From 4fa6f58720bc7c6f33e3b5f3a12ad5b4a3681014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bbedward <bbedward@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:39:40 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] workspaces: keep the pill highlight while hovering its app
 icons

fixes #3839

(cherry picked from commit 112d05901fe9a500f8ed716c6b2051e7c96c0237)
---
 quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml b/quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml
index a3b3c44d1..8c1a36e01 100644
--- a/quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Modules/DBar/Widgets/WorkspaceSwitcher.qml
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ BasePill {
                 }
                 property bool isOccupied: root.useNativeWorkspaces && CompositorService.workspaceOccupied(record)
                 property bool isPlaceholder: !!(record && record.placeholder)
-                property bool isHovered: mouseArea.containsMouse
+                property bool isHovered: pillHover.hovered
 
                 property bool loadedIsUrgent: false
                 property bool isUrgent: root.useNativeWorkspaces ? CompositorService.workspaceUrgent(record, loadedIsUrgent) : (modelData?.urgent ?? false)
@@ -615,6 +615,11 @@ BasePill {
                     }
                 }
 
+                HoverHandler {
+                    id: pillHover
+                    enabled: !isPlaceholder
+                }
+
                 MouseArea {
                     id: mouseArea
                     anchors.fill: parent