Fix zsh (OMZ+carapace), GTK dark mode, waybar styling

home/sam/config/niri/config.kdl

@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ layout {
 // See the binds section below for more spawn examples.
 
 // This line starts waybar, a commonly used bar for Wayland compositors.
-
-spawn-at-startup "waybar"
+spawn-at-startup "/run/current-system/sw/bin/waybar"
 spawn-at-startup "kitty"
 // To run a shell command (with variables, pipes, etc.), use spawn-sh-at-startup:
 // spawn-sh-at-startup "qs -c ~/source/qs/MyAwesomeShell"

home/sam/config/waybar/config.jsonc

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "layer": "top",
   "position": "top",
+  "height": 30,
   "modules-left": ["niri/workspaces"],
   "modules-center": ["clock"],
   "modules-right": ["pulseaudio", "network", "tray"]

home/sam/config/waybar/style.css

@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-* { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }
+* { font-size: 14px; }
+
+window#waybar {
+  background: @theme_bg_color;
+  color: @theme_fg_color;
+}
+
+#workspaces button.focused {
+  background: @theme_selected_bg_color;
+  color: @theme_selected_fg_color;
+}

home/sam/config/zsh/local.zsh

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/.fzf/bin:$PATH"
 
 # === Source Oh My Zsh ===
 # This line loads the Oh My Zsh framework. All customisations must come after this.
-source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
+#source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
 
 
 # === Custom Tool Configuration ===
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ bindkey '^[[B' atuin-down-search # Down arrow
 
 # 6. Carapace (Completion Engine)
 # This will now work because the PATH is set correctly above.
-source <(carapace-bin _carapace zsh)
+#source <(carapace-bin _carapace zsh)
 
 
 # === Load Powerlevel10k Theme ===

home/sam/home.nix

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ home.stateVersion = "25.11";
 
   programs.home-manager.enable = true;
 
+
+dconf.settings."org/gnome/desktop/interface" = {
+  color-scheme = "prefer-dark";
+};
+
+
   # ---
   # Shell (zsh + oh-my-zsh + powerlevel10k)
   # ---
@@ -53,6 +59,10 @@ home.stateVersion = "25.11";
       if [ -f "$HOME/.config/zsh/local.zsh" ]; then
     source "$HOME/.config/zsh/local.zsh"
   fi
+      # carapace completions
+    if command -v carapace >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      eval "$(carapace _carapace zsh)"
+    fi
     '';
   };
 
@@ -89,7 +99,7 @@ home.stateVersion = "25.11";
   # Packages (NOW list + a few safe essentials)
   # ---
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
-
+    carapace
   aider-chat
 opencode
 goose-cli

hosts/sam-4screen-desktop/configuration.nix

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
   ];
 
+home-manager.backupFileExtension = "hm-bak";
+
   # ---
   # Nix (enable flakes on the installed system)
   # ---
@@ -230,12 +232,14 @@ PermitRootLogin = "no";
     enable = true;
     extraPortals = [
       pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
-      pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
+      pkgs.xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
     ];
   };
 
   # Minimal system packages needed for the session and core usability
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+  spotify
+  vlc
   telegram-desktop
 flameshot
     waybar