fix: bug keeping location and size of the window

app.go

@@ -1010,12 +1010,18 @@ func (a *App) startup(ctx context.Context) {
 	go a.liveStatusLoop() // multi-op: heartbeat current activity to shared MySQL
 	go a.chatLoop()       // multi-op: poll the shared chat + heartbeat presence
 
-	// Reopen where the window was last left (size + position).
-	a.restoreWindowState()
-
 	fmt.Println("OpsLog: db ready at", a.dbPath)
 }
 
+// domReady fires once the frontend has painted. The window was created hidden
+// (StartHidden), so we place it at its saved geometry FIRST and only then show
+// it — it appears already sized and positioned, never jumping into place after
+// launch. Show is unconditional: whatever happens above, the window must appear.
+func (a *App) domReady(ctx context.Context) {
+	a.restoreWindowPosition()
+	wruntime.WindowShow(ctx)
+}
+
 // StartupStatus returns a diagnostic snapshot for the frontend.
 // dbPath is always populated; err is empty when the app is healthy.
 type StartupStatus struct {
@@ -1353,24 +1359,22 @@ func (a *App) saveWindowState() {
 	writeWindowState(a.dataDir, ws)
 }
 
-// restoreWindowState reopens the window where it was last left. The window is
-// CREATED maximised (WindowStartState in main.go), which is also the first-run
-// default — so we only act when a windowed geometry was saved, leaving the
-// maximised majority untouched and flash-free.
-func (a *App) restoreWindowState() {
+// restoreWindowPosition places the window at its saved X/Y. Size and maximised
+// state are already applied at creation (main.go, from options), so only the
+// position — which options can't express — remains, and it is set here while the
+// window is still hidden, so there is no visible jump. Nothing to do for a
+// maximised or first-run window.
+func (a *App) restoreWindowPosition() {
 	if a.ctx == nil {
 		return
 	}
 	ws, ok := readWindowState(a.dataDir)
 	if !ok || ws.Maximised {
-		return // first run, or last closed maximised — the default already covers it
-	}
-	// Guard against a corrupt / absurd size that would open an unusable window.
-	if ws.Width < normalMinW || ws.Height < normalMinH || ws.Width > maxW || ws.Height > maxH {
 		return
 	}
-	wruntime.WindowUnmaximise(a.ctx)
-	wruntime.WindowSetSize(a.ctx, ws.Width, ws.Height)
+	if ws.Width < normalMinW || ws.Height < normalMinH || ws.Width > maxW || ws.Height > maxH {
+		return // corrupt / absurd — leave the default placement
+	}
 	wruntime.WindowSetPosition(a.ctx, ws.X, ws.Y)
 }
 

main.go

@@ -49,19 +49,40 @@ func main() {
 	app := NewApp()
 	app.startupProfile = profileArg(os.Args[1:])
 
+	// Restore the window's SIZE and maximised state at CREATION, from the geometry
+	// saved on last close. Doing it here (not after startup) is what makes the
+	// window open already at the right size instead of maximising then snapping
+	// smaller. Position can't be set through options, so it is applied while the
+	// window is still hidden (domReady) — invisible, so no jump. First run, or a
+	// window closed maximised, keeps the historical maximised default.
+	width, height := 1400, 900
+	startState := options.Maximised
+	if dataDir, err := userDataDir(); err == nil {
+		if ws, ok := readWindowState(dataDir); ok && !ws.Maximised &&
+			ws.Width >= 1100 && ws.Height >= 700 && ws.Width <= 8000 && ws.Height <= 6000 {
+			width, height = ws.Width, ws.Height
+			startState = options.Normal
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create application with options
 	err := wails.Run(&options.App{
-		Title:             "OpsLog",
-		Width:             1400,
-		Height:            900,
-		MinWidth:          1100,
-		MinHeight:         700,
-		WindowStartState:  options.Maximised,
+		Title:            "OpsLog",
+		Width:            width,
+		Height:           height,
+		MinWidth:         1100,
+		MinHeight:        700,
+		WindowStartState: startState,
+		// Start hidden and reveal only once the saved position has been applied and
+		// the DOM has painted (OnDomReady → domReady) — so the window appears
+		// already at its final size and position, with no post-launch jump.
+		StartHidden: true,
 		AssetServer: &assetserver.Options{
 			Assets: assets,
 		},
 		BackgroundColour: &options.RGBA{R: 250, G: 250, B: 249, A: 1},
 		OnStartup:        app.startup,
+		OnDomReady:       app.domReady,
 		OnBeforeClose:    app.beforeClose,
 		OnShutdown:       app.shutdown,
 		Bind: []interface{}{