layout improvements

src/lib/stores/player.ts

@@ -254,8 +254,9 @@ export const mergedVolume = derived(
  * Should show audio miniplayer - state machine gated
  * Only true when:
  * 1. In remote mode with an active session playing media, OR
- * 2. Player is in playing or paused state (not idle, loading, error)
- *    AND current media is audio (not video: Movie or Episode)
+ * 2. There is an audio item loaded/queued and we are not in a genuine
+ *    stopped state. The bar stays visible through transient idle/loading/
+ *    seeking blips so it never flickers while advancing between tracks.
  */
 export const shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer = derived(
   [player, currentMedia, currentQueueItem, isRemoteMode, selectedSession],
@@ -265,14 +266,6 @@ export const shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer = derived(
       return true;
     }
 
-    // Local mode: hide only when there is genuinely nothing loaded
-    // (idle/stopped/error). Keep showing through loading/seeking transitions
-    // so the mini player doesn't blink out when advancing between tracks.
-    const state = $player.state;
-    if (state.kind === "idle" || state.kind === "error") {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     // Determine media type from the player state, falling back to the queue
     // item (the player store can momentarily lack media during transitions).
     const mediaType = $media?.type ?? $queueItem?.type;
@@ -280,7 +273,18 @@ export const shouldShowAudioMiniPlayer = derived(
       return false;
     }
 
-    // Show for audio content
+    const state = $player.state;
+
+    // A genuine stop clears the queue too, so when the player reports
+    // idle/error we only hide if there is also no queue item to fall back to.
+    // This keeps the bar visible through a transient idle/stopped blip emitted
+    // mid-transition (e.g. sleep-timer churn or a stop-then-load track change),
+    // while still hiding once playback has truly ended and the queue is empty.
+    if (state.kind === "idle" || state.kind === "error") {
+      return $queueItem != null;
+    }
+
+    // playing / paused / loading / seeking — audio is active, show the bar.
     return true;
   }
 );