refactor(hyprland): decentralize window rules and binds

apps/firefox/default.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@
     exec-once = [
       "uwsm app -- pywalfox start"
     ];
+
+    bindd = [
+      "SUPER, W, Open Browser, exec, uwsm app -- firefox"
+      "SUPER, Y, Toggle YouTube, togglespecialworkspace, youtube"
+      "SUPER SHIFT, Y, Move to YouTube Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:youtube"
+    ];
+
+    workspace = [
+      "special:youtube, on-created-empty:uwsm app -- firefox -P YouTube --name youtube"
+    ];
+
+    windowrulev2 = [
+      "workspace special:youtube, class:^(youtube)$"
+    ];
   };
   imports = [
     inputs.textfox.homeManagerModules.default

apps/ghostty/default.nix

@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
     };
   };
 
+  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bindd = [
+    "SUPER, P, Toggle Preload, togglespecialworkspace, preload"
+    "SUPER SHIFT, P, Move to Preload Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:preload"
+  ];
+
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.exec-once = [
     "[workspace special:preload silent] uwsm app -- xdg-terminal-exec"
     "[workspace 1] uwsm app -- ghostty -e bash -c 'fastfetch; exec $SHELL'" # TODO: must be xdg-terminal-exec, or default user terminal

apps/hyprland/hypr/binds.nix

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         # essential
         "SUPER, Return, Open Terminal, exec, uwsm app -- xdg-terminal-exec"
         "SUPER, Q, Kill active, killactive"
-        "SUPER, SPACE, Open Vicinae, exec, vicinae toggle"
 
         # resize
         "SUPER CTRL, H, Resize Left, resizeactive, -40 0"
@@ -43,29 +42,10 @@
         "SUPER, O, Toggle Split, layoutmsg, togglesplit"
 
         # apps
-        "SUPER, W, Open Browser, exec, uwsm app -- firefox" # TODO: must be modular
         # "SUPER, SPACE, Open App Launcher, exec, nc -U $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/walker/walker.sock"
-        "SUPER, T, Toggle Steam, togglespecialworkspace, steam"
-        "SUPER SHIFT, T, Move to Steam Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:steam"
 
-        "SUPER, M, Toggle Music, togglespecialworkspace, music"
-        "SUPER SHIFT, M, Move to Music Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:music"
-
-        "SUPER, Y, Toggle YouTube, togglespecialworkspace, youtube"
-        "SUPER SHIFT, Y, Move to YouTube Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:youtube"
-
-        "SUPER, P, Toggle Preload, togglespecialworkspace, preload"
-        "SUPER SHIFT, P, Move to Preload Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:preload"
-
-        "SUPER SHIFT, T, Move to Steam Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:steam"
         "SUPER CTRL, I, Switch Wallpaper, exec, hakase-wallpaper-switch"
 
-        # Screenshots
-        "SUPER, S, Screenshot Region (with edit), exec, screenshot region"
-        "SUPER SHIFT, S, Screenshot Active Window, exec, screenshot window"
-        "SUPER ALT, S, Quick Screenshot (no edit), exec, screenshot region-save"
-        "SUPER ALT SHIFT, S, Screenshot Current Monitor, exec, screenshot screen"
-
         # TODO:
         # add text clipping from pictures
         # add screen recording

apps/hyprland/hypr/rules.nix

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 {
   wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
     workspace = [
-      "special:youtube, on-created-empty:uwsm app -- firefox -P YouTube --name youtube"
-      "special:music, on-created-empty:hakase-music-launch"
     ];
 
     windowrulev2 = [
@@ -20,38 +18,9 @@
       "dimaround, class:^(org\.hakase\.switch-wallpaper)$"
       "dimaround, initialTitle:^(Wallpaper Selector)$"
 
-      # --- STEAM RULES ---
-      "workspace special:steam silent, class:^(steam)$"
-      "noinitialfocus, class:^(steam)$"
-      "suppressevent activate, class:^(steam)$"
-
-      # --- MUSIC RULES (Jellyfin-TUI) ---
-      "workspace special:music silent, title:^(jellyfin-tui)$"
-      "workspace special:music silent, initialTitle:^(jellyfin-tui)$"
-
       # --- CAVA RULES ---
       "workspace special:music silent, title:^(cava)$"
       "workspace special:music silent, initialTitle:^(cava)$"
-
-      # --- YOUTUBE RULES ---
-      "workspace special:youtube, class:^(youtube)$"
-
-      # --- GAMING RULES ---
-      # Steam Apps, Gamescope, Lutris, Heroic, and Wine/Proton apps
-      "fullscreen, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
-      "monitor 0, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
-      "workspace 1, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
-
-      "fullscreen, class:^(gamescope)$"
-      "fullscreen, class:^(lutris)$"
-      "fullscreen, class:^(heroic)$"
-      "fullscreen, class:^wine-.*$"
-      "fullscreen, title:^Wine .*$"
-
-      # --- IMAGE VIEWER (Loupe) ---
-      "float, class:^(org\.gnome\.Loupe)$"
-      "center, class:^(org\.gnome\.Loupe)$"
-      "size 70% 70%, class:^(org\.gnome\.Loupe)$"
     ];
   };
 }

apps/loupe/default.nix

@@ -13,4 +13,11 @@
       "image/tiff" = "org.gnome.Loupe.desktop";
     };
   };
+
+  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.windowrulev2 = [
+    # --- IMAGE VIEWER (Loupe) ---
+    "float, class:^(org\.gnome\.Loupe)$"
+    "center, class:^(org\.gnome\.Loupe)$"
+    "size 70% 70%, class:^(org\.gnome\.Loupe)$"
+  ];
 }

apps/screenshot/default.nix

@@ -59,4 +59,12 @@ in {
     early_exit=false
     fill_shape=false
   '';
+
+  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.bindd = [
+    # Screenshots
+    "SUPER, S, Screenshot Region (with edit), exec, screenshot region"
+    "SUPER SHIFT, S, Screenshot Active Window, exec, screenshot window"
+    "SUPER ALT, S, Quick Screenshot (no edit), exec, screenshot region-save"
+    "SUPER ALT SHIFT, S, Screenshot Current Monitor, exec, screenshot screen"
+  ];
 }

apps/vicinae/default.nix

@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@
   # Ensure vicinae themes directory exists for matugen output
   home.file.".local/share/vicinae/themes/.keep".text = "";
 
-  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.exec-once = [
+  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
-    "vicinae server"
+    exec-once = [
-  ];
+      "vicinae server"
+    ];
+
+    bindd = [
+      "SUPER, SPACE, Open Vicinae, exec, vicinae toggle"
+    ];
+  };
 }

modules/home/gaming.nix

@@ -17,7 +17,32 @@
     };
   };
 
-  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings.exec-once = [
+  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
-    "[workspace special:steam silent] uwsm app -- steam"
+    exec-once = [
-  ];
+      "[workspace special:steam silent] uwsm app -- steam"
+    ];
+
+    bindd = [
+      "SUPER, T, Toggle Steam, togglespecialworkspace, steam"
+      "SUPER SHIFT, T, Move to Steam Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:steam"
+    ];
+
+    windowrulev2 = [
+      # --- STEAM RULES ---
+      "workspace special:steam silent, class:^(steam)$"
+      "noinitialfocus, class:^(steam)$"
+      "suppressevent activate, class:^(steam)$"
+
+      # --- GAMING RULES ---
+      "fullscreen, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+      "monitor 0, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+      "workspace 1, class:^steam_app_\d+$"
+
+      "fullscreen, class:^(gamescope)$"
+      "fullscreen, class:^(lutris)$"
+      "fullscreen, class:^(heroic)$"
+      "fullscreen, class:^wine-.*$"
+      "fullscreen, title:^Wine .*$"
+    ];
+  };
 }

modules/home/music.nix

@@ -31,4 +31,25 @@ in {
   home.packages = [
     launch-music
   ];
+
+  wayland.windowManager.hyprland.settings = {
+    workspace = [
+      "special:music, on-created-empty:hakase-music-launch"
+    ];
+
+    bindd = [
+      "SUPER, M, Toggle Music, togglespecialworkspace, music"
+      "SUPER SHIFT, M, Move to Music Special Workspace, movetoworkspace, special:music"
+    ];
+
+    windowrulev2 = [
+      # --- MUSIC RULES (Jellyfin-TUI) ---
+      "workspace special:music silent, title:^(jellyfin-tui)$"
+      "workspace special:music silent, initialTitle:^(jellyfin-tui)$"
+
+      # --- CAVA RULES ---
+      "workspace special:music silent, title:^(cava)$"
+      "workspace special:music silent, initialTitle:^(cava)$"
+    ];
+  };
 }