Preferences

General defaults. Individual adjustments.

Configuration file

The canonical file is ~/.config/tahow-shell/settings.json, respecting XDG_CONFIG_HOME. Until it exists, ~/.config/tahoe-shell/settings.json remains a readable fallback. The first write uses the canonical path.

General and overrides

Root fields are General. Component adjustments live under overrides.island, overrides.palette and overrides.lockscreen.

{
  "appearance": "dark",
  "accentSource": "wallpaper",
  "motion": "balanced",
  "overrides": {
    "island": { "glassOpacity": 0.55 },
    "palette": { "motion": "bouncy" },
    "lockscreen": { "use24h": true }
  }
}

Restore general defaults

Use General clears component overrides. On the Glass page it only removes glass overrides, preserving unrelated preferences.

Language and motion

Choose en-US, pt-BR or automatic selection. Hosted automatic selection uses the Ryoku default. Motion profiles are gentle, balanced, bouncy and reduced.

The preferences window follows the general appearance and desktop accent.