removed proxy related code, and added a smooth animation to launcher when typing

config/config.qml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ QtObject {
     // ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     // ── Position & Dimensions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    property string barPosition: "bottom"
+    property string barPosition: "top"
     property int    barHeight:   35
     property int    margin:      15
     property int    radius:      26

launcher/Launcher.qml

@@ -31,18 +31,8 @@ PanelWindow {
     property bool   _keyboardNav: false
     property var    allItems:     []
     property bool   loading:      false
-    property bool   proxyMode:    false
-    property string proxyUrl:     ""
 
-    Component.onCompleted: readProxyUrl()
 
-    function readProxyUrl() {
-        proxyUrlProc.command = ["cat", Cfg.Config.launcherCacheDir + "/proxy.conf"]
-        proxyUrlProc.running = true
-    }
-
-    // When launcherSelectFirst is true the first result is pre-selected;
-    // otherwise the list starts with no selection (-1).
     readonly property int defaultIndex: Cfg.Config.launcherSelectFirst ? 0 : -1
 
     readonly property var filteredItems: {
@@ -132,45 +122,13 @@ PanelWindow {
         let cleanExec = item.exec.replace(/%[fFuUik]/g, "").trim()
         const logPath = "/tmp/qml_launch.log"
 
-        const lowerExec = cleanExec.toLowerCase()
+        const args = parseExec(cleanExec)
-        const isBrowser = lowerExec.includes("chromium") || lowerExec.includes("chrome") || lowerExec.includes("firefox")
+        const cmd  = args.map(a => shellQuote(a)).join(" ") + " > " + shellQuote(logPath) + " 2>&1 < /dev/null &"
-
-        let extraArgs = []
-        let envVars   = []
-        let prefix    = ""
-        let useProxyChains = false
-
-        if (root.proxyMode) {
-            if (isBrowser && root.proxyUrl) {
-                // Browsers: use native proxy flags instead of proxychains4
-                // to avoid LD_PRELOAD sandbox conflicts
-                if (lowerExec.includes("chromium") || lowerExec.includes("chrome")) {
-                    extraArgs.push("--proxy-server=" + root.proxyUrl)
-                }
-                if (lowerExec.includes("firefox")) {
-                    envVars.push("all_proxy=" + root.proxyUrl)
-                }
-            } else {
-                // Non-browsers: use proxychains4 normally
-                useProxyChains = true
-            }
-        }
-
-        const envPrefix = envVars.length > 0 ? "env " + envVars.join(" ") + " " : ""
-        if (useProxyChains) {
-            prefix = envPrefix + "/usr/bin/proxychains4 "
-        } else {
-            prefix = envPrefix
-        }
-
-        const args     = parseExec(cleanExec)
-        const fullArgs = args.concat(extraArgs)
-        const cmd      = prefix + fullArgs.map(a => shellQuote(a)).join(" ") + " > " + shellQuote(logPath) + " 2>&1 < /dev/null &"
 
         launchProc.command = ["sh", "-c", cmd]
         launchProc.running = true
 
-        console.log("Launching: " + prefix + cleanExec + (extraArgs.length ? " " + extraArgs.join(" ") : ""))
+        console.log("Launching: " + cleanExec)
         if (typeof close === "function") close()
     }
 
@@ -186,8 +144,7 @@ PanelWindow {
     WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: _isOpen ? WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
     mask: Region { item: (root._isOpen && Cfg.Config.launcherCloseOnClickOutside) ? fullMask : clipContainer }
 
-    // Full-screen item used as input mask when click-outside-to-close is enabled.
+
-    // Lets the background MouseArea receive events outside the bubble.
     Item { id: fullMask; anchors.fill: parent }
 
     Timer {
@@ -225,20 +182,7 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     Process { id: launchProc }
 
-    Process {
-        id: proxyUrlProc
-        property string rawOutput: ""
-        stdout: SplitParser { onRead: data => proxyUrlProc.rawOutput = data.trim() }
-        onRunningChanged: {
-            if (!running && rawOutput) {
-                root.proxyUrl = rawOutput
-            }
-        }
-    }
 
-    // Transparent overlay — captures clicks outside the bubble and closes the
-    // launcher. Sits below clipContainer in stacking order (declared first),
-    // so clicks inside the bubble still reach the bubble's own MouseAreas.
     MouseArea {
         anchors.fill: parent
         enabled: root._isOpen && Cfg.Config.launcherCloseOnClickOutside
@@ -263,6 +207,10 @@ PanelWindow {
             width: parent.width
             property int targetHeight: Math.min(layout.implicitHeight + 28, 540)
             height: targetHeight
+            Behavior on height {
+                enabled: root._isOpen
+                NumberAnimation { duration: 154; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic }
+            }
 
             anchors.top:    root.isTop ? parent.top    : undefined
             anchors.bottom: root.isTop ? undefined     : parent.bottom
@@ -292,11 +240,12 @@ PanelWindow {
 
             ColumnLayout {
                 id: layout
-                anchors.fill: parent
+                anchors.top: parent.top
+                anchors.left: parent.left
+                anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.margins: 14
                 spacing: 10
 
-                // ── Search input ──────────────────────────────────────────
                 Rectangle {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
                     height: 44
@@ -389,51 +338,19 @@ PanelWindow {
                                 }
                             }
                         }
-
-                        // ── Proxychains toggle ────────────────────────────
-                        Rectangle {
-                            id: proxyBtn
-                            height: 28
-                            width: 110 
-                            radius: 8
-                            color:        root.proxyMode ? Qt.rgba(1, 0.35, 0.35, 0.22) : t.launcherPill
-                            border.color: root.proxyMode ? Qt.rgba(1, 0.35, 0.35, 0.65) : t.launcherBorder
-                            border.width: Cfg.Config.popupBorderWidth
-                            Behavior on color        { ColorAnimation { duration: 150 } }
-                            Behavior on border.color { ColorAnimation { duration: 150 } }
-
-                            RowLayout {
-                                id: proxyBtnRow
-                                anchors.centerIn: parent
-                                spacing: 5
-                                Text {
-                                    text:           "󰒃"
-                                    font.pixelSize: 11
-                                    color:          root.proxyMode ? Qt.rgba(1, 0.45, 0.45, 1) : t.launcherDim
-                                    Behavior on color { ColorAnimation { duration: 150 } }
-                                }
-                                Text {
-                                    text:           "proxychains4"
-                                    font.pixelSize: 10
-                                    font.bold:      root.proxyMode
-                                    color:          root.proxyMode ? Qt.rgba(1, 0.45, 0.45, 1) : t.launcherDim
-                                    Behavior on color { ColorAnimation { duration: 150 } }
-                                }
-                            }
-
-                            MouseArea {
-                                anchors.fill: parent
-                                cursorShape:  Qt.PointingHandCursor
-                                onClicked:    root.proxyMode = !root.proxyMode
-                            }
-                        }
                     }
                 }
 
                 ListView {
                     id: resultsList
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
-                    implicitHeight: Math.min(contentHeight, 400)
+                    Layout.preferredHeight: listHeight
+
+                    property int listHeight: Math.min(contentHeight, 400)
+                    Behavior on listHeight {
+                        NumberAnimation { duration: 154; easing.type: Easing.OutCubic }
+                    }
+
                     clip: true
                     model: root.filteredItems
                     currentIndex: root.defaultIndex
@@ -442,6 +359,10 @@ PanelWindow {
                     onModelChanged: currentIndex = root.defaultIndex
                     ScrollBar.vertical: ScrollBar { policy: ScrollBar.AsNeeded }
 
+                    add: Transition {
+                        NumberAnimation { property: "opacity"; from: 0; to: 1; duration: 100; easing.type: Easing.InQuad }
+                    }
+
                     delegate: Rectangle {
                         width: resultsList.width
                         height: 38

launcher/Launcher.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CACHE_DIR="/tmp/qs_launcher"
+
+DRUN_CACHE="$CACHE_DIR/drun.txt"
+RUN_CACHE="$CACHE_DIR/run.txt"
+
+mkdir -p "$CACHE_DIR"
+
+
+get_desktop_files() {
+    IFS=':' read -ra DIRS <<< \
+        "${XDG_DATA_DIRS:-/usr/local/share:/usr/share}"
+
+    for dir in "${DIRS[@]}"; do
+        APP_DIR="$dir/applications"
+
+        [ -d "$APP_DIR" ] || continue
+
+        find "$APP_DIR" \
+            -maxdepth 1 \
+            -name "*.desktop" \
+            2>/dev/null
+    done | while read -r f; do
+
+        name=$(
+            grep -m1 '^Name=' "$f" \
+            | cut -d= -f2-
+        )
+
+        exec=$(
+            grep -m1 '^Exec=' "$f" \
+            | cut -d= -f2- \
+            | sed 's/%[fFuUik]//g'
+        )
+
+        type=$(
+            grep -m1 '^Type=' "$f" \
+            | cut -d= -f2-
+        )
+
+        nodisplay=$(
+            grep -m1 '^NoDisplay=' "$f" \
+            | cut -d= -f2- \
+            | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
+        )
+
+        icon=$(
+            grep -m1 '^Icon=' "$f" \
+            | cut -d= -f2-
+        )
+
+        [[ "$type" == "Application" ]] || continue
+        [[ "$nodisplay" != "true" ]] || continue
+        [[ -n "$name" ]] || continue
+
+        printf "%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n" \
+            "$name" \
+            "$exec" \
+            "$(basename "$f" .desktop)" \
+            "$icon"
+    done
+}
+
+
+get_binaries() {
+    compgen -c \
+        | sort -u \
+        | head -600 \
+        | awk '{
+            print $1 "\t" $1 "\t" $1
+        }'
+}
+
+
+build_drun() {
+    get_desktop_files \
+        | sort -f -t$'\t' -k1,1 \
+        | awk -F'\t' '!seen[$1]++'
+}
+
+build_run() {
+    {
+        get_desktop_files
+        get_binaries
+    } \
+        | sort -f -t$'\t' -k1,1 \
+        | awk -F'\t' '!seen[$1]++'
+}
+
+
+update_cache() {
+    build_drun > "$DRUN_CACHE.tmp"
+    build_run  > "$RUN_CACHE.tmp"
+
+    mv "$DRUN_CACHE.tmp" "$DRUN_CACHE"
+    mv "$RUN_CACHE.tmp"  "$RUN_CACHE"
+}
+
+
+if [ "$1" == "--update-only" ]; then
+    update_cache
+    exit 0
+fi