network: cleaning up duplicate settings and simplifying logic

Assets/settings-search-index.json

@@ -1844,6 +1844,15 @@
     "subTab": 1,
     "subTabLabel": "common.panels"
   },
+  {
+    "labelKey": "panels.user-interface.settings-panel-sidebar-label",
+    "descriptionKey": "panels.user-interface.settings-panel-sidebar-description",
+    "widget": "NToggle",
+    "tab": 1,
+    "tabLabel": "panels.user-interface.title",
+    "subTab": 1,
+    "subTabLabel": "common.panels"
+  },
   {
     "labelKey": "panels.general.screen-corners-show-corners-label",
     "descriptionKey": "panels.general.screen-corners-show-corners-description",

Commons/Settings.qml

@@ -316,13 +316,7 @@ Singleton {
       property real panelBackgroundOpacity: 0.93
       property bool panelsAttachedToBar: true
       property string settingsPanelMode: "attached" // "centered", "attached", "window"
-      // Details view mode persistence for panels
-      property string wifiDetailsViewMode: "grid"   // "grid" or "list"
-      property string bluetoothDetailsViewMode: "grid" // "grid" or "list"
-      // Persist the last-opened view for the unified network panel: "wifi" | "ethernet"
-      property string networkPanelView: "wifi"
-      // Bluetooth available devices list: hide items without a name
-      property bool bluetoothHideUnnamedDevices: false
+
       property bool boxBorderEnabled: false
     }
 
@@ -556,6 +550,7 @@ Singleton {
       property bool airplaneModeEnabled: false
       property bool bluetoothRssiPollingEnabled: false  // Opt-in Bluetooth RSSI polling (uses bluetoothctl)
       property int bluetoothRssiPollIntervalMs: 60000 // Polling interval in milliseconds for RSSI queries
+      property string networkPanelView: "wifi"
       property string wifiDetailsViewMode: "grid"   // "grid" or "list"
       property string bluetoothDetailsViewMode: "grid" // "grid" or "list"
       property bool bluetoothHideUnnamedDevices: false

Modules/Panels/Network/NetworkPanel.qml

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ SmartPanel {
   property string passwordSsid: ""
   property string expandedSsid: ""
 
-  // Info panel collapsed by default, view mode persisted under Settings.data.ui.wifiDetailsViewMode
+  // Info panel collapsed by default, view mode persisted in settings
   // Ethernet details UI state (mirrors Wi‑Fi info behavior)
   property bool ethernetInfoExpanded: false
-  property bool ethernetDetailsGrid: (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui && Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode !== undefined) ? (Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode === "grid") : true
+  property bool ethernetDetailsGrid: (Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode === "grid")
 
   // Unified panel view mode: "wifi" | "ethernet" (persisted)
   property string panelViewMode: "wifi"
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ SmartPanel {
 
   onPanelViewModeChanged: {
     // Persist last view (only after restored the initial value)
-    if (panelViewPersistEnabled && Settings.data && Settings.data.ui && Settings.data.ui.networkPanelView !== undefined)
+    if (panelViewPersistEnabled) {
       Settings.data.ui.networkPanelView = panelViewMode;
+    }
     // Reset transient states to avoid layout artifacts
     passwordSsid = "";
     expandedSsid = "";
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ SmartPanel {
     // Also fetch Ethernet details if connected
     NetworkService.refreshActiveEthernetDetails();
     // Restore last view if valid, otherwise choose what's available (prefer Wi‑Fi when both exist)
-    if (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui && Settings.data.ui.networkPanelView) {
+    if (Settings.data.ui.networkPanelView) {
       const last = Settings.data.ui.networkPanelView;
       if (last === "ethernet" && NetworkService.hasEthernet()) {
         panelViewMode = "ethernet";
@@ -645,9 +646,7 @@ SmartPanel {
                           baseSize: Style.baseWidgetSize * 0.8
                           onClicked: {
                             ethernetDetailsGrid = !ethernetDetailsGrid;
-                            if (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui) {
-                              Settings.data.ui.wifiDetailsViewMode = ethernetDetailsGrid ? "grid" : "list";
-                            }
+                            Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode = ethernetDetailsGrid ? "grid" : "list";
                           }
                           z: 1
                         }

Modules/Panels/Network/WiFiNetworksList.qml

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ NBox {
   property string infoSsid: ""
   // Local layout toggle for details: true = grid (2 cols), false = rows (1 col)
   // Persisted under Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode
-  property bool detailsGrid: (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui && Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode !== undefined) ? (Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode === "grid") : true
+  property bool detailsGrid: (Settings.data.network.wifiDetailsViewMode === "grid")
 
   signal passwordRequested(string ssid)
   signal passwordSubmitted(string ssid, string password)

Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/Connections/BluetoothSubTab.qml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Item {
   readonly property var availableDevices: {
     var list = root.unnamedAvailableDevices;
 
-    if (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui && Settings.data.network.bluetoothHideUnnamedDevices) {
+    if (Settings.data.network.bluetoothHideUnnamedDevices) {
       list = list.filter(function (dev) {
         var dn = dev.name || dev.deviceName || "";
         var s = String(dn).trim();
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Item {
 
   // For managing expanded device details
   property string expandedDeviceKey: ""
-  property bool detailsGrid: (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui && Settings.data.network.bluetoothDetailsViewMode !== undefined) ? (Settings.data.network.bluetoothDetailsViewMode === "grid") : true
+  property bool detailsGrid: (Settings.data.network.bluetoothDetailsViewMode === "grid")
 
   // Combined visibility check: tab must be visible AND the window must be visible
   readonly property bool effectivelyVisible: root.visible && Window.window && Window.window.visible
@@ -533,9 +533,7 @@ Item {
             baseSize: Style.baseWidgetSize * 0.8
             onClicked: {
               root.detailsGrid = !root.detailsGrid;
-              if (Settings.data && Settings.data.ui) {
-                Settings.data.network.bluetoothDetailsViewMode = root.detailsGrid ? "grid" : "list";
-              }
+              Settings.data.network.bluetoothDetailsViewMode = root.detailsGrid ? "grid" : "list";
             }
             z: 1
           }