overview: new transition

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722196

data/theme/gnome-shell.css

@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ StScrollBar StButton#vhandle:active {
     box-shadow: 0px 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.9);
 }
 
-#lockDialogGroup {
+#systemGroup {
     background: #2e3436 url(noise-texture.png);
     background-repeat: repeat;
 }

js/gdm/loginDialog.js

@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ const SessionMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
         this.actor = new St.Bin({ child: this._button });
 
         this._menu = new PopupMenu.PopupMenu(this._button, 0, St.Side.TOP);
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._menu.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.menuGroup.add_actor(this._menu.actor);
         this._menu.actor.hide();
 
         this._menu.connect('open-state-changed',

js/ui/appDisplay.js

@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ const AppIconMenu = new Lang.Class({
         }));
         source.actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, function () { this.actor.destroy(); }));
 
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.menuGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
     },
 
     _redisplay: function() {

js/ui/background.js

@@ -132,6 +132,46 @@ const BackgroundCache = new Lang.Class({
         this._removeContent(this._images, content);
     },
 
+    _loadImageContentInternal: function(filename, style) {
+        let cancellable = new Gio.Cancellable();
+        let content = new Meta.Background({ meta_screen: global.screen });
+
+        let info = { filename: filename,
+                     style: style,
+                     cancellable: cancellable,
+                     callers: [] };
+
+        content.load_file_async(filename, style, cancellable, Lang.bind(this, function(object, result) {
+            if (cancellable.is_cancelled())
+                return;
+
+            try {
+                content.load_file_finish(result);
+            } catch(e) {
+                content = null;
+            }
+
+            if (content) {
+                this._monitorFile(filename);
+                info.callers.forEach(Lang.bind(this, function(caller) {
+                    let newContent = content.copy(caller.monitorIndex, caller.effects);
+                    this._images.push(newContent);
+                    caller.onFinished(newContent);
+                }));
+            } else {
+                info.callers.forEach(Lang.bind(this, function(caller) {
+                    caller.onFinished(null);
+                }));
+            }
+
+            let idx = this._pendingFileLoads.indexOf(info);
+            this._pendingFileLoads.splice(idx, 1);
+        }));
+
+        this._pendingFileLoads.push(info);
+        return info;
+    },
+
     _loadImageContent: function(params) {
         params = Params.parse(params, { monitorIndex: 0,
                                         style: null,
@@ -140,67 +180,38 @@ const BackgroundCache = new Lang.Class({
                                         cancellable: null,
                                         onFinished: null });
 
+        let caller = { monitorIndex: params.monitorIndex,
+                       effects: params.effects,
+                       cancellable: params.cancellable,
+                       onFinished: params.onFinished };
+
+        let info = null;
         for (let i = 0; i < this._pendingFileLoads.length; i++) {
-            if (this._pendingFileLoads[i].filename == params.filename &&
-                this._pendingFileLoads[i].style == params.style) {
-                this._pendingFileLoads[i].callers.push({ shouldCopy: true,
-                                                         monitorIndex: params.monitorIndex,
-                                                         effects: params.effects,
-                                                         onFinished: params.onFinished });
-                return;
+            let pendingLoad = this._pendingFileLoads[i];
+            if (pendingLoad.filename == params.filename && pendingLoad.style == params.style) {
+                info = pendingLoad;
+                break;
             }
         }
 
-        this._pendingFileLoads.push({ filename: params.filename,
-                                      style: params.style,
-                                      callers: [{ shouldCopy: false,
-                                                  monitorIndex: params.monitorIndex,
-                                                  effects: params.effects,
-                                                  onFinished: params.onFinished }] });
+        if (!info)
+            info = this._loadImageContentInternal(params.filename, params.style);
 
-        let content = new Meta.Background({ meta_screen: global.screen,
-                                            monitor: params.monitorIndex,
-                                            effects: params.effects });
+        info.callers.push(caller);
 
-        content.load_file_async(params.filename,
-                                params.style,
-                                params.cancellable,
-                                Lang.bind(this,
-                                          function(object, result) {
-                                              try {
-                                                  content.load_file_finish(result);
+        if (caller.cancellable) {
+            caller.cancellable.connect(Lang.bind(this, function() {
+                let idx = info.callers.indexOf(caller);
+                info.callers.splice(idx, 1);
 
-                                                  this._monitorFile(params.filename);
-                                                  this._images.push(content);
-                                              } catch(e) {
-                                                  content = null;
-                                              }
+                if (info.callers.length == 0) {
+                    info.cancellable.cancel();
 
-                                              for (let i = 0; i < this._pendingFileLoads.length; i++) {
-                                                  let pendingLoad = this._pendingFileLoads[i];
-                                                  if (pendingLoad.filename != params.filename ||
-                                                      pendingLoad.style != params.style)
-                                                      continue;
-
-                                                  for (let j = 0; j < pendingLoad.callers.length; j++) {
-                                                      if (pendingLoad.callers[j].onFinished) {
-                                                          let newContent;
-
-                                                          if (content && pendingLoad.callers[j].shouldCopy) {
-                                                              newContent = content.copy(pendingLoad.callers[j].monitorIndex,
-                                                                                        pendingLoad.callers[j].effects);
-                                                              this._images.push(newContent);
-                                                          } else {
-                                                              newContent = content;
-                                                          }
-
-                                                          pendingLoad.callers[j].onFinished(newContent);
-                                                      }
-                                                  }
-
-                                                  this._pendingFileLoads.splice(i, 1);
-                                              }
-                                          }));
+                    let idx = this._pendingFileLoads.indexOf(info);
+                    this._pendingFileLoads.splice(idx, 1);
+                }
+            }));
+        }
     },
 
     getImageContent: function(params) {
@@ -250,7 +261,6 @@ const BackgroundCache = new Lang.Class({
                                      monitorIndex: params.monitorIndex,
                                      cancellable: params.cancellable,
                                      onFinished: params.onFinished });
-
         }
     },
 
@@ -624,31 +634,6 @@ const Background = new Lang.Class({
 });
 Signals.addSignalMethods(Background.prototype);
 
-const SystemBackground = new Lang.Class({
-    Name: 'SystemBackground',
-
-    _init: function() {
-        this._cache = getBackgroundCache();
-        this.actor = new Meta.BackgroundActor();
-
-        this._cache.getImageContent({ style: GDesktopEnums.BackgroundStyle.WALLPAPER,
-                                      filename: global.datadir + '/theme/noise-texture.png',
-                                      effects: Meta.BackgroundEffects.NONE,
-                                      onFinished: Lang.bind(this, function(content) {
-                                          this.actor.content = content;
-                                          this.emit('loaded');
-                                      })
-                                    });
-
-        this.actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
-    },
-
-    _onDestroy: function() {
-        this._cache.removeImageContent(this.actor.content);
-    },
-});
-Signals.addSignalMethods(SystemBackground.prototype);
-
 const Animation = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'Animation',
 

js/ui/backgroundMenu.js

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const BackgroundMenu = new Lang.Class({
 
         this.actor.add_style_class_name('background-menu');
 
-        layoutManager.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
+        layoutManager.menuGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
         this.actor.hide();
     }
 });

js/ui/dnd.js

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ let dragMonitors = [];
 function _getEventHandlerActor() {
     if (!eventHandlerActor) {
         eventHandlerActor = new Clutter.Actor({ width: 0, height: 0 });
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(eventHandlerActor);
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(eventHandlerActor);
         // We connect to 'event' rather than 'captured-event' because the capturing phase doesn't happen
         // when you've grabbed the pointer.
         eventHandlerActor.connect('event',
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ const _Draggable = new Lang.Class({
 
         if (this.actor._delegate && this.actor._delegate.getDragActor) {
             this._dragActor = this.actor._delegate.getDragActor();
-            Main.uiGroup.add_child(this._dragActor);
+            Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_child(this._dragActor);
             this._dragActor.raise_top();
             Shell.util_set_hidden_from_pick(this._dragActor, true);
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ const _Draggable = new Lang.Class({
             this._dragOrigScale = this._dragActor.scale_x;
 
             // Set the actor's scale such that it will keep the same
-            // transformed size when it's reparented to the uiGroup
+            // transformed size when it's reparented to the sessionGroup
             let [scaledWidth, scaledHeight] = this.actor.get_transformed_size();
             this._dragActor.set_scale(scaledWidth / this.actor.width,
                                       scaledHeight / this.actor.height);
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ const _Draggable = new Lang.Class({
             this._dragOffsetY = actorStageY - this._dragStartY;
 
             this._dragOrigParent.remove_actor(this._dragActor);
-            Main.uiGroup.add_child(this._dragActor);
+            Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_child(this._dragActor);
             this._dragActor.raise_top();
             Shell.util_set_hidden_from_pick(this._dragActor, true);
         }
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ const _Draggable = new Lang.Class({
                                                 event.get_time())) {
                     // If it accepted the drop without taking the actor,
                     // handle it ourselves.
-                    if (this._dragActor.get_parent() == Main.uiGroup) {
+                    if (this._dragActor.get_parent() == Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup) {
                         if (this._restoreOnSuccess) {
                             this._restoreDragActor(event.get_time());
                             return true;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ const _Draggable = new Lang.Class({
 
     _onAnimationComplete : function (dragActor, eventTime) {
         if (this._dragOrigParent) {
-            Main.uiGroup.remove_child(this._dragActor);
+            Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.remove_child(this._dragActor);
             this._dragOrigParent.add_actor(this._dragActor);
             dragActor.set_scale(this._dragOrigScale, this._dragOrigScale);
             dragActor.set_position(this._dragOrigX, this._dragOrigY);

js/ui/layout.js

@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this._startingUp = true;
 
         // Normally, the stage is always covered so Clutter doesn't need to clear
-        // it; however it becomes visible during the startup animation
-        // See the comment below for a longer explanation
+        // it; however it becomes visible when using the magnifier.
         global.stage.color = DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
+        global.stage.no_clear_hint = true;
 
         // Set up stage hierarchy to group all UI actors under one container.
         this.uiGroup = new Shell.GenericContainer({ name: 'uiGroup' });
@@ -184,29 +184,27 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
                             let height = global.stage.height;
                             [alloc.min_size, alloc.natural_size] = [height, height];
                         });
+        global.stage.add_child(this.uiGroup);
+
+        this.systemGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'systemGroup',
+                                           layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout() });
+        this.uiGroup.add_actor(this.systemGroup);
+
+        this.sessionGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'sessionGroup' });
+        this.uiGroup.add_child(this.sessionGroup);
 
         global.stage.remove_actor(global.window_group);
-        this.uiGroup.add_actor(global.window_group);
-
-        global.stage.add_child(this.uiGroup);
+        this.sessionGroup.add_actor(global.window_group);
 
         this.overviewGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'overviewGroup',
                                              visible: false });
         this.addChrome(this.overviewGroup);
 
         this.screenShieldGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'screenShieldGroup',
-                                                 visible: false,
                                                  clip_to_allocation: true,
                                                  layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout(),
                                                });
-        this.addChrome(this.screenShieldGroup);
-
-        this.panelBox = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'panelBox',
-                                           vertical: true });
-        this.addChrome(this.panelBox, { affectsStruts: true,
-                                        trackFullscreen: true });
-        this.panelBox.connect('allocation-changed',
-                              Lang.bind(this, this._panelBoxChanged));
+        this.uiGroup.add_child(this.screenShieldGroup);
 
         this.trayBox = new St.Widget({ name: 'trayBox',
                                        layout_manager: new Clutter.BinLayout() }); 
@@ -219,13 +217,39 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this.addChrome(this.keyboardBox);
         this._keyboardHeightNotifyId = 0;
 
+        this.osdGroup = new St.Widget();
+        this.sessionGroup.add_child(this.osdGroup);
+
+        this.switcherPopupGroup = new St.Widget();
+        this.sessionGroup.add_child(this.switcherPopupGroup);
+
+        this.dialogGroup = new St.Widget();
+        this.sessionGroup.add_child(this.dialogGroup);
+
         // A dummy actor that tracks the mouse or text cursor, based on the
         // position set in setDummyCursorPosition.
         this.dummyCursor = new St.Widget({ width: 0, height: 0 });
-        this.uiGroup.add_actor(this.dummyCursor);
+        this.uiGroup.add_child(this.dummyCursor);
 
-        global.stage.remove_actor(global.top_window_group);
-        this.uiGroup.add_actor(global.top_window_group);
+        // The panel group isn't in the session, as it needs to go above the screen
+        // shield, and it isn't animated in the login animation.
+        this.panelGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'panelGroup' });
+        this.uiGroup.add_child(this.panelGroup);
+        this._trackActor(this.panelGroup, { affectsStruts: true,
+                                            trackFullscreen: true });
+        this.panelGroup.connect('allocation-changed',
+                                Lang.bind(this, this._panelGroupChanged));
+
+        this.overlayGroup = new St.Widget({ name: 'overlayGroup' });
+        this.uiGroup.add_child(this.overlayGroup);
+
+        this.menuGroup = new St.Widget();
+        this.overlayGroup.add_child(this.menuGroup);
+
+        this._topSessionGroup = new St.Widget();
+        this.overlayGroup.add_child(this._topSessionGroup);
+        global.stage.remove_child(global.top_window_group);
+        this._topSessionGroup.add_child(global.top_window_group);
 
         this._backgroundGroup = new Meta.BackgroundGroup();
         global.window_group.add_child(this._backgroundGroup);
@@ -247,8 +271,7 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     // This is called by Main after everything else is constructed
     init: function() {
         Main.sessionMode.connect('updated', Lang.bind(this, this._sessionUpdated));
-
-        this._loadBackground();
+        this._prepareStartupAnimation();
     },
 
     showOverview: function() {
@@ -257,6 +280,9 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this._inOverview = true;
         this._updateVisibility();
         this._updateRegions();
+
+        global.window_group.hide();
+        global.top_window_group.hide();
     },
 
     hideOverview: function() {
@@ -265,6 +291,9 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this._inOverview = false;
         this._updateVisibility();
         this._queueUpdateRegions();
+
+        global.window_group.show();
+        global.top_window_group.show();
     },
 
     _sessionUpdated: function() {
@@ -306,7 +335,7 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         });
         this.hotCorners = [];
 
-        let size = this.panelBox.height;
+        let size = this.panelGroup.height;
 
         // build new hot corners
         for (let i = 0; i < this.monitors.length; i++) {
@@ -406,11 +435,11 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _updateBoxes: function() {
-        this.screenShieldGroup.set_position(0, 0);
-        this.screenShieldGroup.set_size(global.screen_width, global.screen_height);
+        this.systemGroup.set_position(0, 0);
+        this.systemGroup.set_size(global.screen_width, global.screen_height);
 
-        this.panelBox.set_position(this.primaryMonitor.x, this.primaryMonitor.y);
-        this.panelBox.set_size(this.primaryMonitor.width, -1);
+        this.panelGroup.set_position(this.primaryMonitor.x, this.primaryMonitor.y);
+        this.panelGroup.set_size(this.primaryMonitor.width, -1);
 
         if (this.keyboardIndex < 0)
             this.keyboardIndex = this.primaryIndex;
@@ -420,10 +449,10 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this.trayBox.set_size(this.bottomMonitor.width, -1);
     },
 
-    _panelBoxChanged: function() {
+    _panelGroupChanged: function() {
         this._updatePanelBarrier();
 
-        let size = this.panelBox.height;
+        let size = this.panelGroup.height;
         this.hotCorners.forEach(function(corner) {
             if (corner)
                 corner.setBarrierSize(size);
@@ -436,12 +465,12 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
             this._rightPanelBarrier = null;
         }
 
-        if (this.panelBox.height) {
+        if (this.panelGroup.height) {
             let primary = this.primaryMonitor;
 
             this._rightPanelBarrier = new Meta.Barrier({ display: global.display,
                                                          x1: primary.x + primary.width, y1: primary.y,
-                                                         x2: primary.x + primary.width, y2: primary.y + this.panelBox.height,
+                                                         x2: primary.x + primary.width, y2: primary.y + this.panelGroup.height,
                                                          directions: Meta.BarrierDirection.NEGATIVE_X });
         }
     },
@@ -547,25 +576,6 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         return this._keyboardIndex;
     },
 
-    _loadBackground: function() {
-        this._systemBackground = new Background.SystemBackground();
-        this._systemBackground.actor.hide();
-
-        global.stage.insert_child_below(this._systemBackground.actor, null);
-
-        let constraint = new Clutter.BindConstraint({ source: global.stage,
-                                                      coordinate: Clutter.BindCoordinate.ALL });
-        this._systemBackground.actor.add_constraint(constraint);
-
-        let signalId = this._systemBackground.connect('loaded', Lang.bind(this, function() {
-            this._systemBackground.disconnect(signalId);
-            this._systemBackground.actor.show();
-            global.stage.show();
-
-            this._prepareStartupAnimation();
-        }));
-    },
-
     // Startup Animations
     //
     // We have two different animations, depending on whether we're a greeter
@@ -586,6 +596,8 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     // screen. So, we set no_clear_hint at the end of the animation.
 
     _prepareStartupAnimation: function() {
+        global.stage.show();
+
         // During the initial transition, add a simple actor to block all events,
         // so they don't get delivered to X11 windows that have been transformed.
         this._coverPane = new Clutter.Actor({ opacity: 0,
@@ -595,7 +607,7 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
         this.addChrome(this._coverPane);
 
         if (Main.sessionMode.isGreeter) {
-            this.panelBox.translation_y = -this.panelBox.height;
+            this.panelGroup.translation_y = -this.panelGroup.height;
         } else {
             this._updateBackgrounds();
 
@@ -610,10 +622,10 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
             let x = monitor.x + monitor.width / 2.0;
             let y = monitor.y + monitor.height / 2.0;
 
-            this.uiGroup.set_pivot_point(x / global.screen_width,
-                                         y / global.screen_height);
-            this.uiGroup.scale_x = this.uiGroup.scale_y = 0.75;
-            this.uiGroup.opacity = 0;
+            this.sessionGroup.set_pivot_point(x / global.screen_width,
+                                              y / global.screen_height);
+            this.sessionGroup.scale_x = this.sessionGroup.scale_y = 0.75;
+            this.sessionGroup.opacity = 0;
             global.window_group.set_clip(monitor.x, monitor.y, monitor.width, monitor.height);
         }
 
@@ -639,7 +651,7 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _startupAnimationGreeter: function() {
-        Tweener.addTween(this.panelBox,
+        Tweener.addTween(this.panelGroup,
                          { translation_y: 0,
                            time: STARTUP_ANIMATION_TIME,
                            transition: 'easeOutQuad',
@@ -648,7 +660,7 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _startupAnimationSession: function() {
-        Tweener.addTween(this.uiGroup,
+        Tweener.addTween(this.sessionGroup,
                          { scale_x: 1,
                            scale_y: 1,
                            opacity: 255,
@@ -659,16 +671,9 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _startupAnimationComplete: function() {
-        // At this point, the UI group is covering everything, so
-        // we no longer need to clear the stage
-        global.stage.no_clear_hint = true;
-
         this._coverPane.destroy();
         this._coverPane = null;
 
-        this._systemBackground.actor.destroy();
-        this._systemBackground = null;
-
         this._startingUp = false;
 
         this.trayBox.show();
@@ -758,9 +763,9 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     // monitor (it will be hidden whenever a fullscreen window is visible,
     // and shown otherwise)
     addChrome: function(actor, params) {
-        this.uiGroup.add_actor(actor);
-        if (this.uiGroup.contains(global.top_window_group))
-            this.uiGroup.set_child_below_sibling(actor, global.top_window_group);
+        this.sessionGroup.add_actor(actor);
+        if (this.sessionGroup.contains(global.top_window_group))
+            this.sessionGroup.set_child_below_sibling(actor, global.top_window_group);
         this._trackActor(actor, params);
     },
 
@@ -811,7 +816,7 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     //
     // Removes @actor from the chrome
     removeChrome: function(actor) {
-        this.uiGroup.remove_actor(actor);
+        this.sessionGroup.remove_actor(actor);
         this._untrackActor(actor);
     },
 
@@ -859,9 +864,6 @@ const LayoutManager = new Lang.Class({
     _updateVisibility: function() {
         let windowsVisible = Main.sessionMode.hasWindows && !this._inOverview;
 
-        global.window_group.visible = windowsVisible;
-        global.top_window_group.visible = windowsVisible;
-
         for (let i = 0; i < this._trackedActors.length; i++) {
             let actorData = this._trackedActors[i], visible;
             if (!actorData.trackFullscreen)
@@ -1080,9 +1082,9 @@ const HotCorner = new Lang.Class({
         this._ripple2 = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'ripple-box', opacity: 0, visible: false });
         this._ripple3 = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'ripple-box', opacity: 0, visible: false });
 
-        layoutManager.uiGroup.add_actor(this._ripple1);
-        layoutManager.uiGroup.add_actor(this._ripple2);
-        layoutManager.uiGroup.add_actor(this._ripple3);
+        layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this._ripple1);
+        layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this._ripple2);
+        layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this._ripple3);
     },
 
     setBarrierSize: function(size) {

js/ui/lookingGlass.js

@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ const Inspector = new Lang.Class({
         let container = new Shell.GenericContainer({ width: 0,
                                                      height: 0 });
         container.connect('allocate', Lang.bind(this, this._allocate));
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(container);
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(container);
 
         let eventHandler = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'LookingGlassDialog',
                                               vertical: false,
@@ -801,16 +801,14 @@ const LookingGlass = new Lang.Class({
         this._updateFont();
 
         // We want it to appear to slide out from underneath the panel
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
-        Main.uiGroup.set_child_below_sibling(this.actor,
-                                             Main.layoutManager.panelBox);
-        Main.layoutManager.panelBox.connect('allocation-changed',
-                                            Lang.bind(this, this._queueResize));
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.panelGroup.connect('allocation-changed',
+                                              Lang.bind(this, this._queueResize));
         Main.layoutManager.keyboardBox.connect('allocation-changed',
                                                Lang.bind(this, this._queueResize));
 
         this._objInspector = new ObjInspector(this);
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._objInspector.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this._objInspector.actor);
         this._objInspector.actor.hide();
 
         let toolbar = new St.BoxLayout({ name: 'Toolbar' });
@@ -1037,7 +1035,7 @@ const LookingGlass = new Lang.Class({
         let availableHeight = primary.height - Main.layoutManager.keyboardBox.height;
         let myHeight = Math.min(primary.height * 0.7, availableHeight * 0.9);
         this.actor.x = primary.x + (primary.width - myWidth) / 2;
-        this._hiddenY = primary.y + Main.layoutManager.panelBox.height - myHeight - 4; // -4 to hide the top corners
+        this._hiddenY = primary.y + Main.layoutManager.panelGroup.height - myHeight - 4; // -4 to hide the top corners
         this._targetY = this._hiddenY + myHeight;
         this.actor.y = this._hiddenY;
         this.actor.width = myWidth;

js/ui/magnifier.js

@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ const ZoomRegion = new Lang.Class({
 
         // Clone the group that contains all of UI on the screen.  This is the
         // chrome, the windows, etc.
-        this._uiGroupClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: Main.uiGroup });
+        this._uiGroupClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: Main.layoutManager.uiGroup });
         mainGroup.add_actor(this._uiGroupClone);
 
         // Add either the given mouseSourceActor to the ZoomRegion, or a clone of

js/ui/main.js

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ let screencastService = null;
 let modalCount = 0;
 let keybindingMode = Shell.KeyBindingMode.NONE;
 let modalActorFocusStack = [];
-let uiGroup = null;
 let magnifier = null;
 let xdndHandler = null;
 let keyboard = null;
@@ -150,11 +149,6 @@ function _initializeUI() {
     // Setup the stage hierarchy early
     layoutManager = new Layout.LayoutManager();
 
-    // Various parts of the codebase still refers to Main.uiGroup
-    // instead using the layoutManager.  This keeps that code
-    // working until it's updated.
-    uiGroup = layoutManager.uiGroup;
-
     screencastService = new Screencast.ScreencastService();
     xdndHandler = new XdndHandler.XdndHandler();
     ctrlAltTabManager = new CtrlAltTab.CtrlAltTabManager();
@@ -172,6 +166,19 @@ function _initializeUI() {
     windowAttentionHandler = new WindowAttentionHandler.WindowAttentionHandler();
     componentManager = new Components.ComponentManager();
 
+    if (sessionMode.isGreeter && screenShield) {
+        layoutManager.connect('startup-prepared', function() {
+            screenShield.showDialog();
+        });
+    }
+
+    layoutManager.connect('startup-complete', function() {
+        if (keybindingMode == Shell.KeyBindingMode.NONE)
+            keybindingMode = Shell.KeyBindingMode.NORMAL;
+        if (screenShield)
+            screenShield.lockIfWasLocked();
+    });
+
     layoutManager.init();
     overview.init();
 
@@ -202,21 +209,6 @@ function _initializeUI() {
 
     ExtensionDownloader.init();
     ExtensionSystem.init();
-
-    if (sessionMode.isGreeter && screenShield) {
-        layoutManager.connect('startup-prepared', function() {
-            screenShield.showDialog();
-        });
-    }
-
-    layoutManager.connect('startup-complete', function() {
-                              if (keybindingMode == Shell.KeyBindingMode.NONE) {
-                                  keybindingMode = Shell.KeyBindingMode.NORMAL;
-                              }
-                              if (screenShield) {
-                                  screenShield.lockIfWasLocked();
-                              }
-                          });
 }
 
 function _loadDefaultStylesheet() {

js/ui/messageTray.js

@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ const MessageTrayMenu = new Lang.Class({
         this._accountManager.prepare_async(null, Lang.bind(this, this._onIMPresenceChanged));
 
         this.actor.hide();
-        Main.layoutManager.addChrome(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.menuGroup.add_child(this.actor);
 
         this._busyItem = new PopupMenu.PopupSwitchMenuItem(_("Notifications"));
         this._busyItem.connect('toggled', Lang.bind(this, this._updatePresence));
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
         let cloneSource = Main.overview.visible ? Main.layoutManager.overviewGroup : global.window_group;
         this._desktopClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: cloneSource,
                                                  clip: new Clutter.Geometry(this._bottomMonitorGeometry) });
-        Main.uiGroup.insert_child_above(this._desktopClone, cloneSource);
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.insert_child_above(this._desktopClone, cloneSource);
         this._desktopClone.x = 0;
         this._desktopClone.y = 0;
         this._desktopClone.show();

js/ui/modalDialog.js

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const ModalDialog = new Lang.Class({
     _init: function(params) {
         params = Params.parse(params, { shellReactive: false,
                                         styleClass: null,
-                                        parentActor: Main.uiGroup,
+                                        parentActor: Main.layoutManager.dialogGroup,
                                         keybindingMode: Shell.KeyBindingMode.SYSTEM_MODAL,
                                         shouldFadeIn: true,
                                         destroyOnClose: true });

js/ui/osdWindow.js

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const OsdWindow = new Lang.Class({
                                    Lang.bind(this, this._monitorsChanged));
         this._monitorsChanged();
 
-        Main.uiGroup.add_child(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.osdGroup.add_child(this.actor);
     },
 
     setIcon: function(icon) {

js/ui/overview.js

@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
         this.animationInProgress = true;
         this.visibleTarget = false;
 
-        this.viewSelector.zoomFromOverview();
+        this.viewSelector.leaveOverview();
 
         // Make other elements fade out.
         Tweener.addTween(this._stack,

js/ui/panel.js

@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ const Panel = new Lang.Class({
             this.actor.remove_style_pseudo_class('overview');
         }));
 
-        Main.layoutManager.panelBox.add(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.panelGroup.add_child(this.actor);
         Main.ctrlAltTabManager.addGroup(this.actor, _("Top Bar"), 'emblem-system-symbolic',
                                         { sortGroup: CtrlAltTab.SortGroup.TOP });
 

js/ui/panelMenu.js

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const Button = new Lang.Class({
             this.menu.connect('open-state-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._onOpenStateChanged));
             this.menu.actor.connect('key-press-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onMenuKeyPress));
 
-            Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this.menu.actor);
+            Main.layoutManager.menuGroup.add_child(this.menu.actor);
             this.menu.actor.hide();
         }
     },

js/ui/screenShield.js

@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'ScreenShield',
 
     _init: function() {
-        this.actor = Main.layoutManager.screenShieldGroup;
-
         this._lockScreenState = MessageTray.State.HIDDEN;
         this._lockScreenGroup = new St.Widget({ x_expand: true,
                                                 y_expand: true,
@@ -466,6 +464,7 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
                                                 name: 'lockScreenGroup',
                                                 visible: false,
                                               });
+
         this._lockScreenGroup.connect('key-press-event',
                                       Lang.bind(this, this._onLockScreenKeyPress));
         this._lockScreenGroup.connect('scroll-event',
@@ -516,10 +515,9 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
                                                 reactive: true,
                                                 pivot_point: new Clutter.Point({ x: 0.5, y: 0.5 }),
                                                 name: 'lockDialogGroup' });
+        Main.layoutManager.systemGroup.add_child(this._lockDialogGroup);
 
-        this.actor.add_actor(this._lockDialogGroup);
-        this.actor.add_actor(this._lockScreenGroup);
-
+        Main.layoutManager.screenShieldGroup.add_child(this._lockScreenGroup);
         this._presence = new GnomeSession.Presence(Lang.bind(this, function(proxy, error) {
             if (error) {
                 logError(error, 'Error while reading gnome-session presence');
@@ -577,19 +575,27 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
         // The "long" lightbox is used for the longer (20 seconds) fade from session
         // to idle status, the "short" is used for quickly fading to black when locking
         // manually
-        this._longLightbox = new Lightbox.Lightbox(Main.uiGroup,
+        this._longLightbox = new Lightbox.Lightbox(Main.layoutManager.overlayGroup,
                                                    { inhibitEvents: true,
                                                      fadeFactor: 1 });
         this._longLightbox.connect('shown', Lang.bind(this, this._onLongLightboxShown));
-        this._shortLightbox = new Lightbox.Lightbox(Main.uiGroup,
+        this._shortLightbox = new Lightbox.Lightbox(Main.layoutManager.overlayGroup,
                                                     { inhibitEvents: true,
                                                       fadeFactor: 1 });
         this._shortLightbox.connect('shown', Lang.bind(this, this._onShortLightboxShown));
 
+        Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._monitorsChanged));
+        this._monitorsChanged();
+
         this.idleMonitor = Meta.IdleMonitor.get_core();
         this._cursorTracker = Meta.CursorTracker.get_for_screen(global.screen);
     },
 
+    _monitorsChanged: function() {
+        this._longLightbox.actor.set_size(global.screen_width, global.screen_height);
+        this._shortLightbox.actor.set_size(global.screen_width, global.screen_height);
+    },
+
     _createBackground: function(monitorIndex) {
         let monitor = Main.layoutManager.monitors[monitorIndex];
         let widget = new St.Widget({ style_class: 'screen-shield-background',
@@ -647,14 +653,14 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
         if (this._isModal)
             return true;
 
-        this._isModal = Main.pushModal(this.actor, { keybindingMode: Shell.KeyBindingMode.LOCK_SCREEN });
+        this._isModal = Main.pushModal(this._lockDialogGroup, { keybindingMode: Shell.KeyBindingMode.LOCK_SCREEN });
         if (this._isModal)
             return true;
 
         // We failed to get a pointer grab, it means that
         // something else has it. Try with a keyboard grab only
-        this._isModal = Main.pushModal(this.actor, { options: Meta.ModalOptions.POINTER_ALREADY_GRABBED,
-                                                     keybindingMode: Shell.KeyBindingMode.LOCK_SCREEN });
+        this._isModal = Main.pushModal(this._lockDialogGroup, { options: Meta.ModalOptions.POINTER_ALREADY_GRABBED,
+                                                                keybindingMode: Shell.KeyBindingMode.LOCK_SCREEN });
         return this._isModal;
     },
 
@@ -912,7 +918,7 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
             return false;
         }));
 
-        this.actor.show();
+        this._lockDialogGroup.show();
         this._isGreeter = Main.sessionMode.isGreeter;
         this._isLocked = true;
         if (this._ensureUnlockDialog(true, true))
@@ -1002,6 +1008,7 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
             return;
 
         this._ensureLockScreen();
+        this._lockDialogGroup.hide();
         this._lockDialogGroup.scale_x = 1;
         this._lockDialogGroup.scale_y = 1;
 
@@ -1100,8 +1107,10 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
         }));
         this._cursorTracker.set_pointer_visible(false);
 
-        this._lockScreenState = MessageTray.State.SHOWN;
+        this._lockDialogGroup.show();
         this._lockScreenGroup.fixed_position_set = false;
+        this._lockScreenState = MessageTray.State.SHOWN;
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.hide();
         this._lockScreenScrollCounter = 0;
 
         if (params.fadeToBlack && params.animateFade) {
@@ -1224,10 +1233,11 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
             this._dialog.popModal();
 
         if (this._isModal) {
-            Main.popModal(this.actor);
+            Main.popModal(this._lockDialogGroup);
             this._isModal = false;
         }
 
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.show();
         Tweener.addTween(this._lockDialogGroup, {
             scale_x: 0,
             scale_y: 0,
@@ -1246,7 +1256,7 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._longLightbox.hide();
         this._shortLightbox.hide();
-        this.actor.hide();
+        this._lockScreenGroup.hide();
 
         if (this._becameActiveId != 0) {
             this.idleMonitor.remove_watch(this._becameActiveId);
@@ -1270,7 +1280,7 @@ const ScreenShield = new Lang.Class({
         if (this._activationTime == 0)
             this._activationTime = GLib.get_monotonic_time();
 
-        this.actor.show();
+        this._lockScreenGroup.show();
 
         if (Main.sessionMode.currentMode != 'unlock-dialog' &&
             Main.sessionMode.currentMode != 'lock-screen') {

js/ui/screenshot.js

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ const SelectArea = new Lang.Class({
                                       reactive: true,
                                       x: 0,
                                       y: 0 });
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._group);
+        Main.layoutManager.osdGroup.add_actor(this._group);
 
         this._group.connect('button-press-event',
                             Lang.bind(this, this._onButtonPress));
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ const Flashspot = new Lang.Class({
     Extends: Lightbox.Lightbox,
 
     _init: function(area) {
-        this.parent(Main.uiGroup, { inhibitEvents: true,
-                                    width: area.width,
-                                    height: area.height });
+        this.parent(Main.layoutManager.osdGroup, { inhibitEvents: true,
+                                                   width: area.width,
+                                                   height: area.height });
 
         this.actor.style_class = 'flashspot';
         this.actor.set_position(area.x, area.y);

js/ui/shellEntry.js

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const EntryMenu = new Lang.Class({
 
         this._passwordItem = null;
 
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.menuGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
         this.actor.hide();
     },
 

js/ui/switcherPopup.js

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const SwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
         this.actor.connect('allocate', Lang.bind(this, this._allocate));
         this.actor.connect('destroy', Lang.bind(this, this._onDestroy));
 
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.switcherPopupGroup.add_child(this.actor);
 
         this._haveModal = false;
         this._modifierMask = 0;

js/ui/viewSelector.js

@@ -118,13 +118,11 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         this._stageKeyPressId = 0;
         Main.overview.connect('showing', Lang.bind(this,
             function () {
-                this._resetShowAppsButton();
                 this._stageKeyPressId = global.stage.connect('key-press-event',
                                                              Lang.bind(this, this._onStageKeyPress));
             }));
         Main.overview.connect('hiding', Lang.bind(this,
             function () {
-                this._resetShowAppsButton();
                 if (this._stageKeyPressId != 0) {
                     global.stage.disconnect(this._stageKeyPressId);
                     this._stageKeyPressId = 0;
@@ -160,19 +158,26 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
     show: function() {
         this.reset();
 
+        this._showAppsBlocked = true;
+        this._showAppsButton.checked = false;
+        this._showAppsBlocked = false;
+
+        this._workspacesPage.opacity = 255;
         this._workspacesDisplay.show();
         this._activePage = null;
-        this._showPage(this._workspacesPage);
+        this._syncActivePage();
 
         if (!this._workspacesDisplay.activeWorkspaceHasMaximizedWindows())
             Main.overview.fadeOutDesktop();
     },
 
-    zoomFromOverview: function() {
-        this._workspacesDisplay.zoomFromOverview();
-
+    leaveOverview: function() {
         if (!this._workspacesDisplay.activeWorkspaceHasMaximizedWindows())
             Main.overview.fadeInDesktop();
+
+        // If we're not on the windows page, don't zoom back the primary monitor.
+        let zoomPrimary = (this._activePage == this._workspacesPage);
+        this._workspacesDisplay.leaveOverview(zoomPrimary);
     },
 
     setWorkspacesFullGeometry: function(geom) {
@@ -181,6 +186,9 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
 
     hide: function() {
         this._workspacesDisplay.hide();
+        if (this._activePage)
+            this._activePage.hide();
+        this._activePage = null;
     },
 
     _addPage: function(actor, name, a11yIcon, params) {
@@ -215,13 +223,13 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         this._activePage.navigate_focus(null, Gtk.DirectionType.TAB_FORWARD, false);
         this._activePage.show();
         Tweener.addTween(this._activePage,
-            { opacity: 255,
-              time: OverviewControls.SIDE_CONTROLS_ANIMATION_TIME,
-              transition: 'easeOutQuad'
-            });
+                         { opacity: 255,
+                           time: OverviewControls.SIDE_CONTROLS_ANIMATION_TIME,
+                           transition: 'easeOutQuad'
+                         });
     },
 
-    _showPage: function(page, noFade) {
+    _setActivePage: function(page) {
         if (page == this._activePage)
             return;
 
@@ -229,7 +237,7 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         this._activePage = page;
         this.emit('page-changed');
 
-        if (oldPage && !noFade)
+        if (oldPage)
             Tweener.addTween(oldPage,
                              { opacity: 0,
                                time: OverviewControls.SIDE_CONTROLS_ANIMATION_TIME,
@@ -248,20 +256,25 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         page.navigate_focus(null, Gtk.DirectionType.TAB_FORWARD, false);
     },
 
-    _onShowAppsButtonToggled: function() {
-        if (this._showAppsBlocked)
-            return;
-
-        this._showPage(this._showAppsButton.checked ?
-                       this._appsPage : this._workspacesPage);
+    _getActivePage: function() {
+        if (this._searchActive)
+            return this._searchPage;
+        else if (this._showAppsButton.checked)
+            return this._appsPage;
+        else
+            return this._workspacesPage;
     },
 
-    _resetShowAppsButton: function() {
-        this._showAppsBlocked = true;
-        this._showAppsButton.checked = false;
-        this._showAppsBlocked = false;
+    _syncActivePage: function() {
+        let activePage = this._getActivePage();
+        if (activePage == this._activePage)
+            return;
+        this._setActivePage(activePage);
+    },
 
-        this._showPage(this._workspacesPage, true);
+    _onShowAppsButtonToggled: function() {
+        if (!this._showAppsBlocked)
+            this._syncActivePage();
     },
 
     _onStageKeyPress: function(actor, event) {
@@ -287,20 +300,6 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         return Clutter.EVENT_PROPAGATE;
     },
 
-    _searchCancelled: function() {
-        this._showPage(this._showAppsButton.checked ? this._appsPage
-                                                    : this._workspacesPage);
-
-        // Leave the entry focused when it doesn't have any text;
-        // when replacing a selected search term, Clutter emits
-        // two 'text-changed' signals, one for deleting the previous
-        // text and one for the new one - the second one is handled
-        // incorrectly when we remove focus
-        // (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=636341) */
-        if (this._text.text != '')
-            this.reset();
-    },
-
     reset: function () {
         global.stage.set_key_focus(null);
 
@@ -391,8 +390,18 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
             }
 
             this._entry.set_secondary_icon(null);
-            this._searchCancelled();
+
+            // Leave the entry focused when it doesn't have any text;
+            // when replacing a selected search term, Clutter emits
+            // two 'text-changed' signals, one for deleting the previous
+            // text and one for the new one - the second one is handled
+            // incorrectly when we remove focus
+            // (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=636341) */
+            if (this._text.text != '')
+                this.reset();
         }
+
+        this._syncActivePage();
     },
 
     _onKeyPress: function(entry, event) {
@@ -459,9 +468,7 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
         this._searchTimeoutId = 0;
 
         let terms = getTermsForSearchString(this._entry.get_text());
-
         this._searchResults.setTerms(terms);
-        this._showPage(this._searchPage);
 
         return GLib.SOURCE_REMOVE;
     },

js/ui/workspace.js

@@ -1521,34 +1521,39 @@ const Workspace = new Lang.Class({
         this._recalculateWindowPositions(WindowPositionFlags.ANIMATE | WindowPositionFlags.INITIAL);
     },
 
-    // Animates the return from Overview mode
-    zoomFromOverview : function() {
+    _leavingOverview: function() {
         let currentWorkspace = global.screen.get_active_workspace();
+        if (this.metaWorkspace != null && this.metaWorkspace != currentWorkspace)
+            return false;
 
         this.leavingOverview = true;
+        this._overviewHiddenId = Main.overview.connect('hidden', Lang.bind(this,
+                                                                           this._doneLeavingOverview));
 
         for (let i = 0; i < this._windows.length; i++) {
             let clone = this._windows[i];
             Tweener.removeTweens(clone.actor);
+
+            let overlay = this._windowOverlays[i];
+            if (overlay)
+                overlay.hide();
         }
 
         if (this._repositionWindowsId > 0) {
             Mainloop.source_remove(this._repositionWindowsId);
             this._repositionWindowsId = 0;
         }
-        this._overviewHiddenId = Main.overview.connect('hidden', Lang.bind(this,
-                                                                           this._doneLeavingOverview));
 
-        if (this.metaWorkspace != null && this.metaWorkspace != currentWorkspace)
+        return true;
+    },
+
+    // Animates the return from Overview mode
+    zoomFromOverview : function() {
+        if (!this._leavingOverview())
             return;
 
-        // Position and scale the windows.
         for (let i = 0; i < this._windows.length; i++) {
             let clone = this._windows[i];
-            let overlay = this._windowOverlays[i];
-
-            if (overlay)
-                overlay.hide();
 
             if (clone.metaWindow.showing_on_its_workspace()) {
                 let [origX, origY] = clone.getOriginalPosition();
@@ -1575,6 +1580,31 @@ const Workspace = new Lang.Class({
         }
     },
 
+    fadeFromOverview: function() {
+        if (!this._leavingOverview())
+            return;
+
+        for (let i = 0; i < this._windows.length; i++) {
+            let clone = this._windows[i];
+
+            if (clone.metaWindow.showing_on_its_workspace()) {
+                clone.actor.x = clone.origX;
+                clone.actor.y = clone.origY;
+                clone.actor.scale_x = 1.0;
+                clone.actor.scale_y = 1.0;
+                clone.actor.opacity = 0;
+
+                Tweener.addTween(clone.actor,
+                                 { opacity: 255,
+                                   time: Overview.ANIMATION_TIME,
+                                   transition: 'easeOutQuad'
+                                 });
+            } else {
+                clone.actor.hide();
+            }
+        }
+    },
+
     destroy : function() {
         this.actor.destroy();
     },

js/ui/workspaceSwitcherPopup.js

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const WorkspaceSwitcherPopup = new Lang.Class({
                                      width: global.screen_width,
                                      height: global.screen_height,
                                      style_class: 'workspace-switcher-group' });
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this.actor);
+        Main.layoutManager.osdGroup.add_child(this.actor);
 
         this._container = new St.BoxLayout({ style_class: 'workspace-switcher-container' });
         this._list = new Shell.GenericContainer({ style_class: 'workspace-switcher' });

js/ui/workspacesView.js

@@ -145,11 +145,22 @@ const WorkspacesView = new Lang.Class({
         this._updateWorkspaceActors(false);
     },
 
-    zoomFromOverview: function() {
+    _leaveOverview: function() {
         this.actor.remove_clip();
+    },
 
-        for (let w = 0; w < this._workspaces.length; w++)
-            this._workspaces[w].zoomFromOverview();
+    zoomFromOverview: function() {
+        this._leaveOverview();
+        this._workspaces.forEach(function(w) {
+            w.zoomFromOverview();
+        });
+    },
+
+    fadeFromOverview: function() {
+        this._leaveOverview();
+        this._workspaces.forEach(function(w) {
+            w.fadeFromOverview();
+        });
     },
 
     syncStacking: function(stackIndices) {
@@ -365,6 +376,10 @@ const ExtraWorkspaceView = new Lang.Class({
         this._workspace.zoomFromOverview();
     },
 
+    fadeFromOverview: function() {
+        this._workspace.fadeFromOverview();
+    },
+
     syncStacking: function(stackIndices) {
         this._workspace.syncStacking(stackIndices);
     },
@@ -466,9 +481,18 @@ const WorkspacesDisplay = new Lang.Class({
             this._scrollEventId = Main.overview.connect('scroll-event', Lang.bind(this, this._onScrollEvent));
     },
 
-    zoomFromOverview: function() {
-        for (let i = 0; i < this._workspacesViews.length; i++)
-            this._workspacesViews[i].zoomFromOverview();
+    leaveOverview: function(zoomPrimary) {
+        for (let i = 0; i < this._workspacesViews.length; i++) {
+            let view = this._workspacesViews[i];
+            if (i == this._primaryIndex) {
+                if (zoomPrimary)
+                    view.zoomFromOverview();
+                else
+                    view.fadeFromOverview();
+            } else {
+                view.zoomFromOverview();
+            }
+        }
     },
 
     hide: function() {

js/ui/xdndHandler.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const XdndHandler = new Lang.Class({
 
         // Used as a drag actor in case we don't have a cursor window clone
         this._dummy = new Clutter.Actor({ width: 1, height: 1, opacity: 0 });
-        Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._dummy);
+        Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this._dummy);
         this._dummy.hide();
 
         if (!Meta.is_wayland_compositor())
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const XdndHandler = new Lang.Class({
                                                                    source: cursorWindow});
 
             this._cursorWindowClone = new Clutter.Clone({ source: cursorWindow });
-            Main.uiGroup.add_actor(this._cursorWindowClone);
+            Main.layoutManager.sessionGroup.add_actor(this._cursorWindowClone);
 
             // Make sure that the clone has the same position as the source
             this._cursorWindowClone.add_constraint(constraint_position);