From c7038a151a3f608ac8761269b692e9e821a91c4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Twest2 <git@twestbrook.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:40:57 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Remove library auto-start and shoot button

---
 README.md           |  2 +-
 app/main.js         |  1 -
 app/renderer/app.js | 15 +--------------
 docs/CHANGELOG.md   |  6 +++---
 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5012921..92c2073 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ The core workflow:
   active window, and region capture (the app hides itself during the shot),
   plus continuous capture sessions that grab a step on every click where the
   OS allows it, or on a 3/5/10 s auto-interval everywhere else (the REC bar
-  shows the live count with Shoot/Auto/Pause/Finish controls). Delay, global
+  shows the live count with Auto/Pause/Finish controls). Delay, global
   hotkeys, click markers, clipboard paste, and PNG/JPEG/GIF import included.
   The full keyboard shortcut list lives under **More ▾ → Keyboard
   shortcuts** in the editor.
diff --git a/app/main.js b/app/main.js
index f929f09..251d5bd 100644
--- a/app/main.js
+++ b/app/main.js
@@ -494,7 +494,6 @@ function setupIpc() {
     else if (action === 'resume') capture.togglePause(false);
     else if (action === 'finish') capture.finishSession();
     else if (action === 'interval') capture.setInterval(intervalSec);
-    else if (action === 'shoot') await capture.sessionCapture('manual');
     const state = capture.state();
     sendToRenderer('capture:state', state);
     return state;
diff --git a/app/renderer/app.js b/app/renderer/app.js
index fd7bd19..9c4f40a 100644
--- a/app/renderer/app.js
+++ b/app/renderer/app.js
@@ -269,12 +269,6 @@ class StepForgeApp {
           : s.intervalSec > 0 ? `every ${s.intervalSec}s`
             : 'hotkey only';
 
-    const shootBtn = el('button', {
-      type: 'button',
-      title: 'Capture a step now (the app hides itself for the shot)',
-      onClick: () => send({ action: 'shoot' }),
-    }, 'Shoot');
-
     // Cycle interval auto-capture: off -> 3s -> 5s -> 10s -> off.
     const nextInterval = { 0: 3, 3: 5, 5: 10, 10: 0 }[s.intervalSec ?? 0] ?? 3;
     const autoBtn = el('button', {
@@ -302,7 +296,6 @@ class StepForgeApp {
 
     this.captureStatus.append(
       el('span', { title: `Capture session — ${trigger}` }, `REC ${s.count || 0} · ${trigger}`),
-      shootBtn,
       autoBtn,
       pauseBtn,
       finishBtn,
@@ -768,8 +761,7 @@ class StepForgeApp {
     await this.refreshLibrary();
   }
 
-  async createGuide({ armCapture = undefined } = {}) {
-    const shouldArmCapture = armCapture ?? this.state.view === 'library';
+  async createGuide() {
     const title = await dialogs.promptText({
       title: 'New Guide',
       label: 'Title',
@@ -780,11 +772,6 @@ class StepForgeApp {
     const guide = await api.library.create({ title: title.trim() || 'Untitled guide' });
     await this.refreshLibrary();
     await this.openGuide(guide.guideId);
-    if (!shouldArmCapture) return;
-    await this.armCaptureSession(guide.guideId, {
-      actionLabel: 'Start recording',
-      headline: 'StepForge will hide after you start recording.',
-    });
   }
 
   async createFolder() {
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 0ac8263..3d42067 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ Initial release.
   the platform supports it (xinput on X11, PowerShell on Windows), with
   interval auto-capture (3/5/10 s) as the always-works fallback when
   click detection or global hotkeys are unavailable (e.g. WSLg/Wayland).
-  The REC bar shows the live count and trigger, with Shoot / Auto /
-  Pause / Finish controls.
+  The REC bar shows the live count and trigger, with Auto / Pause /
+  Finish controls.
 - Recording sessions tuck the window away once and control everything
   from a red tray icon (capture now / pause / open / finish) instead of
   hiding the window for every shot — the app stays reachable
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Initial release.
   session now starts paused and the window only tucks away once the user
   presses "Start recording" in the capture bar, so the app doesn't vanish
   out from under you.
-- The capture status bar (REC count / Shoot / Auto / Pause / Finish) is
+- The capture status bar (REC count / Auto / Pause / Finish) is
   now shown only in the editor view; it no longer appears over the
   library when a session is still running in the background.
 - Click-triggered captures now grab the cursor position at the instant of