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Questions on Debian Packaging Defaults for ActivityWatch + awatcher Bundle

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Hi,

i'm working on a Debian package for Ubuntu 24.04 that bundles `activitywatch` (core, rust server, qt), `awatcher` (rust), and `focused-window-dbus`. My goal is a good out-of-the-box experience. I have a few questions about how `aw-qt` and `aw-server-rust` handle defaults, which impacts packaging. I used the latest commit for all packages.

1. API Browser Link: When i click "Open API browser" in `aw-qt`, it goes to `http://localhost:5600/api`, which gives a 404. The server log says "No matching routes for GET /api text/html." Specific endpoints like `/api/0/info` work fine. Is the `/api` link in `aw-qt` configurable, or is there an expectation that `/api` itself should serve something?

2. Tray Icon Path: `aw-qt` shows a clickable area in the system tray, but no visible icon. My package installs icons to `/usr/share/icons/hicolor/` and the `.desktop` file specifies `Icon=activitywatch`. `strace` suggests `aw-qt` might be looking for icon files in paths relative to where it was run (like `icons:logo.png` or `media/application_exit.png`) instead of just using the system theme. Where does `aw-qt` expect to find its tray icon?

3. Desktop Launcher Icon Size: The launcher icon for `aw-qt` appears very small. I'm installing SVG and various PNG sizes (512, 128, and planning to add 256, 64, 48 from SVG). The ActivityWatch project has its own `.deb` build. Do you have advice on how you get full-sized launcher icons to display reliably from your `.desktop` file?

4. `aw-qt.toml` Configuration Path: `aw-qt` seems to only look for `~/.config/activitywatch/aw-qt/aw-qt.toml`. If it's not there, it uses internal defaults (which try to start Python watchers that fail on Wayland) and creates a new user config. It doesn't seem to use a system-wide default like `/etc/xdg/activitywatch/aw-qt/aw-qt.toml` as a fallback. This makes it hard to ship a package where `aw-qt` uses our preferred settings (e.g., to start `aw-awatcher` instead of the Python watchers) without user action after install. Does `aw-qt` check any other system-wide paths for `aw-qt.toml` if the user's file is missing? Or is the current behavior intended?

5. Systemd Service for `aw-server-rust`: My package runs `aw-server-rust` as a systemd user service (`activitywatch-server.service`), which users enable. Do you have any recommendations or concerns about this approach for the server? Is a systemd service generally a good idea for `aw-server-rust`?

Thanks for any help or pointers on these.

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