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fix(tray): disable macOS floating tooltip overlay #189

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions docs/dendritic-tray.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ Native menubar applet (macOS NSStatusItem / Linux StatusNotifier). Same binary
and launchd/systemd labels as before (`pass-store-tray`) — pass sync status is
unchanged; dendritic fleet/theme/llm/wg/android/flake status is layered on top.

**macOS tooltips are disabled.** Status lives only in the menubar menu. A
multi-line `NSStatusItem` tooltip was painting a floating overlay that followed
the pointer; Linux StatusNotifier tips remain enabled.

## Status files

| File | Writer |
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21 changes: 14 additions & 7 deletions modules/apps/pass-store-tray/src/main.rs
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Expand Up @@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ use std::time::Duration;
use tray_icon::menu::{Menu, MenuEvent, MenuItem, PredefinedMenuItem, Submenu};
use tray_icon::{Icon, TrayIcon, TrayIconBuilder};
use ui_contract::{
Action, DendriticFacts, TOOLTIP_IDLE, build_dendritic_rows, build_status_lines,
merge_status_lines,
Action, DendriticFacts, build_dendritic_rows, build_status_lines, merge_status_lines,
};
#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
use ui_contract::TOOLTIP_IDLE;

#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
use winit::application::ApplicationHandler;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -624,13 +625,15 @@ impl NativeTray {
fn build(env: Env, quit: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Self {
let (menu, status_rows, actions) = Self::compose_menu(&[]);

let tray = TrayIconBuilder::new()
// macOS: never set a tray tooltip. tray-icon's multi-line tip paints a
// floating overlay that follows the pointer; status belongs in the menu.
let builder = TrayIconBuilder::new()
.with_menu(Box::new(menu))
.with_tooltip(TOOLTIP_IDLE)
.with_icon(make_icon(IconKind::Idle))
.with_icon_as_template(cfg!(target_os = "macos"))
.build()
.expect("create tray icon");
.with_icon_as_template(cfg!(target_os = "macos"));
#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
let builder = builder.with_tooltip(TOOLTIP_IDLE);
let tray = builder.build().expect("create tray icon");

let mut app = Self {
env,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -663,6 +666,10 @@ impl NativeTray {
item.set_text(text.clone());
}
}
// macOS: keep tip cleared every refresh (see build() comment).
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
let _ = self.tray.set_tooltip(None);
#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
let _ = self.tray.set_tooltip(Some(lines.tooltip.clone()));
}

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