DankDash can't be opened by a plugin if a clock widget is not present in DankBar

[Merlin04]

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• Niri
• Hyprland
• MangoWC (dwl)
• Sway

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Description

I've written a plugin (custom clock widget) that uses the popoutService to open DankDash:

pillClickAction: (x, y, width, section, screen) => {
    popoutService?.toggleDankDash(0, x, y, width, section, screen);
}

However, this only works if I have the stock clock widget in my DankBar, or if I have run dms ipc call dash open "" at some point during the session. Otherwise, clicking the custom widget doesn't do anything.

Expected Behavior

Plugins should be able to open DankDash, whether or not there's a stock clock widget in the DankBar.

Steps to Reproduce & Installation Method

1. Create a simple custom widget plugin that has the above pillClickAction in it (you can just copy it into an existing example bar plugin)
2. Add it to your DankBar, and remove any clock widget
3. Restart DMS
4. Try clicking the custom widget

Error Messages/Logs

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