From f129682474731896d8b0725cedb35629c47783b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Maya <jovannmc@femboyfurry.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:35:30 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix: open native category first

---
 .../functional/FormatDropdown.svelte           | 18 ++++++++++++------
 src/lib/converters/ffmpeg.svelte.ts            |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte b/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte
index efa8200..2dc23ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/functional/FormatDropdown.svelte
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 	import { onMount } from "svelte";
 	import { quintOut } from "svelte/easing";
 	import { VertFile } from "$lib/types";
-	import Modal from "./Modal.svelte";
-	import Dropdown from "./Dropdown.svelte";
-	import FancyInput from "./FancyInput.svelte";
 	import SettingsModal from "./SettingsModal.svelte";
 
 	type Props = {
@@ -75,9 +72,18 @@
 				: file.converters
 			: files.files.flatMap((f) => f.converters);
 
-		// pick the best matching category, or fall back to first category
-		// TODO: if something fails for some reason, maybe show all categories?
-		const detectedCategory =
+		// if file is provided, first try to find its category by input format
+		let detectedCategory: string | null = null;
+		if (file && from) {
+			detectedCategory =
+				Object.keys(categories).find((cat) =>
+					categories[cat].formats.includes(from),
+				) || null;
+		}
+
+		// fallback to category with most converter overlap if input category not found
+		detectedCategory =
+			detectedCategory ||
 			pickCategoryFromConverters(convertersToCheck) ||
 			Object.keys(categories)[0];
 
diff --git a/src/lib/converters/ffmpeg.svelte.ts b/src/lib/converters/ffmpeg.svelte.ts
index 21289e5..fb8fdaa 100644
--- a/src/lib/converters/ffmpeg.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/converters/ffmpeg.svelte.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export class FFmpegConverter extends Converter {
 			default: audioTracks ?? 1,
 			min: 1,
 			max: audioTracks ? audioTracks : 1,
+			placeholder: audioTracks ?? 1
 		};
 
 		const audioChannels = await this.detectAudioChannels(ffmpeg);
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ export class FFmpegConverter extends Converter {
 			default: audioChannels ?? 2,
 			min: 1,
 			max: audioChannels ? audioChannels * 2 : 5,
+			placeholder: audioChannels ?? 2
 		};
 
 		const metadata: SettingDefinition = {