Init Sequence: removed a bunch of no longer necessary Settings.isLoaded

Modules/Background/Background.qml

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Variants {
 
     required property ShellScreen modelData
 
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
+    active: modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
 
     sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
       id: root
@@ -41,29 +41,10 @@ Variants {
       property string futureWallpaper: ""
 
       // Fillmode default is "crop"
-      property real fillMode: 1.0
+      property real fillMode: WallpaperService.getFillModeUniform()
       property vector4d fillColor: Qt.vector4d(Settings.data.wallpaper.fillColor.r, Settings.data.wallpaper.fillColor.g, Settings.data.wallpaper.fillColor.b, 1.0)
 
-      // On startup, defer assigning wallpaper until the service cache is ready
-      function _startWallpaperOnceReady() {
-        if (!modelData) {
-          Qt.callLater(_startWallpaperOnceReady)
-          return
-        }
-
-        var cacheReady = WallpaperService && WallpaperService.currentWallpapers && Object.keys(WallpaperService.currentWallpapers).length > 0
-        if (!cacheReady) {
-          // Try again on the next tick until WallpaperService.init() populates cache
-          Qt.callLater(_startWallpaperOnceReady)
-          return
-        }
-
-        fillMode = WallpaperService.getFillModeUniform()
-        var path = WallpaperService.getWallpaper(modelData.name)
-        setWallpaperImmediate(path)
-      }
-
-      Component.onCompleted: _startWallpaperOnceReady()
+      Component.onCompleted: setWallpaperInitial()
 
       Connections {
         target: Settings.data.wallpaper
@@ -254,6 +235,16 @@ Variants {
                        })
         }
       }
+      
+      function setWallpaperInitial() {
+        // On startup, defer assigning wallpaper until the service cache is ready, retries every tick
+        if (!WallpaperService || !WallpaperService.isInitialized) {
+          Qt.callLater(setWallpaperInitial)
+          return
+        }
+
+        setWallpaperImmediate(WallpaperService.getWallpaper(modelData.name))
+      }
 
       function setWallpaperImmediate(source) {
         transitionAnimation.stop()
@@ -324,4 +315,4 @@ Variants {
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}

Modules/Background/Overview.qml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Variants {
   delegate: Loader {
     required property ShellScreen modelData
 
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && CompositorService.isNiri && modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
+    active: CompositorService.isNiri && modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
 
     property string wallpaper: ""
 

Modules/Bar/Bar.qml

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Variants {
       }
     }
 
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && BarService.isVisible && modelData && modelData.name ? (Settings.data.bar.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || (Settings.data.bar.monitors.length === 0)) : false
+    active: BarService.isVisible && modelData && modelData.name ? (Settings.data.bar.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || (Settings.data.bar.monitors.length === 0)) : false
 
     sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
       screen: modelData || null

Modules/Bar/Extras/BarWidgetLoader.qml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Item {
     id: loader
 
     anchors.fill: parent
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && widgetId !== ""
+    active: widgetId !== ""
     sourceComponent: {
       if (!active) {
         return null

Modules/Dock/Dock.qml

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Variants {
 
     // Initial update when component is ready
     Component.onCompleted: {
-      if (Settings.isLoaded && ToplevelManager) {
+      if (ToplevelManager) {
         updateDockApps()
       }
     }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ Variants {
 
     // PEEK WINDOW - Always visible when auto-hide is enabled
     Loader {
-      active: Settings.isLoaded && barIsReady && modelData && Settings.data.dock.monitors.includes(modelData.name) && autoHide
+      active: barIsReady && modelData && Settings.data.dock.monitors.includes(modelData.name) && autoHide
 
       sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
         id: peekWindow
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Variants {
 
     // DOCK WINDOW
     Loader {
-      active: Settings.isLoaded && barIsReady && modelData && Settings.data.dock.monitors.includes(modelData.name) && dockLoaded && ToplevelManager && (dockApps.length > 0)
+      active: barIsReady && modelData && Settings.data.dock.monitors.includes(modelData.name) && dockLoaded && ToplevelManager && (dockApps.length > 0)
 
       sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
         id: dockWindow

Modules/Notification/Notification.qml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Variants {
     property ListModel notificationModel: NotificationService.activeList
 
     // If no notification display activated in settings, then show them all
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && modelData && (Settings.data.notifications.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || (Settings.data.notifications.monitors.length === 0))
+    active: modelData && (Settings.data.notifications.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || (Settings.data.notifications.monitors.length === 0))
 
     Connections {
       target: ScalingService
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ Variants {
       screen: modelData
 
       WlrLayershell.namespace: "noctalia-notifications"
-      WlrLayershell.layer: (Settings.isLoaded && Settings.data && Settings.data.notifications && Settings.data.notifications.alwaysOnTop) ? WlrLayer.Overlay : WlrLayer.Top
+      WlrLayershell.layer: (Settings.data.notifications && Settings.data.notifications.alwaysOnTop) ? WlrLayer.Overlay : WlrLayer.Top
 
       color: Color.transparent
 
-      readonly property string location: (Settings.isLoaded && Settings.data && Settings.data.notifications && Settings.data.notifications.location) ? Settings.data.notifications.location : "top_right"
+      readonly property string location: (Settings.data.notifications && Settings.data.notifications.location) ? Settings.data.notifications.location : "top_right"
       readonly property bool isTop: (location === "top") || (location.length >= 3 && location.substring(0, 3) === "top")
       readonly property bool isBottom: (location === "bottom") || (location.length >= 6 && location.substring(0, 6) === "bottom")
       readonly property bool isLeft: location.indexOf("_left") >= 0

Modules/OSD/OSD.qml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Variants {
     property ListModel notificationModel: NotificationService.activeList
 
     // If no notification display activated in settings, then show them all
-    property bool canShowOnThisScreen: Settings.isLoaded && modelData && (Settings.data.osd.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || (Settings.data.osd.monitors.length === 0))
+    property bool canShowOnThisScreen: modelData && (Settings.data.osd.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || (Settings.data.osd.monitors.length === 0))
 
     // Loader is only active when actually showing something
     active: false
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Variants {
       id: panel
       screen: modelData
 
-      readonly property string location: (Settings.isLoaded && Settings.data && Settings.data.osd && Settings.data.osd.location) ? Settings.data.osd.location : "top_right"
+      readonly property string location: (Settings.data.osd && Settings.data.osd.location) ? Settings.data.osd.location : "top_right"
       readonly property bool isTop: (location === "top") || (location.length >= 3 && location.substring(0, 3) === "top")
       readonly property bool isBottom: (location === "bottom") || (location.length >= 6 && location.substring(0, 6) === "bottom")
       readonly property bool isLeft: (location.indexOf("_left") >= 0) || (location === "left")

Modules/Toast/ToastOverlay.qml

@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Variants {
     scaling: ScalingService.getScreenScale(modelData)
 
     // Only activate on enabled screens
-    active: Settings.isLoaded && modelData && (Settings.data.notifications.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || Settings.data.notifications.monitors.length === 0)
+    active: modelData && (Settings.data.notifications.monitors.includes(modelData.name) || Settings.data.notifications.monitors.length === 0)
   }
 }

Modules/Toast/ToastScreen.qml

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Item {
 
       screen: root.screen
 
-      readonly property string location: (Settings.isLoaded && Settings.data && Settings.data.notifications && Settings.data.notifications.location) ? Settings.data.notifications.location : "top_right"
+      readonly property string location: (Settings.data.notifications && Settings.data.notifications.location) ? Settings.data.notifications.location : "top_right"
       readonly property bool isTop: (location === "top") || (location.length >= 3 && location.substring(0, 3) === "top")
       readonly property bool isBottom: (location === "bottom") || (location.length >= 6 && location.substring(0, 6) === "bottom")
       readonly property bool isLeft: location.indexOf("_left") >= 0

Services/ClipboardService.qml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Singleton {
   id: root
 
   // Public API
-  property bool active: Settings.isLoaded && Settings.data.appLauncher.enableClipboardHistory && cliphistAvailable
+  property bool active: Settings.data.appLauncher.enableClipboardHistory && cliphistAvailable
   property bool loading: false
   property var items: [] // [{id, preview, mime, isImage}]
 

Services/MatugenService.qml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import qs.Services
 Singleton {
   id: root
 
-  property string dynamicConfigPath: Settings.isLoaded ? Settings.cacheDir + "matugen.dynamic.toml" : ""
+  property string dynamicConfigPath: Settings.cacheDir + "matugen.dynamic.toml"
 
   // External state management
   Connections {
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ Singleton {
 
   // Generate colors using current wallpaper and settings
   function generateFromWallpaper() {
-    if (!Settings.isLoaded) {
-      Logger.log("Matugen", "Settings not loaded yet, skipping wallpaper color generation")
-      return
-    }
-
     Logger.log("Matugen", "Generating from wallpaper on screen:", Screen.name)
     var wp = WallpaperService.getWallpaper(Screen.name).replace(/'/g, "'\\''")
     if (wp === "") {

Services/WallpaperService.qml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Singleton {
   // Cache for current wallpapers - can be updated directly since we use signals for notifications
   property var currentWallpapers: ({})
 
+  property bool isInitialized: false
+
   // Signals for reactive UI updates
   signal wallpaperChanged(string screenName, string path)
   // Emitted when a wallpaper changes
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ Singleton {
   function init() {
     Logger.log("Wallpaper", "Service started")
 
+    translateModels()
+
     // Rebuild cache from persisted settings
     var monitors = Settings.data.wallpaper.monitors || []
     currentWallpapers = ({})
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ Singleton {
       }
     }
 
-    translateModels()
+    isInitialized = true
   }
 
   // -------------------------------------------------