# Settings reference

**Generated from `config/dot/quickshell/config/PreferenceSchema.qml`.**
Do not edit this file. Run `quickshell/scripts/panama-settings-docs`
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172 settings across 35 groups. 77 of them are applied to the compositor and confirmed by reading the value back.

## accessibility

Found on **Accessibility**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Magnifier**<br>`magnifierFactor` `cursor:zoom_factor` | 1.0 | Magnifies the screen around the pointer. 1.0 is off. Range 1.0–5.0. |
| **Magnifier follows in steps**<br>`magnifierRigid` `cursor:zoom_rigid` | false | Moves the magnified view in increments rather than gliding with the pointer |
| **High contrast**<br>`highContrast` | false | Increases contrast in applications that support it. Modern GTK applications read this from the desktop portal and restyle themselves; older ones need a high-contrast theme, which is not installed here. |
| **Dim inactive windows**<br>`dimInactive` `decoration:dim_inactive` | false | Darkens every window except the focused one, so the active window is unmistakable |
| **Dim amount**<br>`dimStrength` `decoration:dim_strength` | 0.5 | How much darker unfocused windows are. Range 0.05–0.9. |
| **Pointer size**<br>`cursorSize` | 24 px | Applies to the compositor and to applications. Range 16–64. |
| **Text size**<br>`textScale` | 1.0 | Scales interface text everywhere; 1.00 is the design size. Range 0.75–2.0. |

## appearance

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Appearance**<br>`colorScheme` | dark | Light and dark share one identity, not two themes Choices: Dark, Light. |
| **Accent color**<br>`accentName` | blue | Drives the focused window border, the bar hairline, and every active state Choices: Prism blue, Orchid, Teal, Green, Amber, Orange, Rose, Slate. |

## bar

Found on **Shell › Bar**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Bar text**<br>`barTextTone` | theme | Follow the theme, or force a light or dark tone for the wallpaper you actually use Choices: Follow theme, Light, Dark. |
| **Bar text shadow**<br>`barTextShadow` | false | A soft dark halo under every glyph and label in the bar |
| **Bar backdrop**<br>`barBackdrop` | false | A subtle scrim fading down from the top edge |
| **Weather in the bar**<br>`showWeatherWidget` | true | Beside the clock, once a forecast has been fetched |
| **Media in the bar**<br>`showMediaWidget` | true | Now playing, click to pause |
| **Clipboard button**<br>`showClipboardButton` | true | The history stays on Super+V either way |
| **Calendar countdown**<br>`showCalendarCountdown` | true | Appears in the bar fifteen minutes before an event |

## battery

Found on **Power & Lock**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Warn at**<br>`batteryLowPercent` | 20 % | Mention the battery once it drops this low. Range 5–50. |
| **Urgent at**<br>`batteryCriticalPercent` | 5 % | Interrupt at this level, even during Do Not Disturb. Range 1–25. |
| **At the urgent level**<br>`batteryCriticalAction` | suspend | What happens when the battery reaches the urgent threshold while discharging Choices: Suspend, Only warn. |
| **Stop charging at**<br>`batteryChargeLimit` | 100 % | Charging to less than full is easier on the battery over years. Range 50–100. |

## capture

Found on **Applications › Screen Intelligence**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Screenshot folder**<br>`screenshotDir` | Pictures/Screenshots | Where screenshots are saved. Relative to your home folder unless it starts with / |
| **Recording folder**<br>`recordingDir` | Videos/Screencasts | Where screen recordings are saved. Relative to your home folder unless it starts with / |
| **Recording audio**<br>`recorderAudio` | none | What screen recordings capture alongside the video Choices: No audio, System audio, Microphone. |
| **Recording encoder**<br>`recorderArgs` | -c h264_vaapi -d auto | Hardware encoding keeps recording off the processor while gaming Choices: VAAPI H.264, VAAPI HEVC, CPU x264. |

## clock

Found on **Shell › Bar**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Show seconds**<br>`showSeconds` | true | Keep a precise clock in the center of the bar |
| **Show weekday**<br>`showWeekday` | true | Include the abbreviated weekday before the date |

## controlCenter

Found on **Shell › Control Center**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Focus in Control Center**<br>`ccShowFocus` | true | The session row at the top of the panel |
| **Home in Control Center**<br>`ccShowHome` | true | Your accessory shelf |
| **Phone in Control Center**<br>`ccShowPhone` | true | Vitals and reach-it actions |

## datetime

Found on **System › Date & Time**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **24-hour time**<br>`use24Hour` | false | Use 18:30 instead of 6:30 PM |

## display

Found on **Displays**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Workspaces on the primary display only**<br>`workspacesOnPrimaryOnly` | false | Other screens keep one workspace of their own rather than switching along with it |
| **Game-aware HDR**<br>`autoHdr` `render:cm_auto_hdr` | true | Hand HDR to fullscreen games while the desktop stays SDR |
| **Variable refresh rate**<br>`vrrPolicy` `misc:vrr` | 3 | Matches the display's refresh rate to what is on screen Choices: Off, Always on, Fullscreen only, Fullscreen games. |
| **Direct scanout**<br>`directScanoutPolicy` `render:direct_scanout` | 2 | Lets fullscreen content bypass compositing Choices: Off, Always on, Automatic. |

## dock

Found on **Shell › Dock**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Automatically hide the Dock**<br>`dockAutohide` | true | Reveal it at the bottom edge when a workspace is occupied |
| **Position**<br>`dockPosition` | bottom | Which edge the Dock lives on Choices: Bottom, Left, Right. |
| **Screens**<br>`dockScreens` | [] | Which displays show the Dock |
| **Icon size**<br>`dockIconSize` | 48 px | How large the Dock's application icons are drawn. Range 32–80. |
| **Reveal delay**<br>`dockRevealDelayMs` | 0 ms | Zero reveals the Dock the instant the pointer reaches the edge. Range 0–1000. |
| **Hide delay**<br>`dockHideDelayMs` | 250 ms | Prevents flicker when crossing between icons. Range 0–2000. |
| **Pinned applications**<br>`dockPinned` | — | Applications that stay in the Dock whether or not they are running |

## edges

Found on **Shell › Tiling**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Resize by dragging the border**<br>`resizeOnBorder` `general:resize_on_border` | true | Drag a window's edge to resize it, instead of only with the keyboard |
| **Border grab area**<br>`borderGrabArea` `general:extend_border_grab_area` | 15 px | How far outside the border still counts as grabbing it. Larger is easier to hit. Range 0–40. |
| **Show the resize cursor**<br>`hoverIconOnBorder` `general:hover_icon_on_border` | true | Change the pointer when it is over a resizable border |
| **Snap distance between windows**<br>`snapWindowGap` `general:snap:window_gap` | 10 px | How close two floating windows must be before they snap together. Range 0–60. |
| **Snap distance to screen edges**<br>`snapMonitorGap` `general:snap:monitor_gap` | 10 px | How close a floating window must be to an edge before it snaps to it. Range 0–60. |
| **Snapping respects gaps**<br>`snapRespectGaps` `general:snap:respect_gaps` | false | Snapped windows keep the configured gap instead of touching |

## effects

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Blur**<br>`blurEnabled` `decoration:blur:enabled` | true | Blur the desktop behind translucent surfaces |
| **Blur radius**<br>`blurSize` `decoration:blur:size` | 8 | Larger is softer and costs more frame time. Range 1–20. |
| **Blur passes**<br>`blurPasses` `decoration:blur:passes` | 3 | More passes look smoother and cost more frame time. Range 1–5. |
| **Window shadows**<br>`shadowEnabled` `decoration:shadow:enabled` | true | Lift windows off the wallpaper with a soft shadow |
| **Shadow size**<br>`shadowRange` `decoration:shadow:range` | 20 px | How far the shadow spreads from the window edge. Range 0–60. |
| **Hard-edged shadow**<br>`shadowSharp` `decoration:shadow:sharp` | false | A crisp shadow instead of a soft falloff |
| **Shadow falloff**<br>`shadowRenderPower` `decoration:shadow:render_power` | 3 | How sharply the shadow fades out. Higher is tighter to the window. Range 1–4. |
| **Focus glow**<br>`glowEnabled` `decoration:glow:enabled` | true | A faint halo behind the focused window |
| **Glow size**<br>`glowRange` `decoration:glow:range` | 8 px | Kept small deliberately: the gradient border is the signature. Range 0–30. |
| **Animations**<br>`animationsEnabled` `animations:enabled` | true | Window, workspace, and panel motion |

## focus

Found on **Notifications & Focus › Focus**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Focus modes**<br>`focusModes` | — | What quiets this machine, and what turns it on |
| **Focus session length**<br>`focusDurationMinutes` | 45 min | How long a focus session runs before it ends itself. Range 5–180. |

## gaming

Found on **Applications › Gaming**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Use the performance power profile**<br>`gamingPerformanceProfile` | true | Switches while a game runs and switches back when it exits |
| **Say when Game Mode engages**<br>`gamingNotifyOnStart` | false | A notification when a game requests it, which is otherwise invisible |

## idle

Found on **Power & Lock**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Turn the screen off after**<br>`screenBlankMinutes` | 5 min | Blanks the display; nothing is locked yet. Range 0–120. |
| **Lock the screen after**<br>`lockMinutes` | 10 min | Counted from when the session went idle, not from blanking. Range 0–240. |
| **Suspend after**<br>`suspendMinutes` | 0 min | This is a desktop, so Panama ships with automatic suspend off. Range 0–480. |
| **Lock before sleeping**<br>`lockOnSleep` | true | Requires your password when the machine wakes |

## idleBattery

Found on **Power & Lock**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Turn the screen off after**<br>`screenBlankMinutesBattery` | 2 min | On battery. Blanks the display; nothing is locked yet. Range 0–120. |
| **Lock after**<br>`lockMinutesBattery` | 5 min | On battery. Requires your password to get back in. Range 0–240. |
| **Suspend after**<br>`suspendMinutesBattery` | 20 min | On battery, sleeping is what makes the charge last. Range 0–480. |

## input

Found on **Input › Keyboard**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Keyboard layout**<br>`keyboardLayout` `input:kb_layout` | us | XKB layout name, or a comma-separated list to switch between |
| **Layout variant**<br>`keyboardVariant` `input:kb_variant` | — | XKB variant, such as dvorak or colemak. Empty for the standard layout |
| **Keyboard options**<br>`keyboardOptions` `input:kb_options` | caps:escape_shifted_capslock | XKB options, such as compose:ralt to make right Alt a compose key |
| **Num Lock on login**<br>`numlockByDefault` `input:numlock_by_default` | true | Turn Num Lock on when the session starts |
| **Repeat delay**<br>`keyRepeatDelay` `input:repeat_delay` | 500 ms | How long a key is held before it starts repeating. Range 150–1000. |
| **Repeat rate**<br>`keyRepeatRate` `input:repeat_rate` | 33 /s | How many characters a second a held key produces. Range 5–100. |

## lockAppearance

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Background**<br>`lockBackgroundMode` | screenshot | What appears behind the lock screen Choices: Blurred desktop, Current wallpaper, Solid color. |
| **Background blur**<br>`lockBlurLevel` | 3 | Softens what is behind the password field. Range 0–5. |
| **Show clock**<br>`lockShowClock` | true | Use the desktop's 12 or 24-hour format |
| **Show date**<br>`lockShowDate` | true | Show the weekday and full date |
| **Show user name**<br>`lockShowUser` | true | Identify the signed-in account |
| **Hide password field until typing**<br>`lockFadeOnEmpty` | false | Keep the empty field out of the way |

## master

Found on **Shell › Tiling**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Master area size**<br>`masterFactor` `master:mfact` | 0.55 | How much of the screen the master window takes. Range 0.1–0.9. |
| **Master area position**<br>`masterOrientation` `master:orientation` | left | Which side of the screen the master window occupies Choices: Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Center. |
| **New windows become**<br>`masterNewStatus` `master:new_status` | slave | Whether a new window takes the master area or joins the stack Choices: The master window, Part of the stack, Whatever the focused window is. |
| **Add new windows at the top**<br>`masterNewOnTop` `master:new_on_top` | false | New stack windows go above the others rather than below |

## multitasking

Found on **Shell › Tiling**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Tiling layout**<br>`windowLayout` `general:layout` | dwindle | Dwindle splits the focused window; master keeps one large window beside a stack Choices: Dwindle, Master and stack. |
| **Keep split direction**<br>`preserveSplit` `dwindle:preserve_split` | true | New windows follow the split of the window they replace, instead of always halving the longer side |
| **New windows open**<br>`forceSplit` `dwindle:force_split` | 0 | Where a new window lands relative to the one that was focused Choices: Where the pointer is, Always left or above, Always right or below. |
| **Snap floating windows**<br>`windowSnapping` `general:snap:enabled` | true | Floating windows stick to screen edges and to each other as you drag them |

## nightLight

Found on **Displays**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Night Light**<br>`nightLightEnabled` | false | Shift the display warmer to reduce blue light |
| **Schedule automatically**<br>`nightLightAutomatic` | false | Turn Night Light on and off at the scheduled hours |
| **Color temperature**<br>`nightLightTemperature` | 3500 K | Lower is warmer. Range 2000–6500. |
| **Turns on at**<br>`nightLightFrom` | 17.0 | Only used when Night Light follows a schedule. Range 0–23.5. |
| **Turns off at**<br>`nightLightTo` | 10.0 | A time earlier than the start simply means the next morning. Range 0–23.5. |

## notices

Found on **Shell › Tiling**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Hyprland wallpaper**<br>`hyprlandLogo` `misc:disable_hyprland_logo` | false | The stock background Hyprland draws when no wallpaper is set |
| **Splash text**<br>`hyprlandSplash` `misc:disable_splash_rendering` | false | The line of text Hyprland renders over the stock background |
| **Update announcements**<br>`hyprlandUpdateNews` `ecosystem:no_update_news` | false | The window Hyprland opens after an update to describe what changed |
| **Donation reminders**<br>`hyprlandDonationNag` `ecosystem:no_donation_nag` | false | The prompt Hyprland shows twice a year asking for support |

## notifications

Found on **Notifications & Focus › Notifications**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Notification duration**<br>`notificationTimeoutMs` | 5000 ms | How long ordinary notification banners remain visible. Range 1000–30000. |
| **Critical notification duration**<br>`notificationTimeoutCriticalMs` | 0 ms | Zero keeps critical notification banners visible until dismissed. Range 0–60000. |
| **Notification history**<br>`notificationHistoryLimit` | 100 | Maximum notifications retained in the notification center. Range 10–500. |
| **Visible banners**<br>`maxVisibleToasts` | 4 | Maximum notification banners shown at once. Range 1–8. |
| **Critical alerts break through**<br>`criticalBreaksThrough` | false | Show critical notifications as banners even while Do Not Disturb is on |

## pointer

Found on **Input › Mouse & Touchpad**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Pointer focus**<br>`followMouse` `input:follow_mouse` | 1 | What moving the pointer does to which window is focused Choices: Click to focus, Focus follows pointer, Pointer detached, Pointer fully separate. |
| **Pointer speed**<br>`pointerSensitivity` `input:sensitivity` | 0.0 | Zero is flat, unaccelerated response. Range -1.0–1.0. |
| **Hide pointer after**<br>`cursorInactiveTimeout` `cursor:inactive_timeout` | 4 s | Seconds of stillness before the pointer fades out; 0 never hides it. Range 0–60. |
| **Natural scrolling**<br>`naturalScroll` `input:natural_scroll` | false | Content follows the direction of your fingers, as on a phone |
| **Acceleration**<br>`accelProfile` `input:accel_profile` | flat | Flat moves the pointer the same distance however fast you move Choices: Flat, Adaptive. |
| **Scroll speed**<br>`scrollFactor` `input:scroll_factor` | 1.0 | Multiplies how far one notch of the wheel scrolls. Range 0.1–4.0. |
| **Left-handed**<br>`leftHanded` `input:left_handed` | false | Swap the primary and secondary buttons |
| **Middle-click paste**<br>`middleClickPaste` `misc:middle_click_paste` | true | Paste the primary selection in GTK and native Wayland applications |
| **Focus after closing**<br>`focusOnClose` `input:focus_on_close` | 0 | Which window takes keyboard focus when the focused one goes away Choices: Next in the stack, Under the pointer, Most recently used. |
| **Scroll method**<br>`scrollMethod` `input:scroll_method` | — | How a pointing device turns movement into scrolling Choices: Two fingers, Along the edge of the touchpad, While a button is held, Never scroll. |
| **Scroll button**<br>`scrollButton` `input:scroll_button` | 0 | Which button is held to scroll, as an evdev code; 0 lets the device choose. Range 0–300. |
| **Hide pointer while typing**<br>`cursorHideWhileTyping` `cursor:hide_on_key_press` | false | The pointer vanishes on the next keystroke and returns when you move it |
| **Jump pointer to the focused display**<br>`cursorWarpOnWorkspaceChange` `cursor:warp_on_change_workspace` | false | Moves the pointer to the last focused window after switching workspace |

## search

Found on **Applications › Applications**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Web search engine**<br>`webSearchUrl` | https://duckduckgo.com/?q= | Where the launcher's web search sends a query; the search text is appended |

## sound

Found on **Sound**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Over-amplification**<br>`overAmplification` | false | Lets the volume slider go to 150% — louder, at the cost of distortion on some hardware |
| **Volume-change blip**<br>`volumeChangeBlip` | true | A short click each time the volume keys move the output level |

## themes

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Pointer theme**<br>`cursorTheme` | oreo_blue_cursors | The pointer design used by applications and Hyprland |
| **Application icons**<br>`iconTheme` | Adwaita | The icon set used by GTK applications |

## titlebar

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Button side**<br>`titlebarButtonSide` | right | Place application titlebar buttons on the left or right Choices: Left, Right. |
| **Titlebar on Panama windows**<br>`panamaTitlebar` | true | Hide it and the window is pure Hyprland — Super+Q closes, Super+drag moves |

## touchpad

Found on **Input › Mouse & Touchpad**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Tap to click**<br>`touchpadTapToClick` `input:touchpad:tap-to-click` | true | A tap counts as a click without pressing down |
| **Natural scrolling**<br>`touchpadNaturalScroll` `input:touchpad:natural_scroll` | true | Content follows the direction of your fingers |
| **Disable while typing**<br>`touchpadDisableWhileTyping` `input:touchpad:disable_while_typing` | true | Ignore the touchpad briefly after a keystroke, so a palm cannot move the pointer |
| **Scroll speed**<br>`touchpadScrollFactor` `input:touchpad:scroll_factor` | 1.0 | Multiplies how far a two-finger scroll travels. Range 0.1–4.0. |
| **Drag lock**<br>`touchpadDragLock` `input:touchpad:drag_lock` | 0 | Keeps a tap-and-drag active when you lift a finger mid-drag Choices: Off, On, On, until you tap again. |
| **Middle-click by pressing both buttons**<br>`touchpadMiddleButtonEmulation` `input:touchpad:middle_button_emulation` | false | Pressing left and right together acts as a middle click |
| **Two-finger right-click**<br>`touchpadClickfinger` `input:touchpad:clickfinger_behavior` | false | One, two, or three fingers pressing down give left, right, and middle click, instead of clicking by which part of the pad you press |
| **Tap and drag**<br>`touchpadTapAndDrag` `input:touchpad:tap-and-drag` | true | A tap followed straight away by a tap-and-hold starts a drag, with nothing pressed down |
| **Swipe distance**<br>`swipeDistance` `gestures:workspace_swipe_distance` | 300 px | How far a three-finger swipe must travel to change workspace. Range 100–800. |
| **Natural swipe direction**<br>`swipeInvert` `gestures:workspace_swipe_invert` | true | Swiping left moves to the workspace on the right, as content follows your fingers |

## typography

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Interface font**<br>`interfaceFont` | Adwaita Sans | Used for every piece of text in the shell |
| **Icon font**<br>`iconFont` | VictorMono Nerd Font | Draws the shell's glyphs, so it must be a Nerd Font |
| **Interface text size**<br>`interfaceFontSize` | 13 px | The base size the rest of the shell's type scales from. Range 10–18. |
| **Application font**<br>`applicationFont` | Adwaita Sans | Used by menus, controls, and labels in applications |
| **Application text size**<br>`applicationFontSize` | 11 pt | The base text size used by applications. Range 6–32. |
| **Document font**<br>`documentFont` | Adwaita Sans | Used for document content when an application follows the system choice |
| **Document text size**<br>`documentFontSize` | 12 pt | The default text size for document content. Range 6–32. |
| **Monospace font**<br>`monospaceFont` | VictorMono Nerd Font | Used by terminals, editors, and code fields that follow the system choice |
| **Monospace text size**<br>`monospaceFontSize` | 10 pt | The default text size for terminals and code. Range 6–32. |
| **Font hinting**<br>`fontHinting` | slight | How strongly text aligns to the pixel grid Choices: None, Slight, Medium, Full. |
| **Text smoothing**<br>`fontAntialiasing` | rgba | How application text softens its edges Choices: None, Grayscale, Subpixel. |

## vitals

Found on **Shell › Bar**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Processor**<br>`showCpu` | true | Show processor usage beside the workspace indicator |
| **Memory**<br>`showMemory` | true | Show memory usage beside the workspace indicator |
| **Graphics**<br>`showGpu` | true | Show graphics usage beside the workspace indicator |
| **Battery**<br>`showBattery` | true | Show the charge level in the bar, on machines that have a battery |
| **Battery percentage**<br>`showBatteryPercent` | false | Show the exact number beside the battery icon |
| **Claude usage**<br>`showAgentUsage` | false | Show how much of the Claude subscription has been used, beside the other vitals |
| **Vitals refresh**<br>`vitalsIntervalMs` | 2000 ms | How often processor, memory, and graphics usage update. Range 500–10000. |

## wallpaper

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Wallpaper folder**<br>`wallpaperDir` | Pictures/Wallpapers | Where the picker looks. Relative to your home folder unless it starts with / |
| **Wallpaper**<br>`wallpaperPath` | — | Shown on every output |
| **Wallpaper mode**<br>`wallpaperMode` | single | Use one image, rotate a collection, or choose per display Choices: Single, Slideshow, Per display. |
| **Change background every**<br>`wallpaperIntervalMinutes` | 30 min | Time between slideshow images. Range 5–1440. |
| **Shuffle**<br>`wallpaperShuffle` | true | Show every selected image before repeating |
| **Video wallpaper folder**<br>`videoWallpaperDir` | Videos/Wallpapers | Where the picker looks for videos. Relative to your home folder unless it starts with / |
| **Pause video wallpaper on battery**<br>`videoWallpaperPauseOnBattery` | true | Freezes on the current frame and resumes on wall power |

## weather

Found on **Home › Overview**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Temperature unit**<br>`temperatureUnit` | fahrenheit | Choose Fahrenheit or Celsius for the weather card Choices: Fahrenheit, Celsius. |
| **Weather refresh**<br>`weatherRefreshMinutes` | 20 min | How often Panama updates the current conditions. Range 5–120. |

## windows

Found on **Appearance**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Inner gaps**<br>`gapsIn` `general:gaps_in` | 5 px | Space between neighboring tiled windows. Range 0–40. |
| **Outer gaps**<br>`gapsOut` `general:gaps_out` | 10 px | Space between the tiled area and the screen edge. Range 0–80. |
| **Border width**<br>`borderSize` `general:border_size` | 2 px | Thickness of the gradient border on the focused window. Range 0–10. |
| **Corner radius**<br>`windowRounding` `decoration:rounding` | 18 px | Matches the shell's popover radius so windows and panels agree. Range 0–40. |
| **Unfocused window opacity**<br>`inactiveOpacity` `decoration:inactive_opacity` | 1.0 | Fade windows that do not have focus. Range 0.5–1.0. |
| **Focused window opacity**<br>`activeOpacity` `decoration:active_opacity` | 1.0 | Fade even the focused window; 1.0 is fully opaque. Range 0.5–1.0. |
| **Fullscreen opacity**<br>`fullscreenOpacity` `decoration:fullscreen_opacity` | 1.0 | Applied instead of the focused opacity when a window is fullscreen. Range 0.5–1.0. |
| **Corner shape**<br>`roundingPower` `decoration:rounding_power` | 2.0 | 2 is a circular corner; higher values approach a squircle. Range 2.0–10.0. |

## workspaces

Found on **Shell › Workspaces**.

| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| **Switch back and forth**<br>`workspaceBackAndForth` `binds:workspace_back_and_forth` | false | Selecting the workspace you are already on returns you to the previous one |
| **Wrap around at the ends**<br>`allowWorkspaceCycles` `binds:allow_workspace_cycles` | false | Moving past the last workspace continues from the first |
| **Let applications take focus**<br>`focusOnActivate` `misc:focus_on_activate` | false | An application asking for attention is switched to, rather than only highlighted |
| **Hide the terminal that launched a window**<br>`windowSwallow` `misc:enable_swallow` | false | A terminal disappears while an application started from it is open, and returns when it closes |
| **Pointer changes active display**<br>`mouseMoveFocusesMonitor` `misc:mouse_move_focuses_monitor` | true | Moving the pointer to another display makes it the active one |

