5 changed files with 576 additions and 2 deletions
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Scope {
    SideBar {}
    BarBottom {}

-    // App launcher variants — SUPER CTRL 1–8; variant 8 is the primary HUD.
+    // App launcher variants — SUPER CTRL 1–9; variant 8 remains the primary HUD.
    LauncherStack {}      // 1 — left vertical list
    LauncherGrid {}       // 2 — centered icon grid
    LauncherSpotlight {}  // 3 — top-center command bar
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Scope {
    LauncherSlant {}      // 6 — angular / sheared panel
    LauncherCorner {}     // 7 — Slant (V6) copy + floating power panel (shutdown/reboot)
    ApplicationLauncher {} // 8 — dense HUD command index (primary)
+    BladeLauncher {}       // 9 — asymmetric blade matrix

    Notifications {}
    VolumeOsd {}
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import QtQuick
+import qs.widgets.launcher
+
+BladeLauncherContent {
+    width: 1120
+    height: 640
+    query: "dev"
+    selectedIndex: 2
+    showIcons: false
+    apps: [
+        { name: "Visual Studio Code", genericName: "Code Editor", comment: "Edit and debug software projects", icon: "visual-studio-code", categories: ["Development"] },
+        { name: "GitKraken", genericName: "Git Client", comment: "Inspect branches and repository history", icon: "gitkraken", categories: ["Development"] },
+        { name: "OpenCode", genericName: "AI Development", comment: "Agentic terminal coding environment", icon: "utilities-terminal", categories: ["Development", "Utility"] },
+        { name: "Alacritty", genericName: "Terminal Emulator", comment: "GPU accelerated command interface", icon: "utilities-terminal", categories: ["System"] },
+        { name: "Vivaldi", genericName: "Web Browser", comment: "Access network and web applications", icon: "vivaldi", categories: ["Network"] },
+        { name: "Obsidian", genericName: "Knowledge Base", comment: "Local-first markdown workspace", icon: "obsidian", categories: ["Office"] },
+        { name: "Blender", genericName: "3D Creation", comment: "Model, animate and render 3D scenes", icon: "blender", categories: ["Graphics"] },
+        { name: "Steam", genericName: "Game Platform", comment: "Launch and manage games", icon: "steam", categories: ["Game"] }
+    ]
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Hyprland
+import Quickshell.Wayland
+import QtQuick
+import qs.widgets.theme
+
+// Variant 9 — asymmetric Blade application launcher.
+Scope {
+    id: root
+
+    property bool active: false
+    function toggle() { root.active = !root.active; }
+
+    GlobalShortcut {
+        name: "launcher9"
+        description: "Toggle app launcher (Blade matrix)"
+        onPressed: root.toggle()
+    }
+
+    PanelWindow {
+        id: win
+        visible: root.active
+        WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Overlay
+        WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive
+        exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
+        color: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+
+        anchors { top: true; left: true; right: true; bottom: true }
+
+        property int selectedIndex: 0
+
+        function clampSelection(index) {
+            return model.apps.length === 0 ? 0 : Math.max(0, Math.min(model.apps.length - 1, index));
+        }
+        function move(delta) {
+            const count = model.apps.length;
+            if (count === 0)
+                return;
+            selectedIndex = ((selectedIndex + delta) % count + count) % count;
+        }
+        function launch(index) {
+            if (model.launch(index))
+                root.active = false;
+        }
+
+        onVisibleChanged: {
+            if (visible) {
+                content.clearSearch();
+                selectedIndex = 0;
+                content.focusSearch();
+            }
+        }
+
+        AppModel { id: model; search: content.query }
+
+        Rectangle {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            color: Theme.surface
+            opacity: 0.78
+            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent; onClicked: root.active = false }
+        }
+
+        BladeLauncherContent {
+            id: content
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            width: 1120
+            height: 640
+            scale: Math.min(1, (parent.width - 56) / width, (parent.height - 56) / height)
+            transformOrigin: Item.Center
+            apps: model.apps
+            selectedIndex: win.selectedIndex
+            onSelectionRequested: index => win.selectedIndex = win.clampSelection(index)
+            onMoveRequested: delta => win.move(delta)
+            onLaunchRequested: index => win.launch(index)
+            onDismissRequested: root.active = false
+        }
+    }
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+pragma ComponentBehavior: Bound
+
+import Quickshell
+import Quickshell.Widgets
+import QtQuick
+import QtQuick.Layouts
+import QtQuick.Shapes
+import qs.widgets.theme
+
+// Variant 9 visual core: asymmetric "Blade" composition. It shares the shell
+// Theme and AppModel contract, but intentionally does not reuse StatusBarPanel
+// or the nested-panel structure of ApplicationLauncherContent.
+Item {
+    id: root
+
+    property var apps: []
+    property int selectedIndex: 0
+    property bool showIcons: true
+    property alias query: commandInput.text
+
+    readonly property var selectedApp: apps.length > 0 && selectedIndex >= 0 && selectedIndex < apps.length
+        ? apps[selectedIndex] : null
+
+    signal selectionRequested(int index)
+    signal moveRequested(int delta)
+    signal launchRequested(int index)
+    signal dismissRequested
+
+    function focusSearch() { commandInput.forceActiveFocus(); }
+    function clearSearch() { commandInput.text = ""; }
+
+    implicitWidth: 1120
+    implicitHeight: 640
+
+    component MicroText: Text {
+        color: Theme.muted
+        font.family: Theme.microFont
+        font.pixelSize: 7
+        font.letterSpacing: 0.9
+        elide: Text.ElideRight
+    }
+
+    Rectangle { anchors.fill: parent; color: Theme.surface }
+
+    // Sparse circuit traces behind the active surfaces.
+    Shape {
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+            strokeColor: Theme.accentAlpha(0.24)
+            strokeWidth: 1
+            startX: 24; startY: 92
+            PathLine { x: 115; y: 92 }
+            PathLine { x: 138; y: 69 }
+            PathLine { x: 480; y: 69 }
+            PathLine { x: 494; y: 55 }
+            PathLine { x: 840; y: 55 }
+        }
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+            strokeColor: Theme.hair
+            strokeWidth: 1
+            startX: 115; startY: 570
+            PathLine { x: 146; y: 601 }
+            PathLine { x: 775; y: 601 }
+            PathLine { x: 801; y: 575 }
+            PathLine { x: 1095; y: 575 }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Top command mast — an open angular frame rather than panel chrome.
+    Shape {
+        id: mast
+        x: 26; y: 18
+        width: parent.width - 52; height: 72
+        preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0.018)
+            strokeColor: Theme.hair
+            strokeWidth: 1
+            startX: 0; startY: 17
+            PathLine { x: 17; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: mast.width - 110; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: mast.width - 88; y: 22 }
+            PathLine { x: mast.width; y: 22 }
+            PathLine { x: mast.width; y: mast.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: mast.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: 17 }
+        }
+        ShapePath {
+            fillColor: Theme.accent
+            strokeWidth: 0
+            startX: 0; startY: 17
+            PathLine { x: 17; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: 122; y: 0 }
+            PathLine { x: 116; y: 4 }
+            PathLine { x: 20; y: 4 }
+            PathLine { x: 4; y: 20 }
+            PathLine { x: 4; y: mast.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: mast.height }
+            PathLine { x: 0; y: 17 }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Text {
+        x: 54; y: 31
+        text: "BLADE // EXECUTION MATRIX"
+        color: Theme.text
+        font.family: Theme.displayFont
+        font.pixelSize: 16
+        font.bold: true
+        font.letterSpacing: 1.4
+    }
+    MicroText { x: 56; y: 57; text: "09 / APPLICATION ROUTER / LOCAL DESKTOP ENTRIES"; color: Theme.accent }
+
+    Row {
+        anchors.right: parent.right
+        anchors.rightMargin: 48
+        y: 37
+        spacing: 4
+        Repeater {
+            model: 16
+            Rectangle {
+                required property int index
+                width: 9; height: index % 4 === 0 ? 16 : 8
+                y: index % 4 === 0 ? 0 : 8
+                color: index < Math.min(16, root.apps.length + 6) ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair
+                transform: Rotation { angle: -28 }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Left category rotor and mode spine.
+    Item {
+        id: rotorZone
+        x: 26; y: 108
+        width: 188; height: 444
+
+        Shape {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0.018)
+                strokeColor: Theme.hair
+                strokeWidth: 1
+                startX: 0; startY: 0
+                PathLine { x: 154; y: 0 }
+                PathLine { x: 188; y: 34 }
+                PathLine { x: 188; y: 408 }
+                PathLine { x: 152; y: 444 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 444 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 0 }
+            }
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.accent
+                strokeWidth: 0
+                startX: 0; startY: 0
+                PathLine { x: 7; y: 0 }
+                PathLine { x: 7; y: 444 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 444 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 0 }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Text {
+            x: 20; y: 18
+            text: "VECTOR"
+            color: Theme.accent
+            font.family: Theme.displayFont
+            font.pixelSize: 11
+            font.bold: true
+            font.letterSpacing: 1.4
+        }
+        MicroText { x: 20; y: 38; text: "CATEGORY BUS" }
+
+        Item {
+            id: rotor
+            anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+            y: 70; width: 126; height: 126
+            Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 116; height: 116; radius: 58; color: Theme.textAlpha(0); border.width: 1; border.color: Theme.accentAlpha(0.55) }
+            Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 82; height: 82; radius: 41; color: Theme.textAlpha(0); border.width: 1; border.color: Theme.hair }
+            Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 126; height: 1; color: Theme.hair }
+            Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 1; height: 126; color: Theme.hair }
+            Rectangle { anchors.centerIn: parent; width: 32; height: 32; color: Theme.accentAlpha(0.18); border.width: 1; border.color: Theme.accent; transform: Rotation { angle: 45 } }
+            Text { anchors.centerIn: parent; text: "A"; color: Theme.accent; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 16; font.bold: true }
+            Repeater {
+                model: 4
+                Rectangle {
+                    required property int index
+                    width: 6; height: 6; radius: 3
+                    x: [16, 101, 101, 16][index]
+                    y: [16, 16, 101, 101][index]
+                    color: Theme.accent
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Column {
+            x: 18; y: 218
+            width: parent.width - 38
+            spacing: 7
+            Repeater {
+                model: ["ALL TARGETS", "SYSTEM", "DEVELOP", "NETWORK", "MEDIA"]
+                Rectangle {
+                    required property int index
+                    required property string modelData
+                    width: parent.width - index * 5
+                    height: 31
+                    x: index * 5
+                    color: index === 0 ? Theme.accentAlpha(0.14) : Theme.textAlpha(0.025)
+                    border.width: 1
+                    border.color: index === 0 ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair
+                    Text {
+                        x: 9; anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        text: String(index).padStart(2, "0") + "  " + modelData
+                        color: index === 0 ? Theme.accent : Theme.muted
+                        font.family: Theme.microFont
+                        font.pixelSize: 7
+                        font.bold: index === 0
+                        font.letterSpacing: 0.7
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        MicroText { x: 18; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom; anchors.bottomMargin: 14; text: "BUS // UNFILTERED"; color: Theme.accent }
+    }
+
+    // Central command spine.
+    Item {
+        id: commandZone
+        x: 230; y: 108
+        width: 594; height: 486
+
+        Shape {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0.012)
+                strokeColor: Theme.hair
+                strokeWidth: 1
+                startX: 20; startY: 0
+                PathLine { x: commandZone.width; y: 0 }
+                PathLine { x: commandZone.width - 20; y: commandZone.height }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: commandZone.height }
+                PathLine { x: 20; y: 0 }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Search blade.
+        Shape {
+            id: searchBlade
+            x: 12; y: 12; width: parent.width - 32; height: 58
+            preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.accentAlpha(0.10)
+                strokeColor: Theme.accent
+                strokeWidth: 1
+                startX: 18; startY: 0
+                PathLine { x: searchBlade.width; y: 0 }
+                PathLine { x: searchBlade.width - 18; y: searchBlade.height }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: searchBlade.height }
+                PathLine { x: 18; y: 0 }
+            }
+        }
+        Text { x: 32; y: 28; text: ">"; color: Theme.accent; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 20; font.bold: true }
+        TextInput {
+            id: commandInput
+            x: 62; y: 22; width: 430; height: 38
+            verticalAlignment: TextInput.AlignVCenter
+            color: Theme.text
+            selectionColor: Theme.accent
+            selectedTextColor: Theme.surface
+            font.family: Theme.displayFont
+            font.pixelSize: 17
+            font.letterSpacing: 1
+            clip: true
+            onTextChanged: root.selectionRequested(0)
+            Keys.onPressed: event => {
+                switch (event.key) {
+                case Qt.Key_Down: case Qt.Key_Tab: root.moveRequested(1); event.accepted = true; break;
+                case Qt.Key_Up: case Qt.Key_Backtab: root.moveRequested(-1); event.accepted = true; break;
+                case Qt.Key_PageDown: root.moveRequested(5); event.accepted = true; break;
+                case Qt.Key_PageUp: root.moveRequested(-5); event.accepted = true; break;
+                case Qt.Key_Return: case Qt.Key_Enter: root.launchRequested(root.selectedIndex); event.accepted = true; break;
+                case Qt.Key_Escape: root.dismissRequested(); event.accepted = true; break;
+                }
+            }
+            Text { anchors.fill: parent; verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter; visible: commandInput.text.length === 0; text: "ACQUIRE TARGET"; color: Theme.muted; font: commandInput.font }
+        }
+        MicroText { anchors.right: parent.right; anchors.rightMargin: 38; y: 35; text: root.apps.length + " HIT"; color: Theme.accent }
+
+        ListView {
+            id: bladeList
+            x: 10; y: 84; width: parent.width - 26; height: 382
+            model: root.apps
+            currentIndex: root.selectedIndex
+            clip: true
+            spacing: 4
+            boundsBehavior: Flickable.StopAtBounds
+            onCurrentIndexChanged: positionViewAtIndex(currentIndex, ListView.Contain)
+
+            delegate: MouseArea {
+                id: blade
+                required property int index
+                required property var modelData
+                readonly property bool selected: index === root.selectedIndex
+                width: ListView.view.width - (index % 2 === 0 ? 0 : 16)
+                height: 43
+                x: index % 2 === 0 ? 0 : 16
+                hoverEnabled: true
+                cursorShape: Qt.PointingHandCursor
+                onEntered: root.selectionRequested(index)
+                onClicked: root.launchRequested(index)
+
+                Shape {
+                    id: bladeShape
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+                    ShapePath {
+                        fillColor: blade.selected ? Theme.selection : Theme.textAlpha(0.025)
+                        strokeColor: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.textAlpha(0.12)
+                        strokeWidth: 1
+                        startX: 16; startY: 0
+                        PathLine { x: bladeShape.width; y: 0 }
+                        PathLine { x: bladeShape.width - 24; y: bladeShape.height }
+                        PathLine { x: 0; y: bladeShape.height }
+                        PathLine { x: 16; y: 0 }
+                    }
+                    ShapePath {
+                        fillColor: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.textAlpha(0.12)
+                        strokeWidth: 0
+                        startX: 16; startY: 0
+                        PathLine { x: 22; y: 0 }
+                        PathLine { x: 6; y: bladeShape.height }
+                        PathLine { x: 0; y: bladeShape.height }
+                        PathLine { x: 16; y: 0 }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                RowLayout {
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    anchors.leftMargin: 26
+                    anchors.rightMargin: 28
+                    spacing: 10
+                    Text { Layout.preferredWidth: 26; text: String(blade.index + 1).padStart(2, "0"); color: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.muted; font.family: Theme.microFont; font.pixelSize: 7 }
+                    Rectangle {
+                        Layout.preferredWidth: 28; Layout.preferredHeight: 28
+                        color: blade.selected ? Theme.accentAlpha(0.14) : Theme.textAlpha(0.025)
+                        border.width: 1; border.color: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair
+                        IconImage { visible: root.showIcons; anchors.centerIn: parent; implicitSize: 20; source: root.showIcons ? Quickshell.iconPath(blade.modelData.icon || "application-x-executable", "application-x-executable") : "" }
+                        Text { visible: !root.showIcons; anchors.centerIn: parent; text: String(blade.modelData.name || "?").charAt(0).toUpperCase(); color: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.text; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 11; font.bold: true }
+                    }
+                    Text { Layout.fillWidth: true; text: blade.modelData.name || "UNKNOWN"; color: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.text; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 10; font.bold: blade.selected; elide: Text.ElideRight }
+                    MicroText { Layout.preferredWidth: 125; horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignRight; text: blade.modelData.genericName || "APPLICATION" }
+                    Rectangle { Layout.preferredWidth: blade.selected ? 32 : 12; Layout.preferredHeight: 3; color: blade.selected ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Text { anchors.centerIn: parent; visible: root.apps.length === 0; text: "NO TARGET VECTOR"; color: Theme.muted; font.family: Theme.microFont; font.pixelSize: 9; font.letterSpacing: 1.2 }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Right dossier: open brackets and data lines, deliberately not a panel.
+    Item {
+        id: dossier
+        x: 842; y: 108
+        width: 252; height: 444
+
+        Shape {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+                strokeColor: Theme.accent
+                strokeWidth: 2
+                startX: 36; startY: 0
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 0 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 86 }
+            }
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+                strokeColor: Theme.accent
+                strokeWidth: 2
+                startX: dossier.width - 36; startY: dossier.height
+                PathLine { x: dossier.width; y: dossier.height }
+                PathLine { x: dossier.width; y: dossier.height - 86 }
+            }
+            ShapePath {
+                fillColor: Theme.textAlpha(0)
+                strokeColor: Theme.hair
+                strokeWidth: 1
+                startX: 20; startY: 20
+                PathLine { x: dossier.width; y: 20 }
+                PathLine { x: dossier.width; y: dossier.height - 20 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: dossier.height - 20 }
+                PathLine { x: 0; y: 104 }
+            }
+        }
+
+        MicroText { x: 18; y: 12; text: "ACTIVE DOSSIER"; color: Theme.accent }
+        Text {
+            x: 18; y: 45; width: parent.width - 36
+            text: root.selectedApp ? root.selectedApp.name : "NO TARGET"
+            color: Theme.text
+            font.family: Theme.displayFont
+            font.pixelSize: 18
+            font.bold: true
+            font.letterSpacing: 0.8
+            wrapMode: Text.Wrap
+            maximumLineCount: 2
+            elide: Text.ElideRight
+        }
+        MicroText { x: 18; y: 94; width: parent.width - 36; text: root.selectedApp ? (root.selectedApp.genericName || "DESKTOP APPLICATION") : "AWAITING ACQUISITION"; color: Theme.accent }
+
+        Rectangle { x: 18; y: 119; width: parent.width - 36; height: 1; color: Theme.hair }
+        MicroText { x: 18; y: 137; width: parent.width - 36; height: 52; wrapMode: Text.Wrap; maximumLineCount: 4; text: root.selectedApp ? (root.selectedApp.comment || "No metadata supplied by desktop entry.") : "Enter a search vector and select an executable target." }
+
+        Column {
+            x: 18; y: 210; width: parent.width - 36; spacing: 8
+            Repeater {
+                model: [
+                    { k: "INDEX", v: String(Math.max(0, root.selectedIndex + 1)).padStart(3, "0") },
+                    { k: "TYPE", v: "DESKTOP ENTRY" },
+                    { k: "ROUTE", v: "DETACHED" },
+                    { k: "STATE", v: root.selectedApp ? "ARMED" : "IDLE" }
+                ]
+                Item {
+                    required property var modelData
+                    width: parent.width; height: 27
+                    Rectangle { x: 0; y: parent.height - 1; width: parent.width; height: 1; color: Theme.hair }
+                    MicroText { x: 0; anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter; text: modelData.k }
+                    Text { anchors.right: parent.right; anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter; text: modelData.v; color: modelData.k === "STATE" ? Theme.accent : Theme.text; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 8; font.bold: true; font.letterSpacing: 0.5 }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        MouseArea {
+            id: fire
+            x: 18; anchors.bottom: parent.bottom; anchors.bottomMargin: 34
+            width: parent.width - 36; height: 44
+            enabled: root.selectedApp !== null
+            hoverEnabled: true
+            cursorShape: enabled ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : Qt.ArrowCursor
+            onClicked: root.launchRequested(root.selectedIndex)
+            Shape {
+                id: fireShape
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                preferredRendererType: Shape.CurveRenderer
+                ShapePath {
+                    fillColor: fire.containsMouse ? Theme.accent : Theme.accentAlpha(0.16)
+                    strokeColor: Theme.accent
+                    strokeWidth: 1
+                    startX: 14; startY: 0
+                    PathLine { x: fireShape.width; y: 0 }
+                    PathLine { x: fireShape.width - 14; y: fireShape.height }
+                    PathLine { x: 0; y: fireShape.height }
+                    PathLine { x: 14; y: 0 }
+                }
+            }
+            Text { anchors.centerIn: parent; text: "LAUNCH VECTOR"; color: fire.containsMouse ? Theme.surface : Theme.accent; font.family: Theme.displayFont; font.pixelSize: 10; font.bold: true; font.letterSpacing: 1.2 }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Bottom caution lane and key map.
+    Row {
+        x: 28; y: 612; spacing: 4
+        Repeater { model: 30; Rectangle { required property int index; width: 12; height: 4; color: index % 3 === 0 ? Theme.accent : Theme.hair; transform: Rotation { angle: -32 } } }
+    }
+    MicroText { x: 420; y: 606; text: "↑↓ SELECT   //   ENTER LAUNCH   //   ESC ABORT   //   PGUP/PGDN STEP"; color: Theme.accent }
+    MicroText { anchors.right: parent.right; anchors.rightMargin: 28; y: 606; text: "BLADE-09 / CRC A7F2" }
+}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ in

        # quickshell app-launcher variants (evaluating — pick one)
      ]
-      ++ (map (n: bind "SUPER + CTRL + ${toString n}" (dsp.global "quickshell:launcher${toString n}")) (lib.range 1 8))
+      ++ (map (n: bind "SUPER + CTRL + ${toString n}" (dsp.global "quickshell:launcher${toString n}")) (lib.range 1 9))
      ++ [
        # restart quickshell (also starts it if not running)
        (bind "SUPER + CTRL + 0" (dsp.exec "qs kill; sleep 0.3; qs"))