✨ feat(ui): display active window title in menu bar and set default app name to Finder

config/assets/config.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "wallpapers_dir": "~/Pictures/Wallpapers/",
+  "wallpapers_dir": "/home/sankalp/Pictures/Wallpapers/",
   "dock_position": "Bottom",
   "terminal_command": "kitty -e",
   "dock_enabled": true,

config/data.py

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CURRENT_WIDTH = screen.get_width()
 CURRENT_HEIGHT = screen.get_height()
 
 
-WALLPAPERS_DIR_DEFAULT = os.path.expanduser(f"~/Pictures/Wallpapers/")
+WALLPAPERS_DIR_DEFAULT = os.path.expanduser(f"~/Pictures/Wallpapers")
 CONFIG_FILE = get_relative_path("../config/assets/config.json")
 MATUGEN_STATE_FILE = os.path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "matugen")
 

modules/panel/components/menubar.py

@@ -252,6 +252,9 @@ class MenuBarDropdowns:
             ),
         )
 
+        # Connect to active app name changes to update the title button
+        modus_service.connect("current-active-app-name-changed", self._on_active_app_changed)
+
         self.global_menu_button_title = Button(
             child=ActiveWindow(
                 formatter=FormattedString(
@@ -335,6 +338,11 @@ class MenuBarDropdowns:
             # If we can't get window info, don't show dropdown
             pass
 
+    def _on_active_app_changed(self, _, value):
+        """Handle active app name changes"""
+        # Update the "About" menu item label
+        self.global_title_menu_about.set_property("label", f"About {value}")
+
     def hide_dropdowns(self, *_):
         self.menu_button.remove_style_class("active")
         self.global_menu_button_edit.remove_style_class("active")

services/modus.py

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class ModusService(Service):
         self._bluetooth = ""
         self._dock_apps = ""
         self._dont_disturb = False
-        self._current_active_app_name = "Hyprland"
+        self._current_active_app_name = "Finder"  # Changed from "Hyprland" to "Finder"
         self._current_workspace = "1"
         self._music = ""
         self._current_dropdown = None
@@ -241,8 +241,9 @@ class ModusService(Service):
         self._dock_width = 0
         self._dock_height = 0
 
-        # Initialize Hyprland connection for workspace monitoring
+        # Initialize Hyprland connection for workspace and window monitoring
         self._setup_workspace_monitoring()
+        self._setup_active_window_monitoring()
 
     def _setup_workspace_monitoring(self):
         """Setup Hyprland connection and workspace monitoring"""
@@ -265,6 +266,58 @@ class ModusService(Service):
             logger.error(f"[ModusService] Failed to setup workspace monitoring: {e}")
             self._current_workspace = "1"
 
+    def _setup_active_window_monitoring(self):
+        """Setup active window monitoring"""
+        try:
+            if not hasattr(self, '_hyprland_connection') or not self._hyprland_connection:
+                return
+
+            # Get initial active window
+            self._update_active_window()
+
+            # Note: The HyprlandActiveWindow widget from Fabric library
+            # should handle active window updates automatically.
+            # We just need to ensure the initial state is correct.
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"[ModusService] Failed to setup active window monitoring: {e}")
+
+    def _update_active_window(self):
+        """Update the current active app name based on active window"""
+        try:
+            if not hasattr(self, '_hyprland_connection') or not self._hyprland_connection:
+                return
+
+            window_data = self._hyprland_connection.send_command("j/activewindow").reply
+            if not window_data:
+                self.current_active_app_name = "Finder"
+                return
+
+            window_info = json.loads(window_data.decode("utf-8"))
+            wmclass = window_info.get("class", "")
+            title = window_info.get("title", "")
+
+            # Handle the case when there's no active window
+            if not title and not wmclass:
+                self.current_active_app_name = "Finder"
+                return
+
+            # Simple app name formatting without circular import
+            name = wmclass if wmclass else title
+            if name:
+                # Basic formatting: capitalize first letter and remove file extensions
+                name = str(name).title()
+                if "." in name:
+                    name = name.split(".")[-1]
+            else:
+                name = "Finder"
+
+            self.current_active_app_name = name
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"[ModusService] Error updating active window: {e}")
+            self.current_active_app_name = "Finder"
+
     def _on_workspace_changed(self, obj, signal):
         """Handle workspace change events from Hyprland"""
         try:

utils/app_name_resolver.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class AppName:
     def format_app_name(self, title, wmclass, update=False):
         # Handle case when both title and wmclass are empty (no active window)
         if not title and not wmclass:
-            name = "Hyprland"
+            name = "Finder"
         else:
             name = wmclass
             if name == "":
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@ app_name_resolver = AppName()
 
 
 def format_window(title, wmclass):
-    if not title and not wmclass:
+    # Handle the case when HyprlandActiveWindow passes "unknown" instead of empty strings
+    if (not title or title == "unknown") and (not wmclass or wmclass == "unknown"):
         return "Finder"
+    
+    # Clean up "unknown" values
+    if title == "unknown":
+        title = ""
+    if wmclass == "unknown":
+        wmclass = ""
+    
     name = app_name_resolver.format_app_name(title, wmclass, True)
-    return name
+    return name
+