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Layer‐Shell Components

github-actions[bot] edited this page Jan 3, 2025 · 5 revisions

Things to keep in mind with layer-shell components (bars, launchers, etc.):

  1. When a full-screen window is active and covers the entire screen, it will render above the top layer, and it will be prioritized for keyboard focus. If your launcher uses the top layer, and you try to run it while looking at a full-screen window, it won't show up. Only the overlay layer will show up on top of full-screen windows.
  2. Components on the bottom and background layers will receive on-demand keyboard focus as expected. However, they will only receive exclusive keyboard focus when there are no windows on the workspace.