Add an option to skip the hotkey overlay at startup

niri-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     ]
     pub screenshot_path: Option<String>,
     #[knuffel(child, default)]
+    pub hotkey_overlay: HotkeyOverlay,
+    #[knuffel(child, default)]
     pub binds: Binds,
     #[knuffel(child, default)]
     pub debug: DebugConfig,
@@ -336,6 +338,12 @@ pub struct Struts {
     pub bottom: u16,
 }
 
+#[derive(knuffel::Decode, Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct HotkeyOverlay {
+    #[knuffel(child)]
+    pub skip_at_startup: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(knuffel::Decode, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Binds(#[knuffel(children)] pub Vec<Bind>);
 
@@ -766,6 +774,10 @@ mod tests {
 
             screenshot-path "~/Screenshots/screenshot.png"
 
+            hotkey-overlay {
+                skip-at-startup
+            }
+
             binds {
                 Mod+T { spawn "alacritty"; }
                 Mod+Q { close-window; }
@@ -881,6 +893,9 @@ mod tests {
                     xcursor_size: 16,
                 },
                 screenshot_path: Some(String::from("~/Screenshots/screenshot.png")),
+                hotkey_overlay: HotkeyOverlay {
+                    skip_at_startup: true,
+                },
                 binds: Binds(vec![
                     Bind {
                         key: Key {

resources/default-config.kdl

@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ screenshot-path "~/Pictures/Screenshots/Screenshot from %Y-%m-%d %H-%M-%S.png"
 // You can also set this to null to disable saving screenshots to disk.
 // screenshot-path null
 
+// Settings for the "Important Hotkeys" overlay.
+hotkey-overlay {
+    // Uncomment this line if you don't want to see the hotkey help at niri startup.
+    // skip-at-startup
+}
+
 binds {
     // Keys consist of modifiers separated by + signs, followed by an XKB key name
     // in the end. To find an XKB name for a particular key, you may use a program

src/hotkey_overlay.rs

@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ pub type HotkeyOverlayRenderElement<R> = RelocateRenderElement<MemoryRenderBuffe
 impl HotkeyOverlay {
     pub fn new(config: Rc<RefCell<Config>>, comp_mod: CompositorMod) -> Self {
         Self {
-            // Start the compositor with the overlay open.
-            is_open: true,
+            is_open: false,
             config,
             comp_mod,
             buffers: RefCell::new(HashMap::new()),

src/niri.rs

@@ -868,7 +868,12 @@ impl Niri {
 
         let screenshot_ui = ScreenshotUi::new();
         let config_error_notification = ConfigErrorNotification::new();
-        let hotkey_overlay = HotkeyOverlay::new(config.clone(), backend.mod_key());
+
+        let mut hotkey_overlay = HotkeyOverlay::new(config.clone(), backend.mod_key());
+        if !config_.hotkey_overlay.skip_at_startup {
+            hotkey_overlay.show();
+        }
+
         let exit_confirm_dialog = match ExitConfirmDialog::new() {
             Ok(x) => Some(x),
             Err(err) => {