KiCad - the KiCad Bridge

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ dependencies = [  [[package]] name = "kicad-bridge"-version = "1.0.44"+version = "1.0.45" dependencies = [  "kicad-core",  "kicad-platform",@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ dependencies = [  [[package]] name = "kicad-core"-version = "1.0.44"+version = "1.0.45" dependencies = [  "kicad-ipc-rs",  "kicad-platform",@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ dependencies = [  [[package]] name = "kicad-platform"-version = "1.0.44"+version = "1.0.45" dependencies = [  "serde",  "serde_json",

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "2" members = ["crates/*"]  [workspace.package]-version = "1.0.44"+version = "1.0.45" edition = "2021" license = "MIT" publish = false

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ fn main() {     kicad_platform::native().init_process();     kicad_platform::native().etiquette_start();     verbs_libraries::apply_background_guard();+    taskbar::boot_sweep();     // The white taskbar icon (kicad_taskbar_repair): KiCad's own AUMID onto its standalone     // shortcuts, once per boot, off the request path. Idempotent and never fatal.     std::thread::spawn(|| {

@@ -153,6 +153,31 @@ fn clear_badge(h: u64) {     with_badged(|b| b.remove(&h)); } +/// Take the badge off every KiCad window: the ones remembered plus everything listed now.+fn clear_all_badges() -> usize {+    let mut all: HashSet<u64> = kicad_hwnds().into_iter().collect();+    all.extend(with_badged(|b| b.iter().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>()).unwrap_or_default());+    let n = all.len();+    for h in all {+        clear_badge(h);+    }+    n+}++/// At bridge start nothing is being driven, but a previous bridge process (an update restarts it)+/// may have left badges it can no longer clear. Sweep once, off the boot path.+pub fn boot_sweep() {+    let _ = std::thread::Builder::new().name("kicad-taskbar-boot".into()).spawn(|| {+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(4));+        if ab::available() && INFLIGHT.load(Ordering::SeqCst) == 0 && since_last_drive().is_none() {+            let n = clear_all_badges();+            if n > 0 {+                eprintln!("[taskbar] boot: cleared any badge a previous bridge process left on {n} KiCad window(s)");+            }+        }+    });+}+ /// Called after a settings write: the switch takes effect at once in both directions. pub fn settings_changed() {     if !setting_bool("overlayBadges", true) {@@ -216,13 +241,12 @@ fn ticker() {         }         idle_ticks += 1;         if since_last_drive().is_some_and(|d| d >= IDLE_CLEAR) {-            let mut all: HashSet<u64> = kicad_hwnds().into_iter().collect();-            all.extend(with_badged(|b| b.iter().copied().collect::<Vec<_>>()).unwrap_or_default());-            let had = with_badged(|b| !b.is_empty()).unwrap_or(false);-            if had {-                for h in all {-                    clear_badge(h);-                }+            // A badge means "Adom is controlling this app RIGHT NOW" (John, 2026-09-21). Five minutes+            // with no verb acting on KiCad: every badge comes off. Sweep every KiCad window, not only+            // the ones this process remembers badging, so nothing is left behind.+            let n = clear_all_badges();+            if n > 0 {+                eprintln!("[taskbar] no KiCad verb for {} s: badge cleared on {n} window(s), KiCad is yours again", IDLE_CLEAR.as_secs());             }             if idle_ticks > 5 {                 TICKER_ON.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);