From b48dca29e6707f808d2a09a74dcb72f24e5e8aed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Heinemeier Hansson <david@hey.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2026 15:44:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Make sure system updates sit in the right place

---
 config/omarchy/shell.json                  |  4 +--
 migrations/1779627463.sh                   | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 shell/plugins/bar/widgets/SystemUpdate.qml |  1 +
 shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml   |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 migrations/1779627463.sh

diff --git a/config/omarchy/shell.json b/config/omarchy/shell.json
index abb2bf5f..b1997a36 100644
--- a/config/omarchy/shell.json
+++ b/config/omarchy/shell.json
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
           "id": "omarchy.weather"
         },
         {
-          "id": "omarchy.indicators"
+          "id": "omarchy.system-update"
         },
         {
-          "id": "omarchy.system-update"
+          "id": "omarchy.indicators"
         }
       ],
       "right": [
diff --git a/migrations/1779627463.sh b/migrations/1779627463.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85d7bb46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/1779627463.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+echo "Place the system update indicator next to weather in the bar"
+
+config_file="$HOME/.config/omarchy/shell.json"
+
+if [[ -s $config_file ]] && omarchy-cmd-present jq; then
+  tmp=$(mktemp)
+  jq '
+    def entry_id:
+      if type == "string" then
+        .
+      elif type == "object" then
+        (.id // "")
+      else
+        ""
+      end;
+
+    def entry_index($id):
+      [range(0; length) as $i | select((.[$i] | entry_id) == $id) | $i][0];
+
+    def place_update_after_weather:
+      if type != "array" then
+        .
+      else
+        (entry_index("omarchy.weather")) as $weather_index |
+        (entry_index("omarchy.indicators")) as $indicators_index |
+        (entry_index("omarchy.system-update")) as $update_index |
+        if $weather_index == null or $indicators_index == null or $update_index == null then
+          .
+        elif $weather_index < $indicators_index and $indicators_index < $update_index then
+          . as $entries |
+          ($entries[$update_index]) as $update_entry |
+          ($entries | del(.[$update_index])) as $without_update |
+          ($without_update | entry_index("omarchy.weather")) as $new_weather_index |
+          $without_update[0:$new_weather_index + 1] + [$update_entry] + $without_update[$new_weather_index + 1:]
+        else
+          .
+        end
+      end;
+
+    .bar.layout.center |= place_update_after_weather
+  ' "$config_file" >"$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "$config_file" || rm -f "$tmp"
+fi
diff --git a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/SystemUpdate.qml b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/SystemUpdate.qml
index 218f8dd3..64e8b0d6 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/SystemUpdate.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/bar/widgets/SystemUpdate.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ BarWidget {
     if (!updateProc.running) updateProc.running = true
   }
 
+  visible: updateAvailable
   implicitWidth: button.implicitWidth
   implicitHeight: button.implicitHeight
 
diff --git a/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml b/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml
index 15ee0c4a..4f851082 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/settings/SettingsPanel.qml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Item {
         left: [{ id: "omarchy.menu" }, { id: "omarchy.workspaces" }],
         center: [
           { id: "omarchy.clock", format: "dddd HH:mm", formatAlt: "dd MMMM 'W'ww yyyy", verticalFormat: "HH\n\u2014\nmm" },
-          { id: "omarchy.weather" }, { id: "omarchy.indicators" }, { id: "omarchy.system-update" }
+          { id: "omarchy.weather" }, { id: "omarchy.system-update" }, { id: "omarchy.indicators" }
         ],
         right: [
           { id: "omarchy.tray" }, { id: "omarchy.bluetooth" }, { id: "omarchy.network" },