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2K3Z3XC Overlays: a mask of several regions, and keys on request #371

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2K3Z3XC overlays: a mask of several regions, and keys on request
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2K3Z3XC overlays: step aside while a blocking modal is up
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Merge branch 'dev' into feature/overlay-mask-regions
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Merge branch 'dev' into feature/overlay-mask-regions
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14 changes: 12 additions & 2 deletions Configs/quickshell/aphotic/modules/overlay/PluginOverlayWindow.qml
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Expand Up @@ -61,13 +61,16 @@ PanelWindow {
required property var surface

screen: modelData
visible: !Surfaces.suppressed

WlrLayershell.namespace: `aphotic-overlay-${root.surface.id}`
// Bottom, not Top: an overlay is ambient. It sits above the wallpaper
// and below every real shell surface, so a pet or a visualiser can
// never cover the bar, the notch or a popout.
WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Bottom
WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.None
// An overlay that holds a text field asks for focus while it is being
// typed in by setting `wantsKeyboard`; otherwise it never takes keys.
WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: content.item?.wantsKeyboard === true ? WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand : WlrKeyboardFocus.None
WlrLayershell.exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Normal
WlrLayershell.exclusiveZone: 0
color: "transparent"
Expand All @@ -86,7 +89,14 @@ PanelWindow {
implicitWidth: root.surface.width
implicitHeight: root.surface.height

mask: Region {
// A plugin that draws several separate things (desktop widgets) hands
// over a `maskRegion` of its own, so the gaps between them stay the
// desktop's to click.
mask: content.item?.maskRegion ?? itemMask

Region {
id: itemMask

item: content.item?.maskItem ?? content.item ?? null
}

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