From c911756f5e7f5356b993fcb564803d741aad0ffb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ItsLemmy <studio@quadbyte.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 22:05:35 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] IPC: allow IPC calls to open panels when the bar is
 invisible.

---
 Widgets/NFullScreenWindow.qml | 3 +++
 shell.qml                     | 6 ++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Widgets/NFullScreenWindow.qml b/Widgets/NFullScreenWindow.qml
index 676074d1..4db7a09e 100644
--- a/Widgets/NFullScreenWindow.qml
+++ b/Widgets/NFullScreenWindow.qml
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ PanelWindow {
       id: barLoader
       asynchronous: false
       sourceComponent: root.barComponent
+      // Keep bar loaded but hide it when BarService.isVisible is false
+      // This allows panels to remain accessible via IPC
+      visible: BarService.isVisible
 
       // Fill parent to provide dimensions for Bar to reference
       anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/shell.qml b/shell.qml
index 6e739668..8e207f67 100644
--- a/shell.qml
+++ b/shell.qml
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ ShellRoot {
       property bool shouldBeActive: {
         if (!i18nLoaded || !settingsLoaded)
           return false
-        if (!BarService.isVisible)
-          return false
         if (!modelData || !modelData.name)
           return false
 
@@ -283,9 +281,9 @@ ShellRoot {
       }
 
       // BarExclusionZone - created after NFullScreenWindow has fully loaded
-      // Must also be disabled when bar is disabled (follows shouldBeActive)
+      // Must also be disabled when bar is hidden
       Loader {
-        active: parent.windowLoaded && parent.shouldBeActive
+        active: parent.windowLoaded && parent.shouldBeActive && BarService.isVisible
         asynchronous: false
 
         sourceComponent: BarExclusionZone {