From 5d483e6284dcb2b3e7b724acd762e7103deee0f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:39:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix mpris album art: keep visible after temp file
 deletion

---
 modules/Mpris.qml | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/Mpris.qml b/modules/Mpris.qml
index 7d1b299..e8147e5 100644
--- a/modules/Mpris.qml
+++ b/modules/Mpris.qml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ M.BarSection {
             // Album art
             Item {
                 width: parent.width
-                height: _artImg.status === Image.Ready ? 140 : 60
+                height: _artImg._hasArt ? 140 : 60
                 clip: true
 
                 Rectangle {
@@ -152,15 +152,17 @@ M.BarSection {
                     id: _artImg
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                    visible: status === Image.Ready
+                    visible: _hasArt
                     asynchronous: true
 
+                    property bool _hasArt: false
                     property string _lastGoodSource: ""
                     property string _lastTrack: ""
                     readonly property string _artUrl: root.player?.trackArtUrl ?? ""
                     readonly property string _track: root.player?.trackTitle ?? ""
                     on_ArtUrlChanged: if (_artUrl) _lastGoodSource = _artUrl
-                    on_TrackChanged: if (_track !== _lastTrack) { _lastTrack = _track; _lastGoodSource = _artUrl || "" }
+                    on_TrackChanged: if (_track !== _lastTrack) { _lastTrack = _track; _lastGoodSource = _artUrl || ""; _hasArt = false }
+                    onStatusChanged: if (status === Image.Ready) _hasArt = true
                     source: _lastGoodSource
                 }
 

From 7e359fb7308c08dec9365871a7029b1eee620e33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damocles <damocles@darkest.space>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:42:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] mpris: preload album art at root level, cache survives
 panel hidden

---
 modules/Mpris.qml | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/modules/Mpris.qml b/modules/Mpris.qml
index e8147e5..17f7c7f 100644
--- a/modules/Mpris.qml
+++ b/modules/Mpris.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ M.BarSection {
 
     readonly property MprisPlayer player: Mpris.players.values[0] ?? null
     readonly property bool playing: player?.playbackState === MprisPlaybackState.Playing
+    property string _cachedArt: ""
+    property string _artTrack: ""
+
+    // Cache art URL at root level so it's captured even when panel is hidden
+    readonly property string _artUrl: player?.trackArtUrl ?? ""
+    readonly property string _currentTrack: player?.trackTitle ?? ""
+    on_ArtUrlChanged: if (_artUrl) _cachedArt = _artUrl
+    on_CurrentTrackChanged: if (_currentTrack !== _artTrack) { _artTrack = _currentTrack; _cachedArt = _artUrl || "" }
+
+    // Preload art while panel is hidden — ensures QML image cache has the pixels
+    Image {
+        visible: false
+        source: root._cachedArt
+        asynchronous: true
+    }
 
     required property var bar
 
@@ -154,16 +169,14 @@ M.BarSection {
                     fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
                     visible: _hasArt
                     asynchronous: true
+                    source: root._cachedArt
 
                     property bool _hasArt: false
-                    property string _lastGoodSource: ""
-                    property string _lastTrack: ""
-                    readonly property string _artUrl: root.player?.trackArtUrl ?? ""
-                    readonly property string _track: root.player?.trackTitle ?? ""
-                    on_ArtUrlChanged: if (_artUrl) _lastGoodSource = _artUrl
-                    on_TrackChanged: if (_track !== _lastTrack) { _lastTrack = _track; _lastGoodSource = _artUrl || ""; _hasArt = false }
                     onStatusChanged: if (status === Image.Ready) _hasArt = true
-                    source: _lastGoodSource
+                    Connections {
+                        target: root
+                        function on_CachedArtChanged() { if (!root._cachedArt) _artImg._hasArt = false }
+                    }
                 }
 
                 Rectangle {