From 58ff7e20e34c944eab55821f131ad877c5c2e0fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bbedward <bbedward@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:34:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ipc): widget status distinguishes missing popouts from
 closed ones

fixes #3032
port 1.5

(cherry picked from commit 2f27eab949cc7ef27d162fc0b3bcc85d9b07929b)
---
 quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
index 3ea4d27ac..69f058ead 100644
--- a/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
+++ b/quickshell/DMSShellIPC.qml
@@ -1177,9 +1177,9 @@ Item {
             if (!widget)
                 return `WIDGET_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${widgetId}`;
 
-            if (widget.popoutTarget?.shouldBeVisible)
-                return "visible";
-            return "hidden";
+            if (!widget.popoutTarget)
+                return `WIDGET_NO_POPOUT: ${widgetId}`;
+            return widget.popoutTarget.shouldBeVisible ? "visible" : "hidden";
         }
 
         function reveal(widgetId: string): string {