From 267bc00097cf50d19d4547e3ddb810a6c406ac72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ItsLemmy <studio@quadbyte.net>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:17:21 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] SmartPanels: improving Hyprland focus issues.

---
 Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanelWindow.qml | 12 +++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanelWindow.qml b/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanelWindow.qml
index 68fadb2a..2d8f4266 100644
--- a/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanelWindow.qml
+++ b/Modules/MainScreen/SmartPanelWindow.qml
@@ -61,7 +61,17 @@ PanelWindow {
   WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Top
   WlrLayershell.namespace: "noctalia-panel-content-" + placeholder.panelName + "-" + (placeholder.screen?.name || "unknown")
   WlrLayershell.exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
-  WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: !root.isPanelOpen ? WlrKeyboardFocus.None : (exclusiveKeyboard ? WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive : WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand)
+  WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {
+    if (!root.isPanelOpen) {
+      return WlrKeyboardFocus.None
+    }
+    if (CompositorService.isHyprland) {
+      // Exclusive focus on hyprland is too restrictive.
+      return WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand
+    } else {
+      return root.exclusiveKeyboard ? WlrKeyboardFocus.Exclusive : WlrKeyboardFocus.OnDemand
+    }
+  }
 
   // Anchor to all edges to make fullscreen
   anchors {