From 8e086447dcfe4485806350fdd777c4006de26929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nmzpy <246990748+nmzpy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 17:36:04 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(launch): auto-start recording once source is selected

When the user's first click is on the Record button but no source is
chosen yet, the click opens the source picker. After the user picks a
source, start the recording immediately instead of requiring a second
click on Record. The auto-start only applies to the flow initiated from
the Record button; picking a source from the dropdown still just changes
the selection (no recording), and the countdown preference is still
honored.
---
 src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
index 09cca63ef..9f0a1b3af 100644
--- a/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
+++ b/src/components/launch/LaunchWindow.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 	const { elapsed, formatTime } = useRecordingTimer(recording, paused);
 	const hudContentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 	const hudBarRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+	const pendingAutoStartRef = useRef(false);
 
 	const {
 		selectedSource,
@@ -162,6 +163,12 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 		};
 	}, []);
 
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (openId !== "sources") {
+			pendingAutoStartRef.current = false;
+		}
+	}, [openId]);
+
 	const {
 		recordingHudOffset,
 		isHudDragging,
@@ -226,7 +233,13 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 				<>
 					<SourcePopover
 						selectedSource={selectedSource}
-						onSourceSelect={handleSourceSelect}
+						onSourceSelect={async (source) => {
+							await handleSourceSelect(source);
+							if (pendingAutoStartRef.current) {
+								pendingAutoStartRef.current = false;
+								void toggleRecording();
+							}
+						}}
 						onOpen={beginInteractiveHudAction}
 						trigger={
 							<Button
@@ -353,6 +366,7 @@ function LaunchWindowContent() {
 						: () => {
 								beginInteractiveHudAction();
 								requestOpen("sources");
+								pendingAutoStartRef.current = true;
 							}
 				}
 				disabled={countdownActive}