M README.md → README.md

@@ -42,13 +42,12 @@ - **Floating panel** (`menubar/panel.swift`): an always-on-top HUD that never
   takes focus, on every Space and over full-screen apps. It lists the agents
   waiting for you (blocked, done) and summarizes the rest
   (`◐ 2 working · ○ 15 idle`); click a row to jump there, drag to move it.
-  **⌃⌥⌘E** shows or hides it from anywhere. Modes (menu bar, "Show Panel
-  Automatically"): *When agents are waiting* (default; appears when
-  something is blocked or done, hides when you have attended to everything;
-  compact), *Always* (with a "Show all / Show less" toggle for the full
-  list), *Off*. Hiding it with the shortcut lasts until another agent starts
-  waiting. The panel is always dark, in herdr's palette, so it reads the same
-  over any desktop.
+  **⌃⌥⌘E** (or "Show Panel" in the menu) turns it on or off; off stays off
+  until you turn it back on. While on, "Panel Shows" picks *Only When Agents
+  Are Waiting* (default: it hides itself while nothing waits; turning it on
+  then shows it for 3 seconds so you see it is armed; compact) or *Always*
+  (with a "Show all / Show less" toggle for the full list). The panel is
+  always dark, in herdr's palette, so it reads the same over any desktop.
 - **Jump shortcut**: **⌃⌥⌘U** jumps to the top waiting agent from anywhere,
   like clicking the tmux status line. Both shortcuts live in
   `~/.config/dingger/config.toml` (menu bar, Settings…), reloaded on save.

M menubar/main.swift → menubar/main.swift

@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ final class Menubar: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSMenuDelegate {
     private let item = NSStatusBar.system.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.variableLength)
     private let menu = NSMenu()
     private var panel: PanelController!
-    private var visibility = PanelVisibility(
-        mode: PanelMode(rawValue: UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "panelMode") ?? "") ?? .auto)
+    private var visibility = Menubar.loadVisibility()
     private var settings = Settings()
     private var settingsModified: Date?
     private var hotkey: Hotkey?
@@ -42,6 +41,22 @@ private var jumpHotkey: Hotkey?
     private var jumpHotkeyRegistered = false
     private var prefersFull = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "panelFull")
     private var rows: [Row] = []
+
+    /// The panel settings; the first run after the on/off split migrates the
+    /// old three-way mode.
+    private static func loadVisibility() -> PanelVisibility {
+        let defaults = UserDefaults.standard
+        guard defaults.object(forKey: "panelEnabled") != nil else {
+            let migrated = PanelVisibility.migrated(fromMode: defaults.string(forKey: "panelMode") ?? "auto")
+            defaults.set(migrated.enabled, forKey: "panelEnabled")
+            defaults.set(migrated.policy.rawValue, forKey: "panelPolicy")
+            defaults.removeObject(forKey: "panelMode")
+            return migrated
+        }
+        return PanelVisibility(
+            enabled: defaults.bool(forKey: "panelEnabled"),
+            policy: PanelPolicy(rawValue: defaults.string(forKey: "panelPolicy") ?? "") ?? .whenWaiting)
+    }
 
     func applicationDidFinishLaunching(_: Notification) {
         menu.delegate = self
@@ -96,34 +111,42 @@ let tipText = tip.isEmpty ? "No agents" : tip.joined(separator: " · ")
         item.button?.toolTip = tipText
         item.button?.setAccessibilityLabel("dingger, " + tipText)
 
-        visibility.update(waiting: Set(rows.filter(\.waiting).map(\.paneId)))
+        visibility.anyWaiting = rows.contains(where: \.waiting)
         applyPanel()
     }
 
     private var panelContent: PanelContent {
         PanelContent(rows: rows,
-                     full: panelShowsFull(mode: visibility.mode, prefersFull: prefersFull),
-                     canToggle: visibility.mode == .on)
+                     full: panelShowsFull(policy: visibility.policy, prefersFull: prefersFull),
+                     canToggle: visibility.policy == .always)
     }
 
     private func applyPanel() {
-        if visibility.visible {
+        if visibility.visible(at: Date()) {
             if panel.render(panelContent) {
                 let content = panelContent
                 log("panel: render \(content.rows.filter(\.waiting).count) waiting, \(content.full ? "full" : "compact")")
             }
             if !panel.isVisible {
                 panel.show()
-                log("panel: shown (\(visibility.mode.rawValue), forced: \(String(describing: visibility.forced)))")
+                log("panel: shown (\(panelState))")
             }
         } else if panel.isVisible {
             panel.hide()
-            log("panel: hidden (\(visibility.mode.rawValue), forced: \(String(describing: visibility.forced)))")
+            log("panel: hidden (\(panelState))")
         }
     }
 
+    private var panelState: String {
+        "\(visibility.enabled ? "on" : "off"), \(visibility.policy.rawValue), "
+            + (visibility.anyWaiting ? "agents waiting" : "nothing waiting")
+    }
+
+    /// The shortcut and the menu item: turn the panel on or off, persistently.
     @objc private func togglePanel() {
-        visibility.toggle()
+        visibility.toggle(at: Date())
+        UserDefaults.standard.set(visibility.enabled, forKey: "panelEnabled")
+        log("panel: turned \(visibility.enabled ? "on" : "off")")
         applyPanel()
     }
 
@@ -142,10 +165,10 @@ DispatchQueue.main.async { self.refresh() }
         }
     }
 
-    @objc private func selectMode(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
-        guard let raw = sender.representedObject as? String, let mode = PanelMode(rawValue: raw) else { return }
-        visibility.setMode(mode)
-        UserDefaults.standard.set(mode.rawValue, forKey: "panelMode")
+    @objc private func selectPolicy(_ sender: NSMenuItem) {
+        guard let raw = sender.representedObject as? String, let policy = PanelPolicy(rawValue: raw) else { return }
+        visibility.policy = policy
+        UserDefaults.standard.set(policy.rawValue, forKey: "panelPolicy")
         applyPanel()
     }
 
@@ -187,9 +210,9 @@ menu.addItem(entry)
         }
 
         menu.addItem(.separator())
-        let toggle = NSMenuItem(title: visibility.visible ? "Hide Panel" : "Show Panel",
-                                action: #selector(togglePanel), keyEquivalent: "")
+        let toggle = NSMenuItem(title: "Show Panel", action: #selector(togglePanel), keyEquivalent: "")
         toggle.target = self
+        toggle.state = visibility.enabled ? .on : .off
         if let hotkey, hotkeyRegistered {
             toggle.keyEquivalent = hotkey.key.count == 1 ? hotkey.key : ""
             toggle.keyEquivalentModifierMask = hotkey.modifierFlags
@@ -206,17 +229,17 @@ jumpItem.keyEquivalentModifierMask = jumpHotkey.modifierFlags
         }
         menu.addItem(jumpItem)
 
-        let modeMenu = NSMenu()
-        for mode in PanelMode.allCases {
-            let option = NSMenuItem(title: mode.label, action: #selector(selectMode(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
+        let policyMenu = NSMenu()
+        for policy in PanelPolicy.allCases {
+            let option = NSMenuItem(title: policy.label, action: #selector(selectPolicy(_:)), keyEquivalent: "")
             option.target = self
-            option.representedObject = mode.rawValue
-            option.state = visibility.mode == mode ? .on : .off
-            modeMenu.addItem(option)
+            option.representedObject = policy.rawValue
+            option.state = visibility.policy == policy ? .on : .off
+            policyMenu.addItem(option)
         }
-        let modeItem = NSMenuItem(title: "Show Panel Automatically", action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
-        modeItem.submenu = modeMenu
-        menu.addItem(modeItem)
+        let policyItem = NSMenuItem(title: "Panel Shows", action: nil, keyEquivalent: "")
+        policyItem.submenu = policyMenu
+        menu.addItem(policyItem)
 
         for (shortcut, registered, spec) in [(hotkey, hotkeyRegistered, settings.hotkey),
                                              (jumpHotkey, jumpHotkeyRegistered, settings.jumpHotkey)] {

M menubar/panel.swift → menubar/panel.swift

@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ // The floating panel: an always-on-top HUD with the agents waiting for you.
 //
 // - Never takes focus: a non-activating panel, so typing stays in the
 //   terminal. Visible on every Space and over full-screen apps.
-// - Modes: off, on ("Always"), auto ("When agents are waiting"). The global
-//   shortcut shows or hides it on top of the mode.
+// - On or off (the global shortcut and the menu toggle it; off stays off),
+//   and while on: shown always, or only when agents are waiting.
 // - Layout: compact (waiting agents in full, working and idle as one summary
-//   line); in "Always" mode a toggle switches to the full list.
+//   line); when shown always, a toggle switches to the full list.
 // - Always dark: herdr's mocha palette with fixed colors on a dark tint, so
 //   text reads the same over any desktop.
 
@@ -13,52 +13,58 @@ import AppKit
 
 // MARK: visibility (pure, tested by --selftest)
 
-enum PanelMode: String, CaseIterable {
-    case off, on, auto
+/// What the panel shows while it is on.
+enum PanelPolicy: String, CaseIterable {
+    case always, whenWaiting
 
     var label: String {
         switch self {
-        case .off: return "Off"
-        case .on: return "Always"
-        case .auto: return "When agents are waiting"
+        case .always: return "Always"
+        case .whenWaiting: return "Only When Agents Are Waiting"
         }
     }
 }
 
+/// Two persistent settings and one fact:
+/// - enabled: the panel is on (the shortcut and the menu toggle it);
+/// - policy: while on, show it always or only when agents are waiting;
+/// - waiting: whether any agent is blocked or done.
+/// Off stays off: nothing shows the panel until it is turned back on.
 struct PanelVisibility: Equatable {
-    var mode: PanelMode = .auto
-    /// Set by the shortcut: true = shown, false = hidden, nil = follow mode.
-    var forced: Bool?
-    /// Pane ids of agents currently blocked or done.
-    var waiting: Set<String> = []
+    static let peekSeconds: TimeInterval = 3
 
-    var visible: Bool {
-        forced ?? (mode == .on || (mode == .auto && !waiting.isEmpty))
-    }
+    var enabled = true
+    var policy: PanelPolicy = .whenWaiting
+    var anyWaiting = false
+    /// Turning the panel on with nothing to show shows it briefly, so the
+    /// shortcut visibly did something.
+    var peekUntil: Date?
 
-    /// The shortcut: flip what is on screen right now.
-    mutating func toggle() {
-        forced = !visible
+    func visible(at now: Date) -> Bool {
+        guard enabled else { return false }
+        if policy == .always || anyWaiting { return true }
+        return peekUntil.map { now < $0 } ?? false
     }
 
-    mutating func setMode(_ newMode: PanelMode) {
-        mode = newMode
-        forced = nil
+    mutating func toggle(at now: Date) {
+        enabled.toggle()
+        peekUntil = enabled ? now.addingTimeInterval(Self.peekSeconds) : nil
     }
 
-    /// A newly waiting agent cancels a manual hide (it needs you), except in
-    /// mode off, where nothing shows unless asked for.
-    mutating func update(waiting newWaiting: Set<String>) {
-        if forced == false, !newWaiting.subtracting(waiting).isEmpty {
-            forced = nil
+    /// Settings from before the on/off split: a three-way mode.
+    static func migrated(fromMode mode: String) -> PanelVisibility {
+        switch mode {
+        case "off": return PanelVisibility(enabled: false, policy: .whenWaiting)
+        case "on": return PanelVisibility(enabled: true, policy: .always)
+        default: return PanelVisibility(enabled: true, policy: .whenWaiting)
         }
-        waiting = newWaiting
     }
 }
 
-/// The full list is offered only in "Always" mode; otherwise compact.
-func panelShowsFull(mode: PanelMode, prefersFull: Bool) -> Bool {
-    mode == .on && prefersFull
+/// The full list is offered only when the panel shows always; otherwise
+/// compact.
+func panelShowsFull(policy: PanelPolicy, prefersFull: Bool) -> Bool {
+    policy == .always && prefersFull
 }
 
 // MARK: content (pure, printed by --print-panel)
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ let overflow: Int
     let working: Int
     let idle: Int
     let full: Bool
-    /// Whether the panel offers the compact/full toggle ("Always" mode).
+    /// Whether the panel offers the compact/full toggle (shown always).
     let canToggle: Bool
 
     init(rows all: [Row], full: Bool = false, canToggle: Bool = false) {
@@ -451,49 +457,49 @@ func check(_ condition: Bool, _ message: String) {
         if !condition { failures.append(message) }
     }
 
-    var auto = PanelVisibility(mode: .auto)
-    check(!auto.visible, "auto: hidden with nothing waiting")
-    auto.update(waiting: ["a"])
-    check(auto.visible, "auto: shown when an agent waits")
-    auto.toggle()
-    check(!auto.visible, "auto: shortcut hides")
-    auto.update(waiting: ["a"])
-    check(!auto.visible, "auto: stays hidden for the same waiting agents")
-    auto.update(waiting: ["a", "b"])
-    check(auto.visible, "auto: a newly waiting agent shows it again")
-    auto.update(waiting: [])
-    check(!auto.visible, "auto: hides when nothing waits")
-    auto.toggle()
-    check(auto.visible, "auto: shortcut shows it with nothing waiting")
-    auto.update(waiting: [])
-    check(auto.visible, "auto: a manual show stays")
-    auto.toggle()
-    check(!auto.visible, "auto: shortcut hides again")
+    let t0 = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_000)
+    func at(_ seconds: TimeInterval) -> Date { t0.addingTimeInterval(seconds) }
 
-    var off = PanelVisibility(mode: .off)
-    off.update(waiting: ["a"])
-    check(!off.visible, "off: hidden even when an agent waits")
-    off.toggle()
-    check(off.visible, "off: shortcut shows")
-    off.toggle()
-    off.update(waiting: ["a", "b"])
-    check(!off.visible, "off: a new waiting agent does not show it")
+    var panel = PanelVisibility()
+    check(panel.enabled && panel.policy == .whenWaiting, "defaults: on, only when agents are waiting")
+    check(!panel.visible(at: t0), "waiting policy: hidden with nothing waiting")
+    panel.anyWaiting = true
+    check(panel.visible(at: t0), "waiting policy: shown when an agent waits")
+    panel.toggle(at: t0)
+    check(!panel.visible(at: t0), "off: the shortcut hides it")
+    panel.anyWaiting = false
+    panel.anyWaiting = true
+    check(!panel.visible(at: at(60)), "off: stays hidden when another agent starts waiting")
+    panel.toggle(at: at(60))
+    check(panel.visible(at: at(60)), "on again: shown, an agent is waiting")
+    panel.anyWaiting = false
+    check(!panel.visible(at: at(70)), "waiting policy: hides when nothing waits")
 
-    var on = PanelVisibility(mode: .on)
-    check(on.visible, "on: shown with nothing waiting")
-    on.toggle()
-    check(!on.visible, "on: shortcut hides")
-    on.update(waiting: ["a"])
-    check(on.visible, "on: a newly waiting agent shows it again")
+    var peek = PanelVisibility(enabled: false, policy: .whenWaiting)
+    peek.toggle(at: t0)
+    check(peek.visible(at: at(1)), "turned on with nothing waiting: shown briefly")
+    check(!peek.visible(at: at(PanelVisibility.peekSeconds + 0.1)), "the brief show ends after the peek")
+    peek.toggle(at: at(10))
+    check(!peek.visible(at: at(10)) && peek.peekUntil == nil, "turned off: no peek")
+
+    var always = PanelVisibility(enabled: true, policy: .always)
+    check(always.visible(at: t0), "always: shown with nothing waiting")
+    always.toggle(at: t0)
+    always.anyWaiting = true
+    check(!always.visible(at: at(5)), "always, off: an agent waiting does not show it")
+    always.policy = .whenWaiting
+    check(!always.enabled, "changing what it shows keeps it off")
 
-    var changed = PanelVisibility(mode: .auto, forced: false, waiting: ["a"])
-    changed.setMode(.on)
-    check(changed.visible && changed.forced == nil, "mode change clears the shortcut override")
+    check(PanelVisibility.migrated(fromMode: "off") == PanelVisibility(enabled: false, policy: .whenWaiting),
+          "migration: off")
+    check(PanelVisibility.migrated(fromMode: "on") == PanelVisibility(enabled: true, policy: .always),
+          "migration: always")
+    check(PanelVisibility.migrated(fromMode: "auto") == PanelVisibility(enabled: true, policy: .whenWaiting),
+          "migration: when waiting")
 
-    check(!panelShowsFull(mode: .auto, prefersFull: true), "layout: compact when agents are waiting")
-    check(!panelShowsFull(mode: .off, prefersFull: true), "layout: compact when shown by the shortcut in off")
-    check(panelShowsFull(mode: .on, prefersFull: true), "layout: full in always when chosen")
-    check(!panelShowsFull(mode: .on, prefersFull: false), "layout: compact in always by default")
+    check(!panelShowsFull(policy: .whenWaiting, prefersFull: true), "layout: compact when only waiting")
+    check(panelShowsFull(policy: .always, prefersFull: true), "layout: full in always when chosen")
+    check(!panelShowsFull(policy: .always, prefersFull: false), "layout: compact in always by default")
 
     func row(_ id: String, _ status: Status) -> Row {
         Row(paneId: id, agent: "pi", name: id, status: status, session: "s", window: id, since: 1)