644
--- a/modules/Mpris.qml
+++ b/modules/Mpris.qml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         anchorItem: root
         accentColor: root.accentColor
         panelNamespace: "nova-mpris"
+        panelTitle: "Now Playing"
         contentWidth: 280
 
         // Album art — always 1:1
diff --git a/modules/Volume.qml b/modules/Volume.qml
index 7166207..c4d5d33 100644
--- a/modules/Volume.qml
+++ b/modules/Volume.qml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ M.BarSection {
         anchorItem: root
         accentColor: root.accentColor
         panelNamespace: "nova-volume"
+        panelTitle: "Sound"
         contentWidth: 220
 
         // Slider row