From 16f42d5a827a53fe6add189abec28d13e069fbe0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Breadway <plasticbread849@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 12:06:47 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] shell theme: the bar self-restarts now, soften the restart
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breadbar re-execs itself on a shell.toml 'active' change and breadbox
re-reads the theme per launcher open, so a switch applies without the
user doing anything. Reword the Apply card to say so and demote the
'Restart bar & launcher' button to a fallback.
---
 frontend/src/lib/views/ShellTheme.svelte |  8 +++-----
 src/src/commands/shell_theme.rs          | 14 ++++++++------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/views/ShellTheme.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/views/ShellTheme.svelte
index 75c8ce9..7965c30 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/views/ShellTheme.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/views/ShellTheme.svelte
@@ -101,13 +101,11 @@
 		<Group title="Apply">
 			<Hint
 				text={switched
-					? "Restart the bar and launcher (or log out and back in) to switch to this theme."
-					: "A theme change takes effect when the bar and launcher restart, or on the next login."}
+					? "The bar restarts itself to pick up the new theme; the launcher applies it next time you open it."
+					: "The bar restarts itself on a theme change; the launcher applies it on its next open. Use the button below if something looks stuck."}
 			/>
 			<div class="foot">
-				<button class="btn primary" disabled={busy} onclick={restart}>
-					Restart bar &amp; launcher
-				</button>
+				<button class="btn" disabled={busy} onclick={restart}>Restart bar &amp; launcher</button>
 			</div>
 		</Group>
 	{/if}
diff --git a/src/src/commands/shell_theme.rs b/src/src/commands/shell_theme.rs
index aaf3e8a..94267de 100644
--- a/src/src/commands/shell_theme.rs
+++ b/src/src/commands/shell_theme.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 //!
 //! `bread_theme::shell::list()` enumerates every discoverable theme (user
 //! config → system dir → compiled-in builtins). Setting `active` is a
-//! non-destructive `toml_edit` write; a running breadbar picks the change
-//! up live via its own `bread_theme::shell::watch()` (colours and CSS
-//! tokens re-resolve without a restart). Two things it *cannot* hot-apply:
-//! window-spec changes (a bottom-anchored theme like `daylight` moves the
-//! bar), and breadbox — which reads `shell::load()` once at startup and has
-//! no watch. `restart_shell_apps` covers both.
+//! non-destructive `toml_edit` write.
+//!
+//! A running breadbar watches `shell.toml` (`bread_theme::shell::watch()`)
+//! and, on an `active` change, re-execs itself so the full theme applies —
+//! geometry and widget structure, not just CSS tokens. breadbox re-reads
+//! the theme on each launcher open. So a plain write here is normally
+//! enough; `restart_shell_apps` stays as a manual fallback (an old breadbar
+//! without self-restart, or a failed re-exec).
 
 use serde::Serialize;