updated initial boot and kb layout switch

config/hypr/initial-boot.sh

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# A bash script designed to ran it only once dotfiles installed
+# A bash script designed to run only once dotfiles installed
 
 # THIS SCRIPT CAN BE DELETED ONCE SUCCESSFULLY BOOTED!! And also, edit ~/.config/hypr/configs/Execs.conf
-# not necessary to do since this script is only designed to ran only once as long as the marker exist
+# not necessary to do since this script is only designed to run only once as long as the marker exists
 
-# Set swww options
+# Variables
+scriptsDir=$HOME/.config/hypr/scripts
 wallpaper=$HOME/Pictures/wallpapers/anime-girl-abyss.png
 
 swww="swww img"
@@ -14,18 +15,25 @@ effect="--transition-bezier .43,1.19,1,.4 --transition-fps 60 --transition-type
 # Check if a marker file exists.
 if [ ! -f ~/.config/hypr/.initial_startup_done ]; then
 
-	# Initialize pywal
-	printf " Initializing pywal........\n\n"
-    wal -i $wallpaper 
+    # Initialize pywal
+    printf " Initializing pywal........\n\n"
+    wal -i "$wallpaper"
+
+    # Initial symlink for Pywal Dark and Light for Rofi Themes
+    ln -sf "$HOME/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-dark.rasi" "$HOME/.config/rofi/pywal-color/pywal-theme.rasi"
+
+    # Initial scripts to load in order to have a proper wallpaper waybar and pywal themes
+    pkill swww && swww init || swww query && $swww "$wallpaper" $effect
+
+    # Refreshing waybar, dunst, rofi etc. 
+    "$scriptsDir/PywalSwww.sh" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+    "$scriptsDir/Refresh.sh" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+    
+    # initiate the kb_layout (for some reason) waybar cant launch it
+    "$scriptsDir/SwitchKeyboardLayout.sh" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 
-	#initial symlink for Pywal Dark and Light for Rofi Themes
-	ln -sf "$HOME/.cache/wal/colors-rofi-dark.rasi" "$HOME/.config/rofi/pywal-color/pywal-theme.rasi"
-	
-	# Initial scripts to load inorder to have a proper wallpaper waybar and pywal themes
-	swww query || swww init && $swww $wallpaper $effect
-	
     # Create a marker file to indicate that the script has been executed.
     touch ~/.config/hypr/.initial_startup_done
-fi
-
 
+    exit
+fi

config/hypr/scripts/SwitchKeyboardLayout.sh

@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+layout_f="$HOME/.cache/kb_layout"
+settings_file="$HOME/.config/hypr/configs/Settings.conf"
+
+# Check if ~/.cache/kb_layout exists and create it with a default layout from Settings.conf if not found
+if [ ! -f "$layout_f" ]; then
+  default_layout=$(grep 'kb_layout=' "$settings_file" | cut -d '=' -f 2 | cut -d ',' -f 1 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ -z "$default_layout" ]; then
+    default_layout="us" # Default to 'us' layout if Settings.conf or 'kb_layout' is not found
+  fi
+  echo "$default_layout" > "$layout_f"
+fi
 
-layout_f="/tmp/kb_layout"
 current_layout=$(cat "$layout_f")
 
 # Read keyboard layout settings from Settings.conf
-settings_file="$HOME/.config/hypr/configs/Settings.conf"
-
 if [ -f "$settings_file" ]; then
-  # Extract the value of kb_layout from Settings.conf
   kb_layout_line=$(grep 'kb_layout=' "$settings_file" | cut -d '=' -f 2)
   IFS=',' read -ra layout_mapping <<< "$kb_layout_line"
 fi

config/waybar/modules

@@ -459,11 +459,11 @@
   },
 
   "custom/keyboard": {
-	"exec": "cat /tmp/kb_layout",
-	"interval": 3,
+	"exec": "cat ~/.cache/kb_layout",
+	"interval": 1,
 	"format": " {}",
-	"on-click": "~/.config/hypr/scripts/SwitchKeyboardLayout.sh", 
-	"tooltip": false,	 
+	"on-click": "~/.config/hypr/scripts/SwitchKeyboardLayout.sh",
+	"tooltip": false,
   },
     
   "custom/light_dark": {