Theseus 0.3.66: Updates panel is now truly independent of the shared Settings init

0.3.65 wrapped the Updates panel code in try/catch but still left it inside the
big C.get().then((s)=>…) block. If anything earlier in that block throws on a
specific profile — a feature's addEventListener on a missing element, a settings
read that rejects, anything — the panel's code never runs and the user sees
"Loading…" forever regardless of the try. Users reported this still happening on
0.3.65.

Updates panel now runs standalone right after the shared constants, as its own
immediately-invoked function, with no dependency on cfg.get() or any other
Settings init. Everything it needs (appVersion/recheckUpdate IPCs and two DOM
elements) is already available at script time. It will show "You're on vX.Y.Z"
or a specific error, never a stuck placeholder.

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "theseus-navigator",
-  "version": "0.3.65",
+  "version": "0.3.66",
   "license": "MPL-2.0",
   "description": "Theseus Navigator — a browser that follows the thread. By Silent Mode, a Deviant project.",
   "author": "Silent Mode",

settings.html

@@ -821,6 +821,47 @@
     { tag: "he-IL", label: "עברית" },
     { tag: "zh-TW", label: "中文（繁體）" },
   ];
+  // Updates panel — intentionally runs STANDALONE, before anything else.
+  // Previously this lived inside the big C.get().then((s)=>…) settings init,
+  // and any throw earlier in that block (an unrelated feature failing on a
+  // specific profile) left this panel stuck on "Loading…" forever because
+  // the version read never ran. It only needs the appVersion/recheckUpdate
+  // IPCs and the two DOM elements — all available at script time — so run it
+  // immediately and in its own try, isolated from everything else.
+  (function initUpdatesPanel() {
+    const updStatus = document.getElementById("updStatus");
+    const updCheck  = document.getElementById("updCheck");
+    if (!updStatus) return;
+    try {
+      if (C && typeof C.appVersion === "function") {
+        C.appVersion().then((v) => {
+          updStatus.textContent = v ? `You're on v${v}.` : "Version unavailable — try Check for updates.";
+        }).catch((e) => {
+          updStatus.textContent = "Could not read version: " + (e?.message || e) + " — try Check for updates.";
+        });
+      } else {
+        updStatus.textContent = "This build is missing the version IPC — restart Theseus to refresh the panel.";
+      }
+      if (updCheck) updCheck.onclick = async () => {
+        const orig = updCheck.textContent;
+        updCheck.disabled = true; updCheck.textContent = "Checking…";
+        updStatus.textContent = "Checking…";
+        try {
+          if (!C || typeof C.recheckUpdate !== "function") throw new Error("recheck-update IPC not exposed");
+          const r = await C.recheckUpdate();
+          if (r && r.updateAvailable && r.updateAvailable.version) {
+            updStatus.innerHTML = `<b style="color:var(--acid-text)">v${r.updateAvailable.version}</b> is available — the update chip in the toolbar will offer it.`;
+          } else {
+            updStatus.textContent = `You're on the latest (v${(r && r.currentVersion) || "?"}).`;
+          }
+        } catch (e) { updStatus.textContent = "Check failed: " + (e?.message || e); }
+        finally { updCheck.disabled = false; updCheck.textContent = orig; }
+      };
+    } catch (e) {
+      updStatus.textContent = "Updates panel init failed: " + (e?.message || e);
+      console.error("Updates panel init failed:", e);
+    }
+  })();
   // sidebar navigation
   // "naming" is intentionally absent: the Registries section was folded
   // into General in 0.3.21. Leaving the id in this list threw a
@@ -1782,48 +1823,9 @@
       refreshAegis();
     })();
 
-    // ---- Manual "Check for updates" -----------------------------------------
+    // Updates panel moved OUT of this block — it runs standalone right after
-    // Fires an IPC that un-dismisses any lingering session chip and hits the
+    // the shared WEB_LANG_LIST so a thrown exception anywhere in this big
-    // release manifest. Renders either "you're on the latest (vN.M.O)" or
+    // C.get().then((s)=>…) init can never block it again.
-    // "vX.Y.Z is available — the update chip in the toolbar will offer it".
-    // Wrap the Updates panel init in its own try — any earlier failure in
-    // this big C.get().then((s)=>…) block would otherwise leave the panel
-    // stuck on "Loading…" forever (silent `.catch(()=>{})` on the version
-    // fetch). We also always react to the fetch's reject, instead of
-    // swallowing it, so the user has a status line they can act on.
-    try {
-      const updStatus = document.getElementById("updStatus");
-      // Show the current version by default so the user doesn't have to
-      // click "Check for updates" just to find out which Theseus they're on.
-      if (C && C.appVersion) {
-        C.appVersion().then((v) => {
-          updStatus.textContent = v ? `You're on v${v}.` : "Version unavailable — try Check for updates.";
-        }).catch((e) => {
-          updStatus.textContent = "Could not read version: " + (e?.message || e) + " — try Check for updates.";
-        });
-      } else {
-        updStatus.textContent = "This build is missing the version IPC — restart Theseus to refresh the panel.";
-      }
-      const updCheck  = document.getElementById("updCheck");
-      if (updCheck) updCheck.onclick = async () => {
-        const orig = updCheck.textContent;
-        updCheck.disabled = true; updCheck.textContent = "Checking…";
-        updStatus.textContent = "Checking…";
-        try {
-          if (!C.recheckUpdate) throw new Error("recheck-update IPC not exposed");
-          const r = await C.recheckUpdate();
-          if (r && r.updateAvailable && r.updateAvailable.version) {
-            updStatus.innerHTML = `<b style="color:var(--acid-text)">v${r.updateAvailable.version}</b> is available — the update chip in the toolbar will offer it.`;
-          } else {
-            updStatus.textContent = `You're on the latest (v${(r && r.currentVersion) || "?"}).`;
-          }
-        } catch (e) { updStatus.textContent = "Check failed: " + (e?.message || e); }
-        finally { updCheck.disabled = false; updCheck.textContent = orig; }
-      };
-    } catch (e) {
-      try { document.getElementById("updStatus").textContent = "Updates panel init failed: " + (e?.message || e); } catch {}
-      console.error("Updates panel init failed:", e);
-    }
 
     // ---- Passwords section: three states (setup / locked / unlocked) ---------
     // The vault lives in main.js — this UI just calls IPC. No plaintext ever