MonkeyWork: add a toggle to show/hide the desktop pet
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Description
Problem
MonkeyWork currently shows the desktop pet (the little monkey) at all times, and there is no way to hide it.
- The pet occupies screen space and can overlap other windows or content, especially on smaller screens.
- It can be distracting during focused work, screen sharing, or recording.
Proposal
Add a toggle to show or hide the desktop pet.
Suggestions:
- Provide a setting in MonkeyWork preferences to enable or disable the pet.
- Optionally add a quick toggle, for example in the tray/menu or via a keyboard shortcut, for temporary hiding.
- Persist the user's choice across restarts.
Expected benefit
Users who do not need the pet can reclaim screen space and reduce distractions, while others can keep it enabled.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating MonkeyWork's desktop pet rendering and preferences entry points, then check how settings are persisted across restarts. Clarify whether the first version needs only a preferences toggle or also a tray/menu or keyboard shortcut; done means the pet can be shown or hidden and the chosen state persists.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100