From 04e60f2b3dcdd96890b72f04f1c08230186cdcd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adam <2363879+adamdotdevin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:10:35 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix(app): no flash of home page on start

---
 packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
index 816793753..5f5954c90 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/layout.tsx
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ export default function Layout(props: ParentProps) {
   })
   const editorRef = { current: undefined as HTMLInputElement | undefined }
 
+  const autoselecting = createMemo(() => {
+    if (params.dir) return false
+    if (initialDir) return false
+    if (!autoselect()) return false
+    if (!pageReady()) return true
+    if (!layoutReady()) return true
+    const list = layout.projects.list()
+    if (list.length === 0) return false
+    return true
+  })
+
   const editorOpen = (id: string) => editor.active === id
   const editorValue = () => editor.value
 
@@ -2194,7 +2205,9 @@ export default function Layout(props: ParentProps) {
             "xl:border-l xl:rounded-tl-sm": !layout.sidebar.opened(),
           }}
         >
-          {props.children}
+          <Show when={!autoselecting()} fallback={<div class="size-full" />}>
+            {props.children}
+          </Show>
         </main>
       </div>
       <Toast.Region />