1 files changed, 29 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/raveos-gnome-theme/theme-data/extensions/installed/blur-my-shell@aunetx/components/overview.js b/raveos-gnome-theme/theme-data/extensions/installed/blur-my-shell@aunetx/components/overview.js
index 3bbde61..c97a459 100644
--- a/raveos-gnome-theme/theme-data/extensions/installed/blur-my-shell@aunetx/components/overview.js
+++ b/raveos-gnome-theme/theme-data/extensions/installed/blur-my-shell@aunetx/components/overview.js
@@ -104,13 +104,39 @@ export const OverviewBlur = class OverviewBlur {
                 // this hides windows that are not on the current workspace
                 if (
                     outer_this.settings.applications.BLUR
-                )
+                ) {
+                    // compile blacklist patterns once for this switch
+                    const blacklist = outer_this.settings.applications.BLACKLIST || [];
+                    const blacklist_regexes = blacklist.map(pattern => {
+                        const escaped = pattern.replace(/[.+^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+                        return new RegExp('^' + escaped.replace(/\*/g, '.*').replace(/\?/g, '.') + '$', 'i');
+                    });
+
                     for (let i = 0; i < w_m.get_n_workspaces(); i++) {
                         if (i != w_m.get_active_workspace_index())
                             w_m.get_workspace_by_index(i)?.list_windows().forEach(
-                                window => window.get_compositor_private().hide()
+                                window => {
+                                    // skip windows on all workspaces (e.g. secondary
+                                    // monitor windows under `workspaces-only-on-primary`);
+                                    // hiding them on any inactive workspace hides them globally
+                                    if (window.is_on_all_workspaces()) return;
+
+                                    // skip desktop-type windows (e.g. DING, Nautilus desktop):
+                                    // they should always remain visible
+                                    if (window.get_window_type() === Meta.WindowType.DESKTOP)
+                                        return;
+
+                                    // skip blacklisted windows:
+                                    // they are not blurred and should always remain visible
+                                    const wm_class = window.get_wm_class();
+                                    if (wm_class && blacklist_regexes.some(re => re.test(wm_class)))
+                                        return;
+
+                                    window.get_compositor_private().hide();
+                                }
                             );
                     }
+                }
 
                 Main.uiGroup.remove_child(outer_this.animation_background_group);
             };
@@ -149,14 +175,11 @@ export const OverviewBlur = class OverviewBlur {
         // add the container widget for the overview only to the overview group
         Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.insert_child_at_index(this.overview_background_group, 0);
         // make sure it stays below
-        let _reordering = false;
         this.connections.connect(Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup, "child-added", (_, child) => {
-            if (!_reordering && child !== this.overview_background_group) {
-                _reordering = true;
+            if (child !== this.overview_background_group) {
                 if (this.overview_background_group.get_parent())
                     Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.remove_child(this.overview_background_group);
                 Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup.insert_child_at_index(this.overview_background_group, 0);
-                _reordering = false;
             }
         });
     }