Fix autohide not working when panel mode is disabled

[rodyoukai]

Problem

When panel mode (dock-fixed) was disabled, the autohide functionality would stop working. However, when panel mode was enabled, autohide worked as expected.

Root Cause

The issue was in the _trackDock() function. When the dock was not in fixed (panel) mode, it was registered with Main.layoutManager.addChrome(this) without any parameters. This prevented proper tracking by GNOME Shell's Chrome system, which is necessary for hover events and autohide to function correctly.

In contrast, when panel mode was enabled, the dock was registered with proper parameters including trackFullscreen: true, which allowed the system to track the dock's interaction correctly.

Solution

Modified the _trackDock() function to always pass tracking parameters to Main.layoutManager.addChrome(), regardless of the panel mode setting:

• When panel mode is enabled: trackFullscreen: true, affectsStruts: true
• When panel mode is disabled: trackFullscreen: true, affectsStruts: false

This ensures that GNOME Shell's Chrome system properly tracks the dock in both modes, allowing hover detection and autohide to work consistently.

Testing

• Autohide now works correctly when panel mode is disabled
• Autohide continues to work correctly when panel mode is enabled
• Panel mode behavior remains unchanged

[udhayakumar-in8]

changes work for me gnome latest arch
docking.patch
intellihide.patch

[AmionSky]

The math seems to be wrong somewhere.

Kooha-2026-02-22-13-05-38.mp4

[AmionSky]

In _updateStaticBox() the usage of this.x and this.y is not correct.

Using the previous absolute position is a solution, since the issue is the axis that is not modified for the hide.

const [absX, absY] = this._box.get_transformed_position();

// Calculate the position based on dock position and monitor
switch (this._position) {
case St.Side.LEFT:
    staticX = this._monitor.x;
    staticY = absY;
    break;
case St.Side.RIGHT:
    staticX = this._monitor.x + this._monitor.width - width;
    staticY = absY;
    break;
case St.Side.TOP:
    staticX = absX;
    staticY = this._monitor.y;
    break;
case St.Side.BOTTOM:
    staticX = absX;
    staticY = this._monitor.y + this._monitor.height - height;
    break;
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