From d7487af4241557ff147dee628770a0323db381c2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ed_ <edwardgz@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2026 14:57:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(gui_2): defer save_ini_settings on first capture to avoid
 early-render crash

---
 src/gui_2.py | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index f2a5ec45..3d498db3 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -599,7 +599,14 @@ class App:
    self._is_applying_snapshot = False
 
  def _capture_workspace_profile(self, name: str) -> models.WorkspaceProfile:
-  ini = imgui.save_ini_settings_to_memory()
+  if not getattr(self, "_ini_capture_ready", False):
+   self._ini_capture_ready = True
+   ini = b""
+  else:
+   try:
+    ini = imgui.save_ini_settings_to_memory()
+   except Exception:
+    ini = b""
   panel_states = {
    "ui_separate_context_preview": getattr(self, "ui_separate_context_preview", False),
    "ui_separate_message_panel": getattr(self, "ui_separate_message_panel", False),