Bump bread-theme to v0.2.8 (live-reload fix)

Use bread-theme 0.2.7's luminance-picked ink (@on-*) for text on coloured
backgrounds: the active workspace pill and notification cards previously kept the
pywal foreground, which vanished when those slots came out light. Drop the
blanket label colour rule (it overrode the per-surface ink on child labels).

Switch to bread_theme::gtk::apply_app_css so the bar recolours live on
`bread-theme reload` instead of only at startup.

.forgejo/workflows/mirror.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Mirror to GitHub
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['**']
+    tags: ['**']
+
+jobs:
+  mirror:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, hestia]
+    steps:
+      - name: Mirror to GitHub
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          git clone --mirror "https://git.breadway.dev/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" repo.git
+          cd repo.git
+          # Mirror only branches and tags (not refs/pull/*, which GitHub rejects);
+          # --prune deletes GitHub refs that no longer exist on Forgejo.
+          git push --prune \
+            "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.MIRROR_TOKEN }}@github.com/Breadway/breadbar.git" \
+            '+refs/heads/*:refs/heads/*' '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'

.forgejo/workflows/package.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Build and publish package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ['v*']
+
+jobs:
+  package:
+    runs-on: [self-hosted, hestia]
+    container:
+      image: archlinux:latest
+    steps:
+      # Note: no actions/checkout — the archlinux image has no Node, which JS
+      # actions require. Everything runs as shell steps and clones manually.
+      - name: Build and publish
+        env:
+          PUBLISH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          pacman -Syu --noconfirm base-devel git rust cargo gtk4 gtk4-layer-shell libpulse iw
+          useradd -m builder
+          git config --global --add safe.directory '*'
+          git clone --branch "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --depth 1 \
+            "https://git.breadway.dev/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" /home/builder/src
+          cd /home/builder/src
+          git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix="breadbar-${VERSION}/" HEAD \
+            > packaging/arch/breadbar-${VERSION}.tar.gz
+          SHA=$(sha256sum packaging/arch/breadbar-${VERSION}.tar.gz | awk '{print $1}')
+          sed -i "s/^pkgver=.*/pkgver=${VERSION}/" packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+          sed -i "s/^sha256sums=.*/sha256sums=('${SHA}')/" packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+          chown -R builder:builder /home/builder/src
+          # --nocheck: packaging builds the artifact; tests belong in a CI job.
+          su builder -c "cd /home/builder/src/packaging/arch && makepkg -f --noconfirm --nocheck"
+          PKG=$(find /home/builder/src/packaging/arch -name '*.pkg.tar.zst' | head -1)
+          curl -fsS -X PUT \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${PUBLISH_TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" \
+            --data-binary "@${PKG}" \
+            "https://git.breadway.dev/api/packages/Breadway/arch/os"

Cargo.lock

@@ -2,12 +2,30 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 4
 
+[[package]]
+name = "adler2"
+version = "2.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "320119579fcad9c21884f5c4861d16174d0e06250625266f50fe6898340abefa"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.102"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f202df86484c868dbad7eaa557ef785d5c66295e41b460ef922eca0723b842c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "arrayref"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "76a2e8124351fda1ef8aaaa3bbd7ebbcb486bbcd4225aca0aa0d84bb2db8fecb"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "arrayvec"
+version = "0.7.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7c02d123df017efcdfbd739ef81735b36c5ba83ec3c59c80a9d7ecc718f92e50"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-broadcast"
 version = "0.7.2"
@@ -70,6 +88,18 @@ version = "1.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f2032f911046de80f0a198e0901378627c33f59ea0ac00e363d481118bd70a53"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "base64"
+version = "0.22.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "72b3254f16251a8381aa12e40e3c4d2f0199f8c6508fbecb9d91f575e0fbb8c6"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "bitflags"
+version = "1.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bef38d45163c2f1dde094a7dfd33ccf595c92905c8f8f4fdc18d06fb1037718a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bitflags"
 version = "2.13.0"
@@ -78,8 +108,8 @@ checksum = "b4388bee8683e3d04af747c73422af53102d2bd24d9eadb6cbc100baef4b43f8"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bread-theme"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.2.3"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Breadway/bread-ecosystem?tag=v0.1.0#6b5f4f475f66a645b08cb865e6dda8228d23679b"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Breadway/bread-ecosystem?tag=v0.2.8#77417d552130281ff787e07d52541eb25e9d533b"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "gtk4",
@@ -89,7 +119,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "breadbar"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.7"
 dependencies = [
  "bread-theme",
  "futures-lite",
@@ -97,6 +127,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "gtk4-layer-shell",
  "hyprland",
  "relm4",
+ "resvg",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
@@ -109,6 +140,12 @@ version = "3.20.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "72f5acc6cb2ba439de613abc23857ec3d78374d8ed5ac84e9d11336e87da8649"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bytemuck"
+version = "1.25.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c8efb64bd706a16a1bdde310ae86b351e4d21550d98d056f22f8a7f7a2183fec"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bytes"
 version = "1.11.1"
@@ -121,7 +158,7 @@ version = "0.22.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5cc8d9aa793480744cd9a0524fef1a2e197d9eaa0f739cde19d16aba530dcb95"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "cairo-sys-rs",
  "glib",
  "libc",
@@ -172,12 +209,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-segmentation",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crc32fast"
+version = "1.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9481c1c90cbf2ac953f07c8d4a58aa3945c425b7185c9154d67a65e4230da511"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-utils"
 version = "0.8.21"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "data-url"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be1e0bca6c3637f992fc1cc7cbc52a78c1ef6db076dbf1059c4323d6a2048376"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "derive_more"
 version = "2.1.1"
@@ -271,6 +323,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "euclid"
+version = "0.22.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f1a05365e3b1c6d1650318537c7460c6923f1abdd272ad6842baa2b509957a06"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "event-listener"
 version = "5.4.1"
@@ -301,6 +362,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "getrandom 0.3.4",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fdeflate"
+version = "0.3.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1e6853b52649d4ac5c0bd02320cddc5ba956bdb407c4b75a2c6b75bf51500f8c"
+dependencies = [
+ "simd-adler32",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "field-offset"
 version = "0.3.6"
@@ -311,6 +381,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "rustc_version",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "flate2"
+version = "1.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "843fba2746e448b37e26a819579957415c8cef339bf08564fe8b7ddbd959573c"
+dependencies = [
+ "crc32fast",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "float-cmp"
+version = "0.9.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "98de4bbd547a563b716d8dfa9aad1cb19bfab00f4fa09a6a4ed21dbcf44ce9c4"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "flume"
 version = "0.12.0"
@@ -591,7 +677,7 @@ version = "0.22.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c207e04e51605dcf7b2924c41591b3a10e1438eaac5bcf448fb91f325381104a"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-executor",
@@ -720,7 +806,7 @@ version = "0.8.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a4069987ff4793699511a251028cc336b438e46565b463f111250148d574752a"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "gdk4",
  "glib",
  "glib-sys",
@@ -835,6 +921,12 @@ version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3d3067d79b975e8844ca9eb072e16b31c3c1c36928edf9c6789548c524d0d954"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "imagesize"
+version = "0.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "edcd27d72f2f071c64249075f42e205ff93c9a4c5f6c6da53e79ed9f9832c285"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "2.14.0"
@@ -871,6 +963,17 @@ version = "3.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2db585e1d738fc771bf08a151420d3ed193d9d895a36df7f6f8a9456b911ddc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "kurbo"
+version = "0.11.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c62026ae44756f8a599ba21140f350303d4f08dcdcc71b5ad9c9bb8128c13c62"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayvec",
+ "euclid",
+ "smallvec",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "leb128fmt"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -928,6 +1031,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.8.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1fa76a2c86f704bdb222d66965fb3d63269ce38518b83cb0575fca855ebb6316"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler2",
+ "simd-adler32",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mio"
 version = "1.2.1"
@@ -939,6 +1052,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-traits"
+version = "0.2.19"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "071dfc062690e90b734c0b2273ce72ad0ffa95f0c74596bc250dcfd960262841"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.21.4"
@@ -997,6 +1119,12 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "35fb2e5f958ec131621fdd531e9fc186ed768cbe395337403ae56c17a74c68ec"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pico-args"
+version = "0.5.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5be167a7af36ee22fe3115051bc51f6e6c7054c9348e28deb4f49bd6f705a315"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -1009,6 +1137,19 @@ version = "0.3.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "19f132c84eca552bf34cab8ec81f1c1dcc229b811638f9d283dceabe58c5569e"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "png"
+version = "0.17.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "82151a2fc869e011c153adc57cf2789ccb8d9906ce52c0b39a6b5697749d7526"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 1.3.2",
+ "crc32fast",
+ "fdeflate",
+ "flate2",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "prettyplease"
 version = "0.2.37"
@@ -1103,6 +1244,35 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "resvg"
+version = "0.44.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4a325d5e8d1cebddd070b13f44cec8071594ab67d1012797c121f27a669b7958"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+ "pico-args",
+ "rgb",
+ "svgtypes",
+ "tiny-skia",
+ "usvg",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rgb"
+version = "0.8.53"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "47b34b781b31e5d73e9fbc8689c70551fd1ade9a19e3e28cfec8580a79290cc4"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "roxmltree"
+version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6c20b6793b5c2fa6553b250154b78d6d0db37e72700ae35fad9387a46f487c97"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
 version = "0.4.1"
@@ -1118,7 +1288,7 @@ version = "1.1.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b6fe4565b9518b83ef4f91bb47ce29620ca828bd32cb7e408f0062e9930ba190"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "errno",
  "libc",
  "linux-raw-sys",
@@ -1216,6 +1386,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "simd-adler32"
+version = "0.3.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "703d5c7ef118737c72f1af64ad2f6f8c5e1921f818cdcb97b8fe6fc69bf66214"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "simplecss"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7a9c6883ca9c3c7c90e888de77b7a5c849c779d25d74a1269b0218b14e8b136c"
+dependencies = [
+ "log",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "siphasher"
+version = "1.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8ee5873ec9cce0195efcb7a4e9507a04cd49aec9c83d0389df45b1ef7ba2e649"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
 version = "0.4.12"
@@ -1247,6 +1438,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "lock_api",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strict-num"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6637bab7722d379c8b41ba849228d680cc12d0a45ba1fa2b48f2a30577a06731"
+dependencies = [
+ "float-cmp",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "svgtypes"
+version = "0.15.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "68c7541fff44b35860c1a7a47a7cadf3e4a304c457b58f9870d9706ece028afc"
+dependencies = [
+ "kurbo",
+ "siphasher",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.117"
@@ -1310,6 +1520,32 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tiny-skia"
+version = "0.11.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "83d13394d44dae3207b52a326c0c85a8bf87f1541f23b0d143811088497b09ab"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayref",
+ "arrayvec",
+ "bytemuck",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "log",
+ "png",
+ "tiny-skia-path",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tiny-skia-path"
+version = "0.11.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9c9e7fc0c2e86a30b117d0462aa261b72b7a99b7ebd7deb3a14ceda95c5bdc93"
+dependencies = [
+ "arrayref",
+ "bytemuck",
+ "strict-num",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
 version = "1.52.3"
@@ -1449,6 +1685,28 @@ version = "0.2.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ebc1c04c71510c7f702b52b7c350734c9ff1295c464a03335b00bb84fc54f853"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "usvg"
+version = "0.44.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7447e703d7223b067607655e625e0dbca80822880248937da65966194c4864e6"
+dependencies = [
+ "base64",
+ "data-url",
+ "flate2",
+ "imagesize",
+ "kurbo",
+ "log",
+ "pico-args",
+ "roxmltree",
+ "simplecss",
+ "siphasher",
+ "strict-num",
+ "svgtypes",
+ "tiny-skia-path",
+ "xmlwriter",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "uuid"
 version = "1.23.2"
@@ -1563,7 +1821,7 @@ version = "0.244.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "47b807c72e1bac69382b3a6fb3dbe8ea4c0ed87ff5629b8685ae6b9a611028fe"
 dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "hashbrown 0.15.5",
  "indexmap",
  "semver",
@@ -1723,7 +1981,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d66ea20e9553b30172b5e831994e35fbde2d165325bec84fc43dbf6f4eb9cb2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
- "bitflags",
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
  "indexmap",
  "log",
  "serde",
@@ -1759,6 +2017,12 @@ version = "0.8.28"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3ae8337f8a065cfc972643663ea4279e04e7256de865aa66fe25cec5fb912d3f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "xmlwriter"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ec7a2a501ed189703dba8b08142f057e887dfc4b2cc4db2d343ac6376ba3e0b9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "zbus"
 version = "5.16.0"

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "breadbar"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.7"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Minimal status bar and notification daemon for Hyprland on Wayland"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ keywords = ["wayland", "hyprland", "bar", "status-bar", "gtk4"]
 categories = ["gui"]
 
 [dependencies]
-bread-theme = { git = "https://github.com/Breadway/bread-ecosystem", tag = "v0.1.0", features = ["gtk"] }
+bread-theme = { git = "https://github.com/Breadway/bread-ecosystem", tag = "v0.2.8", features = ["gtk"] }
 gtk4 = { version = "0.11", features = ["v4_12"] }
 gtk4-layer-shell = "0.8"
 relm4 = { version = "0.11", features = ["macros"] }
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ zbus = { version = "5", default-features = false, features = ["tokio"] }
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "time", "process", "signal", "sync"] }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
+# Pure-Rust SVG rasteriser (default features off → no text/font deps; the icons
+# are vector-only). Needed because librsvg dropped its gdk-pixbuf SVG loader.
+resvg = { version = "0.44", default-features = false }
 
 [profile.release]
 lto = "thin"

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Minimal status bar and notification daemon for [Hyprland](https://hyprland.org/) on Wayland.
 
-A single Rust binary that provides a full-width top bar and a standards-compliant D-Bus notification daemon, with no system tray, no launcher, and no wallpaper logic.
+A single Rust binary that provides a full-width top bar, a system tray, and a standards-compliant D-Bus notification daemon. No launcher, no wallpaper logic.
 
 ## Features
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A single Rust binary that provides a full-width top bar and a standards-complian
 
 - Left: live workspace buttons sourced from Hyprland IPC, active workspace highlighted
 - Centre: clock (`HH:MM`, updates at the top of each minute)
-- Right: CPU%, RAM, power draw (W), battery level + AC indicator, Bluetooth state, WiFi SSID with signal strength
+- Right: CPU%, RAM, power draw (W), battery level + AC indicator, Bluetooth state, WiFi SSID with signal strength, system tray (SNI)
 
 **Notification daemon**:
 
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Example — change the font size:
 | `src/bar/workspaces.rs` | Hyprland IPC event stream, workspace buttons |
 | `src/bar/clock.rs` | Minute-tick clock |
 | `src/bar/stats.rs` | Polling loop: CPU, RAM, power, battery, Bluetooth, WiFi |
+| `src/bar/tray.rs` | `org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher` D-Bus service, SNI item rendering |
 | `src/notifications/mod.rs` | `org.freedesktop.Notifications` zbus service |
 | `src/notifications/popup.rs` | Layer-shell popup window and card stack |
 | `src/theme.rs` | pywal reader, GTK CSS provider injection |

packaging/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Maintainer: Breadway <rileyhorsham@gmail.com>
+
+pkgname=breadbar
+pkgver=0.1.0
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Minimal status bar and notification daemon for Hyprland"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://github.com/Breadway/breadbar"
+license=('MIT')
+# Some Rust deps (ring/mlua) build vendored C/asm into static archives; makepkg's
+# default -flto=auto emits GCC LTO bitcode the Rust (lld) link cannot read,
+# causing undefined-symbol errors. Disable LTO.
+options=(!lto !debug)
+depends=('gtk4' 'gtk4-layer-shell' 'libpulse' 'iw')
+optdepends=(
+  'hyprland: workspace and window data integration'
+)
+makedepends=('rust' 'cargo')
+source=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
+
+build() {
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  cargo build --release --locked
+}
+
+check() {
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  cargo test --release --locked
+}
+
+package() {
+  cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
+  install -Dm755 target/release/breadbar "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/breadbar"
+  install -Dm644 LICENSE "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
+}

src/bar/mod.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 pub mod clock;
 pub mod stats;
+pub mod tray;
 pub mod workspaces;

src/bar/stats.rs

@@ -15,22 +15,25 @@ static BT_CONN: AsyncOnce<zbus::Connection> = AsyncOnce::const_new();
 static BT_CACHE: LazyLock<Mutex<&'static str>> = LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(BT_OFF));
 static BT_TICK: AtomicU8 = AtomicU8::new(0);
 
-pub const WIFI_STRONG: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Strong.svg");
+// Embedded SVG contents (not paths). These &str constants double as stable
-pub const WIFI_MEDIUM: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Medium.svg");
+// HashMap keys via their .as_ptr(); include_str! keeps each one a single
-pub const WIFI_WEAK: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Weak.svg");
+// 'static literal, so pointer identity still holds.
-pub const WIFI_OFF: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Disconnect.svg");
+pub const WIFI_STRONG: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Strong.svg"));
+pub const WIFI_MEDIUM: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Medium.svg"));
+pub const WIFI_WEAK: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Weak.svg"));
+pub const WIFI_OFF: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/WiFi Disconnect.svg"));
 
-pub const BAT_HIGH: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Battery 3 Bars.svg");
+pub const BAT_HIGH: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Battery 3 Bars.svg"));
-pub const BAT_MID: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Battery 2 Bars.svg");
+pub const BAT_MID: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Battery 2 Bars.svg"));
-pub const BAT_LOW: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Battery 1 Bar.svg");
+pub const BAT_LOW: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Battery 1 Bar.svg"));
-pub const AC_POWER: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/AC Power.svg");
+pub const AC_POWER: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/AC Power.svg"));
 
-pub const BT_OFF: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Bluetooth Off.svg");
+pub const BT_OFF: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Bluetooth Off.svg"));
-pub const BT_ON: &str = concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Bluetooth.svg");
+pub const BT_ON: &str = include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/Bluetooth.svg"));
-pub const BT_CONNECTED: &str = concat!(
+pub const BT_CONNECTED: &str = include_str!(concat!(
     env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
     "/assets/Bluetooth Connected.svg"
-);
+));
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Stats {

src/bar/tray.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+use crate::{App, AppInput};
+use futures_lite::StreamExt;
+use gtk4::prelude::Cast;
+use relm4::ComponentSender;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+use zbus::{interface, object_server::SignalEmitter};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum TrayIconData {
+    Pixels { width: i32, height: i32, data: Vec<u8> },
+    Name(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum TrayUpdate {
+    Add { id: String, icon: Option<TrayIconData>, title: String },
+    Remove { id: String },
+}
+
+struct WatcherState {
+    items: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+struct Watcher {
+    state: Arc<Mutex<WatcherState>>,
+    tx: tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender<(String, String)>,
+}
+
+#[interface(name = "org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher")]
+impl Watcher {
+    async fn register_status_notifier_item(
+        &self,
+        service: String,
+        #[zbus(header)] header: zbus::message::Header<'_>,
+        #[zbus(signal_emitter)] ctx: SignalEmitter<'_>,
+    ) {
+        let sender_name = header.sender().map(|s| s.to_string()).unwrap_or_default();
+        let (bus, path) = parse_service(&service, &sender_name);
+        let full = format!("{}{}", bus, path);
+        {
+            let mut state = self.state.lock().unwrap();
+            if !state.items.contains(&full) {
+                state.items.push(full.clone());
+            }
+        }
+        let _ = Self::status_notifier_item_registered(&ctx, &full).await;
+        let _ = self.tx.send((bus, path));
+    }
+
+    async fn register_status_notifier_host(
+        &self,
+        _service: String,
+        #[zbus(signal_emitter)] ctx: SignalEmitter<'_>,
+    ) {
+        let _ = Self::status_notifier_host_registered(&ctx).await;
+    }
+
+    #[zbus(property)]
+    fn registered_status_notifier_items(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        self.state.lock().unwrap().items.clone()
+    }
+
+    #[zbus(property)]
+    fn is_status_notifier_host_registered(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    #[zbus(property)]
+    fn protocol_version(&self) -> i32 {
+        0
+    }
+
+    #[zbus(signal)]
+    async fn status_notifier_item_registered(
+        ctx: &SignalEmitter<'_>,
+        service: &str,
+    ) -> zbus::Result<()>;
+
+    #[zbus(signal)]
+    async fn status_notifier_item_unregistered(
+        ctx: &SignalEmitter<'_>,
+        service: &str,
+    ) -> zbus::Result<()>;
+
+    #[zbus(signal)]
+    async fn status_notifier_host_registered(ctx: &SignalEmitter<'_>) -> zbus::Result<()>;
+}
+
+fn parse_service(service: &str, sender: &str) -> (String, String) {
+    if service.starts_with('/') {
+        return (sender.to_string(), service.to_string());
+    }
+    match service.find('/') {
+        Some(slash) => (service[..slash].to_string(), service[slash..].to_string()),
+        None => (service.to_string(), "/StatusNotifierItem".to_string()),
+    }
+}
+
+async fn read_item(
+    conn: &zbus::Connection,
+    bus: &str,
+    path: &str,
+) -> (Option<TrayIconData>, String) {
+    let Ok(proxy) = zbus::Proxy::new(conn, bus, path, "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem").await else {
+        return (None, String::new());
+    };
+    let icon = read_icon(&proxy).await;
+    let title = proxy.get_property::<String>("Title").await.unwrap_or_default();
+    (icon, title)
+}
+
+async fn read_icon(proxy: &zbus::Proxy<'_>) -> Option<TrayIconData> {
+    let pixmaps: Vec<(i32, i32, Vec<u8>)> =
+        proxy.get_property("IconPixmap").await.unwrap_or_default();
+
+    if !pixmaps.is_empty() {
+        return pixmaps
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|(w, h, _)| *w > 0 && *h > 0)
+            .min_by_key(|(w, h, _)| (w.max(h) - 22).abs())
+            .map(|(width, height, data)| TrayIconData::Pixels { width, height, data });
+    }
+
+    let name: String = proxy.get_property("IconName").await.ok()?;
+    if name.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(TrayIconData::Name(name))
+}
+
+/// Call `Activate(0, 0)` on the SNI item identified by `id` (`{bus}{path}`).
+pub fn spawn_activate(id: String) {
+    relm4::spawn(async move {
+        let (bus, path) = match id.find('/') {
+            Some(slash) => (id[..slash].to_string(), id[slash..].to_string()),
+            None => (id, "/StatusNotifierItem".to_string()),
+        };
+        let Ok(conn) = zbus::Connection::session().await else { return };
+        let Ok(proxy) = zbus::Proxy::new(&conn, bus.as_str(), path.as_str(), "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem").await else { return };
+        let _ = proxy.call_method("Activate", &(0i32, 0i32)).await;
+    });
+}
+
+pub fn spawn_watcher(sender: ComponentSender<App>) {
+    let (tx, mut rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel::<(String, String)>();
+    // Maps bus name → item ids, shared between registration and cleanup tasks.
+    let bus_map: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<String, Vec<String>>>> = Arc::new(Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
+    let bus_map_cleanup = bus_map.clone();
+    let sender_cleanup = sender.clone();
+
+    // Registration task — owns the watcher service and processes new items.
+    relm4::spawn(async move {
+        let watcher = Watcher {
+            state: Arc::new(Mutex::new(WatcherState { items: Vec::new() })),
+            tx,
+        };
+        // Builder steps fail only on invalid static strings — safe to unwrap.
+        let conn = zbus::connection::Builder::session()
+            .unwrap()
+            .name("org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher")
+            .unwrap()
+            .serve_at("/StatusNotifierWatcher", watcher)
+            .unwrap()
+            .build()
+            .await
+            .expect("failed to register org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher");
+
+        while let Some((bus, path)) = rx.recv().await {
+            let (icon, title) = read_item(&conn, &bus, &path).await;
+            let id = format!("{}{}", bus, path);
+            bus_map.lock().unwrap().entry(bus).or_default().push(id.clone());
+            sender.input(AppInput::TrayUpdate(TrayUpdate::Add { id, icon, title }));
+        }
+    });
+
+    // Cleanup task — watches NameOwnerChanged and removes items when their owner exits.
+    relm4::spawn(async move {
+        let Ok(conn) = zbus::Connection::session().await else { return };
+        let Ok(proxy) = zbus::fdo::DBusProxy::new(&conn).await else { return };
+        let Ok(mut stream) = proxy.receive_name_owner_changed().await else { return };
+        while let Some(signal) = stream.next().await {
+            let Ok(args) = signal.args() else { continue };
+            if args.new_owner().is_none() {
+                let gone = args.name().to_string();
+                if let Some(ids) = bus_map_cleanup.lock().unwrap().remove(&gone) {
+                    for id in ids {
+                        sender_cleanup.input(AppInput::TrayUpdate(TrayUpdate::Remove { id }));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+/// Convert SNI ARGB pixel data (network byte order) to a GTK4 `Image`.
+/// Falls back to an icon-name lookup or a placeholder on failure.
+pub fn make_tray_image(icon: Option<&TrayIconData>) -> gtk4::Image {
+    let img = match icon {
+        Some(TrayIconData::Pixels { width, height, data }) => pixels_to_image(*width, *height, data),
+        Some(TrayIconData::Name(name)) => {
+            let img = gtk4::Image::from_icon_name(name);
+            img.set_pixel_size(16);
+            Some(img)
+        }
+        None => None,
+    };
+    img.unwrap_or_else(|| {
+        let img = gtk4::Image::from_icon_name("image-missing");
+        img.set_pixel_size(16);
+        img
+    })
+}
+
+fn pixels_to_image(width: i32, height: i32, data: &[u8]) -> Option<gtk4::Image> {
+    if data.len() != (width * height * 4) as usize {
+        return None;
+    }
+    // SNI delivers ARGB big-endian: bytes are [A, R, G, B] per pixel.
+    // GTK4 R8g8b8a8 expects [R, G, B, A] per pixel.
+    let mut rgba = Vec::with_capacity(data.len());
+    for chunk in data.chunks_exact(4) {
+        rgba.push(chunk[1]);
+        rgba.push(chunk[2]);
+        rgba.push(chunk[3]);
+        rgba.push(chunk[0]);
+    }
+    let bytes = gtk4::glib::Bytes::from_owned(rgba);
+    let tex = gtk4::gdk::MemoryTexture::new(
+        width,
+        height,
+        gtk4::gdk::MemoryFormat::R8g8b8a8,
+        &bytes,
+        (width * 4) as usize,
+    );
+    let tex: gtk4::gdk::Texture = tex.upcast();
+    let img = gtk4::Image::from_paintable(Some(&tex));
+    img.set_pixel_size(16);
+    Some(img)
+}

src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+// Embed asset SVGs into the binary at compile time. Previously these were
+// referenced by their build-time filesystem path (CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR), which
+// does not exist on an installed system — so the packaged binary loaded empty
+// bytes and panicked. include_str! bakes the contents in instead.
 macro_rules! asset {
     ($n:literal) => {
-        concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/", $n)
+        include_str!(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/assets/", $n))
     };
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +38,8 @@ pub struct App {
     wifi_img: gtk4::Image,
     // Pre-loaded textures indexed by constant pointer values.
     wifi_textures: std::collections::HashMap<usize, gtk4::gdk::Texture>,
+    tray_box: gtk4::Box,
+    tray_items: std::collections::HashMap<String, gtk4::Button>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -42,6 +48,7 @@ pub enum AppInput {
     ActiveWorkspace(WorkspaceId),
     ClockTick,
     StatsUpdate(bar::stats::Stats),
+    TrayUpdate(bar::tray::TrayUpdate),
 }
 
 #[relm4::component(pub)]
@@ -153,6 +160,8 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
             wifi_lbl: wifi_lbl.clone(),
             wifi_img: wifi_img.clone(),
             wifi_textures,
+            tray_box: gtk4::Box::new(gtk4::Orientation::Horizontal, 4),
+            tray_items: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
         };
         let widgets = view_output!();
         model.workspace_box = widgets.workspace_box.clone();
@@ -179,12 +188,15 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
         wifi_pair.append(&wifi_img);
         wifi_pair.append(&wifi_lbl);
         stats_box.append(&wifi_pair);
+        model.tray_box.add_css_class("tray-box");
+        stats_box.append(&model.tray_box);
         widgets.center_box.set_end_widget(Some(&stats_box));
 
         theme::apply();
         bar::workspaces::spawn_watcher(sender.clone());
         bar::clock::spawn_ticker(sender.clone());
-        bar::stats::spawn_poller(sender);
+        bar::stats::spawn_poller(sender.clone());
+        bar::tray::spawn_watcher(sender.clone());
         notifications::spawn();
         osd::spawn();
 
@@ -228,6 +240,26 @@ impl SimpleComponent for App {
                     self.wifi_img.set_paintable(Some(tex));
                 }
             }
+            AppInput::TrayUpdate(bar::tray::TrayUpdate::Add { id, icon, title }) => {
+                if self.tray_items.contains_key(&id) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                let btn = gtk4::Button::new();
+                btn.add_css_class("tray-btn");
+                btn.set_child(Some(&bar::tray::make_tray_image(icon.as_ref())));
+                if !title.is_empty() {
+                    btn.set_tooltip_text(Some(&title));
+                }
+                let id_click = id.clone();
+                btn.connect_clicked(move |_| bar::tray::spawn_activate(id_click.clone()));
+                self.tray_box.append(&btn);
+                self.tray_items.insert(id, btn);
+            }
+            AppInput::TrayUpdate(bar::tray::TrayUpdate::Remove { id }) => {
+                if let Some(btn) = self.tray_items.remove(&id) {
+                    self.tray_box.remove(&btn);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -246,24 +278,39 @@ impl App {
     }
 }
 
-fn stat_pair(icon_path: &str, label: &gtk4::Label) -> gtk4::Box {
+fn stat_pair(icon_svg: &str, label: &gtk4::Label) -> gtk4::Box {
     let pair = gtk4::Box::new(gtk4::Orientation::Horizontal, 0);
     pair.add_css_class("stat-pair");
-    let img = gtk4::Image::from_paintable(Some(&svg_texture(icon_path)));
+    let img = gtk4::Image::from_paintable(Some(&svg_texture(icon_svg)));
     img.add_css_class("stat-icon");
     pair.append(&img);
     pair.append(label);
     pair
 }
 
-fn svg_texture(path: &str) -> gtk4::gdk::Texture {
+// Rasterise an (embedded) SVG to a texture. Done in pure Rust with resvg
+// because librsvg dropped its gdk-pixbuf SVG loader, so gdk::Texture::from_bytes
+// can no longer decode SVG on a stock system.
+fn svg_texture(svg_src: &str) -> gtk4::gdk::Texture {
+    use resvg::{tiny_skia, usvg};
     let fg = theme::fg_color();
-    let svg = std::fs::read_to_string(path)
+    let svg = svg_src
-        .unwrap_or_default()
         .replace("currentColor", &fg)
         .replace(r#"width="24" height="24""#, r#"width="16" height="16""#);
-    let bytes = gtk4::glib::Bytes::from_owned(svg.into_bytes());
+    let tree = usvg::Tree::from_str(&svg, &usvg::Options::default()).expect("parse svg");
-    gtk4::gdk::Texture::from_bytes(&bytes).expect("svg load")
+    let size = tree.size().to_int_size();
+    let (w, h) = (size.width(), size.height());
+    let mut pixmap = tiny_skia::Pixmap::new(w, h).expect("alloc pixmap");
+    resvg::render(&tree, tiny_skia::Transform::identity(), &mut pixmap.as_mut());
+    let bytes = gtk4::glib::Bytes::from_owned(pixmap.take());
+    gtk4::gdk::MemoryTexture::new(
+        w as i32,
+        h as i32,
+        gtk4::gdk::MemoryFormat::R8g8b8a8Premultiplied,
+        &bytes,
+        (w * 4) as usize,
+    )
+    .upcast()
 }
 
 fn stat_label() -> gtk4::Label {

src/notifications/mod.rs

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl NotifServer {
         (
             "breadbar".into(),
             "breadway".into(),
-            "0.1.0".into(),
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").into(),
             "1.2".into(),
         )
     }

src/osd.rs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn volume_watcher(tx: mpsc::Sender<OsdEvent>) {
     let stdout = child.stdout.take().unwrap();
     let reader = BufReader::new(stdout);
 
-    for line in reader.lines().flatten() {
+    for line in reader.lines().map_while(Result::ok) {
         if line.contains("'change' on sink") {
             if let Some(evt) = query_volume() {
                 let _ = tx.blocking_send(evt);

src/theme.rs

@@ -1,57 +1,68 @@
-use bread_theme::{gtk as bgtk, hex_to_rgba, load_palette};
+use bread_theme::{gtk as bgtk, hex_to_rgba, ink_on, load_palette};
 use gtk4::CssProvider;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 
 thread_local! {
-    static PROVIDER:      RefCell<Option<CssProvider>> = const { RefCell::new(None) };
     static USER_PROVIDER: RefCell<Option<CssProvider>> = const { RefCell::new(None) };
 }
 
 fn load_css() -> String {
     let p = load_palette();
+    // breadbar-specific rules only — fonts, base colours, and generic widgets
+    // come from the shared ecosystem stylesheet (applied first in `apply()`).
+    // Colour is set on each surface (bar, active workspace pill, notification
+    // card) and child labels inherit it, so text stays legible whatever lightness
+    // pywal hands a given slot. `on_*` are luminance-picked ink (black/white) for
+    // that background — the pywal hues themselves are untouched.
     format!(
-        "* {{ font-family: 'Varela Round', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; }}\
+        "window.breadbar {{ background-color: {bg_rgba}; color: {on_bg}; border-radius: 0; }}\
-         window.breadbar {{ background-color: {bg_rgba}; border-radius: 0; }}\
+         .workspace-btn {{ background: transparent; opacity: 0.45;\
-         label {{ color: {fg}; }}\
+             border-radius: 0; border: none; outline: none; box-shadow: none;\
-         .workspace-btn {{ background: transparent; color: {fg}; opacity: 0.45;\
-             border-radius: 0 0 8px 8px; border: none; outline: none; box-shadow: none;\
              min-width: 24px; padding: 4px 8px; }}\
          .workspace-btn:hover {{ opacity: 0.8; }}\
-         .workspace-btn.active {{ background: {accent}; opacity: 1; }}\
+         .workspace-btn.active {{ background: {accent}; color: {on_accent}; opacity: 1; }}\
          .stats-box {{ margin-right: 8px; }}\
          .stat-pair {{ margin-right: 12px; }}\
          .stat-icon {{ margin-right: 5px; }}\
          .bt-icon {{ margin-right: 12px; }}\
-         window.breadbar-notification {{ background-color: alpha({bg_plain}, 0.95); }}\
+         window.breadbar-notification {{ background-color: alpha({bg_plain}, 0.95); color: {on_bg}; }}\
-         .notification-card {{ background: {surface}; border-radius: 8px;\
+         .notification-card {{ background: {surface}; color: {on_surface}; border-radius: 8px;\
              padding: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; }}\
-         .notification-summary {{ font-weight: bold; color: {fg}; }}\
+         .notification-summary {{ font-weight: bold; }}\
-         .notification-app {{ color: {fg}; opacity: 0.6; }}\
+         .notification-app {{ opacity: 0.6; }}\
-         .notification-body {{ color: {fg}; }}\
+         window.breadbar-osd {{ background-color: alpha({bg_plain}, 0.95); color: {on_bg}; border-radius: 8px; }}\
-         window.breadbar-osd {{ background-color: alpha({bg_plain}, 0.95); border-radius: 8px; }}\
+         .osd-kind {{ opacity: 0.75; font-size: 12px; }}\
-         .osd-kind {{ color: {fg}; opacity: 0.75; font-size: 12px; }}\
+         .osd-pct {{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; }}\
-         .osd-pct {{ color: {fg}; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; }}\
          progressbar.osd-bar {{ min-height: 8px; }}\
          progressbar.osd-bar trough {{ background-image: none; background-color: {trough}; border-radius: 4px; min-height: 8px; }}\
          progressbar.osd-bar trough progress {{ background-image: none; background-color: {accent}; border-radius: 4px; min-height: 8px; }}",
         bg_plain   = p.background,
         bg_rgba    = hex_to_rgba(&p.background, 0.92),
         surface    = p.color0,
-        fg       = p.foreground,
         accent     = p.color4,
+        on_bg      = ink_on(&p.background),
+        on_surface = ink_on(&p.color0),
+        on_accent  = ink_on(&p.color4),
         trough     = hex_to_rgba(&p.color4, 0.25),
     )
 }
 
-/// Returns the current foreground colour (used for icon tinting in the stats bar).
+/// Returns the ink colour for icon tinting in the stats bar — the same
+/// luminance-picked colour the bar's text uses, so icons stay legible on the bar
+/// whatever lightness pywal gives the background.
 pub fn fg_color() -> String {
-    load_palette().foreground
+    ink_on(&load_palette().background).to_string()
 }
 
 /// Apply (or reload) the theme CSS. Safe to call from `glib::MainContext::invoke`.
 pub fn apply() {
-    let css = load_css();
+    // Shared ecosystem base (fonts, palette, generic widgets) — applied first
-    PROVIDER.with(|cell| bgtk::apply_css(&css, cell));
+    // (and self-reloading) so breadbar's own rules below layer on top.
+    bgtk::apply_shared();
+
+    // breadbar's own rules, hot-reloaded on `bread-theme reload`: the closure
+    // re-reads the pywal palette each time so the bar recolours without restart.
+    bgtk::apply_app_css(load_css);
 
     let home = std::env::var("HOME").unwrap_or_default();
     let user_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(format!("{home}/.config/breadbar/style.css"));