Remove library auto-start and shoot button

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.

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;

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 } = {}) {
+  async createGuide() {
-    const shouldArmCapture = armCapture ?? this.state.view === 'library';
     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() {

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 /
+  The REC bar shows the live count and trigger, with Auto / Pause /
-  Pause / Finish controls.
+  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