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add workspace independent layer shell surfaces

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop

Research direction

The issue names the vswitch workspace-switching plugin and asks where the fix belongs: compositor core, vswitch, or an external plugin. Start by reading the project's contributing notes and the vswitch plugin, then ask the maintainers which layer should own the change before writing code. Done means layer-shell surfaces such as waybar stay fixed when the workspace changes, which can be checked by switching workspaces with a bar running.

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Description

Hello!
Ive recently installed wayfire on my computer but i noticed i cant have a fixed layer such as waybar when changing the workspace using vswitch i think

For example when you change workspace on gnome or hyprland the bar stays fixed but in wayfire it moves with the workspace

I'd like to implement this part but i dont know where would be a appropriete place to implement it
I mean should this be implemented in wayfires core, in the vswitch or as an external plugin? so please tell me how can i do this

And the other thing is that this is my first contribution to a project and im trying to understand the codebase. Thank you very much!!!!

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