update

home/aiden/.config/noctalia/plugins/screen-recorder/BarWidget.qml

@@ -15,6 +15,29 @@ NIconButton {
     property string section: ""
 
     readonly property var mainInstance: pluginApi?.mainInstance
+    readonly property bool hideInactive: 
+        pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.hideInactive ?? 
+        pluginApi?.manifest?.metadata?.defaultSettings?.hideInactive ?? 
+        false
+
+    readonly property bool shouldShow: !hideInactive || (mainInstance?.isRecording ?? false) || (mainInstance?.isPending ?? false)
+
+    visible: true
+    opacity: shouldShow ? 1.0 : 0.0
+    implicitWidth: shouldShow ? baseSize : 0
+    implicitHeight: shouldShow ? baseSize : 0
+
+    Behavior on opacity {
+        NumberAnimation { duration: Style.animationNormal }
+    }
+
+    Behavior on implicitWidth {
+        NumberAnimation { duration: Style.animationNormal }
+    }
+
+    Behavior on implicitHeight {
+        NumberAnimation { duration: Style.animationNormal }
+    }
 
     enabled: mainInstance?.isAvailable ?? false
     icon: "camera-video"
@@ -49,11 +72,7 @@ NIconButton {
     }
 
     onRightClicked: {
-        var popupMenuWindow = PanelService.getPopupMenuWindow(screen);
-        if (popupMenuWindow) {
-            popupMenuWindow.showContextMenu(contextMenu);
-            contextMenu.openAtItem(root, screen);
-        }
+        PanelService.showContextMenu(contextMenu, root, screen);
     }
 
 
@@ -69,10 +88,8 @@ NIconButton {
         ]
 
         onTriggered: action => {
-            var popupMenuWindow = PanelService.getPopupMenuWindow(screen);
-            if (popupMenuWindow) {
-                popupMenuWindow.close();
-            }
+            contextMenu.close();
+            PanelService.closeContextMenu(screen);
 
             if (action === "widget-settings") {
                 BarService.openPluginSettings(screen, pluginApi.manifest);

home/aiden/.config/noctalia/plugins/screen-recorder/Main.qml

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Item {
     }
 
     // Settings shortcuts
+    readonly property bool hideInactive: pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.hideInactive ?? false
     readonly property string directory: pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.directory || ""
     readonly property string filenamePattern: pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.filenamePattern || "recording_yyyyMMdd_HHmmss"
     readonly property string frameRate: pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.frameRate || "60"

home/aiden/.config/noctalia/plugins/screen-recorder/Settings.qml

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
     property var pluginApi: null
 
+    property bool editHideInactive:
+        pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.hideInactive ??
+        pluginApi?.manifest?.metadata?.defaultSettings?.hideInactive ??
+        false
+
     property string editDirectory: 
         pluginApi?.pluginSettings?.directory || 
         pluginApi?.manifest?.metadata?.defaultSettings?.directory || 
@@ -77,6 +82,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
             return
         }
 
+        pluginApi.pluginSettings.hideInactive = root.editHideInactive
         pluginApi.pluginSettings.directory = root.editDirectory
         pluginApi.pluginSettings.filenamePattern = root.editFilenamePattern
         pluginApi.pluginSettings.frameRate = root.editFrameRate
@@ -137,6 +143,15 @@ ColumnLayout {
         defaultValue: pluginApi?.manifest?.metadata?.defaultSettings?.copyToClipboard ?? false
     }
 
+    // Hide When Inactive Toggle
+    NToggle {
+        label: pluginApi.tr("settings.general.hide-when-inactive")
+        description: pluginApi.tr("settings.general.hide-when-inactive-description")
+        checked: root.editHideInactive
+        onToggled: root.editHideInactive = checked
+        defaultValue: pluginApi?.manifest?.metadata?.defaultSettings?.hideInactive ?? false
+    }
+
     NDivider {
         Layout.fillWidth: true
     }

home/aiden/.config/noctalia/plugins/screen-recorder/i18n/de.json

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     "general": {
       "copy-to-clipboard": "In die Zwischenablage kopieren",
       "copy-to-clipboard-description": "Kopiere die Datei nach Abschluss der Aufnahme in die Zwischenablage.",
+      "hide-when-inactive": "Bei Inaktivität ausblenden",
+      "hide-when-inactive-description": "Widget in Statusleiste ausblenden, wenn keine Aufnahme stattfindet",
       "output-folder": "Ausgabeordner",
       "output-folder-description": "Ordner, in dem Bildschirmaufnahmen gespeichert werden",
       "show-cursor": "Cursor anzeigen",

home/aiden/.config/noctalia/plugins/screen-recorder/i18n/en.json

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
     "general": {
       "copy-to-clipboard": "Copy to clipboard",
       "copy-to-clipboard-description": "Copy the file to clipboard after recording finishes.",
+      "hide-when-inactive": "Hide when inactive",
+      "hide-when-inactive-description": "Hide the bar indicator when not recording",
       "output-folder": "Output folder",
       "output-folder-description": "Folder where screen recordings will be saved",
       "show-cursor": "Show cursor",

home/aiden/.config/noctalia/plugins/screen-recorder/manifest.json

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {
   "id": "screen-recorder",
   "name": "Screen Recorder",
-  "version": "1.0.8",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "minNoctaliaVersion": "3.6.0",
   "author": "Noctalia Team",
+  "official": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": "https://github.com/noctalia-dev/noctalia-plugins",
   "description": "Hardware-accelerated screen recording using gpu-screen-recorder with customizable video and audio settings",
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
   },
   "metadata": {
     "defaultSettings": {
+      "hideInactive": false,
       "directory": "",
       "filenamePattern": "recording_yyyyMMdd_HHmmss",
       "frameRate": "60",