From 345cdfb325e7899cafb2d7c71db50b79d8b4e7fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mia Herkt <mia@0x0.st>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:50:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] MainScreen/PanelWindow: do not put on top layer

That would prevent direct scanout for other clients.
---
 Modules/MainScreen/MainScreen.qml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Modules/MainScreen/MainScreen.qml b/Modules/MainScreen/MainScreen.qml
index f51ad1157..712e4f25e 100644
--- a/Modules/MainScreen/MainScreen.qml
+++ b/Modules/MainScreen/MainScreen.qml
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ PanelWindow {
   }
 
   // Wayland
-  WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Top
+  // As this is always rendered, putting it on the top layer
+  // would prevent direct scanout for other Wayland clients.
+  // WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Top
   WlrLayershell.namespace: "noctalia-background-" + (screen?.name || "unknown")
   WlrLayershell.exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore // Don't reserve space - BarExclusionZone handles that
   WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: {