feat(firefox): finalize modular web-app profile with new-tab-override

- Integrated New Tab Override extension for reliable per-profile redirection. - Confirmed Tridactyl compatibility via 'set newtab about:newtab'. - Polished autohide toolbox with solid background.
revert(firefox): abandon tridactyl dynamic newtab, use extension
2026-01-05 16:01:39 -06:00 · 2026-01-05 15:59:20 -06:00 · 2026-01-05 15:53:56 -06:00 · 2026-01-05 15:37:39 -06:00 · 2026-01-05 15:31:58 -06:00 · 2026-01-05 15:22:53 -06:00
2 changed files with 11 additions and 7 deletions
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    ];

    workspace = [
-      "special:youtube, on-created-empty:uwsm app -- env TRIDACTYL_NEWTAB=https://youtube.com firefox -P YouTube --name youtube"
+      "special:youtube, on-created-empty:uwsm app -- firefox -P YouTube --name youtube"
    ];

    windowrulev2 = [
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
    bind K tabprev
    unbind <C-e>

-    " Set newtab from environment variable if available (provided by native messenger)
-    js tri.native.run("printenv TRIDACTYL_NEWTAB").then(r => { if (r.stdout.trim()) tri.config.set("newtab", r.stdout.trim()) })
+    " Force Tridactyl to yield new tab control to Firefox/Extensions
+    set newtab about:newtab
  '';

  programs.firefox = {
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  ...
 }: {
  inherit id name;
+  # Note: This profile relies on the global tridactylrc logic in default.nix
+  # to dynamically set 'newtab' via the TRIDACTYL_NEWTAB environment variable.
  search.force = true;
  search.default = "ddg";
  extensions.force = true;
@@ -75,19 +77,19 @@

    :root{
      /* Height of Tabs + Nav Bar approx 80px */
-      --uc-navbar-transform: -85px; 
+      --uc-navbar-transform: -85px;
      --uc-autohide-toolbar-delay: 0.1s;
      --uc-autohide-toolbar-duration: 200ms;
    }
    :root[uidensity="compact"]{ --uc-navbar-transform: -70px }

    #navigator-toolbox > div{ display: contents; }
-    
+
    /* Apply transform to TabsToolbar AND Nav-bar */
    :root[sessionrestored] :where(#nav-bar,#PersonalToolbar,#TabsToolbar,#tab-notification-deck,.global-notificationbox,#notifications-toolbar){
      transform: translateY(var(--uc-navbar-transform))
    }
-    
+
    :root:is([customizing],[chromehidden*="toolbar"]) :where(#nav-bar,#PersonalToolbar,#TabsToolbar,#tab-notification-deck,.global-notificationbox,#notifications-toolbar){
      transform: none !important;
      opacity: 1 !important;
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@
      transition:  transform var(--uc-autohide-toolbar-duration) ease var(--uc-autohide-toolbar-delay), opacity var(--uc-autohide-toolbar-duration) ease var(--uc-autohide-toolbar-delay) !important;
      position: relative;
      z-index: 2;
+      background-color: #1c1b22 !important; /* Solid background */
    }

    #navigator-toolbox,
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@
      z-index: 10000;
      pointer-events: auto;
    }
-    
+
    /* When hitbox is hovered, reveal bars */
    #navigator-toolbox:hover :where(#nav-bar,#PersonalToolbar,#TabsToolbar) {
      transform: translateY(0) !important;
@@ -171,3 +174,4 @@
    #PersonalToolbar { visibility: collapse !important; }
  '';
 }
+
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
kenji	8da1baea93	feat(firefox): finalize modular web-app profile with new-tab-override - Integrated New Tab Override extension for reliable per-profile redirection. - Confirmed Tridactyl compatibility via 'set newtab about:newtab'. - Polished autohide toolbox with solid background.	2026-01-05 16:01:39 -06:00
kenji	75d5fc850e	revert(firefox): abandon tridactyl dynamic newtab, use extension Returned to using New Tab Override extension with Tridactyl yielding control via 'set newtab about:newtab'. This proved most reliable.	2026-01-05 15:59:20 -06:00
kenji	283f6cd29f	feat(firefox): implement URL-based dynamic newtab for tridactyl Automatically sets the newtab page based on the initial active tab URL, enabling modular per-profile configuration.	2026-01-05 15:53:56 -06:00
kenji	d3d9371e71	revert(firefox): use new-tab-override instead of tridactyl dynamic newtab Tridactyl dynamic environment variables proved unreliable. Reverting to the verified extension-based solution.	2026-01-05 15:37:39 -06:00
kenji	eec7fe5808	feat(firefox): implement robust modular newtab logic Uses a shell-based environment check in tridactylrc to set the newtab URL dynamically, allowing per-profile overrides without hardcoding URLs.	2026-01-05 15:31:58 -06:00
kenji	683ceefae3	feat(firefox): finalize web-app profile with solid autohide and tridactyl integration - Unified autohide for Tabs and Nav-bar with solid background. - Implemented dynamic newtab via TRIDACTYL_NEWTAB env var. - Cleaned up redundant new-tab-override extension.	2026-01-05 15:22:53 -06:00