From e28726f30f9c3a77cd9d149e965821ce09a47d93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mic <m@micz.it>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:08:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] timing fix when summarizing

---
 mzta-background.js | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mzta-background.js b/mzta-background.js
index 1ec26ef9..d199b525 100644
--- a/mzta-background.js
+++ b/mzta-background.js
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ messenger.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
             case 'refreshTranslation':
                 async function _refreshTranslation(message) {
                     let tabId = sender.tab.id;
+                    // Fire the inline loading indicator immediately, before any await
+                    browser.tabs.sendMessage(tabId, { command: "showTranslationGenerating" });
                     await translationStore.removeTranslation(message.headerMessageId);
                     await _generateTranslationForMessage(message.headerMessageId, tabId);
                 }