i3bar is shown in i3lock lock screen when it is positioned at the bottom with picom running

[denppa]

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[x ] Bug
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Current Behavior

i3's default bar i3bar is shown on top of the i3lock lock screen when it is positioned at the bottom with picom running.

Expected Behavior

The i3lock lock screen / color should hide everything on the desktop.

Reproduction Instructions

Buggy config:

bar {
        status_command i3status
        position bottom
}

Replace bottom with top and it is hidden in the lock screen.

Environment

Output of i3lock --version:

i3lock: version 2.14.1 © 2010 Michael Stapelberg

Debian Bookworm, i3wm v 4.22

[stapelberg]

Typically, i3lock raises its lock screen window above any other X11 window that obscures the lock screen (such as i3bar).

However, i3lock cannot raise its windows above a compositor.

The only known solution is to stop the compositor before running i3lock, then restarting the compositor afterwards: #333 (comment)

[denppa]

Thanks @stapelberg . I thought of this as well, though I feel like this constant restarting will drain the battery a lot quicker on laptops.

[stapelberg]

though I feel like this constant restarting will drain the battery a lot quicker on laptops.

I doubt it will be noticeable. Starting a compositor is not a heavy operation.