Wiki: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/DankFedoraMiracleWM

Discussion Thread: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/179455

**This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux.**
This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes process,
proposals are publicly announced in order to receive community feedback.
This proposal will only be implemented if approved by the Fedora
Engineering Steering Committee.

== Summary ==

Replace the nwg-shell with Dank Material Shell (built on QuickShell) for
the Fedora MiracleWM spin.

== Owner ==

* Name: [[User:mattkae| Matthew Kosarek]], [[User:ngompa| Neal Gompa]]
* Email: [email protected], [email protected]

== Detailed Description ==

This Change involves packaging the [https://danklinux.com/ Dank Material
Shell] overlay to [https://quickshell.org/ QuickShell] and updating
{{package|miracle-wm-config}} so the default shell for new installs uses it.

== Feedback ==



== Benefit to Fedora ==

The nwg-shell experience has been difficult to maintain and stabilize for
MiracleWM, with updates subtly breaking the experience on a regular basis.
Switching to a QuickShell-based experience will give us a higher quality UX
that has better stability as it is updated and maintained as part of the
spin.

== Scope ==

* Proposal owners:
** Package <code>DankMaterialShell</code>
** Update {{package|miracle-wm-config}} to ship configuration to activate
DMS as the shell
* Other developers: N/A
* Release engineering: [
https://forge.fedoraproject.org/releng/tickets/issues/13167 #13167]
* Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
* Alignment with the Fedora Strategy: No

== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==

Existing systems will retain the nwg-shell configuration unless they purge
their configuration and relogin, which will trigger MiracleWM's behavior to
instantiate the user settings. They will get DMS in that scenario.

== Early Testing (Optional) ==

N/A

== How To Test ==

Once everything is packaged, grabbing a new Fedora MiracleWM Rawhide ISO,
installing it, and trying to interact with the system is sufficient for
testing.

== User Experience ==

This will be a drastic user experience change, as swapping from nwg-shell
to DMS will be a huge upgrade. Aside from switching from GTK3 to Qt6+Qt
Quick, the shell will more correctly integrate with MiracleWM's IPC and
more features will work properly (e.g. workspaces, resolution selection,
etc.).

== Dependencies ==

* <code>DankMaterialShell</code> (not yet packaged)
* {{package|quickshell}}
* {{package|miracle-wm-config}}

== Contingency Plan ==

* Contingency mechanism: Revert back to nwg-shell configuration and defer
to the next release.
* Contingency deadline: Final Freeze
* Blocks release? No

== Documentation ==

* QuickShell documentation: https://quickshell.org/about/
* Dank Material Shell documentation: https://danklinux.com/docs/

== Release Notes ==

The Fedora MiracleWM spin has switched its default experience from
nwg-shell to DankMaterialShell (built on QuickShell). Users should
experience a more fully featured, reliable, snappier, and polished
experience.
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