update

.config/hypr/hyprland.conf

@@ -14,12 +14,34 @@
 ################
 
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Monitors/
-monitor=DP-1,2560x1440@144,0x0,1, vrr, 1
-monitor=DP-3,2560x1440@144,2560x0,1, vrr, 1
+# monitor=DP-1,2560x1440@144,0x0,1
+# monitor=DP-3,2560x1440@144,2560x0,1
+# vrr 2 enables vrr if application is fullscreen
+# vrr 3 enables vrr if application is fullscreen and video or game content
+# monitor = DP-1, 3440x1440@240,0x0,1,vrr,3
+monitorv2 {
+    output = DP-1
+    mode = 3440x1440@240
+    position = 0x0
+    scale = 1
+    vrr = 2
+    cm = srgb
+    # Optional HDR settings
+    # cm = hdr
+    # bitdepth = 10
+    # sdr_min_luminance = 0.005
+    # sdr_max_luminance = 200
+    # min_luminance = 0
+    # max_luminance = 1000
+    # max_avg_luminance = 200
+    # sdrbrightness = 1.2
+    # sdrsaturation = 0.98
+}
 
 source = ~/.config/hypr/keybindings.conf
+source = ~/.config/hypr/windowrules.conf
 source = ~/.config/hypr/macchiato.conf
-# source = ~/.config/hypr/env.conf
+
 # unscale XWayland
 xwayland {
   force_zero_scaling = true
@@ -46,8 +68,8 @@ $notification_daemon = uwsm app -- swaync -c ~/.config/swaync/config.json
 # Autostart necessary processes (like notifications daemons, status bars, etc.)
 # Or execute your favorite apps at launch like this:
 
-exec-once = uwsm app -sb -- hyprpm update -nn
-exec-once = uwsm app -sb -- hyprpm reload -nn
+exec-once = uwsm app -sb -- hyprpm update -n
+exec-once = uwsm app -sb -- hyprpm reload -n
 exec-once = $notification_daemon
 exec-once = $terminal
 exec-once = uwsm app -sb -S both -t scope -- hyprpm update -nn
@@ -166,10 +188,6 @@ animations {
 # uncomment all if you wish to use that.
 # workspace = w[tv1], gapsout:0, gapsin:0
 # workspace = f[1], gapsout:0, gapsin:0
-# windowrulev2 = bordersize 0, floating:0, onworkspace:w[tv1]
-# windowrulev2 = rounding 0, floating:0, onworkspace:w[tv1]
-# windowrulev2 = bordersize 0, floating:0, onworkspace:f[1]
-# windowrulev2 = rounding 0, floating:0, onworkspace:f[1]
 
 # See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Dwindle-Layout/ for more
 dwindle {
@@ -230,7 +248,8 @@ misc {
     font_family = JetBrainsMono Nerd Font
 }
 
-# {{{ WORKSPACES
+# {{{ WORKSPACES - HANDLED IN WAYBAR CONFIG
+# See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Window-Rules/ for more
 # workspace = name:,monitor:DP-1
 # workspace = 2,monitor:DP-1,defaultName:
 # workspace = 2,monitor:DP-1,persistent:false
@@ -244,66 +263,9 @@ misc {
 # workspace = 10,monitor:DP-3,persistent:false
 # }}}
 
+# windowrule = match:class my-window, border_size 10
 
-##############################
-### WINDOWS AND WORKSPACES ###
-##############################
-
-# See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Window-Rules/ for more
-# See https://wiki.hyprland.org/Configuring/Workspace-Rules/ for workspace rules
-
-# Example windowrule v1
-# windowrulev2 = float, class:com.mitchellh.ghostty
-windowrule = float, class:discord
-windowrule = float, class:mpv
-windowrule = float, class:steam
-windowrule = float, class:anki
-windowrule = float, class:python, title:Import
-windowrule = workspace 10 silent, class:discord
-windowrule = workspace 9 silent, class:steam
-windowrule = size 2118 1182, class:anki
-windowrule = workspace 8 silent, class:anki
-# windowrule = opacity 0.88, class:.* fullscreen:0
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, class:mpv
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, title:(.*)asbplayer
-windowrule = tile, title:(.*)asbplayer
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, class:^(remote-viewer)$
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, class:com.obsproject.Studio
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, title:(.*)(- YouTube(.*))
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, class:zen, title:(.*)YouTube TV(.*)
-windowrule = opacity 1.0 override, class:anki
-
-
-# Example windowrule v2
-# windowrulev2 = float,class:^(kitty)$,title:^(kitty)$
-
-# Ignore maximize requests from apps. You'll probably like this.
-windowrule = suppressevent maximize, class:.*
-
-# Fix some dragging issues with XWayland
-windowrule = nofocus,class:^$,title:^$,xwayland:1,floating:1,fullscreen:0,pinned:0
-
-# https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/issues/3835#issuecomment-2004448245
-windowrule = suppressevent maximize, class:^(zen)$
-exec-once = $HOME/.local/bin/bitwarden-nofloat.sh
-# ENABLE_HDR_WSI=1 mpv --vo=gpu-next --target-colorspace-hint --gpu-api=vulkan --gpu-context=waylandvk "filename"
-
-# {{{ Screen sharing workaround: https://wiki.hyprland.org/Useful-Utilities/Screen-Sharing/#xwayland
-windowrule = opacity 0.0 override, class:^(xwaylandvideobridge)$
-windowrule = noanim, class:^(xwaylandvideobridge)$
-windowrule = noinitialfocus, class:^(xwaylandvideobridge)$
-windowrule = maxsize 1 1, class:^(xwaylandvideobridge)$
-windowrule = noblur, class:^(xwaylandvideobridge)$
-windowrule = nofocus, class:^(xwaylandvideobridge)$
-# }}}
-
-
-plugin {
-    split-monitor-workspaces {
-        count = 5
-        keep_focused = 1
-        enable_notifications = 1
-        enable_persistent_workspaces = 1
-    }
+debug {
+    disable_logs = true
+    enable_stdout_logs = false
 }
-

.config/hypr/keybindings.conf

@@ -40,28 +40,28 @@ bind = CTRL+ALT, j, focusmonitor, r
 bind = CTRL+ALT, k, focusmonitor, l
 
 # Switch workspaces with mainMod + [0-9]
-bind = $mainMod, 1, split-workspace, 1
-bind = $mainMod, 2, split-workspace, 2
-bind = $mainMod, 3, split-workspace, 3
-bind = $mainMod, 4, split-workspace, 4
-bind = $mainMod, 5, split-workspace, 5
-bind = $mainMod, 6, split-workspace, 6
-bind = $mainMod, 7, split-workspace, 7
-bind = $mainMod, 8, split-workspace, 8
-bind = $mainMod, 9, split-workspace, 9
-bind = $mainMod, 0, split-workspace, 10
+bind = $mainMod, 1, workspace, 1
+bind = $mainMod, 2, workspace, 2
+bind = $mainMod, 3, workspace, 3
+bind = $mainMod, 4, workspace, 4
+bind = $mainMod, 5, workspace, 5
+bind = $mainMod, 6, workspace, 6
+bind = $mainMod, 7, workspace, 7
+bind = $mainMod, 8, workspace, 8
+bind = $mainMod, 9, workspace, 9
+bind = $mainMod, 0, workspace, 10
 
 # Move active window to a workspace with mainMod + SHIFT + [0-9]
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 1, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 1
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 2, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 2
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 3, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 3
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 4, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 4
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 5, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 5
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 6, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 6
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 7, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 7
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 8, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 8
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 9, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 9
-bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 0, split-movetoworkspacesilent, 10
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 1, movetoworkspacesilent, 1
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 2, movetoworkspacesilent, 2
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 3, movetoworkspacesilent, 3
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 4, movetoworkspacesilent, 4
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 5, movetoworkspacesilent, 5
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 6, movetoworkspacesilent, 6
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 7, movetoworkspacesilent, 7
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 8, movetoworkspacesilent, 8
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 9, movetoworkspacesilent, 9
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, 0, movetoworkspacesilent, 10
 
 # Example special workspace (scratchpad)
 bind = SUPER, S, togglespecialworkspace, magic
@@ -128,9 +128,14 @@ bind = $mainMod, z, exec, uwsm app -sb -- zen-browser
 
 bind = $mainMod SHIFT, s, exec , rofi -show ssh -theme "$HOME/.config/rofi/launchers/type-2/style-2.rasi" -terminal -theme-str 'window{width: 25%;} listview {columns: 1; lines: 10;}' ghostty -ssh-command "ghostty --initial-command='TERM=kitty ssh {host}'"
 
+# reload monitors
+bind = $mainMod SHIFT, R, exec, hyprctl dispatch dpms off && sleep 1 && hyprctl dispatch dpms on
+
 # Disable keybinds with one master keybind
 # https://wiki.hypr.land/0.49.0/Configuring/Uncommon-tips--tricks/#disabling-keybinds-with-one-master-keybind
 bind = $mainMod, code:117, submap, clean
 submap = clean
 bind = $mainMod, code:112, submap, reset
 submap = reset
+
+bind = SUPER, l, exec, hyprlock

.config/mpv/mpv.conf##default

@@ -1,124 +1,143 @@
+profile=high-quality
 user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
-cache=yes
-demuxer-max-bytes=500M
-demuxer-max-back-bytes=100M
-cache-pause=no
+glsl-shaders="" # Disable heavy shaders for regular content
+# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32_DS.glsl"
+# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32.glsl"
+scale=spline36 # Faster than ewa_lanczos for high-res video when shaders are off
+dither=fruit # Lighter dithering aimed at 8-bit or FRC panels
+
+# --- Window & interface ---
 ontop=yes
+border=no
+no-border
+autofit=50% # Start at half of the screen to avoid oversized windows on UHD displays
+osc=no
+blend-subtitles=video # Keeps subtitles composited into the video plane
+opengl-early-flush=no # Delay buffer flushes to reduce micro-stutter on some GPUs
+
+# --- Subtitle defaults ---
 sub-font="JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"
 sub-font-size=45
-# osd-font="Fluent System Icons"
-border=no
-# geometry=50%
-autofit=50%
+sub-auto=fuzzy
+slang=en,eng
+subs-with-matching-audio=no
+sub-fix-timing=yes
+sub-ass-override=scale
+sub-gauss=1.0
+sub-gray=yes
+sub-pos=100
+
+# --- Audio chain ---
 volume=75
+ao=pipewire,pulse
 audio-spdif=ac3,dts-hd,truehd
-# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_VL.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_VL.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl"
-# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/FSRCNNX.glsl:~~/shaders/FSR.glsl:~~/shaders/NVScaler.glsl:~~/shaders/CAS-scaled.glsl"
-# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32_DS.glsl"
-glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32.glsl"
-
-# Can fix stuttering in some cases, in other cases probably causes it. Try it if you experience stuttering.
-opengl-early-flush=no
-
-video-sync=display-resample
-osc=no
-no-border
+audio-stream-silence=yes # Keep the device primed to avoid startup pops
+audio-wait-open=0.1 # Shorten audio device warm-up for snappier playback
 
+# --- Networking & remote sources ---
 ytdl-format=bestvideo+bestaudio/best
 ytdl-raw-options=sub-langs=en.*,write-auto-subs=
 ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-mark=all
 ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-remove=sponsor,selfpromo,interaction
 
-# get subtitles for videos automatically
-sub-auto=fuzzy
-slang=en,eng
-
-# profile=svp
-profile=high-quality
-blend-subtitles=video
-# GPU OPTIONS
+# --- Video output & decoding ---
 vo=gpu-next
 hwdec=nvdec
+hwdec-codecs=all
 gpu-api=vulkan
+gpu-context=waylandvk
+vulkan-queue-count=2
+vulkan-async-compute=yes # Use independent compute queues for tone mapping/shaders
+vulkan-async-transfer=yes # Parallelize frame uploads to free the graphics queue
+vd-lavc-dr=yes # Direct rendering keeps frames resident on the GPU longer
+vd-lavc-threads=0 # Let ffmpeg auto-pick the optimal thread count
+video-sync=display-resample # Smoothly match video speed to the display refresh
+
+# --- Scaling, interpolation, and dithering ---
 scale=ewa_lanczossharp
 dscale=catmull_rom
 cscale=ewa_lanczos
 tscale=oversample
 interpolation=yes
 interpolation-preserve=no
-interpolation-threshold=0.5
-sigmoid-upscaling=yes
-temporal-dither=yes
-
-# fruit: 8-Bit/8-Bit+FRC display
-# ordered: true 10-Bit/12-Bit display
-# error-diffusion: high-end GPUs
+interpolation-threshold=0.5 # Only blend nearby frames to reduce SOE artifacts
+sigmoid-upscaling=yes # Protect highlights when upscaling SDR video
+temporal-dither=yes # Prefer temporal noise over spatial patterns on SDR panels
+# Dithering presets reference:
+#   fruit   -> 8-bit / 8-bit + FRC displays
+#   ordered -> True 10-bit / 12-bit displays
+#   error-diffusion -> High-end GPUs
 dither=error-diffusion
 dither-depth=auto
-error-diffusion=sierra-lite # uncomment if not 'error-diffusion'
+error-diffusion=sierra-lite # Balanced diffusion kernel for 8-bit panels
 
-###### Antiring
+# --- Antiring controls ---
 scale-antiring=0.5
 dscale-antiring=0.5
 cscale-antiring=0.5
 
-# laptop
-# vo=gpu
-# gpu-api=opengl
-# gpu-context=wayland
-# profile=opengl-hq
-
-gpu-context=waylandvk
-gpu-api=vulkan
-vulkan-swap-mode=mailbox
-swapchain-depth=2
-vulkan-async-compute=no
-vd-lavc-threads=0
-opengl-pbo=yes
-vd-lavc-film-grain=gpu
-
-input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
-# ao=pule,pipewire
-ao=pipewire,pulse
-
+# --- Post-processing ---
 deband=yes
 deband-iterations=2
 deband-threshold=24
 deband-range=16
 deband-grain=4
 
-subs-with-matching-audio=no
-sub-fix-timing=yes
-sub-ass-override=scale
-#Some settings fixing VOB/PGS subtitles (creating blur & changing yellow subs to gray)
-sub-gauss=1.0
-sub-gray=yes
+# --- IPC & automation ---
+input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket # Allows external tools (e.g., SVP) to control mpv
 
-###### High-quality screenshots
+# --- Screenshot workflow ---
 screenshot-format=webp
 screenshot-webp-lossless=yes
 screenshot-high-bit-depth=yes
-screenshot-sw=no
+screenshot-sw=no # Force GPU path so tone mapping stays consistent
 screenshot-directory="/truenas/sudacode/pictures/mpv"
 screenshot-template="%f-%wH.%wM.%wS.%wT-#%#00n"
 
+# --- Session persistence ---
 save-position-on-quit
 watch-later-dir="~~/.watch-later"
 resume-playback=yes
 save-watch-history
 watch-history-path="~~/state/watch_history.jsonl"
+
+# --- HDR/SDR hints ---
 target-colorspace-hint=yes
 
+# --- Caching & buffers ---
+cache=yes
+demuxer-max-bytes=1GiB # Buffer up to 1 GiB for high-bitrate remuxes
+demuxer-max-back-bytes=200MiB # Keep recent data handy for quick reverse seeks
+cache-secs=30
+demuxer-readahead-secs=30
+
+[anime]
+profile-desc="Anime upscaling with ArtCNN"
+glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32.glsl"
+scale=ewa_lanczossharp
+dither=error-diffusion
+deband=yes # Crucial for anime gradients
+
+[movies]
+profile-desc="Movies and TV shows"
+profile-cond=width >= 1920 and filename:match("mkv$|mp4$")
+glsl-shaders=""
+scale=ewa_lanczos
+target-peak=800
+
 [hdr]
 target-colorspace-hint=yes
-gpu-api=vulkan
-gpu-context=waylandvk
+tone-mapping-param=0.5
+tone-mapping-max-boost=2.0
+allow-delayed-peak-detect=yes
+# For SDR content on HDR display (or vice versa)
+icc-profile-auto=yes
 
 [svp]
 interpolation=no
-input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket     # Receives input from SVP
-hr-seek-framedrop=no                # Fixes audio desync
-resume-playback=no                  # Not compatible with SVP
+input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
+hr-seek-framedrop=no
+resume-playback=no
 
 [Idle]
 profile-cond=p["idle-active"]
@@ -134,12 +153,22 @@ ytdl-raw-options-append=cookies=/truenas/sudacode/japanese/cookies.Japanese.txt
 ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-mark=all
 ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-remove=sponsor,selfpromo,interaction
 ytdl-format=bestvideo+bestaudio/best
-# get subtitles for videos automatically
 sub-auto=fuzzy
-slang=ja,jpn,ja.hi,ja.*
-alang=ja,jpn
+alang=ja,jp,jpn,japanese,en,eng,english,English,enUS,en-US
+slang=ja,jp,jpn,japanese,en,eng,english,English,enUS,en-US
 vlang=ja,jpn
-sub-font="Noto Sans CJK JP"
-sub-border-size=1
-sub-shadow-color=0.0/0.0/0.0/0.50
-sub-shadow-offset=2
+subs-with-matching-audio=yes
+sub-font="Noto Sans CJK JP Regular"
+glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32.glsl"
+scale=ewa_lanczossharp
+dither=error-diffusion
+deband=yes # Crucial for anime gradients
+
+[anime-subs]
+profile-cond=p["slang"] == "ja" or p["slang"] == "ja.hi"
+sub-font="Noto Sans CJK JP Regular"
+sub-font-size=42
+sub-border-size=1.2
+sub-shadow-color=0.0/0.0/0.0/0.6
+sub-shadow-offset=3
+sub-hinting=light

.config/mpv/mpv.conf##os.Darwin

@@ -1,233 +1,182 @@
-#
-# Example mpv configuration file
-#
-# Warning:
-#
-# The commented example options usually do _not_ set the default values. Call
-# mpv with --list-options to see the default values for most options. There is
-# no builtin or example mpv.conf with all the defaults.
-#
-#
-# Configuration files are read system-wide from /usr/local/etc/mpv.conf
-# and per-user from ~~/mpv.conf, where per-user settings override
-# system-wide settings, all of which are overridden by the command line.
-#
-# Configuration file settings and the command line options use the same
-# underlying mechanisms. Most options can be put into the configuration file
-# by dropping the preceding '--'. See the man page for a complete list of
-# options.
-#
-# Lines starting with '#' are comments and are ignored.
-#
-# See the CONFIGURATION FILES section in the man page
-# for a detailed description of the syntax.
-#
-# Profiles should be placed at the bottom of the configuration file to ensure
-# that settings wanted as defaults are not restricted to specific profiles.
+user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
 
-##################
-# video settings #
-##################
+glsl-shaders=""
+scale=spline36                  # Fast, high-quality fallback
+dither=fruit                    # Lightweight dithering
 
-# Start in fullscreen mode by default.
-#fs=yes
+# Window & interface
+ontop=yes
+border=no
+no-border
+autofit=50%                     # Reasonable default size
 
-# force starting with centered window
-# geometry=50%:50%
-
-# don't allow a new window to have a size larger than 90% of the screen size
-#autofit-larger=90%x90%
-
-# Do not close the window on exit.
-#keep-open=yes
-
-# Do not wait with showing the video window until it has loaded. (This will
-# resize the window once video is loaded. Also always shows a window with
-# audio.)
-#force-window=immediate
-
-# Disable the On Screen Controller (OSC).
-# osc=no
-
-# Keep the player window on top of all other windows.
-# window=scale=1.0
-
-# Specify high quality video rendering preset (for --vo=gpu only)
-# Can cause performance problems with some drivers and GPUs.
-# profile=gpu-hq
-
-# Force video to lock on the display's refresh rate, and change video and audio
-# speed to some degree to ensure synchronous playback - can cause problems
-# with some drivers and desktop environments.
-#video-sync=display-resample
-
-# Enable hardware decoding if available. Often, this does not work with all
-# video outputs, but should work well with default settings on most systems.
-# If performance or energy usage is an issue, forcing the vdpau or vaapi VOs
-# may or may not help.
-# discourged by mpv devs and not likely to make significant difference
-# hwdec=auto-copy
-# hwdec-codecs=all
-
-##################
-# audio settings #
-##################
-
-# Specify default audio device. You can list devices with: --audio-device=help
-# The option takes the device string (the stuff between the '...').
-#audio-device=alsa/default
-
-# Do not filter audio to keep pitch when changing playback speed.
-#audio-pitch-correction=no
-
-# Output 5.1 audio natively, and upmix/downmix audio with a different format.
-#audio-channels=5.1
-# Disable any automatic remix, _if_ the audio output accepts the audio format.
-# of the currently played file. See caveats mentioned in the manpage.
-# (The default is "auto-safe", see manpage.)
-#audio-channels=auto
-
-##################
-# other settings #
-##################
-
-# Pretend to be a web browser. Might fix playback with some streaming sites,
-# but also will break with shoutcast streams.
-# user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
-user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/115.0.0.0 Safari/537.36"
-# user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/45.0.2454.85 Safari/537.36"
-# user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Ubuntu Chromium/37.0.2062.94 Chrome/37.0.2062.94 Safari/537.36"
-# user-agent="Chromium/37.0.2062.94 Chrome/37.0.2062.94 Safari/537.36"
-
-# cache settings
-#
-# Use a large seekable RAM cache even for local input.
-cache=yes
-#
-# Use extra large RAM cache (needs cache=yes to make it useful).
-demuxer-max-bytes=500M
-demuxer-max-back-bytes=100M
-#
-# Disable the behavior that the player will pause if the cache goes below a
-# certain fill size.
-cache-pause=no
-#
-# Store cache payload on the hard disk instead of in RAM. (This may negatively
-# impact performance unless used for slow input such as network.)
-#cache-dir=~/.cache/
-#cache-on-disk=yes
-
-# Display English subtitles if available.
-#slang=en
-
-# Play Finnish audio if available, fall back to English otherwise.
-#alang=fi,en
-
-# Change subtitle encoding. For Arabic subtitles use 'cp1256'.
-# If the file seems to be valid UTF-8, prefer UTF-8.
-# (You can add '+' in front of the codepage to force it.)
-#sub-codepage=cp1256
-
-# You can also include other configuration files.
-#include=/path/to/the/file/you/want/to/include
-
-############
-# Profiles #
-############
-
-# The options declared as part of profiles override global default settings,
-# but only take effect when the profile is active.
-
-# The following profile can be enabled on the command line with: --profile=eye-cancer
-
-#[eye-cancer]
-#sharpen=5
+# Audio (macOS-specific)
+volume=75
+ao=coreaudio                    # Native macOS audio
+audio-stream-silence=no         # FIXED: Prevents player behavior issues
+audio-wait-open=0.1             # Faster audio startup
 
+# Subtitle defaults
 sub-font="JetBrainsMono Nerd Font"
 sub-font-size=45
-# osd-font="Fluent System Icons"
-border=no
-
-geometry=50%
-
-volume=50
-# speed-step=0.05
-# audio-spdif=ac3,eac3,dts-hd,truehd
-# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/Anime4K_Clamp_Highlights.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Restore_CNN_VL.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_VL.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x2.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_AutoDownscalePre_x4.glsl:~~/shaders/Anime4K_Upscale_CNN_x2_M.glsl"
-glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F16.glsl"
-# glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/FSR.glsl"
-
-# Can fix stuttering in some cases, in other cases probably causes it. Try it if you experience stuttering.
-opengl-early-flush=no
-
-video-sync=display-resample
-osc=no
-no-border
-
-ytdl-raw-options=sub-langs=en.*,write-auto-subs=
-ytdl-format=bestvideo+bestaudio/best
-
-# get subtitles for videos automatically
 sub-auto=fuzzy
 slang=en,eng
+subs-with-matching-audio=no
+sub-fix-timing=yes
+sub-ass-override=scale
+sub-gauss=1.0
+sub-gray=yes
+sub-pos=90
 
-# CATPPUCCIN MACHIATTO
-# Main mpv options
+# Networking & streaming
+ytdl-format=bestvideo+bestaudio/best
+ytdl-raw-options=sub-langs=en.*,write-auto-subs=
+ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-mark=all
+ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-remove=sponsor,selfpromo,interaction
+
+# Stats & UI colors (Catppuccin Macchiato)
 background-color='#24273a'
 osd-back-color='#181926'
 osd-border-color='#181926'
 osd-color='#cad3f5'
 osd-shadow-color='#24273a'
-
-# Stats script options
-# Options are on separate lines for clarity
-# Colors are in #BBGGRR format
 script-opts-append=stats-border_color=30201e
 script-opts-append=stats-font_color=f5d3ca
 script-opts-append=stats-plot_bg_border_color=f8bdb7
 script-opts-append=stats-plot_bg_color=30201e
 script-opts-append=stats-plot_color=f8bdb7
 
-# profile=svp
-profile=gpu-hq
-# GPU OPTIONS
+##################
+# Video/Graphics #
+##################
+
 vo=gpu-next
-# hwdec=nvdec-copy
-hwdec=videotoolbox
-scale=bicubic
-dscale=bicubic
-cscale=bicubic
+hwdec=videotoolbox              # macOS hardware decoding
+hwdec-codecs=all
+gpu-api=vulkan
+gpu-context=macvk               # macOS-specific Vulkan context
+
+# Vulkan optimizations (prevents crashes and memory leaks)
+vulkan-queue-count=1            # FIXED: Prevents buffer overflow
+vulkan-async-compute=no         # FIXED: Improves stability
+vulkan-async-transfer=no        # FIXED: Reduces memory pressure
+vulkan-swap-mode=fifo           # Most compatible presentation mode
+fbo-format=rgba8                # FIXED: Memory-safe format
+
+# Video filtering & quality
+vd-lavc-film-grain=cpu          # FIXED: GPU grain not supported on macOS
+vd-lavc-threads=0
+vd-lavc-dr=yes                  # Keep frames on GPU
+video-sync=display-resample     # Smooth playback
+
+# Scaling & interpolation
+scale=ewa_lanczossharp
+dscale=catmull_rom
+cscale=ewa_lanczos
 tscale=oversample
 interpolation=yes
-interpolation-preserve=no
+interpolation-threshold=0.5
+sigmoid-upscaling=yes
+temporal-dither=yes
 
-input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
-# ao=pule,pipewire
-# ao=pipewire,pulse
-ontop=yes
+# High-quality dithering
+dither=error-diffusion
+dither-depth=auto
+error-diffusion=sierra-lite
+
+# Antiring
+scale-antiring=0.5
+dscale-antiring=0.5
+cscale-antiring=0.5
+
+# Post-processing
+deband=yes
+deband-iterations=2
+deband-threshold=24
+deband-range=16
+deband-grain=4
+
+##################
+# Screenshot     #
+##################
+
+screenshot-format=webp
+screenshot-webp-lossless=yes
+screenshot-high-bit-depth=yes
+screenshot-sw=no
+screenshot-directory="/Volumes/sudacode/pictures/mpv"
+screenshot-template="%f-%wH.%wM.%wS.%wT-#%#00n"
+
+##################
+# Session        #
+##################
 
-ao=coreaudio
 save-position-on-quit
-watch-later-dir="~~.watch-later"
+watch-later-dir="~~/.watch-later"
 resume-playback=yes
 save-watch-history
-watch-history-path="~~state/watch_history.jsonl"
-vd-lavc-threads=0
-gpu-api=vulkan
-gpu-context=macvk
-opengl-pbo=yes
+watch-history-path="~~/state/watch_history.jsonl"
+input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
 
+##################
+# Caching        #
+##################
+
+cache=yes
+demuxer-max-bytes=1GiB
+demuxer-max-back-bytes=200MiB
+cache-pause=no
+cache-secs=30
+demuxer-readahead-secs=30
+
+############
+# Profiles #
+############
+
+# Base high-quality preset (inherits above settings)
+[base]
+profile=gpu-hq
+
+# Anime profile (ArtCNN is memory-heavy, use cautiously)
+[anime]
+profile-desc="Anime upscaling with ArtCNN"
+profile-cond=filename:match("mkv$") and height <= 1080
+glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F16.glsl"  # Use F16 variant (lighter)
+scale=ewa_lanczossharp
+deband=yes
+
+# Movies profile (no shaders, HDR support)
+[movies]
+profile-desc="Movies and TV shows"
+profile-cond=width >= 1920 and filename:match("mkv$|mp4$")
+glsl-shaders=""
+scale=ewa_lanczos
+target-peak=800
+hdr-tone-mapping=bt.2390
+
+# HDR profile
+[hdr]
+target-colorspace-hint=yes
+tone-mapping-param=0.5
+tone-mapping-max-boost=2.0
+allow-delayed-peak-detect=yes
+icc-profile-auto=yes
+
+# SVP compatibility profile
 [svp]
-input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket     # Receives input from SVP
-hr-seek-framedrop=no                # Fixes audio desync
-resume-playback=no                  # Not compatible with SVP
+interpolation=no
+input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket
+hr-seek-framedrop=no
+resume-playback=no
 
+# Idle profile
 [Idle]
 profile-cond=p["idle-active"]
 profile-restore=copy-equal
 title=' '
 keepaspect=no
 
+# Japanese immersion profile
 [immersion]
 cookies=yes
 cookies-file=/Volumes/sudacode/japanese/cookies.Japanese.txt
@@ -236,8 +185,22 @@ ytdl-raw-options-append=cookies=/Volumes/sudacode/japanese/cookies.Japanese.txt
 ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-mark=all
 ytdl-raw-options-append=sponsorblock-remove=sponsor
 ytdl-format=bestvideo+bestaudio/best
-# get subtitles for videos automatically
 sub-auto=fuzzy
-slang=ja,jpn
-alang=ja,jpn
+alang=ja,jp,jpn,japanese,en,eng,english,English,enUS,en-US
+slang=ja,jp,jpn,japanese,en,eng,english,English,enUS,en-US
 vlang=ja,jpn
+subs-with-matching-audio=yes
+sub-font="Noto Sans CJK JP Regular"
+glsl-shaders="~~/shaders/ArtCNN_C4F32.glsl"
+scale=ewa_lanczossharp
+dither=error-diffusion
+deband=yes # Crucial for anime gradients
+
+# Anime subtitles profile
+[anime-subs]
+profile-cond=p["slang"] == "ja" or p["slang"] == "ja.hi"
+sub-font="Noto Sans CJK JP"
+sub-font-size=42
+sub-border-size=1.2
+sub-shadow-color=0.0/0.0/0.0/0.6
+sub-shadow-offset=3

.config/mpv/script-opts/osc.conf

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-showwindowed=yes
-showfullscreen=yes
-scalewindowed=1
-scalefullscreen=1
-scaleforcedwindow=2
-vidscale=yes
-hidetimeout=1000
-fadeduration=500
-minmousemove=3
-iamaprogrammer=yes
-font='mpv-osd-symbols'
-seekrangealpha=128
-title='${media-title}'
-showtitle=yes
-visibility=auto
-windowcontrols=auto
-volumecontrol=yes
-processvolume=yes
-language=eng

.config/nvim/lua/core/keymaps.lua

@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ local code_companion_mappings = {
 	{
 		mode = "n",
 		key = "<leader>Ci",
-		cmd = ":CodeCompanion #{buffer} ",
+		cmd = function()
+			vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(":CodeCompanion #{buffer} ", "n", false)
+		end,
 		group = "Inline CodeCompanion",
 		opts = nosilent,
 	},
@@ -249,7 +251,9 @@ local code_companion_mappings = {
 	{
 		mode = "v",
 		key = "<leader>Ci",
-		cmd = ":CodeCompanion #{buffer} ",
+		cmd = function()
+			vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(":CodeCompanion #{buffer} ", "n", false)
+		end,
 		group = "CodeCompanion Inline",
 		opts = nosilent,
 	},
@@ -432,6 +436,14 @@ local misc_utilities_mappings = {
 		end,
 		group = "mkdir under cursor",
 	},
+	{
+		mode = "v",
+		key = "<leader>m",
+		cmd = function()
+			mkdir_under_cursor()
+		end,
+		group = "mkdir selection",
+	},
 }
 -- }}}
 

.config/nvim/lua/utils/functions/mkdir_under_cursor/init.lua

@@ -2,8 +2,20 @@ local M = {}
 vim.notify = require("notify")
 
 function M.mkdir_under_cursor()
-	-- Get the word under the cursor
-	local word = vim.fn.expand("<cWORD>")
+	local word
+
+	-- Check if in visual mode
+	if vim.fn.mode():match("[vV]") then
+		-- Get visual selection
+		local start_pos = vim.fn.getpos("'<")
+		local end_pos = vim.fn.getpos("'>")
+		local line = vim.fn.getline(start_pos[2])
+		word = line:sub(start_pos[3], end_pos[3])
+	else
+		-- Get word under cursor
+		word = vim.fn.expand("<cWORD>")
+	end
+
 	-- Remove quotes if present
 	word = word:gsub("^[\"']", ""):gsub("[\"']$", "")
 	-- Check if directory exists

.config/opencode/opencode.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
   "theme": "catppuccin",
-  "model": "github-copilot/gpt-4.1",
+  "model": "github-copilot/gpt-5.1",
   "provider": {
     "openai": {
       "models": {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "agent": {
     "build": {
       "mode": "primary",
-      "model": "github-copilot/gpt-4.1",
+      "model": "github-copilot/gpt-5.1",
       "tools": {
         "write": true,
         "edit": true,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     },
     "plan": {
       "mode": "primary",
-      "model": "github-copilot/gpt-4.1",
+      "model": "github-copilot/gpt-5.1-codex",
       "tools": {
         "write": false,
         "edit": false,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "code-reviewer": {
       "description": "Reviews code for best practices and potential issues",
       "mode": "subagent",
-      "model": "github-copilot/gpt-4.1",
+      "model": "github-copilot/gpt-5.1",
       "prompt": "You are a code reviewer. Focus on security, performance, and maintainability.",
       "tools": {
         "write": false,

.config/rofi-open/config.json

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
     "Cloudflare - https://dash.cloudflare.com/",
     "CoinMarketCap - https://coinmarketcap.com/",
     "Deemix - http://pve-main:3358",
+    "Ephemera - https://ephemera.suda.codes",
     "F1TV - https://f1tv.suda.codes",
     "Fidelity - https://login.fidelity.com/",
+    "Ghstats - http://oracle-vm:3340",
     "Gitea - https://gitea.suda.codes",
     "Github - https://github.com",
     "Ghostfolio - http://pve-main:3334",
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@
     "Jellyfin (Vue) - http://pve-main:8098",
     "Karakeep - https://karakeep.suda.codes",
     "Komodo - https://komodo.suda.codes",
-    "Komga - http://oracle-vm:3332",
+    "Komga - http://pve-main:3332",
     "Lidarr - http://pve-main:3357",
     "MeTube - https://metube.suda.codes",
     "Navidrome - https://navidrome.suda.codes",
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@
     "Pihole - https://pihole.suda.codes/admin",
     "Pihole2 - https://pihole2.suda.codes/admin",
     "Proxmox - https://thebox.unicorn-ilish.ts.net",
-    "qBittorrent - https://qbit.suda.codes",
+    "qBittorrent - https://qbittorrent.suda.codes",
+    "qui - https://qui.suda.codes",
+    "Plausible - https://plausible.sudacode.com",
     "Paperless - https://paperless.suda.codes",
     "Prometheus - http://prometheus:9090",
     "Radarr - https://radarr.suda.codes",
@@ -41,14 +45,16 @@
     "Sabnzbd - https://sabnzbd.suda.codes",
     "Sonarr - https://sonarr.suda.codes",
     "Sonarr Anime - http://pve-main:6969",
+    "Speedtest Tracker - http://pve-main:8765",
     "Sudacode - https://sudacode.com",
     "Suwayomi - https://suwayomi.suda.codes",
     "Tailscale - https://login.tailscale.com/admin/machines",
     "Tranga - http://pve-main:9555",
     "Truenas - https://truenas.unicorn-ilish.ts.net",
     "Tdarr - https://tdarr.suda.codes",
+    "Tubearchivist - https://tubearchivist.suda.codes",
     "T3Chat - https://t3.chat",
-    "Umami - https://umami.sudacode.com",
+    "Unifi - https://unifi.suda.codes",
     "Vaultwarden - https://vault.suda.codes",
     "Wallabag - https://wallabag.suda.codes",
     "Youtube - https://youtube.com",

.config/rofi/launchers/type-6/style-1.rasi

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ window {
     location:                    center;
     anchor:                      center;
     fullscreen:                  false;
-    width:                       45%;
+    width:                       37%;
     x-offset:                    0px;
     y-offset:                    0px;
 

.config/rofi/scripts/rofi-docs.sh

@@ -1,20 +1,68 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 BROWSER=/usr/bin/zen-browser
-URLS=(
+OPTIONS=(
+    "Arch Linux (btw)"
+    "Hyprland"
+)
+ARCH=(
     "Archlinux Wiki|https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Main_page"
+)
+HYPRLAND=(
     "Hyprland Docs|https://wiki.hypr.land/"
     "Hyprland Window Rules|https://wiki.hypr.land/Configuring/Window-Rules/"
 )
 
-DISPLAY_URLS=()
-declare -A URL_MAP
-for url in "${URLS[@]}"; do
-    DISPLAY_URLS+=("${url%%|*}")
+get_url() {
+    urls=("$@")
+    display_urls=()
+    declare -A url_map
+    for url in "${urls[@]}"; do
+        display_urls+=("${url%%|*}")
         label="${url%%|*}"
-    URL_MAP["$label"]="${url##*|}"
-done
+        url_map["$label"]="${url##*|}"
+    done
+    display_urls+=("Back")
+    url_map["Back"]="Back"
 
-SELECTION="$(printf "%s\n" "${DISPLAY_URLS[@]}" | rofi -theme-str 'window {width: 25%;} listview {columns: 1; lines: 10;}' -theme ~/.config/rofi/launchers/type-2/style-2.rasi -dmenu -l 5 -i -p "Select Documentation")"
-URL="${URL_MAP[$SELECTION]}"
-$BROWSER "$URL" &>/dev/null &
+    selection="$(printf "%s\n" "${display_urls[@]}" | rofi -theme-str 'window {width: 25%;} listview {columns: 1; lines: 10;}' -theme ~/.config/rofi/launchers/type-2/style-2.rasi -dmenu -l 5 -i -p "Select Documentation")"
+    url="${url_map[$selection]}"
+
+    if [ -z "$url" ]; then
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    printf "%s\n" "$url"
+}
+
+get_docs_list() {
+    selection="$(printf "%s\n" "${OPTIONS[@]}" | rofi -theme-str 'window {width: 25%;} listview {columns: 1; lines: 10;}' -theme ~/.config/rofi/launchers/type-2/style-2.rasi -dmenu -l 5 -i -p "Select Documentation Group")"
+    case "$selection" in
+    "Arch Linux (btw)")
+        urls=("${ARCH[@]}")
+        ;;
+    "Hyprland")
+        urls=("${HYPRLAND[@]}")
+        ;;
+    *)
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+    esac
+
+    printf "%s\n" "${urls[@]}"
+}
+
+main() {
+    mapfile -t urls < <(get_docs_list)
+    url="$(get_url "${urls[@]}")"
+    if [ -z "$url" ]; then
+        printf "No URL selected.\n"
+        exit 0
+    elif [ "$url" == "Back" ]; then
+        main
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    $BROWSER "$url" &>/dev/null &
+}
+
+main

.config/rofi/scripts/rofi-wallpaper.sh

@@ -7,5 +7,7 @@ DIR="$HOME/Pictures/wallpapers/favorites"
 SELECTED_WALL=$(cd "$DIR" && for a in *.jpg *.png; do echo -en "$a\0icon\x1f$a\n"; done | rofi -dmenu -i -no-custom -theme "$THEME" -p "Select a wallpaper" -theme-str 'configuration {icon-size: 128; dpi: 96;} window {width: 45%; height: 45%;}')
 PTH="$(printf "%s" "$DIR/$SELECTED_WALL" | tr -s '/')"
 notify-send -a "rofi-wallpaper" "Wallpaper set to" -i "$PTH" "$PTH"
-hyprctl hyprpaper reload , "$DIR/$SELECTED_WALL"
-echo "$PTH" > "$HOME/.wallpaper"
+hyprctl hyprpaper preload "$PTH"
+hyprctl hyprpaper wallpaper "DP-1,$PTH"
+hyprctl hyprpaper unload "$(cat "$HOME/.wallpaper")"
+echo "$PTH" >"$HOME/.wallpaper"

.config/waybar/catppuccin-macchiato/config.jsonc

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "layer": "bottom",
   "position": "top",
   "height": 40,
-  "width": 2545,
+  "width": 3422,
   "spacing": 1,
   "reload_style_on_change": true,
   "fixed-center": true,
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@
       // "20": "十",
     },
     "persistent-workspaces": {
-      // "*": 10,
-      "*": 5,
+      "*": 10,
+      // "*": 5,
     },
     "sort-by": "number",
     "all-outputs": false,

projects/go/change-wallpaper/change-wallpaper.go

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func downloadRandomWallpaper(wallpaperPath string, r *rand.Rand, topics []string
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Searching for wallpapers related to: %s\n", displayName)
 
 	// Get wallpapers from Wallhaven API
-	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/search?q=%s&purity=100&categories=110&sorting=random", wallhavenAPI, query))
+	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("%s/search?q=%s&purity=100&categories=110&sorting=random&atleast=3440x1440", wallhavenAPI, query))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error fetching from Wallhaven: %v\n", err)
 		return "", ""
@@ -272,11 +272,26 @@ func ensureSized(wallpaperPath string) (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if src.Bounds().Dx() == targetWidth && src.Bounds().Dy() == targetHeight {
+	srcWidth := float64(src.Bounds().Dx())
+	srcHeight := float64(src.Bounds().Dy())
+	targetW := float64(targetWidth)
+	targetH := float64(targetHeight)
+
+	// Calculate scale factor to fit image within target while maintaining aspect ratio
+	scaleW := targetW / srcWidth
+	scaleH := targetH / srcHeight
+	scale := min(scaleW, scaleH)
+
+	// If image already fits within target dimensions, no resize needed
+	if scale >= 1.0 {
 		return wallpaperPath, nil
 	}
 
-	dst := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, targetWidth, targetHeight))
+	// Calculate new dimensions maintaining aspect ratio (best fit)
+	newWidth := int(srcWidth * scale)
+	newHeight := int(srcHeight * scale)
+
+	dst := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, newWidth, newHeight))
 	draw.CatmullRom.Scale(dst, dst.Bounds(), src, src.Bounds(), draw.Over, nil)
 
 	var ext string
@@ -295,7 +310,7 @@ func ensureSized(wallpaperPath string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	base := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(wallpaperPath), filepath.Ext(wallpaperPath))
-	resizedPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(wallpaperPath), fmt.Sprintf("%s-%dx%d%s", base, targetWidth, targetHeight, ext))
+	resizedPath := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(wallpaperPath), fmt.Sprintf("%s-%dx%d%s", base, newWidth, newHeight, ext))
 
 	outFile, err := os.Create(resizedPath)
 	if err != nil {

projects/scripts/rmpv

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ generate_thumbnail() {
     local temp_thumb="/tmp/rmpv-thumbnail-$$.jpg"
     local thumbnail_file="${video_file%.*}.jpg"
 
+    # Clean up previous thumbnail
+    rm -f "$THUMBNAIL_PATH"
+
     # Validate input
     if [[ -z "$video_file" ]]; then
         echo "Error: No video file specified" >&2
@@ -51,8 +54,20 @@ generate_thumbnail() {
     # Generate thumbnail if it doesn't exist
     if [[ ! -f "$thumbnail_file" ]]; then
         echo "Generating thumbnail for $(basename "$video_file")..."
-        if ! ffmpeg -i "$video_file" \
-            -vf "select='gt(scene,0.4)',scale=320:240:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=320:240:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" \
+        # Try generating thumbnail side-by-side
+        if ! ffmpeg -ss 00:00:01 -i "$video_file" \
+            -vf "scale=320:240:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=320:240:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" \
+            -frames:v 1 \
+            -q:v 4 \
+            "$thumbnail_file" \
+            -loglevel error -y 2>/dev/null; then
+            
+            # Fallback to temp file if side-by-side fails (e.g. read-only fs)
+            echo "Warning: Failed to write to $thumbnail_file, trying temp location" >&2
+            thumbnail_file="$temp_thumb"
+            
+            if ! ffmpeg -ss 00:00:01 -i "$video_file" \
+                -vf "scale=320:240:force_original_aspect_ratio=decrease,pad=320:240:(ow-iw)/2:(oh-ih)/2" \
                 -frames:v 1 \
                 -q:v 4 \
                 "$thumbnail_file" \
@@ -61,18 +76,17 @@ generate_thumbnail() {
                 return 1
             fi
         fi
-
-    # Copy to temporary location with error handling
-    if ! cp "$thumbnail_file" "$temp_thumb" 2>/dev/null; then
-        echo "Error: Failed to copy thumbnail to temporary location" >&2
-        return 1
     fi
 
-    # Create symlink for consistent access
-    ln -sf "$temp_thumb" /tmp/rmpv-thumbnail.jpg 2>/dev/null
-    sleep 0.1
-
-    echo "Thumbnail ready: $temp_thumb"
+    # Copy to consistent location for notify-send
+    # We use a fixed path so notify-send always finds it
+    if cp "$thumbnail_file" "$THUMBNAIL_PATH" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Thumbnail ready at: $THUMBNAIL_PATH"
+        ls -l "$THUMBNAIL_PATH"
+        file "$THUMBNAIL_PATH"
+    else
+        echo "Error: Failed to copy thumbnail to $THUMBNAIL_PATH" >&2
+    fi
 }
 
 choice="$(find . -iname "*[.mkv|.mp4]" | sort -h | rofi -dmenu -i -theme "$THEME" -theme-str 'listview {columns: 1; lines: 15;} window {width: 88%;}' -p "Choose Video")"
@@ -89,3 +103,4 @@ notify-send -i "$THUMBNAIL_PATH" "Playing Video" "$(basename "$choice")"
 $COMMAND "$choice" &
 
 # vim: ft=sh
+