From 664db3626746020dac54e8aca807391d84eb1c77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Leon=20B=C3=B6ttger?=
 <49094811+leonboe1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:52:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix alert enables app icon in dock

---
 QuickDrop/Util/ErrorAlertHandler.swift | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/QuickDrop/Util/ErrorAlertHandler.swift b/QuickDrop/Util/ErrorAlertHandler.swift
index 8ffd3a9..41dd65f 100644
--- a/QuickDrop/Util/ErrorAlertHandler.swift
+++ b/QuickDrop/Util/ErrorAlertHandler.swift
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import Cocoa
 #endif
 
 class ErrorAlertHandler {
-    
+
     private init() {}
     static let shared = ErrorAlertHandler()
     
@@ -186,7 +186,10 @@ class ErrorAlertHandler {
     }
 
     private func bringAlertWindowToFront(_ window: NSWindow) {
-        _ = NSApp.setActivationPolicy(.regular)
+        // Keep the app a menu-bar (.accessory) app: do NOT switch to .regular,
+        // which would add a dock icon that lingers after the alert closes.
+        // orderFrontRegardless() brings the window to the front even though the
+        // app stays inactive in the background.
         NSApp.activate(ignoringOtherApps: true)
         window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
         window.orderFrontRegardless()