From a8315e32f12d1324aea205182f24436439109869 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thierry Pouplier <thierrypouplier@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 18:11:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] UI amelioration

---
 hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf    | 49 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 waybar/.config/waybar/modules.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf b/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
index 2a2dd11..56ce580 100644
--- a/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
+++ b/hypr/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf
@@ -148,7 +148,12 @@ animations {
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Dwindle-Layout/ for more
 dwindle {
     pseudotile = true # Master switch for pseudotiling. Enabling is bound to mainMod + P in the keybinds section below
+
+    # This prevents the layout from collapsing if you close one window
     preserve_split = true # You probably want this
+
+    # 0 -> follow mouse, 1 -> always left/top, 2 -> always right/bottom
+    force_split = 2
 }
 
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Master-Layout/ for more
@@ -287,8 +292,8 @@ bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 9, movetoworkspace, 9
 bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 0, movetoworkspace, 10
 
 # Example special workspace (scratchpad)
-bind = $mainMod, S, togglespecialworkspace, magic
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, S, movetoworkspace, special:magic
+bind = $mainMod, S, togglespecialworkspace, tools
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, S, movetoworkspace, special:tools
 
 # Scroll through existing workspaces with mainMod + scroll
 bind = $mainMod, mouse_down, workspace, e+1
@@ -376,4 +381,42 @@ workspace = 3, name:long-1, monitor:DP-5  # Right screen
 workspace = 4, name:long-2, monitor:DP-5  # Right screen
 workspace = 5, name:smoll, monitor:eDP-1  # Laptop screen
 #workspace = 4, name:windows, monitor:DP-4, on-created-empty:VBoxManage startvm "Windows 11"
-#workspace = special:scratchpad, on-created-empty:kitty
+workspace = special:tools, layout:dwindle, gapsin:0
+
+# Top Left: btop
+windowrule {
+    name = dashboard-btop
+    match:class = ^(btop)$
+    tile = true
+    workspace = special:tools
+}
+
+# Top Right: ncspot
+windowrule {
+    name = dashboard-ncspot
+    match:class = ^(ncspot)$
+    tile = true
+    workspace = special:tools
+}
+
+# Bottom Left: ncpamixer
+windowrule {
+    name = dashboard-ncpamixer
+    match:class = ^(ncpamixer)$
+    tile = true
+    workspace = special:tools
+}
+
+# Bottom Right: bluetuith
+windowrule {
+    name = dashboard-bluetuith
+    match:class = ^(bluetuith)$
+    tile = true
+    workspace = special:tools
+}
+
+# Bind to launch the suite (Run this once)
+bind = $mainMod, grave, exec, kitty --class btop btop
+bind = $mainMod, grave, exec, kitty --class ncspot ncspot
+bind = $mainMod, grave, exec, kitty --class ncpamixer ncpamixer
+bind = $mainMod, grave, exec, kitty --class bluetuith bluetuith
diff --git a/waybar/.config/waybar/modules.json b/waybar/.config/waybar/modules.json
index b42622d..80d301e 100644
--- a/waybar/.config/waybar/modules.json
+++ b/waybar/.config/waybar/modules.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 			"car": "",
 			"default": ["", "", ""]
 		},
-		"on-click": "pwvucontrol"
+		"on-click": "kitty ncpamixer"
 	},
 	
 	// bluetooth