From ac9277952bc8e949d3b92de05063d2ff3db9fde1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Craig Jennings <c@cjennings.net>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 01:17:15 -0500
Subject: fix(hyprland): escape floating window focus trap in layout-navigate

layoutmsg cyclenext only operates on tiled windows, so $mod+J was a
no-op when focus was on a floating/pinned scratchpad. Detect floating
state and use cyclenext dispatcher instead.
---
 dotfiles/hyprland/.local/bin/layout-navigate | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

(limited to 'dotfiles')

diff --git a/dotfiles/hyprland/.local/bin/layout-navigate b/dotfiles/hyprland/.local/bin/layout-navigate
index 07f748a..352db79 100755
--- a/dotfiles/hyprland/.local/bin/layout-navigate
+++ b/dotfiles/hyprland/.local/bin/layout-navigate
@@ -6,8 +6,19 @@
 
 DIR="$1"
 MOVE="$2"
+FLOATING=$(hyprctl activewindow -j | jq -r '.floating')
 LAYOUT=$(hyprctl getoption general:layout -j | jq -r '.str')
 
+# If current window is floating, use cyclenext to reach tiled windows
+if [ "$FLOATING" = "true" ] && [ "$MOVE" != "move" ]; then
+    if [ "$DIR" = "next" ]; then
+        hyprctl dispatch cyclenext tiled
+    else
+        hyprctl dispatch cyclenext prev tiled
+    fi
+    exit 0
+fi
+
 case "$LAYOUT" in
     scrolling)
         # J (next) goes left, K (prev) goes right
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