From cf3fe70f1f245c82a7b1adab6a42d92205d692be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kelsi <kelsihates2fa@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:04:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: hide window on shutdown to prevent OS force-close dialog

SDL_HideWindow immediately on shutdown so the OS doesn't show a
"not responding" dialog during the slow cleanup process.
---
 src/core/application.cpp | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 76556a6e..22e93abc 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -576,6 +576,12 @@ void Application::run() {
 void Application::shutdown() {
     LOG_WARNING("Shutting down application...");
 
+    // Hide the window immediately so the OS doesn't think the app is frozen
+    // during the (potentially slow) resource cleanup below.
+    if (window && window->getSDLWindow()) {
+        SDL_HideWindow(window->getSDLWindow());
+    }
+
     // Stop background world preloader before destroying AssetManager
     cancelWorldPreload();