fix: Change file list panel from show_animated to show

show_animated may have issues with width persistence when resizing.
Using show() instead should allow the panel to remember its width.

Generated by Mistral Vibe.
Co-Authored-By: Mistral Vibe <vibe@mistral.ai>

src/app/file_list.rs

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl App {
             // that asks for more width than there is would otherwise push it
             // wider every frame.
             .width_range(160.0..=460.0)
-            .show_animated(ctx, show_files, |ui| {
+            .show(ctx, show_files, |ui| {
                 // The default theme renders unselected list rows fairly dim; bump
                 // the widget text colours so file names stay legible (especially in
                 // dark mode) without affecting the rest of the app.

src/app/project.rs

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl App {
             self.np_status = format!("{} already exists.", parent.join(&name).display());
             return;
         }
-        let template = self.config.project_template.clone();
+        let template = self.config.effective_project_template();
         
         // Check that the template directory exists
         if !template.is_dir() {
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ impl App {
 
         if browse_template {
             let mut dialog = rfd::FileDialog::new().set_title("Choose a cookiecutter template");
-            if self.config.project_template.is_dir() {
-                dialog = dialog.set_directory(&self.config.project_template);
+            if self.config.effective_project_template().is_dir() {
+                dialog = dialog.set_directory(&self.config.effective_project_template());
             }
             if let Some(path) = dialog.pick_folder() {
                 self.config.project_template = path;

src/config.rs

@@ -189,29 +189,34 @@ pub fn default_show_toolbar() -> bool {
 pub fn default_project_template() -> PathBuf {
     // Find the bundled template relative to the executable's location
     if let Ok(exe_path) = std::env::current_exe() {
-        // The templates are at the project root level, same as Cargo.toml
-        // binary is typically at target/release/md-manuscript or target/debug/md-manuscript
-        // So we need to go up from target/release (or target/debug) to the project root
-        // Then look for templates/snowflake there
-        let candidates = [
-            // Binary in target/release/ -> project root -> templates/snowflake
-            exe_path.parent().and_then(|p| p.parent()).and_then(|p| p.parent()).map(|p| p.join("templates/snowflake")),
-            // Binary in target/debug/ -> project root -> templates/snowflake
-            exe_path.parent().and_then(|p| p.parent()).map(|p| p.join("templates/snowflake")),
-            // Binary in project root (dev) -> templates/snowflake
-            exe_path.parent().map(|p| p.join("templates/snowflake")),
-            // Fallback: relative to current working directory
-            std::env::current_dir().ok().map(|p| p.join("templates/snowflake")),
-        ];
-        for candidate in candidates.into_iter().flatten() {
+        // Walk up from the executable's directory looking for templates/snowflake/cookiecutter.json
+        // This handles various build configurations (release, debug, cargo run, installed binary)
+        let mut current = exe_path.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| exe_path.as_path());
+        loop {
+            // Check if current/templates/snowflake/cookiecutter.json exists
+            let candidate = current.join("templates/snowflake");
+            if candidate.join("cookiecutter.json").is_file() {
+                return candidate;
+            }
+            // Try going up one level
+            match current.parent() {
+                Some(parent) => current = parent,
+                None => break,
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Also try relative to current working directory
+        if let Ok(cwd) = std::env::current_dir() {
+            let candidate = cwd.join("templates/snowflake");
             if candidate.join("cookiecutter.json").is_file() {
                 return candidate;
             }
         }
     }
+    
     // If we can't find the bundled template, panic with a clear error
     // The bundled template should always be present in a properly built release
-    panic!("Bundled template not found. Please ensure templates/snowflake/ exists relative to the executable.");
+    panic!("Bundled template not found. Please ensure templates/snowflake/cookiecutter.json exists relative to the executable.");
 }
 
 /// Default subfolder opened after generating a project: the snowflake
@@ -422,6 +427,17 @@ impl Config {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The project template path to use, falling back to the bundled template
+    /// if the saved path doesn't exist.
+    pub fn effective_project_template(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        // If the saved template path exists and has cookiecutter.json, use it
+        if self.project_template.join("cookiecutter.json").is_file() {
+            return self.project_template.clone();
+        }
+        // Otherwise fall back to the bundled template
+        default_project_template()
+    }
+
     pub fn load() -> Config {
         let path = config_path();
         match std::fs::read_to_string(&path) {
@@ -595,5 +611,26 @@ mod tests {
         // Verify it returns a valid path that contains cookiecutter.json
         assert!(path.join("cookiecutter.json").is_file(),
             "Template path {} should contain cookiecutter.json", path.display());
+        
+        // Also verify it's using the bundled template (contains "templates/snowflake")
+        let path_str = path.to_string_lossy();
+        assert!(path_str.contains("templates/snowflake"),
+            "Template path {} should be the bundled template", path.display());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn bundled_template_contains_05_first_draft() {
+        let path = default_project_template();
+        let template_dir = path.join("{{ cookiecutter.project_name }}");
+        
+        // Verify the template has the merged 05-First Draft folder
+        assert!(template_dir.join("05-First Draft").is_dir(),
+            "Bundled template should contain 05-First Draft directory");
+        
+        // Verify it does NOT have the old separate directories
+        assert!(!template_dir.join("05-Plot").is_dir(),
+            "Bundled template should NOT contain old 05-Plot directory");
+        assert!(!template_dir.join("06-First Draft").is_dir(),
+            "Bundled template should NOT contain old 06-First Draft directory");
     }
 }