refactor(views): keep query status truthful, push render logic to the view boundary

Reworks the previous fix, which had base hooks (useRundown, useSettings,
useCustomFields, useProjectData, useViewSettings) rewrite their own
status/isError to hide background-refetch failures. That was misleading:
those hooks are consumed well beyond the 9 view loaders, and other callers
may legitimately want to know a fetch genuinely failed.

Instead the base hooks now return react-query's status/isError untouched,
plus the isLoadingError flag react-query already computes (true only when
a query has never received data). aggregateQueryStatus (viewLoader.utils.ts)
takes {status, isLoadingError} pairs and only reports 'error' once every
query has settled and at least one never got data; a background/refetch
error with data present now aggregates to 'success'. The two single-query
consumers outside that aggregator (RundownList/CuesheetTable via
useScopedRundown, and ProjectInfo) branch on isLoadingError directly instead
of status === 'error'.

Removes the standalone deriveQueryStatus helper introduced in the prior
iteration, since the logic now lives in the one place that already existed
for this purpose (aggregateQueryStatus) rather than a new abstraction.

apps/client/src/common/components/state/Empty.module.scss

@@ -1,20 +1,43 @@
+@use '@/theme/viewerDefs' as *;
+
 .emptyContainer {
   width: 100%;
   text-align: center;
-  color: $white-10;
+  color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
 
   .empty {
     display: block;
-    width: min(100%, 24rem);
-    margin-inline: auto;
-    opacity: 0.8;
+    width: min(100%, 14rem);
+    margin: 0 auto -1.5rem;
+    opacity: 0.6;
   }
 
   .text {
     display: block;
     margin-inline: auto;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    font-size: 2em;
-    max-width: min(100%, 600px);
+    font-weight: 400;
+    font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.55vw, 1.5rem);
+    line-height: 1.35;
+    max-width: min(100%, 40rem);
+  }
+
+  &.error {
+    color: $error-red;
+
+    .empty {
+      opacity: 0.35;
+      filter: grayscale(1);
+    }
+
+    .text {
+      margin-top: 0.5rem;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .errorIcon {
+    display: block;
+    width: 1.5rem;
+    height: 1.5rem;
+    margin: -0.125rem auto 0;
   }
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/Empty.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import { IoWarningOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import EmptyImage from '../../../assets/images/empty.svg?react';
 import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
@@ -9,12 +10,18 @@ interface EmptyProps {
   text?: string;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
   className?: string;
+  variant?: 'error';
 }
 
-export default function Empty({ text, className, injectedStyles }: EmptyProps) {
+export default function Empty({ text, className, injectedStyles, variant }: EmptyProps) {
   return (
-    <div className={cx([style.emptyContainer, className])} style={injectedStyles}>
+    <div
+      className={cx([style.emptyContainer, variant === 'error' && style.error, className])}
+      style={injectedStyles}
+      role={variant === 'error' ? 'alert' : undefined}
+    >
       <EmptyImage className={style.empty} />
+      {variant === 'error' && <IoWarningOutline className={style.errorIcon} aria-hidden />}
       {text && <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>}
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyFill.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.fill {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  min-height: 0;
+  flex: 1;
+
+  display: grid;
+  place-items: start center;
+  padding: clamp(4rem, 20dvh, 12rem) 1.5rem 1rem;
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyFill.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { cx } from '../../utils/styleUtils';
+import Empty from './Empty';
+
+import style from './EmptyFill.module.scss';
+
+interface EmptyFillProps {
+  text?: string;
+  /** placed on the fill wrapper — e.g. to assign a grid-area in a grid parent */
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/** Container-filling empty/loading state for panels and grid/flex cells. */
+export default function EmptyFill({ text, className }: EmptyFillProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className={cx([style.fill, className])}>
+      <Empty text={text} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyPage.module.scss

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   box-sizing: border-box; /* reset */
   overflow: hidden;
   width: 100%; /* restrict the page width to viewport */
-  height: 100vh;
+  height: 100dvh;
 
   font-family: var(--font-family-override, $viewer-font-family);
   background: var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color);
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   align-items: center;
-  padding-top: 5rem;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding-block: 5rem;
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyPage.tsx

@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ import style from './EmptyPage.module.scss';
 interface EmptyPageProps {
   text?: string;
   injectedStyles?: CSSProperties;
+  variant?: 'error';
 }
 
-export default function EmptyPage({ text, injectedStyles }: EmptyPageProps) {
+export default function EmptyPage({ text, injectedStyles, variant }: EmptyPageProps) {
   return (
     <div className={style.page}>
-      <Empty text={text} injectedStyles={injectedStyles} />
+      <Empty text={text} injectedStyles={injectedStyles} variant={variant} />
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyTableBody.module.scss

@@ -15,9 +15,4 @@
     gap: 1rem;
     margin-top: 1em;
   }
-
-  .text {
-    font-weight: 600;
-    font-size: 2em;
-  }
 }

apps/client/src/common/components/state/EmptyTableBody.tsx

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ export default function EmptyTableBody({ handleAddNew }: EmptyTableBodyProps) {
     <tbody className={style.emptyContainer}>
       <tr>
         <td colSpan={99} className={style.emptyCell}>
-          <Empty injectedStyles={{ marginTop: '5vh' }} />
-          <span className={style.text}>{text}</span>
+          <Empty text={text} injectedStyles={{ marginTop: '5vh' }} />
           {handleAddNew && (
             <div className={style.inline}>
               <Button onClick={() => handleAddNew(SupportedEntry.Event)} variant='primary' size='large'>

apps/client/src/common/context/EntryActionsContext.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, useContext } from 'react';
 
-import { useEntryActions, useScopedEntryActions } from '../hooks/useEntryAction';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from './RundownSelectionContext';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../hooks/useEntryAction';
 
 type EntryActionsContextValue = ReturnType<typeof useEntryActions>;
 const EntryActionsContext = createContext<EntryActionsContextValue | null>(null);
 
-export function EntryActionsProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(effectiveRundownId);
+interface EntryActionsProviderProps extends PropsWithChildren {
+  actions: EntryActionsContextValue;
+}
 
+export function EntryActionsProvider({ children, actions }: EntryActionsProviderProps) {
   return <EntryActionsContext.Provider value={actions}>{children}</EntryActionsContext.Provider>;
 }
 

apps/client/src/common/context/RundownSelectionContext.tsx

@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-import { Maybe, ProjectRundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, startTransition, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
-
-import { useProjectRundowns } from '../hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
-
-export type RundownScopeValue = {
-  loadedRundownId: string;
-  selectedRundownId: Maybe<string>;
-  isLoadedRundown: boolean;
-  effectiveRundownId: string;
-  selectRundownId: (val: Maybe<string>) => void;
-  rundowns: ProjectRundown[];
-};
-
-const RundownScopeContext = createContext<RundownScopeValue | null>(null);
-
-export function RundownSelectionContextProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  'use memo';
-  const { data } = useProjectRundowns();
-  const { loaded, rundowns } = data;
-
-  const [selectedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId] = useSelectRundownFromParams();
-
-  const selectRundownId = useCallback(
-    (rundownId: Maybe<string>) => {
-      startTransition(() => {
-        if (rundowns.find((entry) => entry.id === rundownId)) setSelectedRundownId(rundownId);
-        else setSelectedRundownId(null);
-      });
-    },
-    [rundowns, setSelectedRundownId],
-  );
-
-  const effectiveRundownId = selectedRundownId ? selectedRundownId : loaded;
-  const isLoadedRundown = effectiveRundownId === loaded;
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!rundowns.find((entry) => entry.id === effectiveRundownId)) setSelectedRundownId(null);
-  }, [rundowns, effectiveRundownId, setSelectedRundownId]);
-
-  const value = useMemo(
-    (): RundownScopeValue => ({
-      loadedRundownId: loaded,
-      isLoadedRundown,
-      selectedRundownId,
-      effectiveRundownId,
-      selectRundownId,
-      rundowns,
-    }),
-    [loaded, isLoadedRundown, selectedRundownId, effectiveRundownId, selectRundownId, rundowns],
-  );
-
-  return <RundownScopeContext.Provider value={value}>{children}</RundownScopeContext.Provider>;
-}
-
-export function useRundownSelectionContext() {
-  const context = useContext(RundownScopeContext);
-
-  if (!context) {
-    throw new Error('useRundownScopeSelection requires a RundownSelectionContextProvider');
-  }
-
-  return context;
-}
-
-const rundownParam = 'rundownId';
-
-export function useSelectRundownFromParams(): [Maybe<string>, (id: Maybe<string>) => void] {
-  'use memo';
-  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
-
-  const selectedRundownId = searchParams.get(rundownParam);
-  const setSelectedRundownId = useCallback(
-    (id: Maybe<string>) => {
-      if (id === null) {
-        setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-          searchParams.delete(rundownParam);
-          return searchParams;
-        });
-      } else {
-        setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-          searchParams.set(rundownParam, id);
-          return searchParams;
-        });
-      }
-    },
-    [setSearchParams],
-  );
-
-  return [selectedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId];
-}
-
-/**
- *
- * mutates the provided `searchParams`
- */
-export function setSelectRundownInParams(id: Maybe<string>, searchParams: URLSearchParams): void {
-  if (id === null) {
-    searchParams.delete(rundownParam);
-  } else {
-    searchParams.set(rundownParam, id);
-  }
-}
-
-export function useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit() {
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const [search] = useSearchParams();
-  return useCallback(
-    async (rundownId: string) => {
-      setSelectRundownInParams(rundownId, search);
-      navigate({
-        pathname: '/cuesheet',
-        search: search.toString(),
-      });
-    },
-    [navigate, search],
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useContextRundown.ts

@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-import { isOntimeEvent, OntimeEvent } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
-
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../context/RundownSelectionContext';
-import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
-import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { useFlatRundown, useRundown } from './useRundown';
-
-export function useContextRundownEditModal() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const { data: rundown } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  return { rundown };
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownCueRenumberModal() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const { data } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const { flatOrder } = data;
-  return { flatOrder };
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownList() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId, isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? loadedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(
-    () => getRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      rundown,
-      rundownMetadata,
-      status,
-      isLoadedRundown,
-    }),
-    [rundown, rundownMetadata, status, isLoadedRundown],
-  );
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownTitleList() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId, isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? loadedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
-    const flatData = getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId);
-    return flatData.filter(isOntimeEvent) as ExtendedEntry<OntimeEvent>[];
-  }, [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown]);
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      flatRundown,
-      status,
-      isLoadedRundown,
-    }),
-    [status, isLoadedRundown, flatRundown],
-  );
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownTable() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId, isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const loadedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? loadedEventId : null;
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-  const flatRundown = useMemo(
-    () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
-    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
-  );
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      flatRundown,
-      status,
-      loadedEventId,
-    }),
-    [flatRundown, status, loadedEventId],
-  );
-}
-
-export function useContextRundownFinder() {
-  'use memo';
-  const { effectiveRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-  const { data: rundown, status } = useFlatRundown(effectiveRundownId);
-
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({
-      rundown,
-      rundownId: effectiveRundownId,
-      status,
-    }),
-    [rundown, status, effectiveRundownId],
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useCustomFields.ts

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ import { getCustomFields } from '../api/customFields';
 const placeholder: CustomFields = {};
 
 export default function useCustomFields() {
-  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: CUSTOM_FIELDS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getCustomFields({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? placeholder, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? placeholder, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectData.ts

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ import { getProjectData, postProjectData } from '../api/project';
 import { projectDataPlaceholder } from '../models/ProjectData';
 
 export default function useProjectData() {
-  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: PROJECT_DATA,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getProjectData({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? projectDataPlaceholder, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? projectDataPlaceholder, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }
 
 export function useUpdateProjectData() {

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectList.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
-import { useSuspenseQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { ProjectFile, ProjectFileList } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR } from 'ontime-utils';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { ProjectFile, ProjectFileList, ProjectFileListResponse } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { PROJECT_LIST } from '../api/constants';
 import { getProjects } from '../api/db';
 
-export function useProjectList() {
-  const { data, status, refetch } = useSuspenseQuery({
+const placeholderProjectList: ProjectFileListResponse = {
+  files: [],
+  lastLoadedProject: '',
+};
+
+function useProjectList() {
+  const { data, status, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: PROJECT_LIST,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getProjects({ signal }),
-    staleTime: MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
-  return { data, status, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? placeholderProjectList, status, refetch };
 }
 
 export type ProjectSortMode = 'alphabetical-asc' | 'alphabetical-desc' | 'modified-asc' | 'modified-desc';

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { useMutation, useSuspenseQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useMutation, useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { ProjectRundownsList } from 'ontime-types';
-import { MILLIS_PER_HOUR } from 'ontime-utils';
 
+import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import { PROJECT_RUNDOWNS } from '../api/constants';
 import {
   createRundown,
@@ -11,21 +11,24 @@ import {
   loadRundown,
   renameRundown,
 } from '../api/rundown';
-import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
 
+//TODO: make suspends so we don't have to deal with no value all over
 /**
  * Project rundowns
  */
 export function useProjectRundowns() {
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useSuspenseQuery<ProjectRundownsList>({
+  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<ProjectRundownsList>({
     queryKey: PROJECT_RUNDOWNS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchProjectRundownList({ signal }),
-    staleTime: MILLIS_PER_HOUR,
+    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
-  return { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
+  return { data: data ?? { loaded: '', rundowns: [] }, status, isError, refetch, isFetching };
 }
 
 export function useMutateProjectRundowns() {
+  const ontimeQueryClient = useQueryClient();
+
   const { mutateAsync: create } = useMutation({
     mutationFn: createRundown,
     onMutate: () => {

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useRundown.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { EntryId, Maybe, OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
-import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { EntryId, OntimeEntry, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
 import { queryRefetchIntervalSlow } from '../../ontimeConfig';
-import { getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
-import { fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
+import { CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, getRundownQueryKey } from '../api/constants';
+import { fetchCurrentRundown, fetchRundown } from '../api/rundown';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
 import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata, getRundownMetadata } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
@@ -20,45 +20,52 @@ const cachedRundownPlaceholder: Rundown = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
- * When rundownId is not provided the loaded rundown is provided
+ * Normalised rundown data for the currently loaded rundown.
+ *
+ * Bootstraps via the `/current` alias so the first paint is a single round-trip,
+ * independent of the project rundown list. Once the loaded id is known, the
+ * query key swaps to the id-keyed cache that is shared with `useRundownById`.
  */
-export function useRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  'use memo';
-
+export default function useRundown() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const {
     data: { loaded: loadedRundownId },
   } = useProjectRundowns();
 
-  const effectiveRundownId = rundownId !== null ? rundownId : loadedRundownId;
-  const isLoadedRundown = effectiveRundownId === loadedRundownId;
-
-  const { data, status, isError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
-    queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(effectiveRundownId),
-    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(effectiveRundownId, { signal }),
-    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+  const { data, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+    queryKey: loadedRundownId ? getRundownQueryKey(loadedRundownId) : CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchCurrentRundown({ signal }),
     refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, refetch, isFetching, isLoadedRundown };
+  // Seed the id-keyed cache when fetching via the bootstrap alias
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!data || loadedRundownId) return;
+    queryClient.setQueryData(getRundownQueryKey(data.id), data);
+  }, [data, loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
+
+  // Once we have the ID, drop the temporary current cache
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!loadedRundownId) return;
+    queryClient.removeQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
+  }, [loadedRundownId, queryClient]);
+
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching };
 }
 
-export function useRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  'use memo';
-
-  const { data, status, isLoadedRundown } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? selectedEventId : null;
-  const rundownMetadata = getRundownMetadata(data, effectiveSelectedEventId);
-  return { data, status, rundownMetadata };
+  const rundownMetadata = useMemo(() => getRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
+  return { data, status, isLoadingError, rundownMetadata };
 }
 
 /**
  * Provides access to a flat rundown
  * built from the order and rundown fields
  */
-export function useFlatRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useFlatRundown() {
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
 
   const flatRundown = useMemo(() => {
     if (data.revision === -1) {
@@ -67,17 +74,15 @@ export function useFlatRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
     return data.flatOrder.map((id) => data.entries[id]).filter((entry): entry is OntimeEntry => entry !== undefined);
   }, [data]);
 
-  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status };
+  return { data: flatRundown, rundownId: data.id, status, isLoadingError };
 }
 
-export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  'use memo';
-
-  const { data, status, isLoadedRundown } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata() {
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
-  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedRundown ? selectedEventId : null;
-  const rundownWithMetadata = getFlatRundownMetadata(data, effectiveSelectedEventId);
-  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status };
+
+  const rundownWithMetadata = useMemo(() => getFlatRundownMetadata(data, selectedEventId), [data, selectedEventId]);
+  return { data: rundownWithMetadata, status, isLoadingError };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -87,8 +92,8 @@ export function useFlatRundownWithMetadata(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
  * re-filtering on every render.
  *
  */
-export function usePartialRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>, cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
-  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata(rundownId);
+export function usePartialRundown(cb: (event: ExtendedEntry<OntimeEntry>) => boolean) {
+  const { data, status } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
   const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
     return data.filter(cb);
   }, [data, cb]);
@@ -98,20 +103,37 @@ export function usePartialRundown(rundownId: Maybe<string>, cb: (event: Extended
 
 /**
  * Hook to get a specific entry by ID from the rundown
- * @deprecated
  */
-export function useEntry(rundownId: Maybe<string>, entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
-  const { data: rundown } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useEntry(entryId: EntryId | null): OntimeEntry | null {
+  const { data: rundown } = useRundown();
 
   if (entryId === null) return null;
   return rundown.entries[entryId] ?? null;
 }
 
-export function useRundownAuxData(rundownId: Maybe<string>) {
-  const { data, status } = useRundown(rundownId);
+export function useRundownAuxData() {
+  const { data, status } = useRundown();
   const filteredData = useMemo(() => {
     const { title, id } = data;
     return { title, id };
   }, [data]);
   return { data: filteredData, status };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Provides access to a specific rundown by ID.
+ * When rundownId is null/undefined the query is disabled and returns the placeholder.
+ */
+export function useRundownById(rundownId: string | null | undefined) {
+  const enabled = Boolean(rundownId);
+
+  const { data, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching } = useQuery<Rundown>({
+    queryKey: getRundownQueryKey(rundownId ?? ''),
+    queryFn: ({ signal }) => fetchRundown(rundownId!, { signal }),
+    enabled,
+    placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
+    refetchInterval: queryRefetchIntervalSlow,
+  });
+
+  return { data: data ?? cachedRundownPlaceholder, status, isError, isLoadingError, refetch, isFetching };
+}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { EntryId, Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+
+import { useSelectedEventId } from '../hooks/useSocket';
+import { getFlatRundownMetadata, type ExtendedEntry } from '../utils/rundownMetadata';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from './useProjectRundowns';
+import { useRundownById } from './useRundown';
+
+export type RundownSource = {
+  rundownId: string | null;
+  rundown: Rundown;
+  flatRundown: ExtendedEntry[];
+  status: string;
+  isLoadingError: boolean;
+  selectedEventId: EntryId | null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Explicitly scoped rundown data for views that may operate on a non-loaded rundown.
+ */
+export function useScopedRundown(rundownId: string | null): RundownSource {
+  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
+  return useRundownSource(rundownId, projectRundowns.loaded || null);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Loaded-rundown source for views that must follow the active runtime rundown.
+ */
+export function useLoadedRundownSource(): RundownSource {
+  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
+  const loadedRundownId = projectRundowns.loaded || null;
+  return useRundownSource(loadedRundownId, loadedRundownId);
+}
+
+function useRundownSource(rundownId: string | null, loadedRundownId: string | null): RundownSource {
+  const isLoadedTarget = rundownId !== null && rundownId === loadedRundownId;
+  const runtimeSelectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const effectiveSelectedEventId = isLoadedTarget ? runtimeSelectedEventId : null;
+  const { data: rundown, status, isLoadingError } = useRundownById(rundownId);
+  const flatRundown = useMemo(
+    () => getFlatRundownMetadata(rundown, effectiveSelectedEventId),
+    [effectiveSelectedEventId, rundown],
+  );
+
+  return useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      rundownId,
+      rundown,
+      flatRundown,
+      status,
+      isLoadingError,
+      selectedEventId: effectiveSelectedEventId,
+    }),
+    [effectiveSelectedEventId, flatRundown, isLoadingError, rundown, rundownId, status],
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useSettings.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { getSettings } from '../api/settings';
 import { ontimePlaceholderSettings } from '../models/OntimeSettings';
 
 export default function useSettings() {
-  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch } = useQuery({
     queryKey: APP_SETTINGS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getSettings({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ export default function useSettings() {
     },
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? ontimePlaceholderSettings, status, isFetching, isError, refetch };
+  return { data: data ?? ontimePlaceholderSettings, status, isFetching, isError, isLoadingError, refetch };
 }

apps/client/src/common/hooks-query/useViewSettings.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { VIEW_SETTINGS } from '../api/constants';
 import { viewsSettingsPlaceholder } from '../models/ViewSettings.type';
 
 export default function useViewSettings() {
-  const { data, status } = useQuery({
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError } = useQuery({
     queryKey: VIEW_SETTINGS,
     queryFn: ({ signal }) => getViewSettings({ signal }),
     placeholderData: (previousData, _previousQuery) => previousData,
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@ export default function useViewSettings() {
     },
   });
 
-  return { data: data ?? viewsSettingsPlaceholder, status, mutateAsync };
+  return { data: data ?? viewsSettingsPlaceholder, status, isLoadingError, mutateAsync };
 }

apps/client/src/common/utils/__tests__/rundownMetadata.test.ts

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 0,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 1, // UI indexes are 1 based
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 1,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: true,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -143,7 +140,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -160,7 +156,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: true,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -177,7 +172,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 3,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: true,
       isLoaded: true,
@@ -194,7 +188,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 4,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: true,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -211,7 +204,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 5,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 7,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -264,7 +256,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 0,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -282,7 +273,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 1,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,
@@ -300,7 +290,6 @@ describe('initRundownMetadata()', () => {
       eventIndex: 2,
       isPast: false,
       isNextDay: false,
-      isParentToLoaded: false,
       totalGap: 0,
       isLinkedToLoaded: false,
       isLoaded: false,

apps/client/src/common/utils/rundownMetadata.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export type RundownMetadata = {
   groupColour: string | undefined;
   groupEntries: number | undefined;
   isFirstAfterGroup: boolean;
-  isParentToLoaded: boolean; // if the group contains the loaded event
 };
 
 export type ExtendedEntry<T extends OntimeEntry = OntimeEntry> = T & RundownMetadata;
@@ -95,7 +94,6 @@ export function initRundownMetadata(selectedEventId: MaybeString) {
     groupColour: undefined,
     groupEntries: undefined,
     isFirstAfterGroup: false,
-    isParentToLoaded: false,
   };
 
   function process(entry: OntimeEntry): Readonly<RundownMetadata> {
@@ -119,7 +117,6 @@ function processEntry(
   // initialise data to be overridden below
   processedData.isNextDay = false;
   processedData.isLoaded = false;
-  processedData.isParentToLoaded = false;
 
   processedData.previousEntryId = processedData.thisId; // thisId comes from the previous iteration
   processedData.thisId = entry.id; // we reassign thisId
@@ -135,7 +132,6 @@ function processEntry(
     processedData.groupId = entry.id;
     processedData.groupColour = entry.colour;
     processedData.groupEntries = entry.entries.length;
-    processedData.isParentToLoaded = selectedEventId ? entry.entries.includes(selectedEventId) : false;
   } else {
     // for delays and groups, we insert the group metadata
     if ((entry as OntimeEvent | OntimeDelay | OntimeMilestone).parent !== processedData.groupId) {

apps/client/src/common/utils/socket.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   APP_SETTINGS,
   CLIENT_LIST,
   CSS_OVERRIDE,
+  CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY,
   CUSTOM_FIELDS,
   PROJECT_DATA,
   REPORT,
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   VIEW_SETTINGS,
   getRundownQueryKey,
   PROJECT_RUNDOWNS,
-  PROJECT_LIST,
 } from '../api/constants';
 import { invalidateAllCaches } from '../api/utils';
 import { ontimeQueryClient } from '../queryClient';
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ export const connectSocket = () => {
             case RefetchKey.ProjectRundowns:
               ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: PROJECT_RUNDOWNS });
               break;
-            case RefetchKey.ProjectFiles:
-              ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: PROJECT_LIST });
-              break;
             default: {
               target satisfies never;
               break;
@@ -241,6 +238,7 @@ export function maybeInvalidateRundownCache(revision: MaybeNumber, rundownId?: s
   if (!rundownId) {
     // we omit rundownId to signify invalidate all rundowns
     ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: RUNDOWN });
+    ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
     return;
   }
 
@@ -254,6 +252,12 @@ export function maybeInvalidateRundownCache(revision: MaybeNumber, rundownId?: s
   }
 
   ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey, exact: true });
+
+  // keep current alias in sync with the ID-based cache
+  const loadedRundownId = ontimeQueryClient.getQueryData<{ loaded: string }>(PROJECT_RUNDOWNS)?.loaded;
+  if (!loadedRundownId || loadedRundownId === rundownId) {
+    ontimeQueryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: CURRENT_RUNDOWN_QUERY_KEY, exact: true });
+  }
 }
 
 export function sendSocket<T extends MessageTag | ApiActionTag>(

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/feature-panel/ReportSettings.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { deleteAllReport } from '../../../../common/api/report';
 import { createBlob, downloadBlob } from '../../../../common/api/utils';
 import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import useReport from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useReport';
-import { useRundown } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { formatTime } from '../../../../common/utils/time';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import style from './ReportSettings.module.scss';
 
 export default function ReportSettings() {
   const { data: reportData } = useReport();
-  const { data } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data } = useRundown();
 
   const clearReport = async () => await deleteAllReport();
   const downloadCSV = (combinedReport: CombinedReport[]) => {

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/ManageRundowns.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useDisclosure } from '@mantine/hooks';
-import { Suspense, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import {
   IoAdd,
   IoDocumentOutline,
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import IconButton from '../../../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import Dialog from '../../../../common/components/dialog/Dialog';
 import { DropdownMenu } from '../../../../common/components/dropdown-menu/DropdownMenu';
 import Tag from '../../../../common/components/tag/Tag';
-import { useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit } from '../../../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import { useMutateProjectRundowns, useProjectRundowns } from '../../../../common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
 import { cx } from '../../../../common/utils/styleUtils';
+import { useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit } from '../../../../views/cuesheet/useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 import * as Panel from '../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import RundownRenameForm from './composite/RundownRenameForm';
 import { ManageRundownForm } from './ManageRundownForm';
@@ -28,20 +28,6 @@ import { ManageRundownForm } from './ManageRundownForm';
 import style from './ManagePanel.module.scss';
 
 export default function ManageRundowns() {
-  return (
-    <Suspense
-      fallback={
-        <div className={style.empty}>
-          <Panel.Loader isLoading />
-        </div>
-      }
-    >
-      <ManageRundownsSuspense />
-    </Suspense>
-  );
-}
-
-function ManageRundownsSuspense() {
   const { data } = useProjectRundowns();
   const { duplicate, remove, load, rename } = useMutateProjectRundowns();
   const [isOpenDelete, deleteHandlers] = useDisclosure();

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/manage-panel/sources-panel/SourcesPanel.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import Button from '../../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Info from '../../../../../common/components/info/Info';
 import ExternalLink from '../../../../../common/components/link/external-link/ExternalLink';
 import Modal from '../../../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
-import { useRundown } from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { removeFileExtension, validateExcelImport } from '../../../../../common/utils/uploadUtils';
 import * as Panel from '../../../panel-utils/PanelUtils';
 import GSheetSetup from './GSheetSetup';
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export default function SourcesPanel() {
   const [activeSource, setActiveSource] = useState<ActiveSource | null>(null);
   const [completedRundownTitle, setCompletedRundownTitle] = useState('');
 
-  const { data: currentRundown } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data: currentRundown } = useRundown();
   const { applyImport } = useSpreadsheetImport();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
 

apps/client/src/features/app-settings/panel/project-panel/ProjectList.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Suspense, useState } from 'react';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 import { IoArrowDown, IoArrowUp } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import Info from '../../../../common/components/info/Info';
@@ -11,25 +11,11 @@ import style from './ProjectPanel.module.scss';
 type SortParameter = 'alphabetical' | 'modified';
 
 export default function ProjectList() {
-  return (
-    <Suspense
-      fallback={
-        <div className={style.empty}>
-          <Panel.Loader isLoading />
-        </div>
-      }
-    >
-      <ProjectListSuspend />
-    </Suspense>
-  );
-}
-
-function ProjectListSuspend() {
   const [editingMode, setEditingMode] = useState<EditMode | null>(null);
   const [editingFilename, setEditingFilename] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [sortMode, setSortMode] = useState<ProjectSortMode>('modified-desc');
 
-  const { data, refetch } = useOrderedProjectList(sortMode);
+  const { data, refetch, status } = useOrderedProjectList(sortMode);
 
   const handleToggleEditMode = (editMode: EditMode, filename: string | null) => {
     setEditingMode((prev) => (prev === editMode && filename === editingFilename ? null : editMode));
@@ -52,6 +38,14 @@ function ProjectListSuspend() {
     });
   };
 
+  if (status === 'pending') {
+    return (
+      <div className={style.empty}>
+        <Panel.Loader isLoading />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
   const numProjects = data.reorderedProjectFiles.length;
 
   return (

apps/client/src/features/operator/Operator.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { OntimeView, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup } from 'ontime-types';
 import { Fragment, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
+import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
 import useFollowComponent from '../../common/hooks/useFollowComponent';
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
 import { throttle } from '../../common/utils/throttle';
 import { getDefaultFormat } from '../../common/utils/time';
 import { isTouchDevice } from '../../externals';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Loader from '../../views/common/loader/Loader';
 import CustomFieldEditModal from './custom-field-edit-modal/CustomFieldEditModal';
 import FollowButton from './follow-button/FollowButton';
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ export default function OperatorLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Operator {...data} />;
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export default function OperatorLoader() {
 
 function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: OperatorData) {
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const { subscribe, mainSource, secondarySource, shouldEdit, hidePast, showStart } = useOperatorOptions();
 
   const [showEditPrompt, setShowEditPrompt] = useState(false);
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
   const operatorOptions = useMemo(() => getOperatorOptions(customFields, defaultFormat), [customFields, defaultFormat]);
 
   const canEdit = shouldEdit && subscribe.length;
+  const hasEvents = rundown.order.length > 0;
 
   return (
     <div className={style.operatorContainer} data-testid='operator-view'>
@@ -127,117 +131,121 @@ function Operator({ rundown, rundownMetadata, customFields, settings }: Operator
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <div className={style.operatorEvents} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
-        {rundown.order.map((entryId) => {
-          const entry = rundown.entries[entryId];
-          if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
-            const { isPast, isLinkedToLoaded, isLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[entryId];
-            // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
-            if ((hidePast && isPast) || entry.skip) {
-              return null;
-            }
+      {!hasEvents ? (
+        <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
+      ) : (
+        <div className={style.operatorEvents} onWheel={handleScroll} onTouchMove={handleScroll} ref={scrollRef}>
+          {rundown.order.map((entryId) => {
+            const entry = rundown.entries[entryId];
+            if (isOntimeEvent(entry)) {
+              const { isPast, isLinkedToLoaded, isLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[entryId];
+              // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
+              if ((hidePast && isPast) || entry.skip) {
+                return null;
+              }
 
-            const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
-              entry,
-              mainSource,
-              secondarySource,
-              subscribe,
-              customFields,
-            );
+              const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
+                entry,
+                mainSource,
+                secondarySource,
+                subscribe,
+                customFields,
+              );
 
-            return (
-              <OperatorEvent
-                key={entry.id}
-                id={entry.id}
-                colour={entry.colour}
-                cue={entry.cue}
-                main={mainField}
-                secondary={secondaryField}
-                timeStart={entry.timeStart}
-                duration={entry.duration}
-                delay={entry.delay}
-                dayOffset={entry.dayOffset}
-                isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
-                isSelected={isLoaded}
-                isPast={isPast}
-                selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
-                showStart={showStart}
-                subscribed={subscribedData}
-                totalGap={totalGap}
-                onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
-              />
-            );
-          }
-
-          if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
-            const { isPast } = rundownMetadata[entry.id];
-
-            const isCurrentParent = selectedEventId ? rundownMetadata[selectedEventId]?.groupId === entry.id : false;
-
-            if (hidePast && isPast && !isCurrentParent) {
-              return null;
-            }
-
-            return (
-              <Fragment key={entry.id}>
-                <OperatorGroup
+              return (
+                <OperatorEvent
                   key={entry.id}
-                  title={entry.title}
+                  id={entry.id}
                   colour={entry.colour}
-                  count={entry.entries.length}
+                  cue={entry.cue}
+                  main={mainField}
+                  secondary={secondaryField}
+                  timeStart={entry.timeStart}
                   duration={entry.duration}
+                  delay={entry.delay}
+                  dayOffset={entry.dayOffset}
+                  isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
+                  isSelected={isLoaded}
+                  isPast={isPast}
+                  selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
+                  showStart={showStart}
+                  subscribed={subscribedData}
+                  totalGap={totalGap}
+                  onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
                 />
-                {entry.entries.map((nestedEntryId) => {
-                  const nestedEntry = rundown.entries[nestedEntryId];
-                  if (!isOntimeEvent(nestedEntry)) {
-                    return null;
-                  }
+              );
+            }
 
-                  const { isPast, isLoaded, isLinkedToLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[nestedEntryId];
+            if (isOntimeGroup(entry)) {
+              const { isPast } = rundownMetadata[entry.id];
 
-                  // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
-                  if ((hidePast && isPast) || nestedEntry.skip) {
-                    return null;
-                  }
+              const isCurrentParent = selectedEventId ? rundownMetadata[selectedEventId]?.groupId === entry.id : false;
 
-                  const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
-                    nestedEntry,
-                    mainSource,
-                    secondarySource,
-                    subscribe,
-                    customFields,
-                  );
+              if (hidePast && isPast && !isCurrentParent) {
+                return null;
+              }
 
-                  return (
-                    <OperatorEvent
-                      key={nestedEntry.id}
-                      id={nestedEntry.id}
-                      colour={nestedEntry.colour}
-                      cue={nestedEntry.cue}
-                      main={mainField}
-                      secondary={secondaryField}
-                      timeStart={nestedEntry.timeStart}
-                      duration={nestedEntry.duration}
-                      delay={nestedEntry.delay}
-                      dayOffset={nestedEntry.dayOffset}
-                      isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
-                      isSelected={isLoaded}
-                      isPast={isPast}
-                      groupColour={entry.colour}
-                      selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
-                      showStart={showStart}
-                      subscribed={subscribedData}
-                      totalGap={totalGap}
-                      onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
-                    />
-                  );
-                })}
-              </Fragment>
-            );
-          }
-          return null;
-        })}
-      </div>
+              return (
+                <Fragment key={entry.id}>
+                  <OperatorGroup
+                    key={entry.id}
+                    title={entry.title}
+                    colour={entry.colour}
+                    count={entry.entries.length}
+                    duration={entry.duration}
+                  />
+                  {entry.entries.map((nestedEntryId) => {
+                    const nestedEntry = rundown.entries[nestedEntryId];
+                    if (!isOntimeEvent(nestedEntry)) {
+                      return null;
+                    }
+
+                    const { isPast, isLoaded, isLinkedToLoaded, totalGap } = rundownMetadata[nestedEntryId];
+
+                    // hide past events (if setting) and skipped events
+                    if ((hidePast && isPast) || nestedEntry.skip) {
+                      return null;
+                    }
+
+                    const { mainField, secondaryField, subscribedData } = getEventData(
+                      nestedEntry,
+                      mainSource,
+                      secondarySource,
+                      subscribe,
+                      customFields,
+                    );
+
+                    return (
+                      <OperatorEvent
+                        key={nestedEntry.id}
+                        id={nestedEntry.id}
+                        colour={nestedEntry.colour}
+                        cue={nestedEntry.cue}
+                        main={mainField}
+                        secondary={secondaryField}
+                        timeStart={nestedEntry.timeStart}
+                        duration={nestedEntry.duration}
+                        delay={nestedEntry.delay}
+                        dayOffset={nestedEntry.dayOffset}
+                        isLinkedToLoaded={isLinkedToLoaded}
+                        isSelected={isLoaded}
+                        isPast={isPast}
+                        groupColour={entry.colour}
+                        selectedRef={isLoaded ? selectedRef : undefined}
+                        showStart={showStart}
+                        subscribed={subscribedData}
+                        totalGap={totalGap}
+                        onLongPress={canEdit ? handleEdit : () => undefined}
+                      />
+                    );
+                  })}
+                </Fragment>
+              );
+            }
+            return null;
+          })}
+        </div>
+      )}
       <FollowButton isVisible={lockAutoScroll} onClickHandler={handleOffset} />
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/operator/useOperatorData.ts

@@ -14,9 +14,18 @@ export interface OperatorData {
 }
 
 export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
-  const { data: rundown, rundownMetadata, status: rundownStatus } = useRundownWithMetadata(null);
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: rundown,
+    rundownMetadata,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useRundownWithMetadata();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -25,6 +34,10 @@ export function useOperatorData(): ViewData<OperatorData> {
       customFields,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, customFieldStatus, settingsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/features/overview/OverviewWrapper.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { ErrorBoundary } from '@sentry/react';
-import { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode, Suspense } from 'react';
+import { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 import ScrollArea from '../../common/components/scroll-area/ScrollArea';
 import { useIsOnline } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
-import Loader from '../../views/common/loader/Loader';
 
 import style from './Overview.module.scss';
 
@@ -16,37 +15,18 @@ export function OverviewWrapper({ navElements, children }: PropsWithChildren<Ove
   const isOnline = useIsOnline();
 
   return (
-    <Suspense fallback={<OverviewFallback navElements={navElements} />}>
-      <div className={cx([style.overview, !isOnline && style.isOffline])}>
-        <ErrorBoundary>
-          <div className={style.nav}>{navElements}</div>
-          <ScrollArea
-            className={style.infoScroll}
-            contentClassName={style.info}
-            contentStyle={{ minWidth: '100%' }}
-            orientation='horizontal'
-          >
-            {children}
-          </ScrollArea>
-        </ErrorBoundary>
-      </div>
-    </Suspense>
-  );
-}
-
-function OverviewFallback({ navElements }: OverviewWrapperProps) {
-  return (
-    <div className={style.overview}>
-      <div className={style.nav}>{navElements}</div>
-      <ScrollArea
-        className={style.infoScroll}
-        contentClassName={style.info}
-        contentStyle={{ minWidth: '100%' }}
-        orientation='horizontal'
-      >
-        {/* TODO: this could be alined in a nicer way */}
-        <Loader />
-      </ScrollArea>
+    <div className={cx([style.overview, !isOnline && style.isOffline])}>
+      <ErrorBoundary>
+        <div className={style.nav}>{navElements}</div>
+        <ScrollArea
+          className={style.infoScroll}
+          contentClassName={style.info}
+          contentStyle={{ minWidth: '100%' }}
+          orientation='horizontal'
+        >
+          {children}
+        </ScrollArea>
+      </ErrorBoundary>
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/overview/composite/TimeElements.tsx

@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ export function MetadataTimes() {
 function GroupTimes() {
   const { clock, mode, groupExpectedEnd, actualGroupStart, currentDay, playback, phase } = useGroupTimerOverView();
   const currentGroupId = useCurrentGroupId();
-  const group = useEntry(null, currentGroupId) as OntimeGroup | null;
+  const group = useEntry(currentGroupId) as OntimeGroup | null;
 
   const hasRunningTimer = phase !== TimerPhase.Pending && isPlaybackActive(playback);
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ function GroupTimes() {
 function FlagTimes() {
   const { clock, mode, actualStart, plannedStart, playback, currentDay, phase } = useFlagTimerOverView();
   const { id, expectedStart } = useNextFlag();
-  const entry = useEntry(null, id) as OntimeEvent | null;
+  const entry = useEntry(id) as OntimeEvent | null;
 
   const hasRunningTimer = phase !== TimerPhase.Pending && isPlaybackActive(playback);
 

apps/client/src/features/overview/composite/TitleOverview.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import style from './TitleOverview.module.scss';
 export default function TitleOverview() {
   'use memo';
   const { data: projectData } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: rundownData } = useRundownAuxData(null);
+  const { data: rundownData } = useRundownAuxData();
 
   if (!projectData.title && !rundownData.title) {
     return null;

apps/client/src/features/rundown/RundownExport.tsx

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import ErrorBoundary from '../../common/components/error-boundary/ErrorBoundary'
 import ViewNavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/ViewNavigationMenu';
 import ProtectRoute from '../../common/components/protect-route/ProtectRoute';
 import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { RundownSelectionContextProvider } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
+import { useLoadedRundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { useIsSmallDevice } from '../../common/hooks/useIsSmallDevice';
 import { handleLinks } from '../../common/utils/linkUtils';
 import { cx } from '../../common/utils/styleUtils';
@@ -38,29 +39,28 @@ function RundownExport() {
     defaultValue: RundownViewMode.List,
   });
   const isSmallDevice = useIsSmallDevice();
+  const entryActions = useEntryActions();
 
   if (isSmallDevice && isExtracted) {
     return (
-      <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-        <EntryActionsProvider>
-          <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
-            <div
-              className={cx([style.rundownExport, style.extracted])}
-              data-target='small-device'
-              data-testid='panel-rundown'
-            >
-              <FinderPlacement />
-              <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings />
-              <div className={style.rundown}>
-                <ErrorBoundary>
-                  <RundownRoot isSmallDevice isExtracted viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
-                  <RundownContextMenu />
-                </ErrorBoundary>
-              </div>
+      <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
+        <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
+          <div
+            className={cx([style.rundownExport, style.extracted])}
+            data-target='small-device'
+            data-testid='panel-rundown'
+          >
+            <FinderPlacement />
+            <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings />
+            <div className={style.rundown}>
+              <ErrorBoundary>
+                <RundownRoot isSmallDevice isExtracted viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
+                <RundownContextMenu />
+              </ErrorBoundary>
             </div>
-          </ProtectRoute>
-        </EntryActionsProvider>
-      </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
+          </div>
+        </ProtectRoute>
+      </EntryActionsProvider>
     );
   }
 
@@ -70,32 +70,30 @@ function RundownExport() {
     viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table;
 
   return (
-    <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-      <EntryActionsProvider>
-        <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
-          <div className={cx([style.rundownExport, isExtracted && style.extracted])} data-testid='panel-rundown'>
-            <FinderPlacement />
-            {isExtracted && <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings isNavigationLocked={getIsNavigationLocked()} />}
-            <div className={style.rundown}>
-              <Editor.Panel className={style.list}>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={entryActions}>
+      <ProtectRoute permission='editor'>
+        <div className={cx([style.rundownExport, isExtracted && style.extracted])} data-testid='panel-rundown'>
+          <FinderPlacement />
+          {isExtracted && <ViewNavigationMenu suppressSettings isNavigationLocked={getIsNavigationLocked()} />}
+          <div className={style.rundown}>
+            <Editor.Panel className={style.list}>
+              <ErrorBoundary>
+                {!isExtracted && <Editor.CornerExtract onClick={(event) => handleLinks('rundown', event)} />}
+                <RundownRoot isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
+                <RundownContextMenu />
+              </ErrorBoundary>
+            </Editor.Panel>
+            {!hideSideBar && (
+              <div className={style.side}>
                 <ErrorBoundary>
-                  {!isExtracted && <Editor.CornerExtract onClick={(event) => handleLinks('rundown', event)} />}
-                  <RundownRoot isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
-                  <RundownContextMenu />
+                  <RundownEntryEditor />
                 </ErrorBoundary>
-              </Editor.Panel>
-              {!hideSideBar && (
-                <div className={style.side}>
-                  <ErrorBoundary>
-                    <RundownEntryEditor />
-                  </ErrorBoundary>
-                </div>
-              )}
-            </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
           </div>
-        </ProtectRoute>
-      </EntryActionsProvider>
-    </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
+        </div>
+      </ProtectRoute>
+    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }
 
@@ -107,16 +105,17 @@ interface RundownRootProps {
 }
 
 function RundownRoot({ isSmallDevice, isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownRootProps) {
+  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
+
   return (
     <div className={style.rundownRoot}>
       {isSmallDevice ? (
         <RundownHeaderMobile viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
       ) : (
-        // TODO: add data-background-rundown={!isLoadedRundown} styling
         <RundownHeader isExtracted={isExtracted} viewMode={viewMode} setViewMode={setViewMode} />
       )}
       {viewMode === RundownViewMode.List ? <RundownList /> : <RundownTable />}
-      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal />}
+      {viewMode === RundownViewMode.Table && <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />}
       <RenumberCuesDialog />
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/features/rundown/RundownList.tsx

@@ -1,36 +1,34 @@
-import { Playback } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
-import Empty from '../../common/components/state/Empty';
-import { useContextRundownList } from '../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
+import { useRundownWithMetadata } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useRundownEditor } from '../../common/hooks/useSocket';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import Rundown from './Rundown';
 
-const backgroundFeatureData = {
-  playback: Playback.Stop,
-  selectedEventId: null,
-  nextEventId: null,
-};
-
 export default memo(RundownList);
 function RundownList() {
-  const { rundown, status, rundownMetadata, isLoadedRundown } = useContextRundownList();
+  const { data, status, isLoadingError, rundownMetadata } = useRundownWithMetadata();
   const featureData = useRundownEditor();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
 
-  const isLoading = status !== 'success' || !rundown || !rundownMetadata;
+  // avoid showing the editable empty state before we know whether the rundown is actually empty
+  if (status === 'pending') {
+    return <EmptyFill text='Loading…' />;
+  }
 
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return <Empty text='Connecting to server' />;
+  if (isLoadingError) {
+    return <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />;
   }
 
   return (
     <Rundown
-      order={rundown.order}
-      flatOrder={rundown.flatOrder}
-      entries={rundown.entries}
-      id={rundown.id}
+      order={data.order}
+      flatOrder={data.flatOrder}
+      entries={data.entries}
+      id={data.id}
       rundownMetadata={rundownMetadata}
-      featureData={isLoadedRundown ? featureData : backgroundFeatureData}
+      featureData={featureData}
     />
   );
 }

apps/client/src/features/rundown/common/RundownSelect.module.scss

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-.rundownSelect {
-  min-width: min(20rem, calc(100vw - 6rem));
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/common/RundownSelect.tsx

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-import Select from '../../../common/components/select/Select';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
-import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
-
-import styles from './RundownSelect.module.scss';
-
-const FOLLOW = '___null___';
-
-interface RundownSelectProps {
-  appMode: AppMode;
-}
-
-export function RundownSelect({ appMode }: RundownSelectProps) {
-  'use memo';
-  const { selectRundownId, rundowns, loadedRundownId, selectedRundownId } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-
-  const options = rundowns.map(({ id, title }) => ({
-    value: id,
-    label: loadedRundownId === id ? `${title} (loaded)` : title,
-  }));
-
-  // add a follow option
-  options.unshift({
-    value: FOLLOW,
-    label: 'Follow loaded',
-  });
-
-  return (
-    <div className={styles.rundownSelect}>
-      <Select
-        value={selectedRundownId ?? FOLLOW}
-        options={options}
-        onValueChange={(value) => {
-          if (value === FOLLOW) selectRundownId(null);
-          else selectRundownId(value);
-        }}
-        disabled={appMode === AppMode.Run}
-        fluid
-      />
-    </div>
-  );
-}

apps/client/src/features/rundown/entry-editor/RundownEntryEditor.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { OntimeEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { useRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../useEventSelection';
 import EventEditorFooter from './composite/EventEditorFooter';
 import EventEditor from './EventEditor';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import style from './EntryEditor.module.scss';
 
 export default function RundownEntryEditor() {
   const selectedEvents = useEventSelection((state) => state.selectedEvents);
-  const { data } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data } = useRundown();
 
   const entry = useMemo<OntimeEntry | null>(() => {
     if (data.order.length === 0) {

apps/client/src/features/rundown/renumber-cues-dialog/RenumberCuesDialog.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import Button from '../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Dialog from '../../../common/components/dialog/Dialog';
 import Input from '../../../common/components/input/input/Input';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useContextRundownCueRenumberModal } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { orderEntries } from '../rundown.utils';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../useEventSelection';
 
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type RenumberCueData = Pick<RenumberCues, 'increment' | 'prefix' | 'start'>;
 
 export default function RenumberCuesDialog() {
   'use memo';
-  const { flatOrder } = useContextRundownCueRenumberModal();
+  const { data } = useRundown();
+  const { flatOrder } = data;
   const { onClose, isOpen } = useRenumberCuesDialogStore();
   const { renumberCues } = useEntryActionsContext();
   const selectedEvents = useEventSelection((state) => state.selectedEvents);

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-header/RundownHeader.tsx

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import Tooltip from '../../../common/components/tooltip/Tooltip';
 import { setOffsetMode, useOffsetMode } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { EditorLayoutMode, useEditorLayout } from '../../../views/editor/useEditorLayout';
-import { RundownSelect } from '../common/RundownSelect';
 import { RundownViewMode } from '../rundown.options';
 import { useEditorFollowMode } from '../useEditorFollowMode';
 import RundownMenu from './RundownMenu';
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ interface HeaderControlsConfig {
   showRunEditToggle: boolean;
   showOffsetToggle: boolean;
   showOverflowMenu: boolean;
-  showRundownSelect: boolean;
 }
 
 export const HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG: Record<EditorLayoutMode, HeaderControlsConfig> = {
@@ -33,19 +31,16 @@ export const HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG: Record<EditorLayoutMode, HeaderControlsConf
     showRunEditToggle: true,
     showOffsetToggle: true,
     showOverflowMenu: true,
-    showRundownSelect: false,
   },
   [EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING]: {
     showRunEditToggle: false,
     showOffsetToggle: false,
     showOverflowMenu: true,
-    showRundownSelect: true,
   },
   [EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING]: {
     showRunEditToggle: false,
     showOffsetToggle: true,
     showOverflowMenu: false,
-    showRundownSelect: false,
   },
 } as const;
 
@@ -55,8 +50,7 @@ function RundownHeader({ isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownHeaderProp
   const offsetMode = useOffsetMode();
   const { layoutMode } = useEditorLayout();
 
-  const { showRunEditToggle, showOffsetToggle, showOverflowMenu, showRundownSelect } =
-    HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG[layoutMode];
+  const { showRunEditToggle, showOffsetToggle, showOverflowMenu } = HEADER_CONTROLS_CONFIG[layoutMode];
 
   const toggleAppMode = (mode: AppMode[]) => {
     // we need to stop user from deselecting a mode
@@ -128,8 +122,6 @@ function RundownHeader({ isExtracted, viewMode, setViewMode }: RundownHeaderProp
         </ToggleGroup>
       )}
 
-      {showRundownSelect && <RundownSelect appMode={editorMode} />}
-
       {showOverflowMenu && <RundownMenu allowNavigation={!isExtracted} />}
     </Toolbar.Root>
   );

apps/client/src/features/rundown/rundown-table/RundownTable.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { memo, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
+import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import { useLoadedRundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useEntryActions } from '../../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import CuesheetDnd from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-dnd/CuesheetDnd';
 import CuesheetTable from '../../../views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../../../views/cuesheet/useTablePermissions';
@@ -10,9 +12,11 @@ import { makeRundownColumns } from './makeRundownColumns';
 
 export default memo(RundownTable);
 function RundownTable() {
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
   const setPermissions = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.setPermissions);
   const { editorMode } = useEditorFollowMode();
+  const source = useLoadedRundownSource();
+  const actions = useEntryActions();
 
   // Editor always has full permissions
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -27,15 +31,11 @@ function RundownTable() {
 
   const columns = useMemo(() => makeRundownColumns(customFields), [customFields]);
 
-  const isLoading = !customFields || customFieldStatus === 'pending';
-
   return (
-    <CuesheetDnd columns={columns} tableRoot='editor'>
-      {isLoading ? (
-        <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />
-      ) : (
-        <CuesheetTable columns={columns} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
-      )}
-    </CuesheetDnd>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
+      <CuesheetDnd columns={columns} tableRoot='editor'>
+        <CuesheetTable columns={columns} source={source} cuesheetMode={editorMode} tableRoot='editor' />
+      </CuesheetDnd>
+    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/views/backstage/Backstage.tsx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function BackstageLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Backstage {...data} />;

apps/client/src/views/backstage/useBackstageData.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundown(null);
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError } = useFlatRundown();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -33,6 +37,11 @@ export function useBackstageData(): ViewData<BackstageData> {
       isMirrored,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/common/loader/Loader.module.scss

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $dot-spacing: 1.5rem;
   display: grid;
   place-items: center;
   background-color: var(--background-color-override, $viewer-background-color);
-  height: 100vh;
+  height: 100dvh;
 }
 
 .ellipsis {
@@ -21,26 +21,26 @@ $dot-spacing: 1.5rem;
     height: $dot-size;
     border-radius: 50%;
     background-color: var(--accent-color-override, $ontime-color);
-    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0, 1, 1, 0);
+    animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
 
     &:nth-child(1) {
       left: $dot-size;
-      animation: lds-ellipsis1 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis1 1s infinite;
     }
 
     &:nth-child(2) {
       left: $dot-size;
-      animation: lds-ellipsis2 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis2 1s infinite;
     }
 
     &:nth-child(3) {
       left: calc($dot-size + $dot-spacing);
-      animation: lds-ellipsis2 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis2 1s infinite;
     }
 
     &:nth-child(4) {
       left: calc($dot-size + 2 * $dot-spacing);
-      animation: lds-ellipsis3 0.6s infinite;
+      animation: lds-ellipsis3 1s infinite;
     }
   }
 }

apps/client/src/views/common/schedule/ScheduleContext.tsx

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const ScheduleProvider = ({ children, selectedEventId }: PropsWithChildre
     [filter],
   );
 
-  const { data: events } = usePartialRundown(null, filterCallback);
+  const { data: events } = usePartialRundown(filterCallback);
 
   const [firstIndex, setFirstIndex] = useState(-1);
   const [numPages, setNumPages] = useState(0);

apps/client/src/views/countdown/Countdown.scss

@@ -80,21 +80,7 @@ $item-height: 3.5rem;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
     align-items: center;
-
-    button {
-      margin-top: 1.75rem;
-    }
-  }
-
-  .empty-state__content {
-    max-width: none;
-
-    span {
-      max-width: none;
-      white-space: nowrap;
-      font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 2.25rem);
-      line-height: 1.1;
-    }
+    gap: 1.5rem;
   }
 
   .list-container {

apps/client/src/views/countdown/Countdown.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function CountdownLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Countdown {...data} />;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function Countdown({ customFields, rundownData, projectData, isMirrored, setting
 
       {!hasEvents && (
         <div className='empty-state'>
-          <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className='empty-state__content' />
+          <Empty text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
         </div>
       )}
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMod
   if (subscriptions.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMod
   if (subscribedEvents.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.select_event')} />
         <Button variant='primary' size='xlarge' onClick={goToEditMode}>
           <IoAdd /> Add
         </Button>
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function CountdownContents({ candidates, rundownData, subscriptions, goToEditMod
   if (eventsToShow.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className='empty-state'>
-        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} className='empty-state__content' />
+        <Empty text={getLocalizedString('countdown.all_have_finished')} />
       </div>
     );
   }

apps/client/src/views/countdown/useCountdownData.ts

@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata(null);
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const {
+    data: rundownData,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -34,6 +42,11 @@ export function useCountdownData(): ViewData<CountdownData> {
       isMirrored,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetPage.module.scss

@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
     'table';
   color: $ui-white;
 }
+
+.rundownSelect {
+  min-width: min(20rem, calc(100vw - 6rem));
+}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetPage.tsx

@@ -4,46 +4,51 @@ import { IoApps } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import IconButton from '../../common/components/buttons/IconButton';
 import NavigationMenu from '../../common/components/navigation-menu/NavigationMenu';
 import { EntryActionsProvider } from '../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { RundownSelectionContextProvider } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
+import { useScopedRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { useScopedEntryActions } from '../../common/hooks/useEntryAction';
 import { useWindowTitle } from '../../common/hooks/useWindowTitle';
 import { getIsNavigationLocked } from '../../externals';
 import CuesheetOverview from '../../features/overview/CuesheetOverview';
 import EntryEditModal from './cuesheet-edit-modal/EntryEditModal';
 import CuesheetProgress from './cuesheet-progress/CuesheetProgress';
 import CuesheetTableWrapper from './CuesheetTableWrapper';
+import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID, useCuesheetRundownSelection } from './useCuesheetRundownSelection';
 
 import styles from './CuesheetPage.module.scss';
 
 export default function CuesheetPage() {
   'use memo';
   const [isMenuOpen, menuHandler] = useDisclosure();
+  const { selectedRundownId, loadedRundownId, setSelectedRundownId, projectRundowns } = useCuesheetRundownSelection();
+  const source = useScopedRundown(selectedRundownId === FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID ? loadedRundownId : selectedRundownId);
+
+  const actions = useScopedEntryActions(source.rundownId);
 
   useWindowTitle('Cuesheet');
 
   const isLocked = getIsNavigationLocked();
 
   return (
-    <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-      <EntryActionsProvider>
-        <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />
-        <EntryEditModal />
-        <div className={styles.tableWrapper} data-testid='cuesheet'>
-          <CuesheetOverview>
-            {!isLocked && (
-              <IconButton
-                aria-label='Toggle navigation'
-                variant='subtle-white'
-                size='xlarge'
-                onClick={menuHandler.open}
-              >
-                <IoApps />
-              </IconButton>
-            )}
-          </CuesheetOverview>
-          <CuesheetProgress />
-          <CuesheetTableWrapper />
-        </div>
-      </EntryActionsProvider>
-    </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
+    <EntryActionsProvider actions={actions}>
+      <NavigationMenu isOpen={isMenuOpen} onClose={menuHandler.close} />
+      <EntryEditModal rundown={source.rundown} />
+      <div className={styles.tableWrapper} data-testid='cuesheet'>
+        <CuesheetOverview>
+          {!isLocked && (
+            <IconButton aria-label='Toggle navigation' variant='subtle-white' size='xlarge' onClick={menuHandler.open}>
+              <IoApps />
+            </IconButton>
+          )}
+        </CuesheetOverview>
+        <CuesheetProgress />
+        <CuesheetTableWrapper
+          source={source}
+          selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+          loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+          setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+          projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+        />
+      </div>
+    </EntryActionsProvider>
   );
 }

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/CuesheetTableWrapper.tsx

@@ -1,41 +1,108 @@
+import { MaybeString, ProjectRundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo, use, useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
+import Select from '../../common/components/select/Select';
 import { PresetContext } from '../../common/context/PresetContext';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
+import type { RundownSource } from '../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
+import { AppMode } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import CuesheetDnd from './cuesheet-dnd/CuesheetDnd';
 import { makeCuesheetColumns } from './cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-elements/cuesheetColsFactory';
 import CuesheetTable from './cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable';
 import { useApplyCuesheetPolicy } from './useApplyCuesheetPolicy';
+import { FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID } from './useCuesheetRundownSelection';
+
+import styles from './CuesheetPage.module.scss';
+
+interface CuesheetTableWrapperProps {
+  source: RundownSource;
+  selectedRundownId: MaybeString;
+  loadedRundownId: string;
+  setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => void;
+  projectRundowns: ProjectRundown[];
+}
 
 export default memo(CuesheetTableWrapper);
-function CuesheetTableWrapper() {
+function CuesheetTableWrapper({
+  source,
+  selectedRundownId,
+  setSelectedRundownId,
+  loadedRundownId,
+  projectRundowns,
+}: CuesheetTableWrapperProps) {
   const preset = use(PresetContext);
-  const { isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
-
-  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isLoadedRundown });
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const isCurrentRundown = source.rundownId !== null && source.rundownId === loadedRundownId;
+  const { cuesheetMode, setCuesheetMode } = useApplyCuesheetPolicy(preset, { canRunMode: isCurrentRundown });
+  const { data: customFields } = useCustomFields();
 
   const columns = useMemo(
     () => makeCuesheetColumns(customFields, cuesheetMode, preset),
     [customFields, cuesheetMode, preset],
   );
 
-  const isLoading = !customFields || customFieldStatus === 'pending';
-
   return (
     <CuesheetDnd columns={columns}>
-      {isLoading ? (
-        <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />
-      ) : (
-        <CuesheetTable
-          columns={columns}
-          cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
-          tableRoot='cuesheet'
-          setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
-        />
-      )}
+      <CuesheetTable
+        columns={columns}
+        source={source}
+        cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+        tableRoot='cuesheet'
+        setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+        isCurrentRundown={isCurrentRundown}
+        insertElement={
+          <>
+            <RundownSelect
+              cuesheetMode={cuesheetMode}
+              selectedRundownId={selectedRundownId}
+              loadedRundownId={loadedRundownId}
+              setSelectedRundownId={setSelectedRundownId}
+              projectRundowns={projectRundowns}
+            />
+          </>
+        }
+      />
     </CuesheetDnd>
   );
 }
+
+interface RundownSelectProps {
+  cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  selectedRundownId: MaybeString;
+  loadedRundownId: string;
+  setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => void;
+  projectRundowns: ProjectRundown[];
+}
+
+function RundownSelect({
+  cuesheetMode,
+  projectRundowns,
+  loadedRundownId,
+  selectedRundownId,
+  setSelectedRundownId,
+}: RundownSelectProps) {
+  'use memo';
+  const options = projectRundowns.map(({ id, title }) => ({
+    value: id,
+    label: loadedRundownId === id ? `${title} (loaded)` : title,
+  }));
+  options.unshift({
+    value: FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+    label: 'Follow loaded', // TODO: Better wording and maybe icon? and translation
+  });
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.rundownSelect}>
+      <Select
+        value={selectedRundownId ?? undefined}
+        options={options}
+        onValueChange={(value) => {
+          if (value) {
+            setSelectedRundownId(value);
+          }
+        }}
+        disabled={cuesheetMode === AppMode.Run}
+        fluid
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/__tests__/useCuesheetRundownSelection.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import {
+  FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+  getCuesheetRundownStorageKey,
+  resolveSelectedRundownId,
+} from '../useCuesheetRundownSelection';
+
+describe('useCuesheetRundownSelection helpers', () => {
+  it('builds a project-scoped storage key', () => {
+    expect(getCuesheetRundownStorageKey('http://localhost:4001', 'My Project')).toBe(
+      'cuesheet-selected-rundown:http://localhost:4001:My Project',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to the follow loaded rundown when the stored selection is missing', () => {
+    expect(resolveSelectedRundownId('missing', new Set(['loaded', 'other']))).toBe(FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps the stored selection when it still exists in the current project', () => {
+    expect(resolveSelectedRundownId('other', new Set(['loaded', 'other']))).toBe('other');
+  });
+});

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-edit-modal/EntryEditModal.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
+import { Rundown } from 'ontime-types';
 import { memo } from 'react';
 
 import Modal from '../../../common/components/modal/Modal';
-import { useContextRundownEditModal } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
 import CuesheetEntryEditor from '../../../features/rundown/entry-editor/CuesheetEventEditor';
 import { useEditModal } from './useEditModal';
 
+interface EntryEditModalProps {
+  rundown: Rundown;
+}
+
 export default memo(EntryEditModal);
-function EntryEditModal() {
-  const { rundown } = useContextRundownEditModal();
+function EntryEditModal({ rundown }: EntryEditModalProps) {
   const entryId = useEditModal((state) => state.selectedEntryId);
   const closeModal = useEditModal((state) => state.clearSelection);
 

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.module.scss

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ $table-header-font-size: calc(1rem - 2px);
 
 @include rows.cuesheet-row-columns($table-header-font-size);
 
+.tableLoading {
+  grid-area: table;
+}
+
 .cuesheet {
   font-size: $table-font-size;
   font-weight: 400;

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/CuesheetTable.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useTableNav } from '@table-nav/react';
 import { ColumnDef, Table, getCoreRowModel, useReactTable } from '@tanstack/react-table';
 import { OntimeEntry, SupportedEntry, TimeField, isOntimeDelay, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
-import { ComponentProps, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import { ComponentProps, ReactNode, memo, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import {
   ContextProp,
   ItemProps,
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ import {
   TableVirtuosoHandle,
 } from 'react-virtuoso';
 
-import EmptyPage from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
+import EmptyFill from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyTableBody from '../../../common/components/state/EmptyTableBody';
 import { useEntryActionsContext } from '../../../common/context/EntryActionsContext';
-import { useContextRundownTable } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import type { RundownSource } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useScopedRundown';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { usePersistedRundownOptions } from '../../../features/rundown/rundown.options';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../ontimeConfig';
+import { useTranslation } from '../../../translation/TranslationProvider';
 import { usePersistedCuesheetOptions } from '../cuesheet.options';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../useTablePermissions';
 import { CuesheetHeader, SortableCuesheetHeader } from './cuesheet-table-elements/CuesheetHeader';
@@ -35,23 +36,36 @@ import style from './CuesheetTable.module.scss';
 type CuesheetTableBaseProps = {
   columns: ColumnDef<ExtendedEntry>[];
   cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  source: RundownSource;
+  insertElement?: ReactNode;
 };
 
 type EditorCuesheetTableProps = CuesheetTableBaseProps & {
   tableRoot: 'editor';
   setCuesheetMode?: undefined;
+  isCurrentRundown?: undefined;
 };
 
 type ViewCuesheetTableProps = CuesheetTableBaseProps & {
   tableRoot: 'cuesheet';
   setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
+  isCurrentRundown?: boolean;
 };
 
 type CuesheetTableProps = EditorCuesheetTableProps | ViewCuesheetTableProps;
 
-export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCuesheetMode }: CuesheetTableProps) {
-  const { flatRundown, status, loadedEventId } = useContextRundownTable();
+export default function CuesheetTable({
+  columns,
+  cuesheetMode,
+  source,
+  tableRoot,
+  setCuesheetMode,
+  isCurrentRundown,
+  insertElement,
+}: CuesheetTableProps) {
+  const { flatRundown, status, isLoadingError, selectedEventId } = source;
   const { updateEntry, updateTimer, addEntry } = useEntryActionsContext();
+  const { getLocalizedString } = useTranslation();
   const canCreateEntries = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canCreateEntries) && cuesheetMode === AppMode.Edit;
 
   const useOptions = tableRoot === 'editor' ? usePersistedRundownOptions : usePersistedCuesheetOptions;
@@ -131,17 +145,17 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
 
   // in Run mode, follow the current event
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (virtuosoRef.current === null || cuesheetMode !== AppMode.Run || !loadedEventId) {
+    if (virtuosoRef.current === null || cuesheetMode !== AppMode.Run || !selectedEventId) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const eventIndex = flatRundown.findIndex((event) => event.id === loadedEventId);
+    const eventIndex = flatRundown.findIndex((event) => event.id === selectedEventId);
     if (eventIndex === -1) {
       return;
     }
 
     virtuosoRef.current.scrollToIndex({ index: eventIndex, behavior: 'auto', align: 'start', offset: -50 });
-  }, [cuesheetMode, flatRundown, loadedEventId]);
+  }, [cuesheetMode, flatRundown, selectedEventId]);
 
   // Provide an imperative scroll handler for explicit jumps (finder/keyboard)
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -216,10 +230,13 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
     });
   }, [cuesheetMode, hideIndexColumn, table]);
 
-  const isLoading = !flatRundown || status === 'pending';
+  // avoid showing the editable empty state before we know whether the rundown is actually empty
+  if (status === 'pending') {
+    return <EmptyFill text='Loading…' className={style.tableLoading} />;
+  }
 
-  if (isLoading) {
-    return <EmptyPage text='Loading...' />;
+  if (isLoadingError) {
+    return <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} className={style.tableLoading} />;
   }
 
   return (
@@ -230,9 +247,17 @@ export default function CuesheetTable({ columns, cuesheetMode, tableRoot, setCue
         handleResetResizing={resetColumnResizing}
         handleResetReordering={resetColumnOrder}
         handleClearToggles={setAllVisible}
-        appMode={cuesheetMode}
-        tableRoot={tableRoot}
-        setCuesheetMode={setCuesheetMode}
+        insertElement={insertElement}
+        modeControls={
+          tableRoot === 'cuesheet'
+            ? {
+                cuesheetMode,
+                setCuesheetMode,
+                isCurrentRundown,
+              }
+            : undefined
+        }
+        showShare={tableRoot === 'cuesheet'}
       />
       <TableVirtuoso
         ref={virtuosoRef}

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/cuesheet-table/cuesheet-table-settings/CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar.tsx

@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ import Button from '../../../../common/components/buttons/Button';
 import Checkbox from '../../../../common/components/checkbox/Checkbox';
 import * as Editor from '../../../../common/components/editor-utils/EditorUtils';
 import PopoverContents from '../../../../common/components/popover/Popover';
-import { useRundownSelectionContext } from '../../../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import type { ExtendedEntry } from '../../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
-import { RundownSelect } from '../../../../features/rundown/common/RundownSelect';
 import { AppMode } from '../../../../ontimeConfig';
 import { useCuesheetPermissions } from '../../useTablePermissions';
 import CuesheetShareModal from './CuesheetShareModal';
@@ -32,15 +30,21 @@ type TableHeaderOptionValues = Pick<
   'hideTableSeconds' | 'hideIndexColumn' | 'showDelayedTimes' | 'hideDelays'
 >;
 
+type TableModeControls = {
+  cuesheetMode: AppMode;
+  setCuesheetMode: (mode: AppMode) => void;
+  isCurrentRundown?: boolean;
+};
+
 interface CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps {
   columns: Column<ExtendedEntry, unknown>[];
   optionsStore: TableHeaderOptionsStore;
   handleResetResizing: () => void;
   handleResetReordering: () => void;
   handleClearToggles: () => void;
-  setCuesheetMode?: (mode: AppMode) => void;
-  appMode: AppMode;
-  tableRoot: 'editor' | 'cuesheet';
+  insertElement?: ReactNode;
+  modeControls?: TableModeControls;
+  showShare?: boolean;
 }
 
 export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
@@ -49,23 +53,23 @@ export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
   handleResetResizing,
   handleResetReordering,
   handleClearToggles,
-  setCuesheetMode,
-  tableRoot,
-  appMode,
+  insertElement,
+  modeControls,
+  showShare = false,
 }: CuesheetTableHeaderToolbarProps) {
-  const canChangeMode = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canChangeMode) && tableRoot === 'cuesheet';
-  const canShare = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canShare) && tableRoot === 'cuesheet';
-  const showRundownSelect = tableRoot === 'cuesheet';
-  const { isLoadedRundown } = useRundownSelectionContext();
+  const canChangeMode = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canChangeMode);
+  const canShare = useCuesheetPermissions((state) => state.canShare);
 
   const toggleCuesheetMode = (mode: AppMode[]) => {
     const newValue = mode.at(0);
-    if (!newValue || !setCuesheetMode) return;
-    setCuesheetMode(newValue);
+    if (!newValue || !modeControls) return;
+    modeControls.setCuesheetMode(newValue);
   };
 
+  const isBackground = !(modeControls?.isCurrentRundown ?? true);
+
   return (
-    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings} data-background-rundown={!isLoadedRundown}>
+    <Toolbar.Root className={style.tableSettings} data-background-rundown={isBackground}>
       <ViewSettings optionsStore={optionsStore} />
       <ColumnSettings
         columns={columns}
@@ -73,14 +77,14 @@ export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
         handleResetReordering={handleResetReordering}
         handleClearToggles={handleClearToggles}
       />
-      <div className={style.apart}>
-        {showRundownSelect && <RundownSelect appMode={appMode} />}
-        {canChangeMode && (
+      {modeControls && canChangeMode && (
+        <div className={style.apart}>
+          {insertElement}
           <ToggleGroup
-            value={[appMode]}
+            value={[modeControls.cuesheetMode]}
             onValueChange={toggleCuesheetMode}
             className={style.group}
-            disabled={!isLoadedRundown}
+            disabled={!modeControls.isCurrentRundown}
           >
             <Toolbar.Button render={<Toggle />} value={AppMode.Run} className={style.radioButton}>
               Run
@@ -89,10 +93,10 @@ export default function CuesheetTableHeaderToolbar({
               Edit
             </Toolbar.Button>
           </ToggleGroup>
-        )}
-      </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
 
-      {canShare && (
+      {showShare && canShare && (
         <>
           <Editor.Separator orientation='vertical' />
           <CuesheetShareModal />

apps/client/src/views/cuesheet/useCuesheetRundownSelection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { useSessionStorage } from '@mantine/hooks';
+import { startTransition, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router';
+
+import { useOrderedProjectList } from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectList';
+import { useProjectRundowns } from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectRundowns';
+import { serverURL } from '../../externals';
+
+export const FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID = '__follow-loaded__' as const;
+
+export function getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(server: string, projectFilename: string) {
+  return `cuesheet-selected-rundown:${server}:${projectFilename}`;
+}
+
+export function resolveSelectedRundownId(storedSelectedRundownId: string | null, availableRundownIds: Set<string>) {
+  if (storedSelectedRundownId && availableRundownIds.has(storedSelectedRundownId)) return storedSelectedRundownId;
+  return FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID;
+}
+
+export function useCuesheetRundownSelection() {
+  'use memo';
+
+  const { data: projectRundowns } = useProjectRundowns();
+  const {
+    data: { lastLoadedProject },
+  } = useOrderedProjectList();
+  const storageKey = useMemo(() => getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(serverURL, lastLoadedProject), [lastLoadedProject]);
+  const [storedSelectedRundownId, setStoredSelectedRundownId] = useSessionStorage<string | null>({
+    key: storageKey,
+    defaultValue: FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID,
+  });
+
+  const availableRundownIds = new Set(projectRundowns.rundowns.map(({ id }) => id)).add(FOLLOW_LOADED_RUNDOWN_ID);
+  const { loaded: loadedRundownId } = projectRundowns;
+
+  const selectedRundownId = resolveSelectedRundownId(storedSelectedRundownId, availableRundownIds);
+
+  return {
+    loadedRundownId,
+    selectedRundownId,
+    projectRundowns: projectRundowns.rundowns,
+    setSelectedRundownId: (rundownId: string) => {
+      startTransition(() => {
+        setStoredSelectedRundownId(rundownId);
+      });
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function useDirectLinkToBackgroundEdit() {
+  const {
+    data: { lastLoadedProject },
+  } = useOrderedProjectList();
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const storageKey = getCuesheetRundownStorageKey(serverURL, lastLoadedProject);
+  const [_, setStoredSelectedRundownId] = useSessionStorage<string | null>({ key: storageKey, defaultValue: null });
+
+  return useCallback(
+    async (rundownId: string) => {
+      await navigate('/cuesheet');
+      startTransition(() => setStoredSelectedRundownId(rundownId));
+    },
+    [setStoredSelectedRundownId, navigate],
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/editor/Editor.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { lazy } from 'react';
 
-import { RundownSelectionContextProvider } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
 import TrackingPlaybackBar from '../../features/control/playback/tracking-playback-bar/TrackingPlaybackBar';
 import { AppMode } from '../../ontimeConfig';
 import TitleList from './title-list/TitleList';
@@ -15,51 +14,44 @@ const MessageControl = lazy(() => import('../../features/control/message/Message
 export default function Editor() {
   const { layoutMode } = useEditorLayout();
 
-  switch (layoutMode) {
-    case EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING: {
-      return (
-        <div id='panels' className={`${styles.panelContainer} ${styles.panelContainerTracking}`}>
-          <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
-            <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
-              <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-                <TitleList mode={AppMode.Run} />
-              </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-            </div>
-            <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
-              <Rundown />
-            </div>
-          </div>
-          <TrackingPlaybackBar />
+  if (layoutMode === EditorLayoutMode.CONTROL) {
+    return (
+      <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
+        <div className={styles.left}>
+          <TimerControl />
+          <MessageControl />
         </div>
-      );
-    }
-    case EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING: {
-      return (
-        <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
-          <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
-            <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
-              <RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-                <TitleList mode={AppMode.Edit} />
-              </RundownSelectionContextProvider>
-            </div>
-            <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
-              <Rundown />
-            </div>
+        <Rundown />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  if (layoutMode === EditorLayoutMode.TRACKING) {
+    return (
+      <div id='panels' className={`${styles.panelContainer} ${styles.panelContainerTracking}`}>
+        <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
+          <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
+            <TitleList mode={AppMode.Run} />
+          </div>
+          <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
+            <Rundown />
           </div>
         </div>
-      );
-    }
-    case EditorLayoutMode.CONTROL:
-    default: {
-      return (
-        <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
-          <div className={styles.left}>
-            <TimerControl />
-            <MessageControl />
-          </div>
+        <TrackingPlaybackBar />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div id='panels' className={styles.panelContainer}>
+      <div className={styles.rundownLayout}>
+        <div className={styles.titlesPanel}>
+          <TitleList mode={AppMode.Edit} />
+        </div>
+        <div className={styles.rundownPanel}>
           <Rundown />
         </div>
-      );
-    }
-  }
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
 }

apps/client/src/views/editor/finder/useFinder.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { EntryId, MaybeString, SupportedEntry, isOntimeEvent, isOntimeGroup, isOntimeMilestone } from 'ontime-types';
 import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
-import { useContextRundownFinder } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import { useFlatRundown } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useSelectAndRevealEntry } from '../../../features/rundown/useSelectAndRevealEntry';
 
 const maxResults = 12;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type FilterableMilestone = {
 type FilterableEntry = FilterableGroup | FilterableEvent | FilterableMilestone;
 
 export default function useFinder() {
-  const { rundown: data, rundownId } = useContextRundownFinder();
+  const { data, rundownId } = useFlatRundown();
   const [results, setResults] = useState<FilterableEntry[]>([]);
   const [error, setError] = useState<MaybeString>(null);
   const lastSearchString = useRef('');

apps/client/src/views/editor/title-list/TitleList.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { Virtuoso, VirtuosoHandle } from 'react-virtuoso';
 
 import ScrollArea from '../../../common/components/scroll-area/ScrollArea';
-import { useContextRundownList } from '../../../common/hooks-query/useContextRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import { useSelectedEventId } from '../../../common/hooks/useSocket';
 import { ExtendedEntry, getFlatRundownMetadata } from '../../../common/utils/rundownMetadata';
 import { useEventSelection } from '../../../features/rundown/useEventSelection';
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface TitleListProps {
 }
 
 export default function TitleList({ mode }: TitleListProps) {
-  const { rundown } = useContextRundownList();
+  const { data: rundown } = useRundown();
   const selectedEventId = useSelectedEventId();
   const cursor = useEventSelection((state) => state.cursor);
 

apps/client/src/views/editor/useEditorLayout.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { isValueOfEnum } from 'ontime-utils';
-import { useCallback, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router';
 
-import { setSelectRundownInParams } from '../../common/context/RundownSelectionContext';
-
 const layoutParam = 'layout';
 
 export enum EditorLayoutMode {
@@ -23,29 +20,14 @@ function getEditorLayout(value: string | null): EditorLayoutMode {
 }
 
 export function useEditorLayout() {
-  'use memo';
-
   const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const layoutMode = getEditorLayout(searchParams.get(layoutParam));
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-      if (layoutMode !== EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING) setSelectRundownInParams(null, searchParams);
-      return searchParams;
-    });
-  }, [setSearchParams, layoutMode]);
-
-  const setLayoutMode = useCallback(
-    (mode: EditorLayoutMode) => {
-      setSearchParams((searchParams) => {
-        searchParams.set(layoutParam, mode);
-        // Only the Planning layout is allowed to look at something other than the current rundown
-        if (mode !== EditorLayoutMode.PLANNING) setSelectRundownInParams(null, searchParams);
-        return searchParams;
-      });
-    },
-    [setSearchParams],
-  );
+  const setLayoutMode = (mode: EditorLayoutMode) => {
+    const nextParams = new URLSearchParams(searchParams);
+    nextParams.set(layoutParam, mode);
+    setSearchParams(nextParams, { replace: true });
+  };
 
   return { layoutMode, setLayoutMode };
 }

apps/client/src/views/project-info/ProjectInfo.scss

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @use '@/theme/viewerDefs' as *;
 
+$content-width: min(100%, 1100px);
+
 .project {
   margin: 0;
   box-sizing: border-box; /* reset */
@@ -16,56 +18,104 @@
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
 
+  /* =================== HEADER ===================*/
+
+  .project-header {
+    width: $content-width;
+    margin-inline: auto;
+
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: clamp(12px, 2vw, 24px);
+
+    padding-bottom: $view-element-gap;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid $white-10;
+  }
+
   .logo {
     max-width: min(200px, 30vw);
   }
 
+  .title {
+    font-size: $header-font-size;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    line-height: 1.1em;
+  }
+
+  .description {
+    font-size: $base-font-size;
+    color: var(--secondary-color-override, $viewer-secondary-color);
+  }
+
+  /* =================== CONTENT ===================*/
+
   .info {
     flex: 1;
-    max-height: 100%;
+    width: $content-width;
     margin-inline: auto;
     overflow-y: auto;
-    width: min(calc(100vw - 4rem), 960px);
+
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    align-items: start;
     gap: $view-element-gap;
 
+    padding-block: $view-element-gap;
     padding-bottom: 10vh;
   }
 
+  .info__card {
+    background-color: var(--card-background-color-override, $viewer-card-bg-color);
+    border-radius: $element-border-radius;
+    padding: $view-block-padding $view-inline-padding;
+
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 0.35em;
+  }
+
+  .info__media {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    gap: $view-element-gap;
+  }
+
+  .info__media .info__value {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+  }
+
   .info__label {
+    font-size: $timer-label-size;
     font-weight: 600;
+    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
     color: var(--label-color-override, $viewer-label-color);
     text-transform: uppercase;
   }
 
   .info__value {
     white-space: break-spaces;
-  }
-
-  .info__custom {
-    display: flex;
-    gap: 1rem;
+    line-height: 1.35;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
   }
 
   .info__image-container {
     display: flex;
     justify-content: center;
     align-items: center;
-    width: 192px;
-    height: 192px;
+    flex: 0 0 min(192px, 25%);
   }
 
   .info__image {
+    display: block;
     max-width: 100%;
-    max-height: 100%;
+    height: auto;
     object-fit: contain;
   }
 
   .link.info__value {
-    display: flex;
-    gap: $view-element-gap;
+    display: inline-flex;
+    gap: 0.35em;
     align-items: center;
     color: $action-text-color;
 
@@ -78,12 +128,13 @@
 /* =================== MOBILE ===================*/
 @media screen and (max-width: 768px) {
   .project {
+    .project-header {
+      flex-direction: column;
+      align-items: start;
+      gap: 0.5rem;
+    }
     .logo img {
       height: min(50px, 10vh);
     }
-    .info__image-container {
-      width: 96px;
-      height: 96px;
-    }
   }
 }

apps/client/src/views/project-info/ProjectInfo.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { OntimeView } from 'ontime-types';
+import { type ReactNode, useState } from 'react';
 import { IoOpenOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export default function ProjectInfoLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <ProjectInfo {...data} />;
@@ -41,56 +42,49 @@ function ProjectInfo({ projectData, isMirrored }: ProjectInfoData) {
     return (
       <>
         <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.ProjectInfo} viewOptions={[]} />
-        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />;
+        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
       </>
     );
   }
 
+  const hasHeader = Boolean(projectData.logo || projectData.title || projectData.description);
+
   return (
     <div className={`project ${isMirrored ? 'mirror' : ''}`} data-testid='project-view'>
       <ViewParamsEditor target={OntimeView.ProjectInfo} viewOptions={[]} />
-      {projectData.logo && <ViewLogo name={projectData.logo} className='logo' />}
+      {hasHeader && (
+        <div className='project-header'>
+          {projectData.logo && <ViewLogo name={projectData.logo} className='logo' />}
+          <div className='project-header__text'>
+            {projectData.title && <div className='title'>{projectData.title}</div>}
+            {projectData.description && <div className='description'>{projectData.description}</div>}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className='info'>
-        {projectData.title && (
-          <div>
-            <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.title')}</div>
-            <div className='info__value'>{projectData.title}</div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {projectData.description && (
-          <div>
-            <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.description')}</div>
-            <div className='info__value'>{projectData.description}</div>
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {projectData.info && (
-          <div>
-            <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.info')}</div>
-            <div className='info__value'>{projectData.info}</div>
-          </div>
-        )}
+        {projectData.info && <InfoCard label={getLocalizedString('project.info')}>{projectData.info}</InfoCard>}
         {projectData.url && (
-          <div>
+          <div className='info__card'>
             <div className='info__label'>{getLocalizedString('project.url')}</div>
             <a href={projectData.url} target='_blank' rel='noreferrer' className='info__value link'>
-              {projectData.url} <IoOpenOutline style={{ fontSize: '1em' }} />
+              {projectData.url}
+              <IoOpenOutline style={{ fontSize: '1em' }} />
             </a>
           </div>
         )}
         {projectData.custom.map((info, idx) => {
-          const hasUrl = Boolean(info.url);
           return (
             // oxlint-disable-next-line react/no-array-index-key - we only have the index to go of  here
-            <div key={`${info.title}-${idx}`} className='info__custom'>
-              {hasUrl && (
-                <div className='info__image-container'>
-                  <img className='info__image' src={info.url} loading='lazy' />
+            <div key={`${info.title}-${idx}`} className='info__card'>
+              {info.title && <div className='info__label'>{info.title}</div>}
+              {info.url ? (
+                <div className='info__media'>
+                  <InfoImage src={info.url} />
+                  {info.value && <div className='info__value'>{info.value}</div>}
                 </div>
+              ) : (
+                info.value && <div className='info__value'>{info.value}</div>
               )}
-              <div>
-                <div className='info__label'>{info.title}</div>
-                <div className='info__value'>{info.value}</div>
-              </div>
             </div>
           );
         })}
@@ -98,3 +92,31 @@ function ProjectInfo({ projectData, isMirrored }: ProjectInfoData) {
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+interface InfoCardProps {
+  label: string;
+  children: ReactNode;
+}
+
+function InfoCard({ label, children }: InfoCardProps) {
+  return (
+    <div className='info__card'>
+      <div className='info__label'>{label}</div>
+      <div className='info__value'>{children}</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function InfoImage({ src }: { src: string }) {
+  const [hasError, setHasError] = useState(false);
+
+  if (hasError) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className='info__image-container'>
+      <img className='info__image' src={src} loading='lazy' alt='' onError={() => setHasError(true)} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/client/src/views/project-info/useProjectInfoData.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ProjectData } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
-import { ViewData } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
+import { ViewData, aggregateQueryStatus } from '../utils/viewLoader.utils';
 
 export interface ProjectInfoData {
   projectData: ProjectData;
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ export function useProjectInfoData(): ViewData<ProjectInfoData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
 
   return {
     data: {
       projectData,
       isMirrored,
     },
-    status: projectDataStatus,
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([{ status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError }]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/studio/Studio.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function StudioLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Studio {...data} />;

apps/client/src/views/studio/useStudioData.ts

@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ export function useStudioData(): ViewData<StudioData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const {
+    data: viewSettings,
+    status: viewSettingsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useViewSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -33,6 +41,11 @@ export function useStudioData(): ViewData<StudioData> {
       settings,
       viewSettings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([projectDataStatus, viewSettingsStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: viewSettingsStatus, isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/timeline/TimelinePage.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { OntimeView } from 'ontime-types';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 
+import EmptyFill from '../../common/components/state/EmptyFill';
 import EmptyPage from '../../common/components/state/EmptyPage';
 import ViewLogo from '../../common/components/view-logo/ViewLogo';
 import ViewParamsEditor from '../../common/components/view-params-editor/ViewParamsEditor';
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export default function TimelinePageLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <TimelinePage {...data} />;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ function TimelinePage({ events, customFields, projectData, settings }: TimelineD
           totalDuration={totalDuration}
         />
       ) : (
-        <EmptyPage text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
+        <EmptyFill text={getLocalizedString('common.no_data')} />
       )}
     </div>
   );

apps/client/src/views/timeline/useTimelineData.ts

@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ export interface TimelineData {
 
 export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: rundownData, status: rundownStatus } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata(null);
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
+  const {
+    data: rundownData,
+    status: rundownStatus,
+    isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError,
+  } = useFlatRundownWithMetadata();
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
 
   return {
     data: {
@@ -28,6 +36,11 @@ export function useTimelineData(): ViewData<TimelineData> {
       projectData,
       settings,
     },
-    status: aggregateQueryStatus([rundownStatus, projectDataStatus, settingsStatus, customFieldsStatus]),
+    status: aggregateQueryStatus([
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+    ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/timer/Timer.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function TimerLoader() {
   }
 
   if (status === 'error') {
-    return <EmptyPage text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
+    return <EmptyPage variant='error' text='There was an error fetching data, please refresh the page.' />;
   }
 
   return <Timer {...data} />;

apps/client/src/views/timer/useTimerData.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { CustomFields, ProjectData, RundownEntries, Settings, ViewSettings } fro
 
 import useCustomFields from '../../common/hooks-query/useCustomFields';
 import useProjectData from '../../common/hooks-query/useProjectData';
-import { useRundown } from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
+import useRundown from '../../common/hooks-query/useRundown';
 import useSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useSettings';
 import useViewSettings from '../../common/hooks-query/useViewSettings';
 import { useViewOptionsStore } from '../../common/stores/viewOptions';
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
   const isMirrored = useViewOptionsStore((state) => state.mirror);
 
   // HTTP API data
-  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus } = useProjectData();
-  const { data: viewSettings, status: viewSettingsStatus } = useViewSettings();
-  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus } = useSettings();
-  const { data: customFields, status: customFieldsStatus } = useCustomFields();
-  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus } = useRundown(null);
+  const { data: projectData, status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError } = useProjectData();
+  const {
+    data: viewSettings,
+    status: viewSettingsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useViewSettings();
+  const { data: settings, status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError } = useSettings();
+  const {
+    data: customFields,
+    status: customFieldsStatus,
+    isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError,
+  } = useCustomFields();
+  const { data: rundown, status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError } = useRundown();
   const { entries } = rundown;
 
   return {
@@ -39,11 +47,11 @@ export function useTimerData(): ViewData<TimerData> {
       entries,
     },
     status: aggregateQueryStatus([
-      projectDataStatus,
-      viewSettingsStatus,
-      settingsStatus,
-      customFieldsStatus,
-      rundownStatus,
+      { status: projectDataStatus, isLoadingError: projectDataIsLoadingError },
+      { status: viewSettingsStatus, isLoadingError: viewSettingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: settingsStatus, isLoadingError: settingsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: customFieldsStatus, isLoadingError: customFieldsIsLoadingError },
+      { status: rundownStatus, isLoadingError: rundownIsLoadingError },
     ]),
   };
 }

apps/client/src/views/utils/viewLoader.utils.ts

@@ -5,21 +5,27 @@ export type ViewData<T> = {
   status: QueryStatus;
 };
 
+type AggregatableQuery = {
+  status: QueryStatus;
+  /** true only when the query has never received data, ie useQuery's isLoadingError */
+  isLoadingError: boolean;
+};
+
 /**
- * Aggregates a loading status from multiple query statuses.
- * If all statuses are 'pending', returns 'pending'.
- * If all statuses are 'success', returns 'success'.
- * If any status is 'error', returns 'error'.
+ * Aggregates a loading status from multiple queries, for the purpose of deciding
+ * whether a view can render.
+ * - 'pending' while any query hasn't settled yet (no result, first fetch in flight)
+ * - 'error' once all queries have settled, if any of them never received data
+ * - 'success' once all queries have settled and every one has data to show,
+ *   even if a query's last (background) fetch failed
  */
-export function aggregateQueryStatus(statuses: QueryStatus[]): QueryStatus {
-  if (statuses.every((status) => status === 'pending')) {
+export function aggregateQueryStatus(queries: AggregatableQuery[]): QueryStatus {
+  const allSettled = queries.every((query) => query.status !== 'pending');
+  if (!allSettled) {
     return 'pending';
   }
-  if (statuses.every((status) => status === 'success')) {
-    return 'success';
-  }
-  if (statuses.some((status) => status === 'error')) {
+  if (queries.some((query) => query.isLoadingError)) {
     return 'error';
   }
-  return 'pending';
+  return 'success';
 }

apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { copyFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { join } from 'path';
 
-import { DatabaseModel, LogOrigin, ProjectFileListResponse, RefetchKey } from 'ontime-types';
+import { DatabaseModel, LogOrigin, ProjectFileListResponse } from 'ontime-types';
 import { getErrorMessage, getFirstRundown } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { sendRefetch } from '../../adapters/WebsocketAdapter.js';
 import { parseCustomFields } from '../../api-data/custom-fields/customFields.parser.js';
 import { parseDatabaseModel } from '../../api-data/db/db.parser.js';
 import { getCurrentRundown } from '../../api-data/rundown/rundown.dao.js';
@@ -106,9 +105,6 @@ async function loadProject(projectData: DatabaseModel, fileName: string, rundown
     currentProjectName: fileName,
   };
 
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
   return fileName;
 }
 
@@ -267,10 +263,6 @@ export async function duplicateProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: st
 
   const pathToDuplicate = getPathToProject(newFilename);
   await copyFile(projectFilePath, pathToDuplicate);
-
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
   return;
 }
 
@@ -301,10 +293,6 @@ export async function renameProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: strin
     const newFileName = await loadProject(projectData.data, newFilename);
     return newFileName;
   }
-
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
   return newFilename;
 }
 
@@ -344,9 +332,6 @@ export async function deleteProjectFile(filename: string) {
   }
 
   await deleteFile(projectFilePath);
-  setImmediate(() => {
-    sendRefetch(RefetchKey.ProjectFiles);
-  });
 }
 
 /**
@@ -389,7 +374,6 @@ export async function patchCurrentProject(data: Partial<DatabaseModel>) {
     }
   }
 
-  const updatedData = getDataProvider().getData();
-
+  const updatedData = await getDataProvider().getData();
   return updatedData;
 }

packages/types/src/api/websocket/refetch.type.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export enum RefetchKey {
   All = 'all',
   CustomFields = 'custom-fields',
-  ProjectFiles = 'project-files',
   ProjectData = 'project-data',
   ProjectRundowns = 'project-rundowns',
   Report = 'report',