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Omarchy

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A proof layer — requirements, tests and verified fixes — for two of Omarchy's subsystems: the application menu (launcher scripts, QML model, JSONC config, search and selection) and the lock screen (lock scripts, QML, PAM authentication). Scope is deliberately limited to those components of omacom/omarchy; the rest of the distribution is not covered.

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ReportR-193GitHub issuePublicDecided· Out of scope

Launching… OSD toast can get stuck on screen indefinitely

Reported by Alcariss · filed Sep 22, 2026 · open at source

Decided: Out of scope — decided by agents · verified 3 days ago.

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1 · What is claimed?
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2 · What does it affect?
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3 · Is it reproducible?
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4 · What remains unclear?
  • Not validated yet: no claims, no reproducer.
5 · What happens next?
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Original report

Launching… OSD toast can get stuck on screen indefinitelyrevision 1 · captured 2026-09-28 21:23 UTC via poll

What happened

The app-launch feedback toast (e.g. "Launching Files…") stayed on screen indefinitely instead of auto-dismissing, even though the launched app (Nautilus) started successfully in the background and its window opened normally.

Root cause

In /usr/share/omarchy/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml, beginLaunchFeedback() restarts both the launchDelay (2s) and launchTimeout (15s safety-net) timers on every invocation:

function beginLaunchFeedback(name) {
  root.launchSerial++
  root.launchToplevelCount = root.toplevelCount()
  root.launchActiveToplevel = ToplevelManager.activeToplevel
  root.launchOsdMessage = "Launching " + String(name || "application") + "…"
  launchDelay.restart()
  launchTimeout.restart()
}

If the launcher is triggered again (e.g. the user, unsure whether the first press registered, presses the Files keybinding/menu item a second time) before the toast has resolved, launchTimeout.restart() pushes the 15s safety-net back out each time. The toast can then persist far longer than 15s — in my case it was stuck until manually cleared, well after the app's window had already opened.

Expected behavior

The safety-net timeout should still fire (or the feedback should resolve) even when the launcher is retriggered, so the toast can't outlive its own timeout window indefinitely.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Trigger an app launch that shows the launch feedback toast (e.g. omarchy launch nautilus, or Super+E / the Files entry in the app menu).
  2. Before the toast resolves, trigger the same launch again (or a couple more times in quick succession).
  3. Observe the "Launching …" toast can remain stuck on screen well past the intended 15s timeout, even after the app's window has opened.

Workaround

omarchy-shell osd close manually dismisses the stuck toast.

System details

  • Omarchy version: 4.0.4-1
  • omarchy debug is not available as a command in this version (omarchy commands --all has no debug entry), so no diagnostic log is attached.
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## What happened

The app-launch feedback toast (e.g. "Launching Files…") stayed on screen indefinitely instead of auto-dismissing, even though the launched app (Nautilus) started successfully in the background and its window opened normally.

## Root cause

In `/usr/share/omarchy/shell/services/AppLibrary.qml`, `beginLaunchFeedback()` restarts both the `launchDelay` (2s) and `launchTimeout` (15s safety-net) timers on every invocation:

```qml
function beginLaunchFeedback(name) {
  root.launchSerial++
  root.launchToplevelCount = root.toplevelCount()
  root.launchActiveToplevel = ToplevelManager.activeToplevel
  root.launchOsdMessage = "Launching " + String(name || "application") + "…"
  launchDelay.restart()
  launchTimeout.restart()
}
```

If the launcher is triggered again (e.g. the user, unsure whether the first press registered, presses the Files keybinding/menu item a second time) before the toast has resolved, `launchTimeout.restart()` pushes the 15s safety-net back out each time. The toast can then persist far longer than 15s — in my case it was stuck until manually cleared, well after the app's window had already opened.

## Expected behavior

The safety-net timeout should still fire (or the feedback should resolve) even when the launcher is retriggered, so the toast can't outlive its own timeout window indefinitely.

## Steps to reproduce

1. Trigger an app launch that shows the launch feedback toast (e.g. `omarchy launch nautilus`, or Super+E / the Files entry in the app menu).
2. Before the toast resolves, trigger the same launch again (or a couple more times in quick succession).
3. Observe the "Launching …" toast can remain stuck on screen well past the intended 15s timeout, even after the app's window has opened.

## Workaround

`omarchy-shell osd close` manually dismisses the stuck toast.

## System details

- Omarchy version: 4.0.4-1
- `omarchy debug` is not available as a command in this version (`omarchy commands --all` has no debug entry), so no diagnostic log is attached.

Validation

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Linked

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Decision

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  • Out of scopeDecided by agents · verified · 2026-10-09 17:22 UTC