internal: allow opening empty special workspaces

Fixes point 2 of #2596

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp b/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
index eddd2143..09149ec8 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Workspace.cpp
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ void CWorkspace::startAnim(bool in, bool left, bool instant) {
             try {
                 auto percstr = ANIMSTYLE.substr(ANIMSTYLE.find_last_of(' ') + 1);
                 movePerc     = std::stoi(percstr.substr(0, percstr.length() - 1));
-            } catch (std::exception& e) {
-                Debug::log(ERR, "Error in startAnim: invalid percentage");
-            }
+            } catch (std::exception& e) { Debug::log(ERR, "Error in startAnim: invalid percentage"); }
         }
 
         m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(1.f);
@@ -133,6 +131,17 @@ void CWorkspace::startAnim(bool in, bool left, bool instant) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (m_bIsSpecialWorkspace) {
+        // required for open/close animations
+        if (in) {
+            m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(0.f);
+            m_fAlpha = 1.f;
+        } else {
+            m_fAlpha.setValueAndWarp(1.f);
+            m_fAlpha = 0.f;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (instant) {
         m_vRenderOffset.warp();
         m_fAlpha.warp();