From b40d3f427b98c86fc7e6a11b4c050021420d7d6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Amaro=20Mart=C3=ADnez?= <xoas@airmail.cc>
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2026 01:43:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix notify balloons going behind the taskbar

---
 RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml    |  1 +
 RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml.cs | 14 ++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml b/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml
index e956f8d8..ffbd93bb 100644
--- a/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml
+++ b/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
     <Popup Name="BalloonPopup"
            IsOpen="False"
+           Opened="BalloonPopup_Opened"
            Style="{DynamicResource NotifyBalloonPopup}">
         <ContentControl Style="{DynamicResource NotifyBalloon}"
                         MouseLeftButtonUp="ContentControl_MouseLeftButtonUp"
diff --git a/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml.cs b/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml.cs
index 637e06bf..37ef5115 100644
--- a/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml.cs
+++ b/RetroBar/Controls/NotifyBalloon.xaml.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 using ManagedShell.Common.Helpers;
 using ManagedShell.WindowsTray;
 using RetroBar.Utilities;
+using System;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
+using System.Windows.Interop;
 using System.Windows.Media;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
 
@@ -130,14 +132,14 @@ private void startTimer(int timeout)
 
             _closeTimer = new DispatcherTimer
             {
-                Interval = System.TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeout)
+                Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeout)
             };
 
             _closeTimer.Tick += CloseTimer_Tick;
             _closeTimer.Start();
         }
 
-        private void CloseTimer_Tick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
+        private void CloseTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             closeBalloon();
             _balloonInfo.SetVisibility(BalloonVisibility.TimedOut);
@@ -156,5 +158,13 @@ private void ContentControl_MouseLeftButtonUp(object sender, System.Windows.Inpu
             closeBalloon();
             e.Handled = true;
         }
+
+        private void BalloonPopup_Opened(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            IntPtr balloonHwnd = (PresentationSource.FromVisual(BalloonPopup.Child) as HwndSource).Handle;
+            IntPtr taskbarHwnd = (PresentationSource.FromVisual(this) as HwndSource).Handle;
+
+            ManagedShell.Interop.NativeMethods.SetWindowLongPtr(balloonHwnd, ManagedShell.Interop.NativeMethods.WindowLongFlags.GWLP_HWNDPARENT, taskbarHwnd);
+        }
     }
 }
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