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{"at":"2026-06-10T07:08:22.391Z","state":"done","detail":"Signal auto-start + eww bar widget: sway/config exec, signal-toggle script, yuck widget + scss styles added","text":"Let me look at the rest of your eww setup to understand the structure before making changes.\n\nNow I have everything I need. Here's the plan:\n\n1. **`sway/config`** — add `exec signal-desktop --start-in-tray` to auto-start Signal on login\n2. **`eww/scripts/signal-toggle`** — new script to focus the Signal window (or start it if not running)\n3. **`eww/eww.yuck`** — add `signal-widget` and include it in the `system` widget\n4. **`eww/eww.scss`** — add styles for the icon\n\nNow add the widget to `eww.yuck` — inserting both the widget definition and wiring it into `system`:\n\nThe icon in the file is a multi-byte UTF-8 character. I'll match on the surrounding unique context instead:\n\nNow add the SCSS styles:\n\nLet me do a quick sanity check on the final state of the yuck file:\n\nEverything looks good. Here's a summary of all the changes:\n\n---\n\n### Changes made\n\n**`sway/config`** \nAdded `exec signal-desktop --start-in-tray` alongside the other `exec` startup entries. Signal will launch silently on login without a visible window.\n\n**`eww/scripts/signal-toggle`** *(new, executable)* \n```bash\nswaymsg '[app_id=\"signal\"] focus' 2>/dev/null ||\nswaymsg '[class=\"Signal\"] focus' 2>/dev/null ||\nsignal-desktop --start-in-tray &\n```\nTries to focus an existing Signal window (Wayland app_id first, X11 class fallback), and only launches a new instance if Signal isn't running at all.\n\n**`eww/eww.yuck`** \nAdded `signal-widget` (the `` icon, clickable) and placed it in the `system` box between `battery-widget` and `time-widget`.\n\n**`eww/eww.scss`** \nAdded `.signal-eventbox` and `.signal-icon` styles matching the pattern of your other bar icons.\n\n---\n\n### To activate\n\n```bash\nswaymsg reload # picks up sway exec + eww reload\neww reload # picks up yuck/scss changes\n```\n\nOr just log out and back in for a clean start."}
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{"at":"2026-06-10T07:10:29.900Z","state":"done","detail":"nothing happens when I click the icon. the icon should also be furthest left","text":""}
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{"at":"2026-06-10T07:11:17.124Z","state":"done","detail":"fixed Signal click handler (Flatpak app_id), sway autostart, moved icon left","text":"Let me debug the click issue and check Signal's actual app_id in Sway:\n\nSignal is a Flatpak (`org.signal.Signal`) — that's why `signal-desktop` doesn't exist and nothing happens. I'll fix the script, the sway autostart, and move the icon to the left of the system group.\n\nNow reload eww and test the script manually:\n\nDone. Three fixes:\n\n- **Script** — was calling `signal-desktop` (doesn't exist). Now calls `swaymsg '[app_id=\"org.signal.Signal\"] focus'` to bring an existing window forward, falling back to `flatpak run org.signal.Signal` if not running.\n- **Sway autostart** — updated to `flatpak run org.signal.Signal --start-in-tray`.\n- **Icon position** — moved `(signal-widget)` to the first position in the `system` box so it sits furthest left."}
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{"at":"2026-06-10T07:14:44.027Z","state":"done","detail":"Is the icon opening the live process or starting a new? It is quiet slow to launch","text":""}
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{"at":"2026-06-10T07:16:21.491Z","state":"blocked","detail":"Signal autostart configured for scratchpad toggle; needs manual launch to initialize","text":"Signal isn't running at all — the autostart never took effect (sway hasn't been reloaded yet), so every click is a cold Flatpak launch. That's why it's slow.\n\nThe right fix is the **scratchpad approach**: Sway pre-loads Signal at login and immediately parks it in the scratchpad. The bar icon then just toggles it instantly — no process startup on click.\n\n**Changes:**\n1. Sway: autostart without `--start-in-tray` + a `for_window` rule to scratchpad it on creation\n2. `signal-toggle`: use `scratchpad show` (instant toggle) with fallback to launch\n\nNow reload Sway to apply everything:\n\nSignal isn't running yet — `exec` (unlike `exec_always`) only fires on login, not on `swaymsg reload`. You'll need to log out and back in, or start it manually once right now:\n\n```bash\nflatpak run org.signal.Signal &\n```\n\nOnce it's running, the `for_window` rule will catch its window and park it in the scratchpad. From then on the bar icon will toggle it instantly with no launch delay. On every subsequent login it'll auto-start and pre-load into the scratchpad automatically."}
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