actual view trigger

Gaze/GazeApp.swift

@@ -37,18 +37,16 @@ struct GazeApp: App {
             CommandGroup(replacing: .newItem) { }
         }
         
-        // Menu bar extra (always present once onboarding is complete)
+        // Menu bar extra (always present)
         MenuBarExtra("Gaze", systemImage: "eye.fill") {
-            if let timerEngine = appDelegate.timerEngine {
+            MenuBarContentView(
-                MenuBarContentView(
+                timerEngine: appDelegate.timerEngine,
-                    timerEngine: timerEngine,
+                settingsManager: settingsManager,
-                    settingsManager: settingsManager,
+                onQuit: { NSApplication.shared.terminate(nil) },
-                    onQuit: { NSApplication.shared.terminate(nil) },
+                onOpenSettings: { appDelegate.openSettings() },
-                    onOpenSettings: { appDelegate.openSettings() },
+                onOpenSettingsTab: { tab in appDelegate.openSettings(tab: tab) },
-                    onOpenSettingsTab: { tab in appDelegate.openSettings(tab: tab) },
+                onOpenOnboarding: { appDelegate.openOnboarding() }
-                    onOpenOnboarding: { appDelegate.openOnboarding() }
+            )
-                )
-            }
         }
         .menuBarExtraStyle(.window)
     }

Gaze/Views/MenuBar/MenuBarContentView.swift

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct MenuBarHoverButtonStyle: ButtonStyle {
 }
 
 struct MenuBarContentView: View {
-    @ObservedObject var timerEngine: TimerEngine
+    var timerEngine: TimerEngine?
     @ObservedObject var settingsManager: SettingsManager
     @Environment(\.dismiss) private var dismiss
     var onQuit: () -> Void
@@ -53,6 +53,92 @@ struct MenuBarContentView: View {
     var onOpenOnboarding: () -> Void
 
     var body: some View {
+        if !settingsManager.settings.hasCompletedOnboarding {
+            // Simplified view when onboarding is not complete
+            onboardingIncompleteView
+        } else if let timerEngine = timerEngine {
+            // Full view when onboarding is complete and timers are running
+            fullMenuBarView(timerEngine: timerEngine)
+        } else {
+            // Fallback view
+            EmptyView()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private var onboardingIncompleteView: some View {
+        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
+            // Header
+            HStack {
+                Image(systemName: "eye.fill")
+                    .font(.title2)
+                    .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                Text("Gaze")
+                    .font(.title2)
+                    .fontWeight(.semibold)
+            }
+            .padding()
+
+            Divider()
+            
+            // Message
+            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
+                Text("Welcome to Gaze!")
+                    .font(.headline)
+                    .padding(.horizontal)
+                    .padding(.top, 16)
+                
+                Text("Please complete the onboarding to start using Gaze.")
+                    .font(.subheadline)
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+                    .padding(.horizontal)
+                    .padding(.bottom, 16)
+            }
+
+            Divider()
+
+            // Complete Onboarding Button
+            VStack(spacing: 4) {
+                Button(action: {
+                    onOpenOnboarding()
+                }) {
+                    HStack {
+                        Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill")
+                            .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                        Text("Complete Onboarding")
+                        Spacer()
+                    }
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 6)
+                }
+                .buttonStyle(MenuBarHoverButtonStyle())
+            }
+            .padding(.vertical, 8)
+            .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+
+            Divider()
+
+            // Quit
+            Button(action: onQuit) {
+                HStack {
+                    Image(systemName: "power")
+                        .foregroundColor(.red)
+                    Text("Quit Gaze")
+                    Spacer()
+                }
+                .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+                .padding(.vertical, 6)
+            }
+            .buttonStyle(MenuBarHoverButtonStyle())
+            .padding(.horizontal, 8)
+            .padding(.vertical, 8)
+        }
+        .frame(width: 300)
+        .onReceive(NotificationCenter.default.publisher(for: Notification.Name("CloseMenuBarPopover"))) { _ in
+            dismiss()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func fullMenuBarView(timerEngine: TimerEngine) -> some View {
         VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 0) {
             // Header
             HStack {
@@ -117,33 +203,16 @@ struct MenuBarContentView: View {
 
             // Controls
             VStack(spacing: 4) {
-                // Show "Complete Onboarding" button if not completed
-                if !settingsManager.settings.hasCompletedOnboarding {
-                    Button(action: {
-                        onOpenOnboarding()
-                    }) {
-                        HStack {
-                            Image(systemName: "checkmark.circle.fill")
-                                .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
-                            Text("Complete Onboarding")
-                            Spacer()
-                        }
-                        .padding(.horizontal, 8)
-                        .padding(.vertical, 6)
-                    }
-                    .buttonStyle(MenuBarHoverButtonStyle())
-                }
-                
                 Button(action: {
-                    if timerEngine.timerStates.values.first?.isPaused == true {
+                    if isPaused(timerEngine: timerEngine) {
                         timerEngine.resume()
                     } else {
                         timerEngine.pause()
                     }
                 }) {
                     HStack {
-                        Image(systemName: isPaused ? "play.circle" : "pause.circle")
+                        Image(systemName: isPaused(timerEngine: timerEngine) ? "play.circle" : "pause.circle")
-                        Text(isPaused ? "Resume All Timers" : "Pause All Timers")
+                        Text(isPaused(timerEngine: timerEngine) ? "Resume All Timers" : "Pause All Timers")
                         Spacer()
                     }
                     .padding(.horizontal, 8)
@@ -190,7 +259,7 @@ struct MenuBarContentView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    private var isPaused: Bool {
+    private func isPaused(timerEngine: TimerEngine) -> Bool {
         timerEngine.timerStates.values.first?.isPaused ?? false
     }
 }

Gaze/Views/Onboarding/BlinkSetupView.swift

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 //
 
 import SwiftUI
+import AppKit
 
 struct BlinkSetupView: View {
     @Binding var enabled: Bool
     @Binding var intervalMinutes: Int
+    @State private var previewWindowController: NSWindowController?
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -94,6 +96,20 @@ struct BlinkSetupView: View {
                     .font(.caption)
                     .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                 }
+                
+                // Preview button
+                Button(action: {
+                    showPreviewWindow()
+                }) {
+                    HStack {
+                        Image(systemName: "eye")
+                            .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                        Text("Preview Reminder")
+                            .font(.headline)
+                    }
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 44, alignment: .center)
+                }
+                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.accentColor).interactive(), in: .rect(cornerRadius: 10))
             }
 
             Spacer()
@@ -102,6 +118,36 @@ struct BlinkSetupView: View {
         .padding()
         .background(.clear)
     }
+    
+    private func showPreviewWindow() {
+        guard let screen = NSScreen.main else { return }
+        
+        let window = NSWindow(
+            contentRect: screen.frame,
+            styleMask: [.borderless, .fullSizeContentView],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: false
+        )
+        
+        window.level = .floating
+        window.isOpaque = false
+        window.backgroundColor = .clear
+        window.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary]
+        window.acceptsMouseMovedEvents = true
+        
+        let contentView = BlinkReminderView(sizePercentage: 15.0) { [weak window] in
+            window?.close()
+        }
+        
+        window.contentView = NSHostingView(rootView: contentView)
+        window.makeFirstResponder(window.contentView)
+        
+        let windowController = NSWindowController(window: window)
+        windowController.showWindow(nil)
+        window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        
+        previewWindowController = windowController
+    }
 }
 
 #Preview("Blink Setup - Enabled") {

Gaze/Views/Onboarding/LookAwaySetupView.swift

@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
 //
 
 import SwiftUI
+import AppKit
 
 #if os(iOS)
     import UIKit
-#else
-    import AppKit
 #endif
 
 struct LookAwaySetupView: View {
     @Binding var enabled: Bool
     @Binding var intervalMinutes: Int
     @Binding var countdownSeconds: Int
+    @State private var previewWindowController: NSWindowController?
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ struct LookAwaySetupView: View {
                     .font(.caption)
                     .foregroundColor(.secondary)
                 }
+                
+                // Preview button
+                Button(action: {
+                    showPreviewWindow()
+                }) {
+                    HStack {
+                        Image(systemName: "eye")
+                            .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
+                        Text("Preview Reminder")
+                            .font(.headline)
+                    }
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 44, alignment: .center)
+                }
+                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.accentColor).interactive(), in: .rect(cornerRadius: 10))
             }
 
             Spacer()
@@ -125,6 +139,36 @@ struct LookAwaySetupView: View {
         .padding()
         .background(.clear)
     }
+    
+    private func showPreviewWindow() {
+        guard let screen = NSScreen.main else { return }
+        
+        let window = NSWindow(
+            contentRect: screen.frame,
+            styleMask: [.borderless, .fullSizeContentView],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: false
+        )
+        
+        window.level = .floating
+        window.isOpaque = false
+        window.backgroundColor = .clear
+        window.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary]
+        window.acceptsMouseMovedEvents = true
+        
+        let contentView = LookAwayReminderView(countdownSeconds: countdownSeconds) { [weak window] in
+            window?.close()
+        }
+        
+        window.contentView = NSHostingView(rootView: contentView)
+        window.makeFirstResponder(window.contentView)
+        
+        let windowController = NSWindowController(window: window)
+        windowController.showWindow(nil)
+        window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        
+        previewWindowController = windowController
+    }
 }
 
 #Preview("Look Away Setup View") {

Gaze/Views/Onboarding/PostureSetupView.swift

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 //
 
 import SwiftUI
+import AppKit
 
 struct PostureSetupView: View {
     @Binding var enabled: Bool
     @Binding var intervalMinutes: Int
-    
+    @State private var previewWindowController: NSWindowController?
-    @State private var isPreviewShowing = false
 
     var body: some View {
         VStack(spacing: 0) {
@@ -99,26 +99,17 @@ struct PostureSetupView: View {
                 
                 // Preview button
                 Button(action: {
-                    isPreviewShowing = true
+                    showPreviewWindow()
                 }) {
                     HStack {
                         Image(systemName: "eye")
-                            .foregroundColor(.white)
+                            .foregroundColor(.accentColor)
                         Text("Preview Reminder")
-                            .foregroundColor(.white)
+                            .font(.headline)
                     }
-                    .padding(.horizontal, 20)
+                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, minHeight: 44, alignment: .center)
-                    .padding(.vertical, 10)
-                    .background(.blue)
-                    .cornerRadius(8)
-                }
-                .fullScreenCover(isPresented: $isPreviewShowing) {
-                    PostureReminderView(sizePercentage: 10.0, onDismiss: {
-                        isPreviewShowing = false
-                    })
-                    .frame(maxWidth: .infinity, maxHeight: .infinity)
-                    .background(.black.opacity(0.85))
                 }
+                .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.accentColor).interactive(), in: .rect(cornerRadius: 10))
             }
 
             Spacer()
@@ -127,6 +118,36 @@ struct PostureSetupView: View {
         .padding()
         .background(.clear)
     }
+    
+    private func showPreviewWindow() {
+        guard let screen = NSScreen.main else { return }
+        
+        let window = NSWindow(
+            contentRect: screen.frame,
+            styleMask: [.borderless, .fullSizeContentView],
+            backing: .buffered,
+            defer: false
+        )
+        
+        window.level = .floating
+        window.isOpaque = false
+        window.backgroundColor = .clear
+        window.collectionBehavior = [.canJoinAllSpaces, .fullScreenAuxiliary]
+        window.acceptsMouseMovedEvents = true
+        
+        let contentView = PostureReminderView(sizePercentage: 10.0) { [weak window] in
+            window?.close()
+        }
+        
+        window.contentView = NSHostingView(rootView: contentView)
+        window.makeFirstResponder(window.contentView)
+        
+        let windowController = NSWindowController(window: window)
+        windowController.showWindow(nil)
+        window.makeKeyAndOrderFront(nil)
+        
+        previewWindowController = windowController
+    }
 }
 
 #Preview("Posture Setup - Enabled") {

Gaze/Views/Reminders/LookAwayReminderView.swift

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ struct LookAwayReminderView: View {
 
     var body: some View {
         ZStack {
-            // Semi-transparent dark background
+            VisualEffectView(material: .hudWindow, blendingMode: .behindWindow)
-            Color.black.opacity(0.85)
+                .ignoresSafeArea()
+            Color.black.opacity(0.5)
                 .ignoresSafeArea()
 
             VStack(spacing: 40) {