DMS 1.2 "Spicy Miso" Released

Ghostty

The theme path has changed to ~/.config/ghostty/themes/danktheme. Update your Ghostty configuration:

# ~/.config/ghostty/config
# Add this
theme = dankcolors

# ! Remove this
# config-file = ./config-dankcolors

VS Code / Codium

The theme extension needs to be reinstalled due to internal changes:

1. Uninstall the current "Dank material shell theme" extension
2. Reinstall from the extensions marketplace: search for "Dank material shell theme" by "DankLinux"
3. Ctrl+Shift+P -> "Preferences: Color Theme" -> Select "Dynamic Base16 DankShell"
4. Trigger theme re-generation - change theme in DMS Settings or restart DMS
5. Fully exit and restart VSCode

1. Cleanup old clipboard history integration:

Remove the wl-paste --watch cliphist store daemon/startup from your compositor configuration.

// ~/.config/niri/config.kdl
spawn-at-startup "wl-paste --watch cliphist store" // REMOVE THIS LINE

# ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
exec-once = wl-paste --watch cliphist store # REMOVE THIS LINE

2. Configure DMS clipboard settings (optional):

Before migrating, you may want to configure your retention settings in DMS Settings -> System -> Clipboard. You can configure maximum entry size, total entries, and retention durations. Only required if you want to override the defaults.

3. Migrate clipboard history from cliphist to DMS:

Clipboard history will not be automatically migrated from previous versions. You can still access it with the cliphist CLI. New clipboard history located in ~/.cache/DankMaterialShell/clipboard/db - this is a bbolt database.

To migrate old history:

# First stop DMS
systemctl --user stop dms # Or dms kill, if not using systemd
# Run migration (optionally override path with cliphist-migrate /path/to/db)
dms cl cliphist-migrate
# Start DMS again
systemctl --user start dms # or dms run -d, if not using systemd

You can then uninstall cliphist and remove the old database at ~/.cache/cliphist/db

wl-clipboard can also be removed, although it's useful to keep for plugins or scripts that depend on it.

# DMS clipboard CLI has feature-parity with wl-clipboard
# To copy text:
echo "Hello, World!" | dms cl copy
# To paste text:
dms cl paste

Required to use GUI cursor and output settings.

1. Create new files

mkdir -p ~/.config/niri/dms
touch ~/.config/niri/dms/cursor.kdl
touch ~/.config/niri/dms/outputs.kdl

2. Move existing configuration to new files

// ~/.config/niri/dms/cursor.kdl
// Move cursor {} block from config.kdl
cursor {
    xcursor-theme "Bibata-Original-Ice"
    xcursor-size 24
}

// ~/.config/niri/dms/outputs.kdl
// Move output {} blocks from config.kdl
output "DP-1" {
    position 0 0
    scale 1.0
    transform normal
}

3. Include new files in your config

// ~/.config/niri/config.kdl
// Recommended to place at the end of the file
include "dms/cursor.kdl"
include "dms/outputs.kdl"
include "dms/layout.kdl"

Required to use GUI cursor, output, layout, and keybind settings.

1. Create new files

mkdir -p ~/.config/hypr/dms
touch ~/.config/hypr/dms/cursor.conf
touch ~/.config/hypr/dms/outputs.conf
touch ~/.config/hypr/dms/layout.conf
touch ~/.config/hypr/dms/binds.conf

2. Move existing configuration to new files

# ~/.config/hypr/dms/cursor.conf
# Move cursor settings from hyprland.conf
env = HYPRCURSOR_THEME,Bibata-Original-Ice
env = HYPRCURSOR_SIZE,24
env = XCURSOR_THEME,Bibata-Original-Ice
env = XCURSOR_SIZE,24

# ~/.config/hypr/dms/outputs.conf
# Move monitor lines from hyprland.conf
monitor = DP-1,2560x1440@144,0x0,1

# ~/.config/hypr/dms/layout.conf
# Move general layout settings from hyprland.conf
general {
    gaps_in = 5
    gaps_out = 10
    border_size = 2
}

# ! Binds do not need to be moved, only edited/new binds via GUI will be stored here

3. Source new files in your config

# ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
# Recommended to place at the end of the file
source = ./dms/cursor.conf
source = ./dms/outputs.conf
source = ./dms/layout.conf
source = ./dms/binds.conf

Required to use GUI cursor, output, layout, and keybind settings.

1. Create new files

mkdir -p ~/.config/mangowc/dms
touch ~/.config/mangowc/dms/cursor.conf
touch ~/.config/mangowc/dms/outputs.conf
touch ~/.config/mangowc/dms/layout.conf
touch ~/.config/mangowc/dms/binds.conf

2. Move existing configuration to new files

# ~/.config/mangowc/dms/cursor.conf
# Move cursor settings from mangowc.conf
cursor_size=24
cursor_theme=Bibata-Original-Ice

# ~/.config/mangowc/dms/outputs.conf
# Move output blocks from mangowc.conf
monitorrule=DP-2,0.55,1,tile,0,1,0,0,2560,1440,144
monitorrule=eDP-1,0.55,1,tile,0,1,2560,0,2560,1600,240

# ~/.config/mangowc/dms/layout.conf
# Move layout settings from mangowc.conf
border_radius=13
gappih=4
gappiv=4
gappoh=4
gappov=4
borderpx=2

# ~/.config/mangowc/dms/binds.conf
# Moving binds is not required, only edited/new binds via GUI will be stored here

3. Source new files in your config

# ~/.config/mangowc/mangowc.conf
# Recommended to place at the end of the file
source = ./dms/cursor.conf
source = ./dms/outputs.conf
source = ./dms/layout.conf
source = ./dms/binds.conf

Since the v1.0 release, DMS has received extensive bug fixes and stability improvements across all components:

Clipboard

• Native clipboard and history implementation with zero external dependencies
• Add cliphist-migrate CLI for importing existing history
• Add shift+enter to paste from clipboard history modal
• Configurable persistence, mime-type handling, and auto-cleanup
• Automatically ignore sensitive mime types from password managers
• Fix mime type selection and nil offer handling

Bar & Dock

• Add shadow option for bars
• Add scroll wheel behavior configuration
• Add bar get/setPosition IPC
• Improve high-DPI scrolling logic
• Fix exclusive zone popup positioning
• Fix reveal on overview/niri when auto-hide enabled
• Fix tooltip positioning with adjacent bars
• Improve pinned app re-ordering feedback
• Make control center widget per-instance
• Add option to show bar when hidden and no windows
• Respect compact mode on vertical bar
• Mouse wheel options for media player widget
• Fix widget base hover blend logic
• Add isolate running apps by display option

Desktop Widgets & Plugins

• New desktop widget plugin type with draggable per-monitor widgets
• Built-in clock and system monitor desktop widgets
• Add grid/grid size hints for widget positioning
• Add overlay IPC and overview option
• Enable desktop plugins by default
• Fix widget display toggle and key event handling
• Centralize config in desktop widgets tab
• Add niri overview only option
• Persistent plugins with async updates
• Fix first plugin install reactivity
• Hide uninstall/update buttons for system plugins
• IPC visibility conditions for plugins

Display & Monitor Configuration

• Add configurator for niri, Hyprland, and MangoWC
• Configure position, VRR, orientation, resolution, refresh rate
• Add Hyprland HDR options
• Add niri-specific layout options
• Add mirroring option for Hyprland
• Add disable output option for Hyprland
• Fix reverted state for position
• Fix text-alignment in model mode
• Explicitly write scale 1 for niri
• Add adaptiveSyncSupported to wlroutput API

Notifications

• Add configurable persistent history with variable size and expiration
• Add swipe to dismiss functionality
• Add support for lock screen display (count, app name, or full detail)
• Add compact mode with expansion in history and popup
• Add image persistence
• Right-click to toggle Do Not Disturb
• Add Do Not Disturb to IPC
• Add modal function for clearing all notifications
• Fix notifications being transient when history disabled
• Fix redundant height animation and spacing improvements
• Minimize rapid window creation/destruction

Themes & Matugen

• Theme registry with community themes and variants
• Support for accent colors and theme variants
• Add color reload capability to VSCode theme
• Add GTK theme method and fix light mode
• Move Ghostty theming to new path
• Add Zen Browser template
• Add gruvbox material custom theme varieties
• Add neovim to matugen pipeline with soothing theme
• Fix adw-gtk3 setting in light mode
• Set cursor color for themes
• Fix terminals always dark with custom themes
• Update VSCode template with improved highlighting

Cursor & Layout

• DMS Cursor Control for size and theme in niri
• Create/update XResources for XWayland apps
• Add Hyprland and MangoWC cursor config support
• Add GUI gaps, window radius, and border overrides
• Support for niri, Hyprland, and MangoWC layouts

Launcher

• Built-in settings search plugin with ? trigger
• Support for plugins to define context menus
• Add ID search fallback for non-English apps
• Allow terminal apps
• F10 as alt for menu key
• Optimize bindings and filters
• Fix invalid icon rendering

Settings

• Add search across all settings
• Add doctor command with GUI integration
• Add battery charge limit setting
• Add lock screen layout settings
• Add volume and brightness percentages
• Fix desktop widget accordion row height
• Fix generic color selector clipping
• Fix theme application of default-settings
• Guard saving before load completed
• Make default height screen-aware
• Read-only handling refactor

Network & VPN

• Support hidden SSIDs
• Listen to NetworkManager wired interface
• Use nmcli for route metrics
• Right-click VPN widget to quick connect
• Aggregate VPN import errors with toast details
• Support pkcs11 prompts
• Cache pkcs11 pin input

Keyboard & Input

• Initial support for writable Hyprland and MangoWC keybinds
• Add media control bindings for audio playback
• Fix keybind handling of cooldown-ms parameter
• Fix empty string args and screenshot-window options
• Add log if ShortcutInhibitor is missing
• Accept numpad enter key for screenshot selection

Lock Screen & Power

• Add fade to monitor off option
• Clear lock screen textbox on Escape
• Handle case where session lock is rejected
• Fix font alignment
• Add PAM login fallback
• Fade to lock and monitor off by default

Audio & Media

• Recreate media players on pipewire device change
• Add option to disable visualizer in bar widget
• Add scroll wheel behavior configuration
• Allow adjusting notification volume
• Larger option for media player widget

i18n & RTL

• Initial RTL support for notifications, settings, control center, launcher
• Fix RTL alignment of settings sidebar and plugin settings
• Add Farsi and Hungarian translations
• General term cleanup and sync

niri

• Add gaps and radius override
• Add warnings on auto-generated files
• Fix effectiveScreenAssignment in modal
• Fix gap reactivity
• Handle window urgency event
• Preserve remaining settings when turning off output
• Release focus for popouts on overview
• Track open modals for focus transfers
• Hack for config includes with niri flake

Hyprland

• Always use single window mode
• Fix cursor setting
• Change DPMS off to DPMS toggle
• Update reference config for 0.53
• Smart compositor entry point detection

Core & Backend

• Add resolve-include recursive functionality
• Add test coverage for wayland stack with race detection
• Mock wayland context for tests
• Detect quickshell crash on SIGTERM
• Exit non-zero on SIGUSR1 for systemd restart
• Preserve quickshell exit code
• Fix socket reported CLI version
• Use stdlib for XDG dirs
• Implement screensaver interface for idle inhibitor
• Poll with wake pipe instead of read deadlines

Greeter

• Change Hyprland startup to exec-once
• Use FolderListModel for session iteration
• Add launch timeout
• Simplify start-hyprland check
• Fix per-monitor and per-mode wallpapers (NixOS)

Wallpaper

• Add seconds to wallpaper cycling
• Pause cycling when locked
• Encode image URIs
• Clamp max texture size
• Scale texture to physical pixels

Build & Distribution

• Debian SID, OpenSUSE Slowroll, Leap 16.0, CentOS Stream 10 packages
• Ubuntu ARM64 support
• Artix Linux and Void Linux widget mappings
• Remove cliphist dependency on dms-git
• OBS and PPA automation improvements
• NixOS module refactoring and fixes

Miscellaneous

• Add welcome page with doctor integration for first launch
• Configurable app ID substitutions
• Map steam_app_ID to steam_icon_ID for game icons
• Flatpak introspection utilities
• Detect flatpak installations of Zen Browser and Vesktop
• Fix touchpad scrolling behavior
• Add group workspace apps toggle
• Reverse workspace scrolling option
• Add hide option for updater widget
• Use volume_mute icon for volume==0