diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 557eb41..17dbb08 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
           pkgs.glib
           pkgs.bluez-tools
           pkgs.grimblast
-          pkgs.gpu-screen-recorder
           pkgs.brightnessctl
           pkgs.gnome-bluetooth
           (pkgs.python3.withPackages (python-pkgs: with python-pkgs; [
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@
           pkgs.gvfs
           pkgs.swww
           pkgs.pywal
-        ];
+        ] ++ (nixpkgs.lib.optionals (system == "x86_64-linux") [pkgs.gpu-screen-recorder]);
       };
     });
 
diff --git a/scripts/checkUpdates.sh b/scripts/checkUpdates.sh
index 39bf6ec..ab36d3c 100755
--- a/scripts/checkUpdates.sh
+++ b/scripts/checkUpdates.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@
 check_arch_updates() {
     official_updates=0
     aur_updates=0
+	if command -v paru &> /dev/null; then
+		aur_helper="paru"
+	else
+		aur_helper="yay"
+	fi
 
     if [ "$1" = "-y" ]; then
-        aur_updates=$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        aur_updates=$($aur_helper -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
     elif [ "$1" = "-p" ]; then
         official_updates=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
     else
         official_updates=$(checkupdates 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
-        aur_updates=$(yay -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+        aur_updates=$($aur_helper -Qum 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
     fi
 
     total_updates=$((official_updates + aur_updates))
diff --git a/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx b/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx
index 8a515e6..ae0f7f5 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/modules/netstat/index.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const {
     rateUnit,
     dynamicIcon,
     icon,
+    networkInLabel,
+    networkOutLabel,
     round,
     leftClick,
     rightClick,
@@ -47,11 +49,11 @@ export const Netstat = (): BarBoxChild => {
     const renderNetworkLabel = (lblType: NetstatLabelType, networkService: NetworkResourceData): string => {
         switch (lblType) {
             case 'in':
-                return `↓ ${networkService.in}`;
+                return `${networkInLabel.get()} ${networkService.in}`;
             case 'out':
-                return `↑ ${networkService.out}`;
+                return `${networkOutLabel.get()} ${networkService.out}`;
             default:
-                return `↓ ${networkService.in} ↑ ${networkService.out}`;
+                return `${networkInLabel.get()} ${networkService.in} ${networkOutLabel.get()} ${networkService.out}`;
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx b/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx
index 6887c17..c2460bf 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/modules/updates/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
     updateCommand,
     label,
     padZero,
+    autoHide,
     pollingInterval,
     icon,
     leftClick,
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const {
 
 const pendingUpdates: Variable<string> = Variable('0');
 const postInputUpdater = Variable(true);
+const isVis = Variable(!autoHide.get());
 
 const processUpdateCount = (updateCount: string): string => {
     if (!padZero.get()) return updateCount;
@@ -37,9 +39,14 @@ const updatesPoller = new BashPoller<string, []>(
 
 updatesPoller.initialize('updates');
 
+Variable.derive([bind(autoHide)], (autoHideModule) => {
+    isVis.set(!autoHideModule || (autoHideModule && parseFloat(pendingUpdates.get()) > 0));
+});
+
 const updatesIcon = Variable.derive(
     [bind(icon.pending), bind(icon.updated), bind(pendingUpdates)],
     (pendingIcon, updatedIcon, pUpdates) => {
+        isVis.set(!autoHide.get() || (autoHide.get() && parseFloat(pUpdates) > 0));
         return parseFloat(pUpdates) === 0 ? updatedIcon : pendingIcon;
     },
 );
@@ -49,6 +56,7 @@ export const Updates = (): BarBoxChild => {
         textIcon: updatesIcon(),
         tooltipText: bind(pendingUpdates).as((v) => `${v} updates available`),
         boxClass: 'updates',
+        isVis: isVis,
         label: bind(pendingUpdates),
         showLabelBinding: bind(label),
         props: {
diff --git a/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/helpers/index.ts b/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/helpers/index.ts
index 8403117..fd20d2c 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/helpers/index.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ const navigateWorkspace = (
     while (attempts < workspacesList.length) {
         const targetWS = workspacesList[newIndex];
         if (!isWorkspaceIgnored(ignoredWorkspaces, targetWS)) {
-            hyprlandService.message_async(`dispatch workspace ${targetWS}`);
+            hyprlandService.dispatch('workspace', targetWS.toString());
             return;
         }
         newIndex = (newIndex + step + workspacesList.length) % workspacesList.length;
diff --git a/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/index.tsx b/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/index.tsx
index 6940d8a..eeb7196 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/modules/workspaces/index.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import options from 'src/options';
 import { createThrottledScrollHandlers, getCurrentMonitorWorkspaces } from './helpers';
-import { BarBoxChild, SelfButton } from 'src/lib/types/bar';
+import { BarBoxChild } from 'src/lib/types/bar';
 import { WorkspaceModule } from './workspaces';
 import { bind, Variable } from 'astal';
 import { GtkWidget } from 'src/lib/types/widget';
-import { Gdk } from 'astal/gtk3';
+import { Astal, Gdk } from 'astal/gtk3';
+import { isScrollDown, isScrollUp } from 'src/lib/utils';
 
 const { workspaces, scroll_speed } = options.bar.workspaces;
 
@@ -27,23 +28,27 @@ const Workspaces = (monitor = -1): BarBoxChild => {
         boxClass: 'workspaces',
         isBox: true,
         props: {
-            setup: (self: SelfButton): void => {
+            setup: (self: Astal.EventBox): void => {
+                let scrollHandlers: number;
                 Variable.derive([bind(scroll_speed)], (scroll_speed) => {
+                    if (scrollHandlers) {
+                        self.disconnect(scrollHandlers);
+                    }
+
                     const { throttledScrollUp, throttledScrollDown } = createThrottledScrollHandlers(
                         scroll_speed,
                         currentMonitorWorkspaces,
                     );
 
-                    const scrollHandlers = self.connect('scroll-event', (_: GtkWidget, event: Gdk.Event) => {
-                        const eventDirection = event.get_scroll_direction()[1];
-                        if (eventDirection === Gdk.ScrollDirection.UP) {
-                            throttledScrollUp();
-                        } else if (eventDirection === Gdk.ScrollDirection.DOWN) {
+                    scrollHandlers = self.connect('scroll-event', (_: GtkWidget, event: Gdk.Event) => {
+                        if (isScrollUp(event)) {
                             throttledScrollDown();
                         }
-                    });
 
-                    self.disconnect(scrollHandlers);
+                        if (isScrollDown(event)) {
+                            throttledScrollUp();
+                        }
+                    });
                 });
             },
         },
diff --git a/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx b/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx
index e43fc37..931e46b 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/settings/config.tsx
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ export const CustomModuleSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
                 />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.icon} title="Netstat Icon" type="string" />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.label} title="Show Label" type="boolean" />
+                <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.networkInLabel} title="Network In Label" type="string" />
+                <Option
+                    opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.networkOutLabel}
+                    title="Network Out Label"
+                    type="string"
+                />
                 <Option
                     opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.rateUnit}
                     title="Rate Unit"
@@ -170,7 +176,7 @@ export const CustomModuleSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.round} title="Round" type="boolean" />
                 <Option
                     opt={options.bar.customModules.netstat.pollingInterval}
-                    title="Polling Interval"
+                    title="Polling Interval (ms)"
                     type="number"
                     min={100}
                     max={60 * 24 * 1000}
@@ -221,6 +227,12 @@ export const CustomModuleSettings = (): JSX.Element => {
                 />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.icon.updated} title="No Updates Icon" type="string" />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.label} title="Show Label" type="boolean" />
+                <Option
+                    opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.autoHide}
+                    title="Auto Hide"
+                    subtitle="Hides module when no updates are available."
+                    type="boolean"
+                />
                 <Option opt={options.bar.customModules.updates.padZero} title="Pad with 0" type="boolean" />
                 <Option opt={options.theme.bar.buttons.modules.updates.spacing} title="Spacing" type="string" />
                 <Option
diff --git a/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx b/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx
index 14622cd..525980a 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/shared/Module.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const Module = ({
     label,
     tooltipText,
     boxClass,
+    isVis,
     props = {},
     showLabelBinding = bind(undefinedVar),
     showLabel,
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export const Module = ({
     return {
         component,
         tooltip_text: tooltipText,
-        isVisible: true,
+        isVis: isVis,
         boxClass,
         props,
     };
diff --git a/src/components/bar/shared/WidgetContainer.tsx b/src/components/bar/shared/WidgetContainer.tsx
index 2c5d41c..9ed9a58 100644
--- a/src/components/bar/shared/WidgetContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bar/shared/WidgetContainer.tsx
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ export const WidgetContainer = (child: BarBoxChild): JSX.Element => {
 
     if (child.isBox) {
         return (
-            <box className={buttonClassName} visible={computeVisible(child)}>
-                {child.component}
-            </box>
+            <eventbox visible={computeVisible(child)} {...child.props}>
+                <box className={buttonClassName}>{child.component}</box>
+            </eventbox>
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/menus/audio/active/index.tsx b/src/components/menus/audio/active/index.tsx
index fa640cc..470aba1 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/audio/active/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/audio/active/index.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const Header = (): JSX.Element => (
     <box className={'menu-label-container volume selected'} halign={Gtk.Align.FILL}>
         <label className={'menu-label audio volume'} halign={Gtk.Align.START} hexpand label={'Volume'} />
         <button
-            className={'menu-label slider-toggle'}
+            className={'menu-icon-button menu-label slider-toggle volume'}
             onClick={(_, event) => {
                 if (!isPrimaryClick(event)) {
                     return;
diff --git a/src/components/menus/audio/active/sliderItem/Slider.tsx b/src/components/menus/audio/active/sliderItem/Slider.tsx
index cd4651e..07e50f1 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/audio/active/sliderItem/Slider.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/audio/active/sliderItem/Slider.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { bind } from 'astal';
 import { Gdk, Gtk } from 'astal/gtk3';
 import AstalWp from 'gi://AstalWp?version=0.1';
-import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from 'src/lib/utils';
+import { capitalizeFirstLetter, isScrollDown, isScrollUp } from 'src/lib/utils';
 import options from 'src/options';
 
 const { raiseMaximumVolume } = options.menus.volume;
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@ export const Slider = ({ device, type }: SliderProps): JSX.Element => {
                 }}
                 setup={(self) => {
                     self.connect('scroll-event', (_, event: Gdk.Event) => {
-                        const [directionSuccess, direction] = event.get_scroll_direction();
-                        const [deltasSuccess, , yScroll] = event.get_scroll_deltas();
+                        if (isScrollUp(event)) {
+                            const newVolume = device.volume + 0.05;
+                            device.set_volume(Math.min(newVolume, 1));
+                        }
 
-                        if (directionSuccess) {
-                            const newVolume = device.volume + (direction === Gdk.ScrollDirection.DOWN ? 0.05 : -0.05);
-                            device.set_volume(Math.min(newVolume, 1));
-                        } else if (deltasSuccess) {
-                            const newVolume = device.volume - yScroll / 100;
-                            device.set_volume(Math.min(newVolume, 1));
+                        if (isScrollDown(event)) {
+                            const newVolume = device.volume - 0.05;
+                            device.set_volume(newVolume);
                         }
                     });
                 }}
diff --git a/src/components/menus/bluetooth/header/Controls/DiscoverButton.tsx b/src/components/menus/bluetooth/header/Controls/DiscoverButton.tsx
index a45acb3..8c25542 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/bluetooth/header/Controls/DiscoverButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/bluetooth/header/Controls/DiscoverButton.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { isDiscovering } from './helper';
 
 export const DiscoverButton = (): JSX.Element => (
     <button
-        className="menu-icon-button search"
+        className="menu-icon-button search bluetooth"
         valign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
         onClick={(_, self) => {
             if (!isPrimaryClick(self)) {
diff --git a/src/components/menus/dashboard/profile/Profile.tsx b/src/components/menus/dashboard/profile/Profile.tsx
index cdac41e..cb2d175 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/dashboard/profile/Profile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/dashboard/profile/Profile.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { bind, exec } from 'astal';
-import GdkPixbuf from 'gi://GdkPixbuf';
 import { Gtk } from 'astal/gtk3';
 import options from 'src/options.js';
+import { normalizePath, isAnImage } from 'src/lib/utils.js';
 
 const { image, name } = options.menus.dashboard.powermenu.avatar;
 
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ const ProfilePicture = (): JSX.Element => {
             className={'profile-picture'}
             halign={Gtk.Align.CENTER}
             css={bind(image).as((img) => {
-                try {
-                    GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(img);
-                    return `background-image: url("${img}")`;
-                } catch {
-                    return `background-image: url("${SRC_DIR}/assets/hyprpanel.png")`;
+                if (isAnImage(img)) {
+                    return `background-image: url("${normalizePath(img)}")`;
                 }
+
+                return `background-image: url("${SRC_DIR}/assets/hyprpanel.png")`;
             })}
         />
     );
diff --git a/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/buttons/ShortcutButtons.tsx b/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/buttons/ShortcutButtons.tsx
index bbd8bca..5f99b56 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/buttons/ShortcutButtons.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/buttons/ShortcutButtons.tsx
@@ -24,36 +24,60 @@ const ShortcutButton = ({ shortcut, ...props }: ShortcutButtonProps): JSX.Elemen
 };
 
 export const LeftShortcut1 = (): JSX.Element => {
+    if (!hasCommand(left.shortcut1)) {
+        return <box />;
+    }
+
     return (
         <ShortcutButton
             shortcut={left.shortcut1}
-            className={`dashboard-button top-button ${hasCommand(left.shortcut1) ? 'paired' : ''}`}
+            className={`dashboard-button top-button ${hasCommand(left.shortcut2) ? 'paired' : ''}`}
         />
     );
 };
 
 export const LeftShortcut2 = (): JSX.Element => {
+    if (!hasCommand(left.shortcut2)) {
+        return <box />;
+    }
+
     return <ShortcutButton shortcut={left.shortcut2} className={`dashboard-button`} />;
 };
 
 export const LeftShortcut3 = (): JSX.Element => {
+    if (!hasCommand(left.shortcut3)) {
+        return <box />;
+    }
+
     return (
         <ShortcutButton
             shortcut={left.shortcut3}
-            className={`dashboard-button top-button ${hasCommand(left.shortcut3) ? 'paired' : ''}`}
+            className={`dashboard-button top-button ${hasCommand(left.shortcut4) ? 'paired' : ''}`}
         />
     );
 };
 
 export const LeftShortcut4 = (): JSX.Element => {
+    if (!hasCommand(left.shortcut4)) {
+        return <box />;
+    }
+
     return <ShortcutButton shortcut={left.shortcut4} className={`dashboard-button `} />;
 };
 
 export const RightShortcut1 = (): JSX.Element => {
+    if (!hasCommand(right.shortcut1)) {
+        return <box />;
+    }
+
     return <ShortcutButton shortcut={right.shortcut1} className={`dashboard-button top-button paired`} />;
 };
 
 export const RightShortcut3 = (): JSX.Element => {
+    if (!hasCommand(right.shortcut3)) {
+        return <box />;
+    }
+
     return <ShortcutButton shortcut={right.shortcut3} className={`dashboard-button top-button paired`} />;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Column.tsx b/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Column.tsx
index 312ec1c..b969eb5 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Column.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Column.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { BindableChild } from 'astal/gtk3/astalify';
 
-export const LeftColumn = ({ visibleClass, children }: LeftColumnProps): JSX.Element => {
+export const LeftColumn = ({ isVisible, children }: LeftColumnProps): JSX.Element => {
     return (
-        <box className={`card-button-section-container ${visibleClass ? 'visible' : ''}`}>
-            {visibleClass ? (
+        <box className={`card-button-section-container ${isVisible ? 'visible' : ''}`}>
+            {isVisible ? (
                 <box vertical hexpand vexpand>
                     {children}
                 </box>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const RightColumn = ({ children }: RightColumnProps): JSX.Element => {
 };
 
 interface LeftColumnProps {
-    visibleClass?: boolean;
+    isVisible?: boolean;
     children?: BindableChild | BindableChild[];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Section.tsx b/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Section.tsx
index edaf654..11489b4 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Section.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/dashboard/shortcuts/sections/Section.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const LeftShortcuts = (): JSX.Element => {
 
                 return (
                     <box className={'container most-used dashboard-card'}>
-                        <LeftColumn visibleClass={isVisibleRight && isVisibleLeft}>
+                        <LeftColumn isVisible={isVisibleRight && isVisibleLeft}>
                             <LeftShortcut1 />
                             <LeftShortcut2 />
                         </LeftColumn>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export const RightShortcuts = (): JSX.Element => {
             {Variable.derive(rightBindings, () => {
                 return (
                     <box className={`container utilities dashboard-card ${!leftCardHidden.get() ? 'paired' : ''}`}>
-                        <LeftColumn visibleClass={!leftCardHidden.get()}>
+                        <LeftColumn isVisible={true}>
                             <RightShortcut1 />
                             <SettingsButton />
                         </LeftColumn>
diff --git a/src/components/osd/helpers.ts b/src/components/osd/helpers.ts
index a467066..2899f44 100644
--- a/src/components/osd/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/components/osd/helpers.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ const { enable, duration, active_monitor, monitor } = options.theme.osd;
 
 let count = 0;
 
+/*
+ * So the OSD doesn't show on startup for no reason
+ */
+let isStartingUp = true;
+timeout(3000, () => {
+    isStartingUp = false;
+});
+
 /**
  * Handles the reveal state of a Widget.Revealer.
  *
@@ -69,6 +77,10 @@ export const handleRevealWindow = (self: Widget.Window, property: 'revealChild'
  * @param property The property to check, either 'revealChild' or 'visible'.
  */
 export const handleReveal = (self: Widget.Revealer | Widget.Window, property: 'revealChild' | 'visible'): void => {
+    if (isStartingUp) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (self instanceof Widget.Revealer) {
         handleRevealRevealer(self, property);
     } else if (self instanceof Widget.Window) {
diff --git a/src/lib/behaviors/batteryWarning.ts b/src/lib/behaviors/batteryWarning.ts
index 09c51a8..038398a 100644
--- a/src/lib/behaviors/batteryWarning.ts
+++ b/src/lib/behaviors/batteryWarning.ts
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ export function warnOnLowBattery(): void {
         // To avoid double notifications, we check each of the thresholds and set the correct `sentNotification`, but then
         // combine them into one notification only
         let sendNotification = false;
-        if (!sentLowNotification && batteryPercentage < lowThreshold) {
+        if (!sentLowNotification && batteryPercentage <= lowThreshold) {
             sentLowNotification = true;
             sendNotification = true;
         }
-        if (!sentHalfLowNotification && batteryPercentage < lowThreshold / 2) {
+        if (!sentHalfLowNotification && batteryPercentage <= lowThreshold / 2) {
             sentHalfLowNotification = true;
             sendNotification = true;
         }
 
         if (sendNotification) {
             Notify({
-                summary: lowBatteryNotificationTitle.get().replace('$POWER_LEVEL', batteryPercentage.toString()),
-                body: lowBatteryNotificationText.get().replace('$POWER_LEVEL', batteryPercentage.toString()),
+                summary: lowBatteryNotificationTitle.get().replaceAll('$POWER_LEVEL', batteryPercentage.toString()),
+                body: lowBatteryNotificationText.get().replaceAll('$POWER_LEVEL', batteryPercentage.toString()),
                 iconName: icons.ui.warning,
                 urgency: 'critical',
             });
diff --git a/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts b/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts
index adb3945..d3b2d9b 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/bar.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export type BarBoxChild = {
     isBox?: boolean;
     boxClass: string;
     tooltip_text?: string | Binding<string>;
-} & ({ isBox: true; props: Widget.BoxProps } | { isBox?: false; props: Widget.ButtonProps });
+} & ({ isBox: true; props: Widget.EventBoxProps } | { isBox?: false; props: Widget.ButtonProps });
 
 export type SelfButton = Button<Child, Attribute>;
 
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export type BarModule = {
     boundLabel?: string;
     tooltipText?: string | Binding<string>;
     boxClass: string;
+    isVis?: Variable<boolean>;
     props?: Widget.ButtonProps;
     showLabel?: boolean;
     showLabelBinding?: Binding;
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 55d3dc1..898d918 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import options from '../options';
 import { Astal, Gdk, Gtk } from 'astal/gtk3';
 import AstalApps from 'gi://AstalApps?version=0.1';
 import { exec, execAsync } from 'astal/process';
-import { Gio } from 'astal';
 
 /**
  * Handles errors by throwing a new Error with a message.
@@ -228,25 +227,40 @@ export function launchApp(app: AstalApps.Application): void {
  * This function attempts to load an image from the specified filepath using GdkPixbuf.
  * If the image is successfully loaded, it returns true. Otherwise, it logs an error and returns false.
  *
+ * Note: Unlike GdkPixbuf, this function will normalize the given path.
+ *
  * @param imgFilePath The path to the image file.
  *
  * @returns True if the filepath is a valid image, false otherwise.
  */
 export function isAnImage(imgFilePath: string): boolean {
     try {
-        const file = Gio.File.new_for_path(imgFilePath);
-        if (!file.query_exists(null)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(imgFilePath);
+        GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file(normalizePath(imgFilePath));
         return true;
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error(error);
+        console.info(error);
         return false;
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalize a path to the absolute representation of the path.
+ *
+ * Note: This will only expand '~' if present. Path traversal is not supported.
+ *
+ * @param path The path to normalize.
+ *
+ * @returns The normalized path.
+ */
+export function normalizePath(path: string): string {
+    if (path.charAt(0) == '~') {
+        // Replace will only replace the first match, in this case, the first character
+        return path.replace('~', GLib.get_home_dir());
+    }
+
+    return path;
+}
+
 /**
  * Sends a notification using the `notify-send` command.
  *
@@ -399,7 +413,20 @@ export const isMiddleClick = (event: Astal.ClickEvent): boolean => event.button
  *
  * @returns True if the event is a scroll up, false otherwise.
  */
-export const isScrollUp = (event: Astal.ScrollEvent): boolean => event.direction === Gdk.ScrollDirection.UP;
+export const isScrollUp = (event: Gdk.Event): boolean => {
+    const [directionSuccess, direction] = event.get_scroll_direction();
+    const [deltaSuccess, , yScroll] = event.get_scroll_deltas();
+
+    if (directionSuccess && direction === Gdk.ScrollDirection.UP) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (deltaSuccess && yScroll < 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+};
 
 /**
  * Checks if an event is a scroll down.
@@ -410,4 +437,17 @@ export const isScrollUp = (event: Astal.ScrollEvent): boolean => event.direction
  *
  * @returns True if the event is a scroll down, false otherwise.
  */
-export const isScrollDown = (event: Astal.ScrollEvent): boolean => event.direction === Gdk.ScrollDirection.DOWN;
+export const isScrollDown = (event: Gdk.Event): boolean => {
+    const [directionSuccess, direction] = event.get_scroll_direction();
+    const [deltaSuccess, , yScroll] = event.get_scroll_deltas();
+
+    if (directionSuccess && direction === Gdk.ScrollDirection.DOWN) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (deltaSuccess && yScroll > 0) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+};
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index ca6963e..8f03b86 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -1072,6 +1072,8 @@ const options = mkOptions(CONFIG, {
                 networkInterface: opt(''),
                 dynamicIcon: opt(false),
                 icon: opt('󰖟'),
+                networkInLabel: opt('↓'),
+                networkOutLabel: opt('↑'),
                 round: opt(true),
                 labelType: opt<NetstatLabelType>('full'),
                 rateUnit: opt<RateUnit>('auto'),
@@ -1094,6 +1096,7 @@ const options = mkOptions(CONFIG, {
                 updateCommand: opt(`${SRC_DIR}/scripts/checkUpdates.sh -arch`),
                 label: opt(true),
                 padZero: opt(true),
+                autoHide: opt(false),
                 icon: {
                     pending: opt('󰏗'),
                     updated: opt('󰏖'),
@@ -1199,7 +1202,7 @@ const options = mkOptions(CONFIG, {
                 logout: opt('hyprctl dispatch exit'),
                 shutdown: opt('systemctl poweroff'),
                 avatar: {
-                    image: opt('$HOME/.face.icon'),
+                    image: opt('~/.face.icon'),
                     name: opt<'system' | string>('system'),
                 },
             },
diff --git a/src/scss/optionsTrackers.ts b/src/scss/optionsTrackers.ts
index e1154bd..a605477 100644
--- a/src/scss/optionsTrackers.ts
+++ b/src/scss/optionsTrackers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import icons from '../lib/icons/icons';
-import { bash, dependencies, Notify, isAnImage } from '../lib/utils';
+import { bash, dependencies, Notify, isAnImage, normalizePath } from '../lib/utils';
 import options from '../options';
 import Wallpaper from 'src/services/Wallpaper';
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const { matugen } = options.theme;
 const ensureMatugenWallpaper = (): void => {
     const wallpaperPath = options.wallpaper.image.get();
 
-    if (matugen.get() && (!options.wallpaper.image.get().length || !isAnImage(wallpaperPath))) {
+    if (matugen.get() && (!wallpaperPath.length || !isAnImage(normalizePath(wallpaperPath)))) {
         Notify({
             summary: 'Matugen Failed',
             body: "Please select a wallpaper in 'Theming > General' first.",
diff --git a/src/scss/style/menus/audiomenu.scss b/src/scss/style/menus/audiomenu.scss
index f7d4bbc..462dda7 100644
--- a/src/scss/style/menus/audiomenu.scss
+++ b/src/scss/style/menus/audiomenu.scss
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
         color: if($bar-menus-monochrome, $bar-menus-icons-active, $bar-menus-menu-volume-icons-active);
     }
 
+    .menu-icon-button.volume {
+        color: if($bar-menus-monochrome, $bar-menus-iconbuttons-passive, $bar-menus-menu-volume-iconbutton-passive);
+        padding: 0em 1em;
+
+        label {
+            font-size: 1.25em;
+        }
+        &:hover {
+            color: if($bar-menus-monochrome, $bar-menus-iconbuttons-active, $bar-menus-menu-volume-iconbutton-active);
+        }
+    }
+
     .menu-slider.playback {
         trough {
             background: if(
@@ -213,18 +225,6 @@
         border-radius: 0em;
     }
 
-    .slider-toggle {
-        color: if($bar-menus-monochrome, $bar-menus-iconbuttons-passive, $bar-menus-menu-volume-iconbutton-passive);
-        padding: 0em 1em;
-        label {
-            font-size: 1.25em;
-        }
-
-        &:hover {
-            color: if($bar-menus-monochrome, $bar-menus-iconbuttons-active, $bar-menus-menu-volume-iconbutton-active);
-        }
-    }
-
     .active-playbacks-scrollable {
         min-height: 12.5em;