From 7d8021ca091e5b2374a7303d5897adceb4936443 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gramps <gramps@llamachile.shop>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:45:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(dock): master strip on top, against the preview
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During a live session attention sits on the preview, so the master sound bar belongs as close to it
as possible — master row first, the four bays below. Collapsed mode is unchanged: 36px is the
master strip on its own, so it stays exactly where the eye already is.
---
 Controls/AudioDock.xaml | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Controls/AudioDock.xaml b/Controls/AudioDock.xaml
index 561d92b..98011b8 100644
--- a/Controls/AudioDock.xaml
+++ b/Controls/AudioDock.xaml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
             BorderBrush="{StaticResource Brush.Outline}" BorderThickness="0,1,0,0">
         <Grid>
             <Grid.RowDefinitions>
-                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+                <!-- Master FIRST: during a live session attention is on the preview, so the
+                     master strip sits against it and the bays hang below (creator, 2026-10-30). -->
                 <RowDefinition Height="36"/>
+                <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
             </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
             <!-- Four bays: MIC | GAME | TRAX | SYNC. Filled in by the bay units. -->
-            <Grid x:Name="Bays" Grid.Row="0" Margin="8,6,8,0">
+            <Grid x:Name="Bays" Grid.Row="1" Margin="8,4,8,6">
                 <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
                     <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@
             </Grid>
 
             <!-- Master strip: always visible, even collapsed — it is the telemetry line. -->
-            <Border x:Name="MasterStrip" Grid.Row="1" Background="{StaticResource Brush.SurfaceContainerLowest}" Padding="12,0">
+            <Border x:Name="MasterStrip" Grid.Row="0" Background="{StaticResource Brush.SurfaceContainerLowest}" Padding="12,0">
                 <DockPanel VerticalAlignment="Center">
                     <TextBlock DockPanel.Dock="Left" Text="MASTER" FontSize="10" FontWeight="SemiBold"
                                Foreground="{StaticResource Brush.OnSurfaceVariant}" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>