From 73059dec1e990f47b7bcca065896be2df875b0f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kleinc <kleinc@stud.ntnu.no>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:21:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(#48): :recycle: Remove unecessary code, make
 annotations always visble when pressing "add a location"

---
 src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.js | 12 ++++++++++++
 src/potreeViewer.js                      |  3 ---
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.js b/src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.js
index 170bd58..684094d 100644
--- a/src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.js
+++ b/src/AnnotationControl/annotationPanel.js
@@ -988,6 +988,18 @@ export function initAnnotationsPanel(viewer) {
           annotationHeader.nextElementSibling.style.display = ''
         }
       }
+      // Ensure annotation labels are shown when starting to add a location.
+      // The "Show" button will be shown as active and reveals Potree's annotation container.
+      try {
+        const showBtn = document.getElementById('showLabelsBtn')
+        const hideBtn = document.getElementById('hideLabelsBtn')
+        if (showBtn) showBtn.classList.add('active')
+        if (hideBtn) hideBtn.classList.remove('active')
+        const cont = document.getElementById('potree_annotation_container')
+        if (cont) cont.style.display = ''
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.warn('Could not enable annotation labels on add', e)
+      }
       // Capture current camera view (position) at the moment the user clicks Add
       let camPos = null
       try {
diff --git a/src/potreeViewer.js b/src/potreeViewer.js
index 0b13435..5479902 100644
--- a/src/potreeViewer.js
+++ b/src/potreeViewer.js
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ export async function createPotreeViewer(
 
   viewer.loadGUI(() => {
     viewer.setLanguage('en')
-    $('#menu_appearance').next().hide()
-    $('#menu_tools').next().hide()
-    $('#menu_scene').next().hide()
     $('#menu_filters').remove()
     viewer.toggleSidebar()