kitty:daemon: Write to log file

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.config/i3/config

@@ -36,18 +36,11 @@ set $TERM_CMD_FLAG
 # a single sprite cache on the GPU"[^1], so that startup is almost instant.
 #
 # For this to work best, launch one hidden "daemon" instance at startup so that
-# the kitty process is always running, even when no OS windows exists.
-#
-# NOTE: `--start-as hidden` needs kitty 0.42.0 or later.
-#
-# Additionally allow remote_control over a socket, so that kitty-cwd works.
+# the kitty process is always running, even when no OS windows exists. See the
+# daemon.sh script in .config/kitty.
 #
 # [^1]: kitty(1)
-exec --no-startup-id $TERMINAL \
-	--start-as hidden \
-	--detach \
-	-o allow_remote_control=socket-only \
-	--listen-on unix:/tmp/mykitty
+exec --no-startup-id kitty-daemon
 
 # Multi monitor support
 exec_always --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/monitor-setup.sh &

.config/kitty/daemon.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Julian Prein
+#
+# Usage: kitty-daemon [GROUP_NAME]
+#
+# Daemonize kitty by launching one hidden instance that new invocations can use
+# to create new OS windows. This makes kitty startup a lot faster since all
+# windows can now share a single CPU process and GPU sprite cache. Additionally
+# allow remote_control over a socket, so that kitty-cwd works.
+#
+# To launch new invocations using the daemon created by this script use:
+#
+#     kitty --single-instance
+#
+# You can pass an optional instance-group as first parameter. In that case use:
+#
+#     kitty --single-instance --instance-group <NAME>
+#
+# NOTE: `--start-as hidden` needs kitty 0.42.0 or later.
+
+TMP_DIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/kitty.$USER"
+mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
+
+name="kitty${1:+-$1}"
+
+kitty \
+	--single-instance \
+	${1:+--instance-group "$1"} \
+	--start-as hidden \
+	--detach \
+	--detached-log "$(mktemp -p "$TMP_DIR" "$name.XXXXXX.log")" \
+	-o allow_remote_control=socket-only \
+	--listen-on unix:"$TMP_DIR/$name.sock"

.config/kitty/get_cwd.sh

@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 # Copyright (c) 2025 Julian Prein
 #
+# Usage: kitty-cwd [GROUP_NAME]
+#
 # Print the current working directory of the focused kitty window. Returns 4 if
 # none exist or is focused.
 
+socket_path="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/kitty.$USER/kitty${1:+-$1}.sock"
+
 # NOTE: the backticks are used for hacky line-continuation, taken from
 #       https://stackoverflow.com/a/7729087/2092762c9
-kitten @ --to unix:/tmp/mykitty ls \
+kitten @ --to unix:"$socket_path" ls \
 	| jq -er ".[]`
 		` | select(.is_focused).tabs.[]`
 		` | select(.is_focused).windows.[]`

.config/zsh/autoload/git/glog

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ local -A binds=(
 	"end"    "last"
 	"ctrl-d" "half-page-down"
 	"ctrl-u" "half-page-up"
+	"ctrl-s" "toggle-sort"
 	"ctrl-t" "toggle-track"
 	# Keep the current line selected while deleting the query
 	"bspace"       "track-current+backward-delete-char"
@@ -120,11 +121,11 @@ local -A binds=(
 	# TODO: This assumes less to be used in core.pager
 	"enter" "execute@$fzf_preview[patch] | $pager -+F@"
 	# Preview stats
-	"ctrl-s" "change-preview($fzf_preview[stat])"
+	"ctrl-alt-s" "change-preview($fzf_preview[stat])"
 	# Preview patch
-	"ctrl-p" "change-preview($fzf_preview[patch])"
+	"ctrl-alt-p" "change-preview($fzf_preview[patch])"
 	# Files only
-	"ctrl-f" "change-preview($fzf_preview[files_only])"
+	"ctrl-alt-f" "change-preview($fzf_preview[files_only])"
 	# For ctrl-space see below
 )
 
@@ -132,13 +133,21 @@ local -A binds=(
 #       fzf_preview[stat] in this case). It does not really make sense to pass
 #       it to `git log` but can be an indicator for the preview function
 
+local color_brown=$'\e[38;5;144m'
+local color_grey=$'\e[38;5;59m'
+local header=""
+header+="${color_brown}Enter${color_grey}: fullscreen, "
+header+="${color_brown}C-y${color_grey}: yank hash, "
+header+="${color_brown}C-Space${color_grey}: cycle preview, "
+header+="${color_brown}C-A-[spf]${color_grey}: preview stats/patch/files"
+
 local -a fzf_args=(
 	# Understand ansi color escape sequences.
 	"--ansi"
 	# Expand the binds array in the format "key1:value1,key2:value2".
 	"--bind" "${(@kj:,:)binds/(#m)*/$MATCH:$binds[$MATCH]}"
 	# Display key-bindings in a sticky header
-	"--header" $'\e[38;5;144mEnter\e[38;5;59m: fullscreen, \e[38;5;144mC-y\e[38;5;59m: yank hash, \e[38;5;144mC-Space\e[38;5;59m: cycle preview, \e[38;5;144mC-[spf]\e[38;5;59m: preview stats/patch/files'
+	"--header" "$header"
 	# Keep header above prompt line
 	"--header-first"
 	# Execute git show on the commit as preview.

.local/bin/kitty-daemon

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../.config/kitty/daemon.sh