Auto-start timer on creator Start; rename stopwatch CTA to "Open" - #15
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Timer: clicking "Start ↗" in the creator now navigates to the seeded timer URL AND begins the countdown in one click, instead of requiring a second Start press on the seeded page. An in-memory autoStart flag is set on the creator's launch and consumed in showTimer(), so the shared URL stays clean (#d=&n=&e=) and recipients of a shared link still see a normal "Start" button. Stopwatch: the creator CTA is retitled "Open ↗" (was "Start ↗") since it opens the stopwatch view rather than starting timing. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013F9wPi5MPdpb3ovVf2TTuF
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What & why
Two small UX fixes so creating a new timer/stopwatch takes one click instead of two.
Timer — one click to a running timer
Previously, clicking Start ↗ in the creator only navigated to the seeded timer URL; you then had to press Start again on that page. Now a single click both navigates and runs the countdown.
autoStartflag.autoStart = truebefore changing the hash.showTimer()consumes the flag and kicks off the countdown viaonToggle().Using an in-memory flag (rather than a URL param) keeps the shared link clean — e.g.
#d=64&n=Rachie%20go%20upstairs&e=%F0%9F%A7%98— so only the creator's click auto-runs. Anyone opening a shared link later still sees a normal Start button.Stopwatch — CTA renamed
The creator call-to-action is now Open ↗ (was Start ↗), since it opens the stopwatch view rather than starting timing. The transport Start button inside the stopwatch is untouched.
Verification
Headless-browser check on the timer flow:
#d=64&n=Rachie%20go%20upstairs&e=%F0%9F%A7%9804 → 02) — it's running🤖 Generated with Claude Code
https://claude.ai/code/session_013F9wPi5MPdpb3ovVf2TTuF
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