From e544da537afd680c4acb6ec6bfa160ea0ad4f073 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Richard Sauer <admin@sauer.com.au>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 17:19:11 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Auto-open blocks panel on load

---
 templates/editor.html | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/templates/editor.html b/templates/editor.html
index ed96098..45201c5 100644
--- a/templates/editor.html
+++ b/templates/editor.html
@@ -218,6 +218,13 @@ editor.Panels.addButton('options', {
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 registerHMIBlocks(editor);
 
+// Open blocks panel by default
+editor.on('load', () => {
+  const pn = editor.Panels;
+  const openBl = pn.getButton('views', 'open-blocks');
+  if (openBl) openBl.set('active', true);
+});
+
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 // Save / Load / Export
 // ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════