brent for the moment I am using automatic hide as it is close to what I want to have.
WetGeek if you see the picture I posted, the bottom panel is in the bottom under the window, so it doesn't really hide it just stays under whichever window is fullscreen.
as for you workflow you can just press Ctrl+Alt+<left_or_right_arrow> to switch between workspaces without having to use the bottom panel.
I thought there might've been some switch or command to use to hide the panel so I can use it directly in Emacs whenever it's focused but I guess I will just go with Automatic hide for the time being.