From 2af4784e63a7193946a991369f16e6c06a446c59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CREDO23 <thierrybakera12@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:26:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] cross-platform panel: toolbar fallback for Windows/Linux

---
 surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts b/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts
index f7753d1d6..9009099a3 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/src/modules/quick-ask.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ function createQuickAskWindow(x: number, y: number): BrowserWindow {
     height: 550,
     x,
     y,
-    type: 'panel',
+    ...(process.platform === 'darwin'
+      ? { type: 'panel' as const }
+      : { type: 'toolbar' as const, alwaysOnTop: true }),
     resizable: true,
     fullscreenable: false,
     maximizable: false,