diff --git a/eww/eww.scss b/eww/eww.scss
index 1b2fe23..5bdc11b 100644
--- a/eww/eww.scss
+++ b/eww/eww.scss
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ tooltip label {
   background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c9af 30%, #f2cdcd 50%, #e0b089 100% *50);
   border-radius: 10px;
 }
+.brightbar scale trough {
+	all: unset;
+    box-shadow: 0 6px 5px 2px #06060b;
+	background-color: #232232;
+	border-radius: 24px;
+	min-height: 10px;
+	min-width: 100px;
+	margin : 0px -15px 5px 0px;
+}
 .volbar trough highlight {
   background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #afcee0 30%, #a1bdce 50%, #77a5bf 100% *50);
   border-radius: 10px;
@@ -81,7 +90,14 @@ tooltip label {
 .bright_icon {
     font-size: 22;
     color: #e4c9af;
-  margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px;
+  margin: 0px 10px 0px -10px;
+}
+.bright_icon_overlay {
+  font-size: 28;
+  color: #e4c9af;
+	background-size: cover;
+	background-position: center;
+	margin: 0px 27px 0px 3px;
 }
 .volume_icon {
     font-size: 22;
@@ -382,26 +398,32 @@ color: #bfc9db;
 	background-size: cover;
     background-image: url('images/speaker.png');
 	background-position: center;
-	min-height: 70px;
-	min-width: 75px;
-	margin: 10px 20px 5px 20px;
+	min-height: 40px;
+	min-width: 45px;
+	margin: 10px 10px 5px 20px;
 	border-radius: 12px;
 }
 
 .speaker_text {
 	color: #a1bdce;
-	font-size : 26px;
+	font-size : 22px;
 	font-weight : bold;
-	margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;
+	margin: 5px 15px 0px 15px;
+}
+.bright_text {
+	color: #a1bdce;
+	font-size : 22px;
+	font-weight : bold;
+	margin: 5px 15px 0px 25px;
 }
 
 .change_audio_box {
-  margin: 0px 0px 0px 100px;
+  margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;
 }
 
 .change_audio {
 	color: #a1bdce;
-  margin: 0px 30px 5px 0px;
+  margin: 0px 50px 0px 50px;
   font-size: 30px;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
@@ -416,8 +438,8 @@ color: #bfc9db;
 	background-color: #232232;
     box-shadow: 0 6px 5px 2px #06060b;
 	border-radius: 24px;
-	min-height: 13px;
-	min-width: 120px;
+	min-height: 10px;
+	min-width: 100px;
 	margin : 0px 0px 5px 0px;
 }
 
@@ -428,9 +450,9 @@ color: #bfc9db;
 	background-size: cover;
     background-image: url('images/mic.png');
 	background-position: center;
-	min-height: 70px;
-	min-width: 75px;
-	margin: 5px 20px 20px 20px;
+	min-height: 40px;
+	min-width: 45px;
+	margin: 5px 20px 20px 10px;
 	border-radius: 12px;
 }
 
@@ -451,9 +473,9 @@ color: #bfc9db;
     box-shadow: 0 6px 5px 2px #06060b;
 	background-color: #232232;
 	border-radius: 24px;
-	min-height: 13px;
-	min-width: 120px;
-	margin : 0px 0px 20px 0px;
+	min-height: 10px;
+	min-width: 100px;
+	margin :6px 0px 20px 0px;
 }
 
 .audio_sep {
diff --git a/eww/eww.yuck b/eww/eww.yuck
index 7d76f9e..7db3cab 100644
--- a/eww/eww.yuck
+++ b/eww/eww.yuck
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 (defpoll clock_date :interval "10h" "date '+%d/%m'")
 
 ;; volume definitions ;;
-(defpoll volume_percent :interval "3s" "pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F '/' ' { print $2 } ' | tr -d ' %'")
-(defpoll mic_percent :interval "3s" "pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F'/' '{ print $2 }' | tr -d ' %'")
+(defpoll volume_percent :interval "1s" "pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F '/' ' { print $2 } ' | tr -d ' %'")
+(defpoll mic_percent :interval "1s" "pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F'/' '{ print $2 }' | tr -d ' %'")
 (defpoll brightness_percent :interval "5s" "brightnessctl -m -d intel_backlight | awk -F, '{print substr($4, 0, length($4)-1)}' | tr -d '%'")
 
 ;; battery definitions ;;
@@ -121,45 +121,61 @@
           clock_date
           )))))
   
-;; speaker and mic volume ;;
+;; speaker volume ;;
 (defwidget volume []
-  (eventbox :onhover "${eww} update vol_reveal=true"
-			  :onhoverlost "${eww} update vol_reveal=false"
+  ;;(eventbox :onhover "${eww} update vol_reveal=true"
+	;;		  :onhoverlost "${eww} update vol_reveal=false"
   (box :class "module-2" :space-evenly "false" :orientation "h" :spacing "3" 
-	(button   :onclick "scripts/pop audio"   :class "volume_icon" "")
-	(revealer :transition "slideleft"
-			  :reveal vol_reveal
-			  :duration "350ms"
-	(scale    :class "volbar"
-			  :value volume_percent
-			  :orientation "h"
-			  :tooltip "${volume_percent}%"
-			  :max 100
-			  :min 0
-			  :onchange "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ {}%" )))))
+	(button   :onclick "scripts/pop audio"   :class "volume_icon" "")))
+	;;(revealer :transition "slideleft"
+	;;		  :reveal vol_reveal
+	;;		  :duration "350ms"
+	;;(scale    :class "volbar"
+	;;		  :value volume_percent
+	;;		  :orientation "h"
+	;;		  :tooltip "${volume_percent}%"
+	;;		  :max 100
+	;;		  :min 0
+  ;;     :onchange "scripts/change-volume sink {}%" )))
 
 ;; screen brightness ;;
 (defwidget bright []
-  (eventbox :onhover "${eww} update br_reveal=true" :onhoverlost "${eww} update br_reveal=false"
+  ;;(eventbox :onhover "${eww} update br_reveal=true" :onhoverlost "${eww} update br_reveal=false"
   (box :class "module-2" :space-evenly "false" :orientation "h" :spacing "3" 
-    (label :text "" :class "bright_icon" :tooltip "brightness")
-	(revealer :transition "slideleft"
-			  :reveal br_reveal
-			  :duration "350ms"
-	(scale    :class "brightbar"
-			  :value brightness_percent
+	(button   :onclick "scripts/pop brightness"   :class "bright_icon" "")))
+	;;(revealer :transition "slideleft"
+	;;		  :reveal br_reveal
+	;;		  :duration "350ms"
+;;	(scale    :class "brightbar"
+;;			  :value brightness_percent
+;;			  :orientation "h"
+;;			  :tooltip "${brightness_percent}%"
+;;			  :max 100
+;;			  :min 0
+;;			  :onchange "brightnessctl set {}%" )))
+
+;; brightness widget ;;
+(defwidget brightness_overlay []
+  (eventbox :onhover "scripts/pop hoverCreate"
+            :onhoverlost "scripts/pop hoverGet brightness_window"
+	(box :class "audio-box" :halign "center" :orientation "v" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
+    (label :class "speaker_text" :text "brightness" :halign "left" )
+	(box :class "brightbar" :halign "center" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
+	(label :class "bright_icon_overlay" :text "")
+	(scale    :value brightness_percent
+              :space-evenly "false"
 			  :orientation "h"
-			  :tooltip "${brightness_percent}%"
+        :onchange "brightnessctl set {}%"
+              :tooltip "brightness on ${brightness_percent}%"
 			  :max 100
-			  :min 0
-			  :onchange "brightnessctl set {}%" )))))
+			  :min 0)))))
 
 ;; audio volume widget ;;
 (defwidget audio []
   (eventbox :onhover "scripts/pop hoverCreate"
             :onhoverlost "scripts/pop hoverGet audio_ctl"
 	(box :class "audio-box" :orientation "v" :space-evenly "false" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
-	(box :halign "v" :space-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
+	(box :halign "center" :space-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
 	(box :class "speaker_icon" :orientation "v")
 	(box :orientation "v" :halign "center" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
     (label :class "speaker_text" :text "speaker" :valign "center" :halign "left" )
@@ -167,28 +183,41 @@
 	(scale    :value volume_percent
               :space-evenly "false"
 			  :orientation "h"
-			  :onchange "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ {}%" 
+        :onchange "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ {}%"
               :tooltip "volume on ${volume_percent}%"
 			  :max 100
 			  :min 0))))
-            (label :text "" :class "audio_sep" :halign "center")
-	(box :halign "v" :space-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
+            (label :text "" :class "audio_sep" :halign "center")
+	(box :halign "center" :space-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
 	(box :class "mic_icon" :orientation "v")
 	(box :orientation "v" :halign "center" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
-    (label :class "mic_text" :text "mic" :valign "center" :halign "left" )
+    (label :class "speaker_text" :text "mic" :valign "center" :halign "left" )
 	(box :class "mic_bar" :halign "center" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
 	(scale    :value mic_percent
               :space-evenly "false"
 			  :orientation "h"
               :tooltip "mic on ${mic_percent}%"
-			  :onchange "pactl set-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ {}%" 
+        :onchange "pactl set-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ {}%"
 			  :max 100
 			  :min 0))))
-        (label :text "" :class "audio_sep" :halign "center")
-	      (box :class "change_audio_box" :halign "v" :space-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
-	      (box :class "change_audio" :orientation "v"
+        (label :text "" :class "audio_sep" :halign "center")
+	(box :halign "center" :space-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
+	(label :class "bright_icon_overlay" :orientation "v" :text "")
+	(box :orientation "v" :halign "center" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
+    (label :class "bright_text" :text "lux" :valign "center" :halign "right" )
+	(box :class "brightbar" :halign "center" :vexpand "false" :hexpand "false"
+	(scale    :value brightness_percent
+              :space-evenly "false"
+			  :orientation "h"
+              :tooltip "brightness ${brightness_percent}%"
+        :onchange "brightnessctl set {}%"
+			  :max 100
+			  :min 0))))
+        (label :text "" :class "audio_sep" :halign "center")
+	      (box :class "change_audio_box" :halign "center" :spac`e-evenly "false" :hexpand "false" :vexpand "false"
+	      (box :class "change_audio" :orientation "v" :halign "left"
           (button :onclick "scripts/change-audio internal" ""))
-	      (box :class "change_audio" :orientation "v"
+	      (box :class "change_audio" :orientation "v" :halign "right"
           (button :onclick "scripts/change-audio bluetooth" ""))
   ))))
 
@@ -304,7 +333,6 @@
 		 :space-evenly false  
          :halign "end"
 		 :class "left_modules"
-(bright)
 (volume)
 (wifi)
 (bluetooth)
@@ -353,6 +381,16 @@
 (cal))
 
 (defwindow audio_ctl
+  :monitor 0
+	:geometry (geometry :x "120px" 
+						:y "2px" 
+                        :anchor "top right"
+						:width "250px" 
+						:height "330px")
+  :stacking "overlay"
+(audio))
+
+(defwindow brightness_window
   :monitor 0
 	:geometry (geometry :x "250px" 
 						:y "2px" 
@@ -360,7 +398,7 @@
 						:width "280px" 
 						:height "60px")
   :stacking "overlay"
-(audio))
+(brightness_overlay))
 
 ;;  music again .. ;;
 ;;		(defwindow music_win :stacking "fg" :focusable "false" :screen 1
diff --git a/eww/scripts/battery b/eww/scripts/battery
index 5bbf579..091e715 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/battery
+++ b/eww/scripts/battery
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 bat=/sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/
 per="$(cat "$bat/capacity")"
diff --git a/eww/scripts/change-audio b/eww/scripts/change-audio
index 9028dff..a003eb0 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/change-audio
+++ b/eww/scripts/change-audio
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /bin/sh
+#! /bin/bash
 
 internal() {
   SPEAKER=$(pactl list sinks | grep "Name" | grep "alsa" | awk -F ': ' '{ print $2  }')
diff --git a/eww/scripts/change-brightness b/eww/scripts/change-brightness
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..198dc44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eww/scripts/change-brightness
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+set_brightness() {
+brightnessctl set "$1"
+CURRENT=$(brightnessctl -m -d intel_backlight | awk -F, '{print substr($4, 0, length($4)-1)}')
+dunstify -a "changeBrightness" -r 3 -u low -i brightness-high -h int:value:"$CURRENT" "Brightness: ${CURRENT}%"
+}
+
+if [ "$1" == "brightness" ]; then
+  set_brightness "$2"
+fi
+
diff --git a/eww/scripts/change-volume b/eww/scripts/change-volume
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..094ed43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eww/scripts/change-volume
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+set_volume_sink() {
+pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ "$1"
+CURRENT=$(pactl get-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ | awk -F'/' '{ print $2 }' | tr -d ' %')
+dunstify -a "changeVolume" -r 2 -u low -i audio-volume-high -h int:value:"$CURRENT" "Output Volume: ${CURRENT}%"
+}
+
+set_volume_source() {
+pactl set-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ "$1"
+CURRENT=$(pactl get-source-volume @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ | awk -F'/' '{ print $2 }' | tr -d ' %')
+dunstify -a "changeMicVolume" -r 2 -u low -i audio-volume-high -h int:value:"$CURRENT" "Input Volume: ${CURRENT}%"
+}
+
+
+if [ "$1" == "sink" ]; then
+  set_volume_sink "$2"
+elif [ "$1" == "source" ]; then
+  set_volume_source "$2"
+fi
diff --git a/eww/scripts/current_name b/eww/scripts/current_name
index e141151..224bfac 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/current_name
+++ b/eww/scripts/current_name
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 currentName() {
   win=$(hyprctl activewindow | grep class | awk -F ':' '{print $2}' | tr -d ' ')
   echo "(box :class \"module_app_text\" :space-evenly \"false\" :orientation \"h\" :spacing \"3\" (label :text \"$win\"))"
diff --git a/eww/scripts/mem-ad b/eww/scripts/mem-ad
index 1e4cf89..0495e00 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/mem-ad
+++ b/eww/scripts/mem-ad
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 
 total="$(free -m | grep Mem: | awk '{ print $2 }')"
diff --git a/eww/scripts/memory b/eww/scripts/memory
index 217c834..da37c1d 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/memory
+++ b/eww/scripts/memory
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 printf "%.0f\n" $(free -m | grep Mem | awk '{print ($3/$2)*100}')
diff --git a/eww/scripts/music_info b/eww/scripts/music_info
index e3d8d7c..ffafe87 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/music_info
+++ b/eww/scripts/music_info
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 # scripts by adi1090x
 
 ## Get data
diff --git a/eww/scripts/pop b/eww/scripts/pop
index f36fe70..133b55c 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/pop
+++ b/eww/scripts/pop
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 
 calendar() {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ run() {
 
 # Open widgets
 if [[ ! -f "$LOCK_FILE" ]]; then
-    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system music_win audio_ctl
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system music_win audio_ctl brightness
     touch "$LOCK_FILE"
     run && echo "ok good!"
 else
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ run() {
 
 # Open widgets
 if [[ ! -f "$LOCK_FILE_MEM" ]]; then
-    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close calendar music_win audio_ctl
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close calendar music_win audio_ctl brightness
     touch "$LOCK_FILE_MEM"
     run && echo "ok good!"
 else
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ run() {
 
 # Open widgets
 if [[ ! -f "$LOCK_FILE_SONG" ]]; then
-    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system calendar
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system calendar brightness
     touch "$LOCK_FILE_SONG"
     run && echo "ok good!"
 else
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ run() {
 
 # Open widgets
 if [[ ! -f "$LOCK_FILE_AUDIO" ]]; then
-    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system calendar music
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system calendar music brightness
     touch "$LOCK_FILE_AUDIO"
     run && echo "ok good!"
 else
@@ -81,6 +81,25 @@ else
 fi
 }
 
+brightness() {
+LOCK_FILE_AUDIO="$HOME/.cache/eww-brightness.lock"
+EWW_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/eww"
+
+run() {
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww open brightness_window 
+}
+
+# Open widgets
+if [[ ! -f "$LOCK_FILE_AUDIO" ]]; then
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close system calendar music audio_ctl
+    touch "$LOCK_FILE_AUDIO"
+    run && echo "ok good!"
+else
+    ${EWW_BIN} -c $HOME/.config/eww close brightness_window
+    rm "$LOCK_FILE_AUDIO" && echo "closed"
+fi
+}
+
 hoverGet() {
 NAME="$1"
 EWW_BIN="$HOME/.local/bin/eww"
@@ -106,6 +125,8 @@ elif [ "$1" = "system" ]; then
 #music
 elif [ "$1" = "audio" ]; then
   audio
+elif [ "$1" = "brightness" ]; then
+  brightness
 elif [ "$1" = "hoverGet" ]; then
   hoverGet "$2"
 elif [ "$1" = "hoverCreate" ]; then
diff --git a/eww/scripts/wifi b/eww/scripts/wifi
index 57094c9..9de7f23 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/wifi
+++ b/eww/scripts/wifi
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 status=$(nmcli g | grep -oE "disconnected")
 essid=$(nmcli c | grep wlp2s0 | awk '{print ($1)}')
diff --git a/eww/scripts/workspace b/eww/scripts/workspace
index 2ab00cb..a0379f2 100755
--- a/eww/scripts/workspace
+++ b/eww/scripts/workspace
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 workspaces() {
 
 ws1="ID 1"
diff --git a/hypr/hyprland.conf b/hypr/hyprland.conf
index a5c0476..0db14e0 100644
--- a/hypr/hyprland.conf
+++ b/hypr/hyprland.conf
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ misc {
 # for windows named/classed as abc and xyz
 windowrule=tile,^(.*)(Spotify)(.*)$
 windowrule=center,^(.*)$
+windowrule=opacity 80,^(.*)(dunst)(.*)$
 #windowrule=tile,xyz
 #windowrule=float,abc
 #windowrule=pseudo,abc
@@ -95,13 +96,13 @@ bind=SUPER,R,exec,wofi --show drun -o DP-3
 bind=SUPER,C,togglesplit
 bind=SUPERSHIFT,L,exec, playerctl -a pause & swaylock -c 000000 & systemctl suspend 
 bind=,XF86AudioMute,exec,pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle
-bind=,XF86AudioLowerVolume,exec,pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5%
-bind=,XF86AudioRaiseVolume,exec,pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%
+bind=,XF86AudioLowerVolume,exec, $HOME/.config/eww/scripts/change-volume sink -5%
+bind=,XF86AudioRaiseVolume,exec, $HOME/.config/eww/scripts/change-volume sink +5%
 bind=,XF86AudioPlay,exec, playerctl play-pause
 bind=,XF86AudioNext,exec, playerctl next
 bind=,XF86AudioPrev,exec, playerctl previous
-bind=,XF86MonBrightnessDown,exec, brightnessctl set 10%-
-bind=,XF86MonBrightnessUp,exec, brightnessctl set +10%
+bind=,XF86MonBrightnessDown,exec, $HOME/.config/eww/scripts/change-brightness brightness 10%-
+bind=,XF86MonBrightnessUp,exec, $HOME/.config/eww/scripts/change-brightness brightness +10%
 
 
 bind=SUPER,bracketleft,movefocus,l