Replace our NightLight solution with wlsunset.

NightLight: add temperature solution
NTextInput: add input hint support

Commons/Settings.qml

@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ Singleton {
         property string startTime: "20:00"
         property string stopTime: "07:00"
         property bool autoSchedule: false
+        // wlsunset temperatures (Kelvin)
+        property int lowTemp: 3500
+        property int highTemp: 6500
       }
     }
   }

Modules/Bar/Widgets/NightLight.qml

@@ -17,21 +17,19 @@ Item {
 
   NPill {
     id: pill
-    icon: NightLightService.isActive ? "bedtime" : "bedtime_off"
+    icon: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled ? "bedtime" : "bedtime_off"
-    iconCircleColor: NightLightService.isActive ? Color.mSecondary : Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
+    iconCircleColor: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled ? Color.mSecondary : Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
-    collapsedIconColor: NightLightService.isActive ? Color.mOnSecondary : Color.mOnSurface
+    collapsedIconColor: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled ? Color.mOnSecondary : Color.mOnSurface
     autoHide: false
-    text: NightLightService.isActive ? "On" : "Off"
+    text: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled ? "On" : "Off"
     tooltipText: {
       if (!Settings.isLoaded || !Settings.data.nightLight.enabled) {
         return "Night Light: Disabled\nLeft click to open settings.\nRight click to enable."
       }
 
-      var status = NightLightService.isActive ? "Active" : "Inactive (outside schedule)"
       var intensity = Math.round(Settings.data.nightLight.intensity * 100)
-      var schedule = Settings.data.nightLight.autoSchedule ? `Schedule: ${Settings.data.nightLight.startTime} - ${Settings.data.nightLight.stopTime}` : "Manual mode"
+      var schedule = Settings.data.nightLight.autoSchedule ? `Auto schedule` : `Manual: ${Settings.data.nightLight.startTime} - ${Settings.data.nightLight.stopTime}`
-
+      return `Night Light: Enabled\nIntensity: ${intensity}%\n${schedule}\nLeft click to open settings.\nRight click to toggle.`
-      return `Intensity: ${intensity}%\n${schedule}\nLeft click to open settings.\nRight click to toggle.`
     }
 
     onClicked: {
@@ -42,14 +40,11 @@ Item {
     }
 
     onRightClicked: {
-      // Right click - toggle night light
+      // Right click - toggle night light (debounced apply handled by service)
       Settings.data.nightLight.enabled = !Settings.data.nightLight.enabled
+      NightLightService.apply()
     }
 
-    onWheel: delta => {
+    // Wheel handler removed to avoid frequent rapid restarts/flicker
-               var diff = delta > 0 ? 0.05 : -0.05
-               Settings.data.nightLight.intensity = Math.max(0, Math.min(1.0,
-                                                                         Settings.data.nightLight.intensity + diff))
-             }
   }
 }

Modules/NightLight/NightLightOverlay.qml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-import QtQuick
-import Quickshell
-import Quickshell.Wayland
-import qs.Commons
-import qs.Services
-
-Variants {
-  model: Quickshell.screens
-
-  delegate: Loader {
-    required property ShellScreen modelData
-    readonly property real scaling: ScalingService.scale(modelData)
-
-    active: NightLightService.isActive
-
-    sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
-      screen: modelData
-      color: Color.transparent
-      anchors {
-        top: true
-        bottom: true
-        left: true
-        right: true
-      }
-
-      // Ensure a full click through
-      mask: Region {}
-
-      WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayershell.Overlay
-      WlrLayershell.exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
-      WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.None
-      WlrLayershell.namespace: "noctalia-nightlight"
-
-      Rectangle {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        color: NightLightService.overlayColor
-
-        Behavior on color {
-          ColorAnimation {
-            duration: Style.animationSlow
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}

Modules/SettingsPanel/Tabs/DisplayTab.qml

@@ -239,7 +239,10 @@ ColumnLayout {
       label: "Enable Night Light"
       description: "Apply a warm color filter to reduce blue light emission."
       checked: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled
-      onToggled: checked => Settings.data.nightLight.enabled = checked
+      onToggled: checked => {
+        Settings.data.nightLight.enabled = checked
+        NightLightService.apply()
+      }
     }
 
     // Intensity settings
@@ -257,7 +260,10 @@ ColumnLayout {
           to: 1
           stepSize: 0.01
           value: Settings.data.nightLight.intensity
-          onMoved: Settings.data.nightLight.intensity = value
+          onMoved: {
+            Settings.data.nightLight.intensity = value
+            NightLightService.apply()
+          }
           Layout.fillWidth: true
           Layout.minimumWidth: 150 * scaling
         }
@@ -271,11 +277,59 @@ ColumnLayout {
       }
     }
 
+    // Temperature settings (inline like schedule)
+    RowLayout {
+      visible: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled
+      Layout.fillWidth: false
+      spacing: Style.marginM * scaling
+
+      NText {
+        text: "Low"
+        font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
+        color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
+      }
+      NTextInput {
+        text: Settings.data.nightLight.lowTemp.toString()
+        inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhDigitsOnly
+        Layout.preferredWidth: 100 * scaling
+        onEditingFinished: {
+          var v = parseInt(text)
+          if (!isNaN(v)) {
+            Settings.data.nightLight.lowTemp = Math.max(1000, Math.min(6500, v))
+            NightLightService.apply()
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      Item {}
+
+      NText {
+        text: "High"
+        font.pointSize: Style.fontSizeM * scaling
+        color: Color.mOnSurfaceVariant
+      }
+      NTextInput {
+        text: Settings.data.nightLight.highTemp.toString()
+        inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhDigitsOnly
+        Layout.preferredWidth: 100 * scaling
+        onEditingFinished: {
+          var v = parseInt(text)
+          if (!isNaN(v)) {
+            Settings.data.nightLight.highTemp = Math.max(1000, Math.min(10000, v))
+            NightLightService.apply()
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     NToggle {
       label: "Auto Schedule"
       description: "Automatically enable night light based on time schedule."
       checked: Settings.data.nightLight.autoSchedule
-      onToggled: checked => Settings.data.nightLight.autoSchedule = checked
+      onToggled: checked => {
+        Settings.data.nightLight.autoSchedule = checked
+        NightLightService.apply()
+      }
       visible: Settings.data.nightLight.enabled
     }
 
@@ -303,7 +357,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
           model: timeOptions
           currentKey: Settings.data.nightLight.startTime
           placeholder: "Select start time"
-          onSelected: key => Settings.data.nightLight.startTime = key
+          onSelected: key => { Settings.data.nightLight.startTime = key; NightLightService.apply() }
           preferredWidth: 120 * scaling
         }
 
@@ -319,7 +373,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
           model: timeOptions
           currentKey: Settings.data.nightLight.stopTime
           placeholder: "Select stop time"
-          onSelected: key => Settings.data.nightLight.stopTime = key
+          onSelected: key => { Settings.data.nightLight.stopTime = key; NightLightService.apply() }
           preferredWidth: 120 * scaling
         }
       }

README.md

@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ Features a modern modular architecture with a status bar, notification system, c
 - `gpu-screen-recorder` - Screen recording functionality
 - `brightnessctl` - For internal/laptop monitor brightness
 - `ddcutil` - For desktop monitor brightness (might introduce some system instability with certain monitors)
-- `xdg-desktop-portal-gnome` - Desktop integration (or alternative portal)
 
 
 ### Optional
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ Features a modern modular architecture with a status bar, notification system, c
 - `swww` - Wallpaper animations and effects
 - `matugen` - Material You color scheme generation
 - `cava` - Audio visualizer component
+- `wlsunset` - To be able to use NightLight
 
 > There are 2 more optional dependencies.  
 > Any `polkit agent` to be able to use the ArchUpdater widget.   

Services/NightLightService.qml

@@ -4,63 +4,106 @@ import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import qs.Commons
+import qs.Services
 
 Singleton {
   id: root
 
   // Night Light properties - directly bound to settings
   readonly property var params: Settings.data.nightLight
+  // Deprecated overlay flag removed; service only manages wlsunset now
+  property bool isActive: false
+  property bool isRunning: false
+  property string lastCommand: ""
+  property var nextCommand: []
 
-  // Computed properties
+  Component.onCompleted: apply()
-  readonly property color overlayColor: params.enabled ? calculateOverlayColor() : "transparent"
-  property bool isActive: params.enabled && (params.autoSchedule ? isWithinSchedule() : true)
 
-  Component.onCompleted: {
+  function buildCommand() {
-    Logger.log("NightLight", "Service started")
+    var cmd = ["wlsunset"]
-  }
+    // Use user-configured temps; if intensity is used, bias lowTemp towards user low
-
+    var i = Math.max(0, Math.min(1, params.intensity))
-  function calculateOverlayColor() {
+    var loCfg = params.lowTemp || 3500
-    if (!isActive) {
+    var hiCfg = params.highTemp || 6500
-      return "transparent"
+    var lowTemp = Math.round(hiCfg - (hiCfg - loCfg) * Math.pow(i, 0.6))
-    }
+    cmd.push("-t", lowTemp.toString())
-
+    cmd.push("-T", hiCfg.toString())
-    // More vibrant color formula - stronger effect at high warmth
+    if (params.autoSchedule && LocationService.data.coordinatesReady && LocationService.data.stableLatitude !== "" && LocationService.data.stableLongitude !== "") {
-    var red = 1.0
+      cmd.push("-l", LocationService.data.stableLatitude)
-    var green = 1.0 - (0.43 * params.intensity)
+      cmd.push("-L", LocationService.data.stableLongitude)
-    var blue = 1.0 - (0.84 * params.intensity)
-    var alpha = (params.intensity * 0.25) // Higher alpha for more noticeable effect
-
-    return Qt.rgba(red, green, blue, alpha)
-  }
-
-  function isWithinSchedule() {
-    if (!params.autoSchedule) {
-      return true
-    }
-
-    var now = new Date()
-    var currentTime = now.getHours() * 60 + now.getMinutes()
-
-    var startParts = params.startTime.split(":")
-    var stopParts = params.stopTime.split(":")
-    var startMinutes = parseInt(startParts[0]) * 60 + parseInt(startParts[1])
-    var stopMinutes = parseInt(stopParts[0]) * 60 + parseInt(stopParts[1])
-
-    // Handle overnight schedule (e.g., 20:00 to 07:00)
-    if (stopMinutes < startMinutes) {
-      return currentTime >= startMinutes || currentTime <= stopMinutes
     } else {
-      return currentTime >= startMinutes && currentTime <= stopMinutes
+      // Manual schedule
+      if (params.startTime && params.stopTime) {
+        cmd.push("-S", params.startTime)
+        cmd.push("-s", params.stopTime)
+      }
+      // Optional: do not pass duration, use wlsunset defaults
     }
+    return cmd
   }
 
-  // Timer to check schedule changes
+  function stopIfRunning() {
+    // Best-effort stop; wlsunset runs as foreground, so pkill is simplest
+    Quickshell.execDetached(["pkill", "-x", "wlsunset"]) 
+    isRunning = false
+  }
+
+  function apply() {
+    if (!params.enabled) {
+      // Disable immediately
+      debounceStart.stop()
+      nextCommand = []
+      stopIfRunning()
+      return
+    }
+    // Debounce rapid changes (slider)
+    nextCommand = buildCommand()
+    lastCommand = nextCommand.join(" ")
+    stopIfRunning()
+    debounceStart.restart()
+  }
+
+  // Observe setting changes and location readiness
+  Connections {
+    target: Settings.data.nightLight
+    function onEnabledChanged() { apply() }
+    function onIntensityChanged() { apply() }
+    function onAutoScheduleChanged() { apply() }
+    function onStartTimeChanged() { apply() }
+    function onStopTimeChanged() { apply() }
+  }
+
+  Connections {
+    target: LocationService.data
+    function onCoordinatesReadyChanged() { if (params.enabled && params.autoSchedule) apply() }
+    function onStableLatitudeChanged() { if (params.enabled && params.autoSchedule) apply() }
+    function onStableLongitudeChanged() { if (params.enabled && params.autoSchedule) apply() }
+  }
+
+  // Foreground process runner
+  Process {
+    id: runner
+    running: false
+    onStarted: { isRunning = true; Logger.log("NightLight", "Started wlsunset:", root.lastCommand) }
+    onExited: function (code, status) {
+      isRunning = false
+      Logger.log("NightLight", "wlsunset exited:", code, status)
+      // Do not auto-restart here; debounceStart handles starts
+    }
+    stdout: StdioCollector {}
+    stderr: StdioCollector {}
+  }
+
+  // Debounce timer to avoid flicker when moving sliders
   Timer {
-    interval: 60000 // Check every minute
+    id: debounceStart
-    running: params.enabled && params.autoSchedule
+    interval: 300
-    repeat: true
+    repeat: false
     onTriggered: {
-      isActive = isWithinSchedule()
+      if (params.enabled && nextCommand.length > 0) {
+        runner.command = nextCommand
+        runner.running = true
+      }
     }
   }
 }

Widgets/NCheckbox.qml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RowLayout {
   property bool checked: false
   property bool hovering: false
   // Smaller default footprint than NToggle
-  property int baseSize: Math.max(Style.baseWidgetSize * 0.8, Math.round(14 / scaling))
+  property int baseSize: Math.max(Style.baseWidgetSize * 0.8, 14)
 
   signal toggled(bool checked)
   signal entered
@@ -47,26 +47,14 @@ RowLayout {
       anchors.fill: parent
       cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
       hoverEnabled: true
-      onEntered: {
+      onEntered: { hovering = true; root.entered() }
-        hovering = true
+      onExited: { hovering = false; root.exited() }
-        root.entered()
-      }
-      onExited: {
-        hovering = false
-        root.exited()
-      }
       onClicked: root.toggled(!root.checked)
     }
 
-    Behavior on color {
+    Behavior on color { ColorAnimation { duration: Style.animationFast } }
-      ColorAnimation {
+    Behavior on border.color { ColorAnimation { duration: Style.animationFast } }
-        duration: Style.animationFast
-      }
-    }
-    Behavior on border.color {
-      ColorAnimation {
-        duration: Style.animationFast
-      }
-    }
   }
 }
+
+

Widgets/NTextInput.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Item {
 
   property alias text: input.text
   property alias placeholderText: input.placeholderText
+  property alias inputMethodHints: input.inputMethodHints
 
   signal editingFinished
 

shell.qml

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import qs.Modules.Calendar
 import qs.Modules.Dock
 import qs.Modules.IPC
 import qs.Modules.LockScreen
-import qs.Modules.NightLight
 import qs.Modules.Notification
 import qs.Modules.SettingsPanel
 import qs.Modules.PowerPanel
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ ShellRoot {
 
   ToastOverlay {}
 
-  NightLightOverlay {}
+  // Night light handled by wlsunset via NightLightService; no overlay needed
 
   IPCManager {}