Introduces a dedicated layer-shell `WindowChromeSurface` that renders macOS-style traffic-light controls over the focused Sway window titlebar, replacing the old top-bar window controls. Adds theme tokens and a reusable `TrafficLightButton` component, updates shell QML/CMake wiring, and adjusts Sway titlebar padding/title format so window titles do not overlap the overlay. Window tracking was extended with focused-window geometry/deco/fullscreen properties plus backend refresh support so the chrome follows window movement and state changes in near real time.
Introduces a new `WindowControls` component in the desktop top bar with minimize, maximize/restore, and close actions for the focused window. `WindowService` now exposes focused-window presence/maximized state plus focused-window convenience actions to support this UI.
Also extends Nebula UI with a reusable `NebulaToolTip`, keyboard/pressed-state support in `NebulaIconButton`, new window-control glyphs in `NebulaIcon`, and theme tokens for pressed/danger hover states, with CMake and README updates to register/document the new components.
Introduces a new `core/windows` module (`Nebula.Windows`) with `WindowService`, window/workspace models, and a Sway IPC backend for live window tracking and control (focus, close, move/resize, snap, maximize/restore, minimize, workspace switch). The desktop shell now links this module, uses compositor focus for top-bar active app text, and adds an Open Windows section in the launcher with focus/close actions.
Also updates application metadata handling to parse `StartupWMClass` and map window `app_id`/class to friendly names and icons, and revises Sway config/docs for the new floating-first Desktop 0.2 behavior with temporary compositor-provided decorations.
Introduces a new `core/applications` QML/C++ module (`Nebula.Applications`) to discover `.desktop` entries, expose filterable application models, and launch installed apps safely from the shell. The desktop launcher now uses real installed apps with themed icon loading and fallback glyphs, adds output-aware surface sizing via `OutputTracker`, and wires in image/icon providers. It also adds VMware-focused Sway/shell wrapper scripts, updates Sway config/session env defaults, and refreshes README docs to document the new development flow and Desktop 0.1 behavior.
Introduce a new production desktop shell at `shells/desktop/shell` built with C++20, Qt Quick/QML, and LayerShellQt, including top bar, launcher, desktop surfaces, shell state, and mock app data. Add the shared `packages/nebula-ui` QML module (theme, controls, focus, icons) and wire it into the shell build.
Retire the old GTK/WebKit native host by removing `shells/desktop/native`, move the React shell UI to `shells/desktop/prototype-react` as an archived design reference, and update root/compositor/session documentation to reflect the new Linux-only production architecture and temporary Sway role.
andrew