From 46338cf8c4b0870a26c9126f6cf2ba656c70b054 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hermes <hermes@niklashmotion.art>
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:55:48 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix:=20remove=20parent=3DmainQtWindow=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20makes=20widget=20a=20child,=20not=20a=20standalone?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20window=20(causes=20black-bar=20corruption)?=
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---
 toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf b/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf
index ef8e905..4855ca4 100644
--- a/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf
+++ b/toolbar/hermes_bridge.shelf
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ class HermesBridgeWindow(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         QtCore.QTimer.singleShot(2000,
             lambda: self.btn_copy.setText("Copy"))
 
-# ── Per SideFX docs: parent to main window to keep alive ──
-win = HermesBridgeWindow(hou.ui.mainQtWindow())
+# ── Store on hou.session to prevent GC (per SideFX docs) ──
+win = HermesBridgeWindow()
+hou.session.hermes_bridge_win = win
 win.show()
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   </tool>