fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones v2.3.15

PlasmaZones v2.3.15

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PlasmaZones v2.3.15

Fixed

• Shader preview crash on hover ([#235]): Moving the mouse over the shader preview in the editor dialog crashed with SIGSEGV in QV4::Lookup::getterQObject. The MouseArea.onPositionChanged handler's QObject-backed event parameter was invalidated mid-evaluation by cascading signal chains on Qt 6.10. Replaced MouseArea with HoverHandler which uses a value-type point property.
• CAVA settings not applied dynamically: Enabling/disabling CAVA audio visualizer or changing bar count/sample rate in KCM required a daemon restart. The KCM's batch setSettings applied values with QSignalBlocker, then load() saw no change (in-memory values already updated). Added syncCavaState() called from updateSettings() on every settings reload.
• Layout card button flicker at fractional DPI: The Auto-assign and Visibility toggle buttons flickered when hovered at 125% display scaling. The visible: property toggling caused Row geometry reflow that shifted button positions by sub-pixel amounts, creating a hover feedback loop. Replaced visible: with opacity:/enabled: and added ToolTip.delay.

Changed

• Enhanced label effects for branded shaders: CachyOS, Fedora, Neon, and NixOS Drift shaders had label text bodies that appeared solid white. Text fill patterns used screen-space UV which barely varied within characters, and smoothstep(0.3, 0.9, labels.a) washed to white. Rewrote all four with pixel-space patterns, edge rim detection, and x/(0.6+x) tonemapping. Each shader gets a unique style: digital shatter (CachyOS), frost crystalline (Fedora), neon tube flicker (Neon), hash grid verification (NixOS).

Installation

Arch Linux (AUR):

yay -S plasmazones  # or plasmazones-bin

Arch Linux (manual):

sudo pacman -U plasmazones-2.3.15-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

KDE Neon / Debian-based:

sudo dpkg -i plasmazones_2.3.15-1_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Install dependencies if needed

Fedora (COPR):

sudo dnf copr enable fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones
sudo dnf install plasmazones

Fedora (manual RPM):

sudo dnf install plasmazones-2.3.15-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm

openSUSE Tumbleweed (manual RPM):

sudo zypper install plasmazones-2.3.15-1.x86_64.rpm

openSUSE Tumbleweed (OBS):

sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:ilFrance/openSUSE_Tumbleweed/home:ilFrance.repo
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper install plasmazones

Community-maintained package by ilFrance

Universal Linux (AppDir):
For Fedora Atomic, Steam Deck, or non-root user installation:

tar xzf plasmazones-2.3.15-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
cd plasmazones-linux-x86_64
./install.sh

NixOS (flake):

# flake.nix inputs
plasmazones.url = "github:fuddlesworth/PlasmaZones";

# configuration.nix
programs.plasmazones.enable = true;

NixOS (standalone):
Download plasmazones.nix from the release assets, then:

# configuration.nix
environment.systemPackages = [
  (pkgs.callPackage ./plasmazones.nix {})
];

Post-Installation

systemctl --user enable --now plasmazones.service
systemsettings kcm_plasmazones