Add niri-layout-indicator plugin by alnrog · Pull Request #814 · noctalia-dev/noctalia-plugins

alnrog · 2026-05-03T16:44:08Z

Adds Niri Layout Indicator plugin.

A native Noctalia Shell bar widget for niri that displays and switches keyboard layouts.

Features:

github-actions · 2026-05-03T19:01:13Z

(H) Line 215: Do not use hardcoded values, always prefer to use the Style singleton instead

+            border.width: 1

(H) Line 225: Use translations instead of hardcoded text. Instead of: "Example Label". To: pluginApi?.tr("panel.example-label")

+                text: "Keyboard layout"

(H) Line 292: Use translations instead of hardcoded text. Instead of: "Example Label". To: pluginApi?.tr("panel.example-label")

+                    text: "Display: " + (root.displayMode === "text" ? "text" : "flag")

(H) Line 311: Use translations instead of hardcoded text. Instead of: "Example Label". To: pluginApi?.tr("panel.example-label")

+                    text: "Middle click: " + (root.middleClickAction === "previous" ? "previous layout" : "toggle display")

(L) Line 61: When it comes to translations there is no need for fallback values. From: pluginApi?.tr("example") || "value". To: pluginApi?.tr("example")

+      return rootItem.pluginApi?.tr(key) || key

spiros132

Some feedback about the PR! :D

spiros132 · 2026-05-10T20:13:46Z

+
+```bash
+mkdir -p ~/.config/noctalia/plugins
+cp -r niri-layout-indicator ~/.config/noctalia/plugins/


This section isn't correct since the user can install the plugin just by pressing install.

spiros132 · 2026-05-10T20:14:11Z

+### Quick install
+
+```bash
+./install.sh


This isn't correct either since there is no ./install.sh script and there shouldn't be any

spiros132 · 2026-05-10T20:15:01Z

+
+  property var pluginApi: null
+
+  Timer {


Why is this timer needed in the first place?

spiros132 · 2026-05-10T20:15:36Z

+    Layout.preferredWidth: 600
+    Layout.preferredHeight: 0
+    visible: false
+  }


This Item to enforce minimum width shouldn't be needed.

alnrog added 2 commits May 3, 2026 19:37

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