Added favorites section in launcher and now the filter sorts programs alphabetically

launcher/Launcher.qml

@@ -33,14 +33,28 @@ PanelWindow {
     property var    allItems:     []
     property bool   loading:      false
     property int    lastCacheUpdate: 0
+    property var    favoriteIds:  []
+    readonly property string favoritesPath: Quickshell.env("HOME") + "/.config/quickshell/launcher/favorites.txt"
 
 
     readonly property int defaultIndex: Cfg.Config.launcherSelectFirst ? 0 : -1
 
     readonly property var filteredItems: {
         const q = searchInput.text.toLowerCase()
-        if (!q) return allItems.slice(0, 80)
-        return allItems.filter(i => i.name.toLowerCase().includes(q))
+        let filtered
+        if (!q) {
+            filtered = allItems.slice(0, 80)
+        } else {
+            filtered = allItems.filter(i => i.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(q))
+        }
+        const favs = filtered.filter(i => root.favoriteIds.includes(i.id))
+        const rest = filtered.filter(i => !root.favoriteIds.includes(i.id))
+        const result = []
+        if (favs.length > 0)
+            result.push(...favs.map(i => Object.assign({}, i, { section: "Favorites" })))
+        if (rest.length > 0)
+            result.push(...rest.map(i => Object.assign({}, i, { section: "All Applications" })))
+        return result
     }
 
     function toggle() {
@@ -60,6 +74,7 @@ PanelWindow {
         searchInput.text = ""
         resultsList.currentIndex = root.defaultIndex
         loadItems()
+        loadFavorites()
         Qt.callLater(() => searchInput.forceActiveFocus())
     }
 
@@ -132,6 +147,34 @@ PanelWindow {
         return args
     }
 
+    function loadFavorites() {
+        favoritesReadProc.command = ["sh", "-c", "cat " + shellQuote(favoritesPath) + " 2>/dev/null || true"]
+        favoritesReadProc.running = true
+    }
+
+    function saveFavorites() {
+        if (favoriteIds.length === 0) {
+            favoritesWriteProc.command = ["sh", "-c", ": > " + shellQuote(favoritesPath)]
+        } else {
+            const quoted = favoriteIds.map(id => shellQuote(id)).join(" ")
+            favoritesWriteProc.command = ["sh", "-c",
+                "printf '%s\\n' " + quoted + " > " + shellQuote(favoritesPath)]
+        }
+        favoritesWriteProc.running = true
+    }
+
+    function toggleFavorite(itemId) {
+        const arr = favoriteIds.slice()
+        const idx = arr.indexOf(itemId)
+        if (idx >= 0) {
+            arr.splice(idx, 1)
+        } else {
+            arr.push(itemId)
+        }
+        favoriteIds = arr
+        saveFavorites()
+    }
+
     function launch(item) {
         if (!item || !item.exec) return
 
@@ -194,6 +237,22 @@ PanelWindow {
 
     Process { id: launchProc }
 
+    Process {
+        id: favoritesReadProc
+        property string rawData: ""
+        stdout: SplitParser { onRead: data => favoritesReadProc.rawData += data + "\n" }
+        onRunningChanged: {
+            if (!running) {
+                if (rawData.trim()) {
+                    root.favoriteIds = rawData.trim().split("\n").filter(l => l.length > 0)
+                }
+                rawData = ""
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Process { id: favoritesWriteProc }
+
 
     MouseArea {
         anchors.fill: parent
@@ -312,6 +371,21 @@ PanelWindow {
                     currentIndex: root.defaultIndex
                     spacing: 2
 
+                    section.property: "section"
+                    section.criteria: ViewSection.FullString
+                    section.delegate: Rectangle {
+                        width: resultsList.width
+                        height: 28
+                        color: "transparent"
+                        Text {
+                            anchors { left: parent.left; leftMargin: 12; verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter }
+                            text: section
+                            color: t.launcherDim
+                            font.pixelSize: 11
+                            font.weight: Font.Bold
+                        }
+                    }
+
                     onModelChanged: currentIndex = root.defaultIndex
                     ScrollBar.vertical: ScrollBar { policy: ScrollBar.AsNeeded }
 
@@ -366,6 +440,18 @@ PanelWindow {
                                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                                 elide: Text.ElideRight
                             }
+
+                            Item {
+                                width: 22; height: 22
+                                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+
+                                Text {
+                                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                    text: root.favoriteIds.includes(modelData.id) ? "★" : "☆"
+                                    color: root.favoriteIds.includes(modelData.id) ? t.launcherAccent : t.launcherDim
+                                    font.pixelSize: 14
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
 
                         MouseArea {
@@ -373,7 +459,13 @@ PanelWindow {
                             hoverEnabled: true
                             onEntered: parent.hovered = true
                             onExited:  parent.hovered = false
-                            onClicked: root.launch(modelData)
+                            onClicked: mouse => {
+                                if (mouse.x >= width - 46) {
+                                    root.toggleFavorite(modelData.id)
+                                } else {
+                                    root.launch(modelData)
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }