From 6f3c36d90a903a104073184dbee01ab10f94b4f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sterling Archer <SterlingArcher2026@icloud.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2026 15:12:36 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: loading a FITS file no longer resets footer, preserves
 current value and localStorage

---
 index.html | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bfa0f7f..2034cc2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -1328,7 +1328,8 @@ function makeFitsPlaceholderImage(meta) {
 function populateEditFields(meta, isFits) {
   fitsNotice.style.display = 'none';
   const savedFooter = localStorage.getItem('speccard_footer');
-  if (!meta.footer) meta.footer = savedFooter || '@FateOfAstrophilia';
+  const currentFooterVal = editFields.footer ? editFields.footer.value.trim() : '';
+  if (!meta.footer) meta.footer = currentFooterVal || savedFooter || '@FateOfAstrophilia';
   if (!meta.header) meta.header = 'SPEC CARD';
   currentMeta = meta;
   Object.entries(editFields).forEach(([key, input]) => {