add option to always show dock in overview (#257)

Common/SettingsData.qml

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ Singleton {
     property bool showDock: false
     property bool dockAutoHide: false
     property bool dockGroupByApp: false
+    property bool dockOpenOnOverview: false
     property real cornerRadius: 12
     property bool notificationOverlayEnabled: false
     property bool dankBarAutoHide: false
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ Singleton {
                 dankBarAutoHide = settings.dankBarAutoHide !== undefined ? settings.dankBarAutoHide : (settings.topBarAutoHide !== undefined ? settings.topBarAutoHide : false)
                 dankBarOpenOnOverview = settings.dankBarOpenOnOverview !== undefined ? settings.dankBarOpenOnOverview : (settings.topBarOpenOnOverview !== undefined ? settings.topBarOpenOnOverview : false)
                 dankBarVisible = settings.dankBarVisible !== undefined ? settings.dankBarVisible : (settings.topBarVisible !== undefined ? settings.topBarVisible : true)
+                dockOpenOnOverview = settings.dockOpenOnOverview !== undefined ? settings.dockOpenOnOverview : false
                 notificationTimeoutLow = settings.notificationTimeoutLow !== undefined ? settings.notificationTimeoutLow : 5000
                 notificationTimeoutNormal = settings.notificationTimeoutNormal !== undefined ? settings.notificationTimeoutNormal : 5000
                 notificationTimeoutCritical = settings.notificationTimeoutCritical !== undefined ? settings.notificationTimeoutCritical : 0
@@ -425,6 +427,7 @@ Singleton {
                                                 "showDock": showDock,
                                                 "dockAutoHide": dockAutoHide,
                                                 "dockGroupByApp": dockGroupByApp,
+                                                "dockOpenOnOverview": dockOpenOnOverview,
                                                 "cornerRadius": cornerRadius,
                                                 "notificationOverlayEnabled": notificationOverlayEnabled,
                                                 "dankBarAutoHide": dankBarAutoHide,
@@ -972,6 +975,11 @@ Singleton {
         saveSettings()
     }
 
+    function setdockOpenOnOverview(enabled) {
+        dockOpenOnOverview = enabled
+        saveSettings()
+    }
+
     function setCornerRadius(radius) {
         cornerRadius = radius
         saveSettings()

Modules/Dock/Dock.qml

@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ PanelWindow {
         const fullscreenApps = ["vlc", "mpv", "kodi", "steam", "lutris", "wine", "dosbox"]
         return fullscreenApps.some(app => activeWindow.appId && activeWindow.appId.toLowerCase().includes(app))
     }
-    property bool reveal: (!autoHide || dockMouseArea.containsMouse || dockApps.requestDockShow || contextMenuOpen) && !windowIsFullscreen
+    property bool reveal: {
+        if (CompositorService.isNiri && NiriService.inOverview) {
+            return SettingsData.dockOpenOnOverview
+        }
+        return (!autoHide || dockMouseArea.containsMouse || dockApps.requestDockShow || contextMenuOpen) && !windowIsFullscreen
+    }
 
     Connections {
         target: SettingsData

Modules/Settings/DockTab.qml

@@ -154,6 +154,78 @@ Item {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Show Dock in Overview
+            StyledRect {
+                width: parent.width
+                height: overviewSection.implicitHeight + Theme.spacingL * 2
+                radius: Theme.cornerRadius
+                color: Theme.surfaceContainerHigh
+                border.color: Qt.rgba(Theme.outline.r, Theme.outline.g,
+                                      Theme.outline.b, 0.2)
+                border.width: 0
+                visible: SettingsData.showDock
+                opacity: visible ? 1 : 0
+
+                Column {
+                    id: overviewSection
+
+                    anchors.fill: parent
+                    anchors.margins: Theme.spacingL
+                    spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                    Row {
+                        width: parent.width
+                        spacing: Theme.spacingM
+
+                        DankIcon {
+                            name: "visibility_off"
+                            size: Theme.iconSize
+                            color: Theme.primary
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                        }
+
+                        Column {
+                            width: parent.width - Theme.iconSize - Theme.spacingM
+                                   - overviewToggle.width - Theme.spacingM
+                            spacing: Theme.spacingXS
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: "Show on Overview"
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeLarge
+                                font.weight: Font.Medium
+                                color: Theme.surfaceText
+                            }
+
+                            StyledText {
+                                text: "Always show the dock when niri's overview is open"
+                                font.pixelSize: Theme.fontSizeSmall
+                                color: Theme.surfaceVariantText
+                                wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                                width: parent.width
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        DankToggle {
+                            id: overviewToggle
+
+                            anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+                            checked: SettingsData.dockOpenOnOverview
+                            onToggled: checked => {
+                                           SettingsData.setdockOpenOnOverview(checked)
+                                       }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Behavior on opacity {
+                    NumberAnimation {
+                        duration: Theme.mediumDuration
+                        easing.type: Theme.emphasizedEasing
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             // Group by App
             StyledRect {
                 width: parent.width