From 2136563428bd8d471de7367868271f62c5ab7cb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Owen Gretzinger <owengretzinger@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:31:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat: recording capsule visible in fullscreen and clicking
 doesnt focus main window (#46)

---
 meetingnotes/MeetingnotesApp.swift        | 27 --------
 meetingnotes/Views/AudioLevelWindow.swift | 80 +++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meetingnotes/MeetingnotesApp.swift b/meetingnotes/MeetingnotesApp.swift
index 2e9c935..48d3737 100644
--- a/meetingnotes/MeetingnotesApp.swift
+++ b/meetingnotes/MeetingnotesApp.swift
@@ -44,19 +44,7 @@ struct MeetingnotesApp: App {
             CommandGroup(after: .appInfo) {
                 CheckForUpdatesView(updater: updaterController.updater)
             }
-            // Hidden command group that handles audio level window notifications
-            CommandGroup(after: .windowArrangement) {
-                ShowAudioLevelsCommand()
-            }
         }
-        
-        // Floating Audio Level Window
-        Window("", id: "audio-levels") {
-            AudioLevelWindowView()
-        }
-        .windowStyle(.plain)
-        .windowResizability(.contentSize)
-        .defaultPosition(.trailing)
     }
 }
 
@@ -70,18 +58,3 @@ struct CheckForUpdatesView: View {
         .keyboardShortcut("u", modifiers: .command)
     }
 }
-
-struct ShowAudioLevelsCommand: View {
-    @Environment(\.openWindow) private var openWindow
-    
-    var body: some View {
-        // Empty view - we only need this for the notification observer
-        EmptyView()
-            .onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: .openAudioLevelWindow)) { _ in
-                openWindow(id: "audio-levels")
-                DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
-                    AudioLevelWindowManager.shared.showWindow()
-                }
-            }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/meetingnotes/Views/AudioLevelWindow.swift b/meetingnotes/Views/AudioLevelWindow.swift
index 13ea098..f5a8210 100644
--- a/meetingnotes/Views/AudioLevelWindow.swift
+++ b/meetingnotes/Views/AudioLevelWindow.swift
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct AudioLevelWindowView: View {
     @StateObject private var audioLevelManager = AudioLevelManager.shared
     
     var body: some View {
-        let micLevel = audioLevelManager.isRecording ? audioLevelManager.micAudioLevel * 40 : 0
+        let micLevel = audioLevelManager.isRecording ? audioLevelManager.micAudioLevel * 30 : 0
         let systemLevel = audioLevelManager.isRecording ? audioLevelManager.systemAudioLevel * 5 : 0
         return DancingAudioBars(
                 micLevel: micLevel,
@@ -124,42 +124,68 @@ class AudioLevelManager: ObservableObject {
     }
 }
 
-// MARK: - Audio Level Window Manager
+// MARK: - Audio Level Window Manager using NSPanel
 @MainActor
 class AudioLevelWindowManager: ObservableObject {
     static let shared = AudioLevelWindowManager()
     
-    private init() {}
+    private var audioLevelPanel: NSPanel?
+    
+    private init() {
+        setupPanel()
+    }
+    
+    private func setupPanel() {
+        let panelRect = NSRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 60, height: 80)
+        
+        audioLevelPanel = NSPanel(
+            contentRect: panelRect,
+            styleMask: [.nonactivatingPanel, .borderless],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: true
+        )
+        
+        guard let panel = audioLevelPanel else { return }
+        
+        // Configure panel properties inspired by the provided code
+        panel.level = .mainMenu
+        panel.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary]
+        panel.isFloatingPanel = true
+        panel.isMovableByWindowBackground = true
+        panel.hasShadow = true
+        panel.backgroundColor = .clear
+        panel.isOpaque = false
+        panel.identifier = NSUserInterfaceItemIdentifier("audio-levels")
+        
+        // Set up the SwiftUI hosting view
+        let hostingView = NSHostingView(rootView: AudioLevelWindowView())
+        hostingView.frame = panelRect
+        panel.contentView = hostingView
+        
+        // Position the panel in the top-right corner of the screen
+        if let screen = NSScreen.main {
+            let screenFrame = screen.visibleFrame
+            let panelFrame = NSRect(
+                x: screenFrame.maxX - panelRect.width - 20,
+                y: screenFrame.maxY - panelRect.height - 20,
+                width: panelRect.width,
+                height: panelRect.height
+            )
+            panel.setFrame(panelFrame, display: false)
+        }
+    }
     
     func showWindow() {
-        // Find the audio levels window and bring it to front
-        for window in NSApplication.shared.windows {
-            if window.identifier?.rawValue == "audio-levels" {
-                window.orderFront(nil)
-                window.level = .floating
-                window.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .stationary, .ignoresCycle]
-                window.isMovableByWindowBackground = true
-                window.hasShadow = true
-                window.styleMask = [.borderless]
-                return
-            }
+        guard let panel = audioLevelPanel else {
+            setupPanel()
+            showWindow()
+            return
         }
         
-        // If window not found, post a notification to trigger opening
-        NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .openAudioLevelWindow, object: nil)
+        panel.orderFrontRegardless()
     }
     
     func hideWindow() {
-        // Find the audio levels window and hide it
-        for window in NSApplication.shared.windows {
-            if window.identifier?.rawValue == "audio-levels" {
-                window.orderOut(nil)
-                return
-            }
-        }
+        audioLevelPanel?.orderOut(nil)
     }
-}
-
-extension Notification.Name {
-    static let openAudioLevelWindow = Notification.Name("openAudioLevelWindow")
 } 
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