From 185983c206b1d74353b02fdcc4901d979ffc44fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hue <skeptikal.monke@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:02:03 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?panel=C2=A0:=20menu=C2=A0:=20made=20layer=20she?=
 =?UTF-8?q?ll=20override=20optional?=
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---
 metadata/panel.xml         |  5 +++++
 src/panel/widgets/menu.cpp | 14 +++++++++++---
 src/panel/widgets/menu.hpp |  1 +
 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/metadata/panel.xml b/metadata/panel.xml
index 6508a9db4..c9a49e3df 100644
--- a/metadata/panel.xml
+++ b/metadata/panel.xml
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@
 		<default>42</default>
 		<min>0</min>
 	</option>
+	<option name="menu_force_show_popup" type="bool">
+		<_short>Force showing the menu popup</_short>
+		<_long>Show the menu popup over other windows, even if it and the panel would be hidden otherwise.</_long>
+		<default>true</default>
+	</option>
 	<option name="menu_min_category_width" type="int">
 		<_short>Menu Minimum Category Width</_short>
 		<default>200</default>
diff --git a/src/panel/widgets/menu.cpp b/src/panel/widgets/menu.cpp
index e2295eda0..ac0a3eb48 100644
--- a/src/panel/widgets/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/panel/widgets/menu.cpp
@@ -518,9 +518,11 @@ void WayfireMenu::on_popover_shown()
     set_category("All");
     flowbox.unselect_all();
 
-    Gtk::Window *window = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Window*>(button->get_root());
-
-    gtk_layer_set_layer(window->gobj(), GTK_LAYER_SHELL_LAYER_OVERLAY);
+    if (force_show_popup.value())
+    {
+        Gtk::Window *window = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Window*>(button->get_root());
+        gtk_layer_set_layer(window->gobj(), GTK_LAYER_SHELL_LAYER_OVERLAY);
+    }
 }
 
 bool WayfireMenu::update_icon()
@@ -615,8 +617,14 @@ void WayfireMenu::setup_popover_layout()
         return false;
     }, false));
     button->get_popover()->add_controller(typing_gesture);
+
     signals.push_back(button->get_popover()->signal_closed().connect([=] ()
     {
+        if (!force_show_popup.value())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         Gtk::Window *window = dynamic_cast<Gtk::Window*>(button->get_root());
         WfOption<std::string> panel_layer{"panel/layer"};
 
diff --git a/src/panel/widgets/menu.hpp b/src/panel/widgets/menu.hpp
index 9f7f403f0..51888d990 100644
--- a/src/panel/widgets/menu.hpp
+++ b/src/panel/widgets/menu.hpp
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ class WayfireMenu : public WayfireWidget
     WfOption<bool> fuzzy_search_enabled{"panel/menu_fuzzy_search"};
     WfOption<std::string> panel_position{"panel/position"};
     WfOption<std::string> menu_icon{"panel/menu_icon"};
+    WfOption<bool> force_show_popup{"panel/menu_force_show_popup"};
     WfOption<int> menu_min_category_width{"panel/menu_min_category_width"};
     WfOption<int> menu_min_content_height{"panel/menu_min_content_height"};
     WfOption<bool> menu_show_categories{"panel/menu_show_categories"};