Feature: Enhanced Calculator (rofi-calc plugin)

[Mr-Hasan-Hamid]

Replaces the clunky bash RofiCalc.sh script with the native rofi-calc plugin for zero-latency live results and complex math support. Includes a custom Rasi theme.

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Note: Re-submitted against the development branch as requested.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR replaces the existing bash-based calculator launcher with the native rofi-calc mode and updates the calculator Rasi override to better suit live calculation + history display in rofi.

Changes:

• Reworked config-calc.rasi to configure rofi’s calc mode and adjust layout (input/message/history styling).
• Removed the old RofiCalc.sh loop that called qalc and copied results to the clipboard.
• Updated the Hyprland keybind to invoke rofi -show calc directly.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File	Description
config/rofi/config-calc.rasi	Adds rofi-calc configuration + UI overrides for calculator mode (input/message/history).
config/hypr/UserScripts/RofiCalc.sh	Removes the old rofi+dmenu+qalc calculator script.
config/hypr/configs/Keybinds.conf	Switches the calculator keybind from the script to a direct rofi -show calc invocation.

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[dwilliam62]

Thank you. Sorry to make you re-do it. One suggestion. When you update something like a menu or GUI post a screenshot also. That is very helpful I'll have to check out the theme, b/c we prefer it to follow the existing themes for consistency. But I'll check it out Thx

[dwilliam62]

Thx. sorry but that theme doesn't work for me. Too different from existing themes for rofi

[dwilliam62]

And again you are pulling from Jak's repo not ours

[Mr-Hasan-Hamid]

@dwilliam62 I apologize for that! You are completely right—I accidentally copied over my local config-calc.rasi which still had the old JaKooLit header and a bunch of bloated UI overrides.

I just pushed a fix that completely reverts the theme back to the pristine LinuxBeginnings style. The only changes made to your original config-calc.rasi are:

1. Re-enabling the listview so the calculator history actually displays.
2. Adding it to the mainbox children so the results show up below the prompt without breaking your design language.

Thank you for catching that!

[Mr-Hasan-Hamid]

@dwilliam62 Ah, that makes complete sense. I didn't realize the new Lua architecture was strictly bound to the RofiCalc.sh file path, nor did I consider the edge case of launching it while another Rofi instance was active.

Thank you for taking the time to test it so thoroughly and patching it up to fit the project's UX standards (especially restoring the clipboard functionality). Your changes look great, and I completely understand why you reverted the custom theme to maintain consistency across the ecosystem.

Feel free to merge your adjusted version whenever it fits into your workflow, or close this out if you'd prefer to just keep the original script as-is for the Lua transition. Thanks again for the detailed review and feedback!

[dwilliam62]

I do like this. I will need to update all the distro installers as well. TBH I am tempted to replace it with a flatpak. And have a "real" calculator. Then users could actually chose their own as well. IDK. Something to think about. Thanks again but for sure this is better than what we have today.