From 7e9bf498ff3e043e19af869b124fdf35571d4083 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeena <hello@jeena.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:30:09 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove dim step that leaks orphaned layer surfaces
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dim creates a wlr-layer-shell surface that Hyprland never cleans up
when the process exits — leaves an opaque full-screen overlay (pid=-1)
covering the entire display until the layer tree is rebuilt.

Removing step 1 (dim) from hypridle prevents future occurrences.
unstick-display.sh now restarts waybar to force a layer tree rebuild
as a recovery measure.
---
 hypr/hypridle.conf              | 11 +----------
 hypr/scripts/unstick-display.sh |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hypr/hypridle.conf b/hypr/hypridle.conf
index 334d8b2..b452eab 100644
--- a/hypr/hypridle.conf
+++ b/hypr/hypridle.conf
@@ -8,16 +8,7 @@ general {
     after_sleep_cmd = hyprctl dispatch dpms off && sleep 1 && hyprctl dispatch dpms on
 }
 
-# Step 1: Dim monitor at 115 sec idle (warning that it will lock soon)
-listener {
-    timeout = 115
-    # Only dims the screen, does not lock yet
-    # This shows you that lock will happen soon
-    on-timeout = dim
-    on-resume = pkill -x dim
-}
-
-# Step 2: Lock screen at 2 min idle
+# Step 1: Lock screen at 2 min idle
 listener {
     timeout = 120
     on-timeout = ~/.config/hypr/scripts/lock.sh
diff --git a/hypr/scripts/unstick-display.sh b/hypr/scripts/unstick-display.sh
index 68438f8..07572ae 100755
--- a/hypr/scripts/unstick-display.sh
+++ b/hypr/scripts/unstick-display.sh
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@ hyprctl dispatch dpms off
 sleep 1
 hyprctl dispatch dpms on
 
+# Force a layer tree rebuild to clear orphaned surfaces (e.g. dim_layer)
+pkill -x waybar 2>/dev/null
+hyprctl dispatch exec waybar 2>/dev/null
+
 echo "Done. Switch back to Hyprland (Ctrl+Alt+F2)."