From d9d5f2063cc43d795e48f24a05e2603f1d8f1453 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lemmy <studio@quadbyte.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:31:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(desktop-widgets): restore mouse interaction. fix #2293

---
 Modules/DesktopWidgets/DesktopWidgets.qml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Modules/DesktopWidgets/DesktopWidgets.qml b/Modules/DesktopWidgets/DesktopWidgets.qml
index 852050a61..7f5b72e2e 100644
--- a/Modules/DesktopWidgets/DesktopWidgets.qml
+++ b/Modules/DesktopWidgets/DesktopWidgets.qml
@@ -57,10 +57,19 @@ Variants {
       id: window
       color: "transparent"
       screen: screenLoader.modelData
-      mask: DesktopWidgetRegistry.editMode ? null : emptyRegion
+      mask: DesktopWidgetRegistry.editMode ? null : widgetsMask
+
+      // Dynamic mask: combine clickable regions for each loaded widget
+      property var _maskRegions: []
+
+      Component {
+        id: maskRegionComponent
+        Region {}
+      }
 
       Region {
-        id: emptyRegion
+        id: widgetsMask
+        regions: window._maskRegions
       }
 
       WlrLayershell.layer: WlrLayer.Bottom
@@ -278,6 +287,7 @@ Variants {
 
             required property var modelData
             required property int index
+            property var _maskRegion: null
 
             sourceComponent: {
               // Access registeredWidgets and pluginReloadCounter to create reactive binding
@@ -293,6 +303,13 @@ Variants {
                 item.widgetData = modelData;
                 item.widgetIndex = index;
 
+                // Create mask region so this widget receives mouse input
+                _maskRegion = maskRegionComponent.createObject(window);
+                _maskRegion.item = item;
+                var newRegions = window._maskRegions.slice();
+                newRegions.push(_maskRegion);
+                window._maskRegions = newRegions;
+
                 // Inject plugin API for plugin widgets
                 if (DesktopWidgetRegistry.isPluginWidget(modelData.id)) {
                   var pluginId = modelData.id.replace("plugin:", "");
@@ -303,6 +320,18 @@ Variants {
                 }
               }
             }
+
+            // Clean up mask region when widget unloads
+            onItemChanged: {
+              if (!item && _maskRegion) {
+                var region = _maskRegion;
+                _maskRegion = null;
+                window._maskRegions = window._maskRegions.filter(function (r) {
+                  return r !== region;
+                });
+                region.destroy();
+              }
+            }
           }
         }