From 7ec84d811ff7cac3133834e71be1446b1c31018e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Henro Veijer <info@data-pro.nu>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:32:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] New Kitty.nix

---
 henrovnix_ok/README.org         | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 henrovnix_ok/home/dev/kitty.nix | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/henrovnix_ok/README.org b/henrovnix_ok/README.org
index d65d417d8..c32752f68 100755
--- a/henrovnix_ok/README.org
+++ b/henrovnix_ok/README.org
@@ -2186,24 +2186,32 @@ Kitty gets installed and configured
 #+begin_src nix :tangle home/dev/kitty.nix :noweb tangle :mkdirp yes.
 { config, pkgs, lib, flakeRoot, ... }:
 let
-  repoKittyConfText =
-    builtins.readFile (flakeRoot + "/assets/conf/dev/terminal/kitty.conf");
-
   catppuccinMochaConf =
     builtins.readFile (flakeRoot + "/assets/conf/dev/terminal/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf");
+  # Your own keymaps / other settings (but we will NOT rely on it for opacity)
+  repoKittyConfText =
+    builtins.readFile (flakeRoot + "/assets/conf/dev/terminal/kitty.conf");
 in
 {
   xdg.enable = true;
-
+  # Stable theme file so kitty.conf can include it without /nix/store paths
+  xdg.configFile."kitty/themes/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf".text = catppuccinMochaConf;
   programs.kitty = {
     enable = true;
-
-    # Put your repo config into kitty.conf (appended to HM-generated file)
-    extraConfig = repoKittyConfText;
+    # Home Manager generates ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf; we append in-order:
+    # 1) include theme
+    # 2) your repo config (keymaps etc.)
+    # 3) force opacity LAST so it always wins
+    extraConfig = ''
+      # 1) Theme first (stable path)
+      include themes/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf
+      # 2) Your repo config (may also include theme; harmless if duplicated)
+      ${repoKittyConfText}
+      # 3) Force transparency last (wins)
+      background_opacity 0.60
+      dynamic_background_opacity yes
+    '';
   };
-
-  # stable include target (so your repo kitty.conf can "include themes/…")
-  xdg.configFile."kitty/themes/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf".text = catppuccinMochaConf;
 }
 #+end_src
 
diff --git a/henrovnix_ok/home/dev/kitty.nix b/henrovnix_ok/home/dev/kitty.nix
index f35c3e699..3d0d99c15 100644
--- a/henrovnix_ok/home/dev/kitty.nix
+++ b/henrovnix_ok/home/dev/kitty.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,29 @@
 { config, pkgs, lib, flakeRoot, ... }:
 let
-  repoKittyConfText =
-    builtins.readFile (flakeRoot + "/assets/conf/dev/terminal/kitty.conf");
-
   catppuccinMochaConf =
     builtins.readFile (flakeRoot + "/assets/conf/dev/terminal/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf");
+  # Your own keymaps / other settings (but we will NOT rely on it for opacity)
+  repoKittyConfText =
+    builtins.readFile (flakeRoot + "/assets/conf/dev/terminal/kitty.conf");
 in
 {
   xdg.enable = true;
-
+  # Stable theme file so kitty.conf can include it without /nix/store paths
+  xdg.configFile."kitty/themes/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf".text = catppuccinMochaConf;
   programs.kitty = {
     enable = true;
-
-    # Put your repo config into kitty.conf (appended to HM-generated file)
-    extraConfig = repoKittyConfText;
+    # Home Manager generates ~/.config/kitty/kitty.conf; we append in-order:
+    # 1) include theme
+    # 2) your repo config (keymaps etc.)
+    # 3) force opacity LAST so it always wins
+    extraConfig = ''
+      # 1) Theme first (stable path)
+      include themes/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf
+      # 2) Your repo config (may also include theme; harmless if duplicated)
+      ${repoKittyConfText}
+      # 3) Force transparency last (wins)
+      background_opacity 0.60
+      dynamic_background_opacity yes
+    '';
   };
-
-  # stable include target (so your repo kitty.conf can "include themes/…")
-  xdg.configFile."kitty/themes/Catppuccin-Mocha.conf".text = catppuccinMochaConf;
 }