anaRice

A lightweight Quickshell desktop rice for Hyprland, built to feel clean, minimal, and quick to reload.

This setup includes:

• a slim top bar with workspace indicators and clock
• Wi‑Fi status in the panel
• a first-run setup wizard for shell preferences
• a matching Rofi theme for launcher and app selection
• a simple reload script to restart the Quickshell session

Preview

This project is designed around a dark, low-noise aesthetic with teal accents, soft contrast, and a compact status bar.

Features

• Hyprland workspace tracking
• Quickshell-based top panel
• Real-time clock and Wi‑Fi detection
• Minimal onboarding flow for first-time setup
• Rofi theming for a polished launcher experience
• Fast reload workflow for iterative tweaking

Files

• shell.qml — main Quickshell panel UI
• greeting.qml — first-run setup dialog
• reload.sh — starts/reloads the Quickshell instance
• rofi/fancy2.rasi — custom Rofi theme
• backgrounds/ — wallpaper assets
• anarice.slnx — project solution metadata

Requirements

• Hyprland
• Quickshell (qs)
• Rofi
• A supported font stack such as JetBrains Mono and Inter
• nmcli for Wi‑Fi status lookup

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AnakinBrownridge/rice.git
   cd rice

2. Make sure Quickshell and Rofi are installed and available in your PATH.

3. Launch the setup from your Hyprland session:

   qs -p "$HOME/.quickshell/anarice"

4. Or use the included reload script:

   ./reload.sh

5. Apply the custom Rofi theme if you want the matching launcher styling:

   rofi -theme ~/.config/rofi/fancy2.rasi

   If your config is elsewhere, copy or symlink the theme into your Rofi config directory and load it from there.

Customization

Most of the styling and layout is controlled in shell.qml. You can tweak:

• panel height and spacing
• colors and accent tones
• workspace labels and layout
• clock format
• Wi‑Fi label behavior

The first-time setup wizard is in greeting.qml, which can be modified to add more configuration steps or defaults.

The Rofi appearance is controlled in rofi/fancy2.rasi, which you can edit to match your preferred color palette and launcher density.

Notes

This project is a personal desktop setup and is intentionally simple. It is meant to be easy to read, easy to tweak, and quick to reload while iterating on the look and behavior.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Credits

See CREDITS.md for details.