From 36f6ee0ac91db387dcaf37696855f19208caa0c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Neil Chudleigh <5580824+nchudleigh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 12:04:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add a rootFilter config key to hide the root search filter

The All / Applications / Commands button takes header room some people never
use. "rootFilter": false in config.json hides it and its Ctrl+P shortcut;
the default keeps it.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 README.md             | 3 +++
 core/Schema.js        | 5 ++++-
 tests/migrate.test.js | 3 +++
 ui/LauncherWindow.qml | 4 ++--
 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5900ced..8da6bd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ the old plugin link and `~/.local/bin/oma-cast`, and `omacast setup hyprland` mo
 | `Esc` / `Shift+Esc` | Back / back to root |
 | `Ctrl +` / `Ctrl −` / `Ctrl 0` | Zoom |
 
+The All / Applications / Commands filter beside the root search is optional: set `"rootFilter": false` in
+`~/.config/omacast/config.json` to hide it and its shortcut.
+
 ## CLI
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/core/Schema.js b/core/Schema.js
index cdac573..68b0164 100644
--- a/core/Schema.js
+++ b/core/Schema.js
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ var configDefaults = {
   remToPxRate: 16,
   workHoursPerDay: 8,
   // "auto" follows the Qt locale; "12h" or "24h" forces a clock. [D]
-  clockFormat: "auto"
+  clockFormat: "auto",
+  // The All / Applications / Commands filter button (Ctrl+P) beside the root
+  // search; false hides it and leaves every result in one list. [D]
+  rootFilter: true
 }
 
 // Values a config key or general setting may take, beyond its type.
diff --git a/tests/migrate.test.js b/tests/migrate.test.js
index 0e27640..cc59991 100644
--- a/tests/migrate.test.js
+++ b/tests/migrate.test.js
@@ -93,5 +93,8 @@ test("config rejects out-of-range calculator values and unknown choices", () =>
   assert.equal(c.workHoursPerDay, 8, "zero hours falls back to the default")
   assert.equal(c.clockFormat, "24h")
   assert.equal(Schema.withConfigDefaults({ clockFormat: "36h" }).clockFormat, "auto")
+  assert.equal(Schema.withConfigDefaults({}).rootFilter, true)
+  assert.equal(Schema.withConfigDefaults({ rootFilter: false }).rootFilter, false)
+  assert.equal(Schema.withConfigDefaults({ rootFilter: "no" }).rootFilter, true)
   assert.deepEqual(Schema.generalChoices.navigationBindings, ["emacs", "vim-motions"])
 })
diff --git a/ui/LauncherWindow.qml b/ui/LauncherWindow.qml
index 618a8ad..f8e9a4a 100644
--- a/ui/LauncherWindow.qml
+++ b/ui/LauncherWindow.qml
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ PanelWindow {
   }
 
   function toggleDropdown() {
-    if (window.dropdownOpen || !window.atRoot) { window.dropdownOpen = false; return }
+    if (window.dropdownOpen || !window.atRoot || !window.backend.config.rootFilter) { window.dropdownOpen = false; return }
     window.dropdownOpen = true
     dropdown.item.filter = ""
     var at = RootSearch.FILTERS.map(function(f) { return f.id }).indexOf(window.rootFilter)
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ PanelWindow {
 
       Rectangle {
         id: filterButton
-        visible: window.atRoot && !window.compact
+        visible: window.atRoot && !window.compact && window.backend.config.rootFilter
         anchors.right: parent.right
         anchors.rightMargin: window.px(16)
         anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter