push latest related to default layout

tests/conftest.py

@@ -407,13 +407,18 @@ def live_gui() -> Generator[tuple[subprocess.Popen, str], None, None]:
  cred_file = project_root / "credentials.toml"
  mcp_file = project_root / "mcp_env.toml"
  
- # NOTE: do NOT copy repo-root manualslop_layout.ini to the test workspace.
- # The repo-root layout is from a pre-hub-refactor era and references window
- # names that no longer exist (Projects/Files/Screenshots/Provider/...).
- # HelloImGui will silently drop them, causing missing panels in live_gui tests
- # and in the user's interactive session. Let HelloImGui generate a fresh layout.
- # The user can delete the stale repo-root manualslop_layout.ini or use the
- # Reset Layout command (added in the Reset Layout track) to regenerate.
+ # Ship a pre-baked default layout into the test workspace so every live_gui
+ # session starts with a deterministic, well-organized layout (the user's
+ # preferred arrangement: Project/Files/AI/Operations on the left, Discussion/
+ # Log Management/Diagnostics on the right). Without this, HelloImGui auto-docks
+ # on first launch in a non-deterministic way, and the user's saved repo-root
+ # layout references stale pre-hub-refactor window names.
+ # To iterate: open sloppy.py interactively, arrange the layout, quit
+ # (HelloImGui auto-saves to cwd), then copy manualslop_layout.ini over the
+ # artifact below.
+ _default_layout_src = project_root / "tests" / "artifacts" / "manualslop_layout_default.ini"
+ if _default_layout_src.exists():
+  shutil.copy2(_default_layout_src, temp_workspace / "manualslop_layout.ini")
  
  # Link assets for fonts
  src_assets = project_root / "assets"