From 832168e845ae2eb08be3b318754c6ee839294fc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: schmeeve <steve@d27n.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:19:50 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] auto-apply settings when extension installed

---
 static/app.js | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index d43ccbe..c07c95f 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -300,11 +300,17 @@ function showTools() {
     if (slowInterval) clearInterval(slowInterval), slowInterval = null;
   }
 
+  function applySettings() {
+    window.postMessage({ kind: "snotes-settings", serverUrl: window.location.origin }, "*");
+  }
+
   function onDetected() {
+    const wasDetected = detected;
     detected = true;
     stopPing();
     extStatus.textContent = "✓ Extension detected";
     installBtn.textContent = "Extension installed";
+    if (!wasDetected) setTimeout(applySettings, 300);
   }
 
   function doPing() {
@@ -330,7 +336,7 @@ function showTools() {
   });
 
   qsApply.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    window.postMessage({ kind: "snotes-settings", serverUrl: window.location.origin }, "*");
+    applySettings();
     qsStatus.textContent = "Applying…";
     setTimeout(() => { if (qsStatus.textContent === "Applying…") qsStatus.textContent = "No response — is the extension installed?"; }, 5000);
   });