Update app.py

app.py

@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ def format_history_for_gradio(history_tuples):
     Convert a list of (user_msg, bot_msg) tuples
     into a list of dicts for 'type="messages"':
     [
-      {"role": "user", "content": "foo"},
-      {"role": "assistant", "content": "bar"},
+      {"role": "user", "content": ...},
+      {"role": "assistant", "content": ...},
       ...
     ]
     """
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as demo:
                         button_updates.append(gr.Button.update(value="(no starter)", visible=False))
                 return button_updates
             
+            # Initialize the starter buttons with the default 'fantasy' prompts
+            # so they don't stay "Starter 1/2/3/4" on page load.
+            starter_init = update_starter_buttons("fantasy")
+            for btn, init_data in zip(starter_buttons, starter_init):
+                btn.update(**init_data)
+            
             # Function that populates the msg with the chosen starter text, then calls respond
             def pick_starter(starter_text, chat_history, selected_genre, memory_flag):
                 return starter_text  # This goes into 'msg'
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as demo:
                     queue=False
                 )
             
-            # Connect the genre dropdown to update these 4 starter buttons
+            # Connect the genre dropdown to dynamically update starter buttons
             genre.change(
                 fn=update_starter_buttons,
                 inputs=[genre],