Launcher: add custom launch prefix

Assets/Translations/de.json

@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
         "terminal-command": {
           "label": "Terminalbefehl",
           "description": "Befehl zum Starten eines Terminals. Z.B. 'kitty -e' oder 'gnome-terminal --'."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix": {
+          "label": "Benutzerdefiniertes Start-Präfix",
+          "description": "Befehle mit einem benutzerdefinierten Launcher präfixieren (z.B. 'runapp' für systemd-Integration)."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix-enabled": {
+          "label": "Benutzerdefiniertes Start-Präfix aktivieren",
+          "description": "Verwenden Sie ein benutzerdefiniertes Präfix zum Starten von Anwendungen anstelle der Standardmethode."
         }
       }
     },

Assets/Translations/en.json

@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
         "terminal-command": {
           "label": "Terminal command",
           "description": "Command to launch a terminal. E.g., 'kitty -e' or 'gnome-terminal --'."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix": {
+          "label": "Custom launch prefix",
+          "description": "Prefix commands with a custom launcher (e.g., 'runapp' for systemd integration)."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix-enabled": {
+          "label": "Enable custom launch prefix",
+          "description": "Use a custom prefix for launching applications instead of the default method."
         }
       }
     },

Assets/Translations/es.json

@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
         "terminal-command": {
           "label": "Comando de terminal",
           "description": "Comando para iniciar un terminal. Por ejemplo, 'kitty -e' o 'gnome-terminal --'."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix": {
+          "label": "Prefijo de lanzamiento personalizado",
+          "description": "Prefijar comandos con un lanzador personalizado (ej. 'runapp' para integración con systemd)."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix-enabled": {
+          "label": "Habilitar prefijo de lanzamiento personalizado",
+          "description": "Usar un prefijo personalizado para lanzar aplicaciones en lugar del método predeterminado."
         }
       }
     },

Assets/Translations/fr.json

@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
         "terminal-command": {
           "label": "Commande du terminal",
           "description": "Commande pour lancer un terminal. Ex: 'kitty -e' ou 'gnome-terminal --'."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix": {
+          "label": "Préfixe de lancement personnalisé",
+          "description": "Préfixer les commandes avec un lanceur personnalisé (ex. 'runapp' pour l'intégration systemd)."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix-enabled": {
+          "label": "Activer le préfixe de lancement personnalisé",
+          "description": "Utiliser un préfixe personnalisé pour lancer les applications au lieu de la méthode par défaut."
         }
       }
     },

Assets/Translations/pt.json

@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@
         "terminal-command": {
           "label": "Comando do terminal",
           "description": "Comando para iniciar um terminal. Ex: 'kitty -e' ou 'gnome-terminal --'."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix": {
+          "label": "Prefixo de inicialização personalizado",
+          "description": "Prefixar comandos com um inicializador personalizado (ex. 'runapp' para integração systemd)."
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix-enabled": {
+          "label": "Habilitar prefixo de inicialização personalizado",
+          "description": "Usar um prefixo personalizado para inicializar aplicativos em vez do método padrão."
         }
       }
     },

Assets/Translations/zh-CN.json

@@ -321,8 +321,16 @@
           "description": "使用替代启动方法以更好地管理应用程序进程并防止问题。"
         },
         "terminal-command": {
-          "description": "启动终端的命令。例如，“kitty -e”或“gnome-terminal --”。",
+          "description": "启动终端的命令。例如，"kitty -e"或"gnome-terminal --"。",
           "label": "终端命令"
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix": {
+          "label": "自定义启动前缀",
+          "description": "使用自定义启动器前缀命令（例如，'runapp'用于systemd集成）。"
+        },
+        "custom-launch-prefix-enabled": {
+          "label": "启用自定义启动前缀",
+          "description": "使用自定义前缀启动应用程序，而不是默认方法。"
         }
       }
     },

Assets/settings-default.json

@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@
     "pinnedExecs": [],
     "useApp2Unit": false,
     "sortByMostUsed": true,
-    "terminalCommand": "xterm -e"
+    "terminalCommand": "xterm -e",
+    "customLaunchPrefixEnabled": false,
+    "customLaunchPrefix": ""
   },
   "controlCenter": {
     "position": "close_to_bar_button",

Commons/Settings.qml

@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ Singleton {
       property bool useApp2Unit: false
       property bool sortByMostUsed: true
       property string terminalCommand: "xterm -e"
+      property bool customLaunchPrefixEnabled: false
+      property string customLaunchPrefix: ""
     }
 
     // control center

Modules/Launcher/Plugins/ApplicationsPlugin.qml

@@ -202,7 +202,26 @@ Item {
         // Record usage and persist asynchronously
         if (Settings.data.appLauncher.sortByMostUsed)
           recordUsage(app)
-        if (Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit && app.id) {
+        if (Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled && Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefix) {
+          // Use custom launch prefix
+          const prefix = Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefix.split(" ")
+          
+          if (app.runInTerminal) {
+            // For terminal apps, use the app command directly
+            const command = prefix.concat(app.command)
+            Quickshell.execDetached(command)
+          } else if (app.id) {
+            // For GUI apps, try to use the app name/executable name instead of desktop file
+            // This works better with commands like "niri msg action spawn --"
+            const appName = app.executableName || app.name.toLowerCase().replace(/\s+/g, '-')
+            const command = prefix.concat([appName])
+            Quickshell.execDetached(command)
+          } else {
+            // Fallback to direct command execution
+            const command = prefix.concat(app.command)
+            Quickshell.execDetached(command)
+          }
+        } else if (Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit && app.id) {
           Logger.d("ApplicationsPlugin", `Using app2unit for: ${app.id}`)
           if (app.runInTerminal)
             Quickshell.execDetached(["app2unit", "--", app.id + ".desktop"])

Modules/Settings/Tabs/LauncherTab.qml

@@ -96,11 +96,14 @@ ColumnLayout {
     label: I18n.tr("settings.launcher.settings.use-app2unit.label")
     description: I18n.tr("settings.launcher.settings.use-app2unit.description")
     checked: Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit && ProgramCheckerService.app2unitAvailable
-    enabled: ProgramCheckerService.app2unitAvailable
+    enabled: ProgramCheckerService.app2unitAvailable && !Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled
     opacity: ProgramCheckerService.app2unitAvailable ? 1.0 : 0.6
     onToggled: checked => {
                  if (ProgramCheckerService.app2unitAvailable) {
                    Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit = checked
+                   if (checked) {
+                     Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled = false
+                   }
                  }
                }
   }
@@ -115,6 +118,31 @@ ColumnLayout {
     }
   }
 
+  NToggle {
+    label: I18n.tr("settings.launcher.settings.custom-launch-prefix-enabled.label")
+    description: I18n.tr("settings.launcher.settings.custom-launch-prefix-enabled.description")
+    checked: Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled
+    enabled: !Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit
+    onToggled: checked => {
+                 Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled = checked
+                 if (checked) {
+                   Settings.data.appLauncher.useApp2Unit = false
+                 }
+               }
+  }
+
+  NTextInput {
+    label: I18n.tr("settings.launcher.settings.custom-launch-prefix.label")
+    description: I18n.tr("settings.launcher.settings.custom-launch-prefix.description")
+    Layout.fillWidth: true
+    text: Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefix
+    enabled: Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled
+    visible: Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefixEnabled
+    onEditingFinished: {
+      Settings.data.appLauncher.customLaunchPrefix = text
+    }
+  }
+
   NDivider {
     Layout.fillWidth: true
     Layout.topMargin: Style.marginXL