NiriService: Added overview active to properly unload overview when not in use. WIP

Modules/Background/Overview.qml

@@ -11,21 +11,18 @@ Variants {
 
   delegate: Loader {
     required property ShellScreen modelData
-
-    active: CompositorService.isNiri && modelData && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled
-
     property string wallpaper: ""
 
+    active: CompositorService.isNiri && Settings.data.wallpaper.enabled && modelData && CompositorService.backend?.overviewActive
+
     sourceComponent: PanelWindow {
+      id: panelWindow
+
       Component.onCompleted: {
         if (modelData) {
           Logger.log("Overview", "Loading Overview component for Niri on", modelData.name)
         }
-        updateWallpaper()
-      }
-
-      function updateWallpaper() {
-        wallpaper = modelData ? WallpaperService.getWallpaper(modelData.name) : ""
+        setWallpaperInitial()
       }
 
       // External state management
@@ -38,13 +35,12 @@ Variants {
         }
       }
 
-      Connections {
-        target: WallpaperService
-        function onIsInitializedChanged() {
-          if (WallpaperService.isInitialized) {
-            updateWallpaper()
-          }
+      function setWallpaperInitial() {
+        if (!WallpaperService || !WallpaperService.isInitialized) {
+          Qt.callLater(setWallpaperInitial)
+          return
         }
+        wallpaper = WallpaperService.getWallpaper(modelData.name)
       }
 
       color: Color.transparent
@@ -60,29 +56,46 @@ Variants {
         left: true
       }
 
-      Image {
-        id: bgImage
+      // Wrap everything in an Item with opacity animation
+      Item {
+        id: contentContainer
         anchors.fill: parent
-        fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-        source: wallpaper
-        smooth: true
-        mipmap: false
-        cache: false
-      }
+        opacity: 0
 
-      MultiEffect {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        source: bgImage
-        autoPaddingEnabled: false
-        blurEnabled: true
-        blur: 0.48
-        blurMax: 128
-      }
+        Behavior on opacity {
+          NumberAnimation {
+            duration: 500
+            easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
+          }
+        }
 
-      // Make the overview darker
-      Rectangle {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        color: Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? Qt.alpha(Color.mSurface, Style.opacityMedium) : Qt.alpha(Color.mOnSurface, Style.opacityMedium)
+        Component.onCompleted: {
+          opacity = 1
+        }
+
+        Image {
+          id: bgImage
+          anchors.fill: parent
+          fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
+          source: wallpaper
+          smooth: true
+          mipmap: false
+          cache: false
+        }
+
+        MultiEffect {
+          anchors.fill: parent
+          source: bgImage
+          autoPaddingEnabled: false
+          blurEnabled: true
+          blur: 0.48
+          blurMax: 128
+        }
+
+        Rectangle {
+          anchors.fill: parent
+          color: Settings.data.colorSchemes.darkMode ? Qt.alpha(Color.mSurface, Style.opacityMedium) : Qt.alpha(Color.mOnSurface, Style.opacityMedium)
+        }
       }
     }
   }

Services/NiriService.qml

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ Item {
   property var windows: []
   property int focusedWindowIndex: -1
 
+  property bool overviewActive: false
+
   // Signals that match the facade interface
   signal workspaceChanged
   signal activeWindowChanged
@@ -127,6 +129,8 @@ Item {
                     handleWindowFocusChanged(event.WindowFocusChanged)
                   } else if (event.WindowLayoutsChanged) {
                     handleWindowLayoutsChanged(event.WindowLayoutsChanged)
+                  } else if (event.OverviewOpenedOrClosed) {
+                    handleOverviewOpenedOrClosed(event.OverviewOpenedOrClosed)
                   }
                 } catch (e) {
                   Logger.error("NiriService", "Error parsing event stream:", e, data)
@@ -318,6 +322,15 @@ Item {
     }
   }
 
+  function handleOverviewOpenedOrClosed(eventData) {
+    try {
+      overviewActive = eventData.is_open
+      Logger.log("NiriService", "Overview opened or closed:", eventData.is_open)
+    } catch (e) {
+      Logger.error("NiriService", "Error handling OverviewOpenedOrClosed:", e)
+    }
+  }
+
   // Public functions
   function switchToWorkspace(workspaceId) {
     try {