From 84b308c33988012e7db9b2ccdcfb43e03afbad4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Bates <alex@bates64.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:43:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] pin Noctalia to dark mode, blur behind a translucent bar, and
 use 8 px Niri struts

---
 modules/home/niri/config.kdl  | 4 ++--
 modules/home/niri/default.nix | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/home/niri/config.kdl b/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
index c511e53..1b5bf7a 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/modules/home/niri/config.kdl
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ layout {
     // Top and bottom struts will simply add outer gaps in addition to the area occupied by
     // layer-shell panels and regular gaps.
     struts {
-        left 16
-        right 16
+        left 8
+        right 8
         top 8
         bottom 8
     }
diff --git a/modules/home/niri/default.nix b/modules/home/niri/default.nix
index a3a41d7..596416b 100644
--- a/modules/home/niri/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/niri/default.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ in
           radius_bottom_left = 0;
           radius_bottom_right = 0;
           concave_edge_corners = false;
+          # Niri blurs whatever shows through.
+          background_opacity = 0.6;
+        };
+        theme = {
+          mode = "dark";
+          shell_mode = "dark";
         };
         # Long enough for terminal titles set by coding agents.
         widget.active_window.max_length = 500;
-- 
2.51.2