relative: keep player in the centre to avoid layout shift

src/app/storage/defaultDashboard.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ export const defaultDashboard: DashboardLayout = {
         width: 400,
         height: 296,
       },
+      config: {
+        buffer: 3,
+      },
     },
     {
       id: 'map',

src/frontend/components/Settings/sections/RelativeSettings.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,26 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { BaseSettingsSection } from '../components/BaseSettingsSection';
-import { RelativeWidgetSettings } from '../types';
 import { useDashboard } from '@irdashies/context';
 
+const SETTING_ID = 'relative';
+
+interface RelativeWidgetSettings {
+  enabled: boolean;
+  config: {
+    buffer: number;
+  };
+}
+
+const defaultConfig: RelativeWidgetSettings['config'] = {
+  buffer: 3,
+};
+
 export const RelativeSettings = () => {
   const { currentDashboard } = useDashboard();
+  const savedSettings = currentDashboard?.widgets.find(w => w.id === SETTING_ID) as RelativeWidgetSettings | undefined;
   const [settings, setSettings] = useState<RelativeWidgetSettings>({
-    enabled: currentDashboard?.widgets.find(w => w.id === 'relative')?.enabled ?? false,
-    config: currentDashboard?.widgets.find(w => w.id === 'relative')?.config ?? {},
+    enabled: savedSettings?.enabled ?? true,
+    config: savedSettings?.config ?? defaultConfig,
   });
 
   if (!currentDashboard) {
@@ -22,10 +35,29 @@ export const RelativeSettings = () => {
       onSettingsChange={setSettings}
       widgetId="relative"
     >
-      {/* Add specific settings controls here */}
-      <div className="text-slate-300">
-        Additional settings will appear here
-      </div>
+      {(handleConfigChange) => (
+        <div className="space-y-4">
+          <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+            <div>
+              <span className="text-sm text-slate-300">Buffer Size</span>
+              <p className="text-xs text-slate-400">
+                Number of drivers to show above and below the player
+              </p>
+            </div>
+            <select
+              value={settings.config.buffer}
+              onChange={(e) => handleConfigChange({ buffer: parseInt(e.target.value) })}
+              className="bg-slate-700 text-slate-200 px-3 py-1 rounded border border-slate-600 focus:border-blue-500 focus:outline-none"
+            >
+              {Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, i) => (
+                <option key={i} value={i + 1}>
+                  {i + 1}
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </BaseSettingsSection>
   );
 }; 

src/frontend/components/Settings/types.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ export interface StandingsWidgetSettings extends BaseWidgetSettings {
 }
 
 export interface RelativeWidgetSettings extends BaseWidgetSettings {
-  // Add specific relative settings here
+  config: {
+    buffer: number;
+  };
 }
 
 export interface WeatherWidgetSettings extends BaseWidgetSettings {

src/frontend/components/Standings/Relative.tsx

@@ -1,47 +1,96 @@
 import { useAutoAnimate } from '@formkit/auto-animate/react';
 import { DriverInfoRow } from './components/DriverInfoRow/DriverInfoRow';
-import { useDriverRelatives } from './hooks/useDriverRelatives';
+import { useRelativeSettings, useDriverRelatives } from './hooks';
 import { DriverRatingBadge } from './components/DriverRatingBadge/DriverRatingBadge';
 import { SessionBar } from './components/SessionBar/SessionBar';
 import { SessionFooter } from './components/SessionFooter/SessionFooter';
 
 export const Relative = () => {
-  const standings = useDriverRelatives({ buffer: 3 });
+  const config = useRelativeSettings();
+  const buffer = config?.buffer ?? 3;
+  const standings = useDriverRelatives({ buffer });
   const [parent] = useAutoAnimate();
 
+  // Always render 2 * buffer + 1 rows (buffer above + player + buffer below)
+  const totalRows = 2 * buffer + 1;
+  const playerIndex = standings.findIndex((result) => result.isPlayer);
+
+  // If no player found, render empty table with consistent height
+  if (playerIndex === -1) {
+    const emptyRows = Array.from({ length: totalRows }, (_, index) => (
+      <DummyDriverRow key={`empty-${index}`} />
+    ));
+
+    return (
+      <div className="w-full h-full">
+        <SessionBar />
+        <table className="w-full table-auto text-sm border-separate border-spacing-y-0.5 mb-3 mt-3">
+          <tbody ref={parent}>{emptyRows}</tbody>
+        </table>
+        <SessionFooter />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Create an array of fixed size with placeholder rows
+  const rows = Array.from({ length: totalRows }, (_, index) => {
+    // Calculate the actual index in the standings array
+    // Center the player in the middle of the display
+    const centerIndex = Math.floor(totalRows / 2); // buffer
+    const actualIndex = index - centerIndex + playerIndex;
+    const result = standings[actualIndex];
+
+    if (!result) {
+      // If no result, render a dummy row with visibility hidden
+      return <DummyDriverRow key={`placeholder-${index}`} />;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <DriverInfoRow
+        key={result.carIdx}
+        carIdx={result.carIdx}
+        classColor={result.carClass.color}
+        carNumber={result.driver?.carNum || ''}
+        name={result.driver?.name || ''}
+        isPlayer={result.isPlayer}
+        hasFastestTime={result.hasFastestTime}
+        delta={result.delta}
+        position={result.classPosition}
+        onPitRoad={result.onPitRoad}
+        onTrack={result.onTrack}
+        radioActive={result.radioActive}
+        isLapped={result.lappedState === 'behind'}
+        isLappingAhead={result.lappedState === 'ahead'}
+        badge={
+          <DriverRatingBadge
+            license={result.driver?.license}
+            rating={result.driver?.rating}
+          />
+        }
+      />
+    );
+  });
+
   return (
     <div className="w-full h-full">
       <SessionBar />
       <table className="w-full table-auto text-sm border-separate border-spacing-y-0.5 mb-3 mt-3">
-        <tbody ref={parent}>
-          {standings.map((result) => (
-            <DriverInfoRow
-              key={result.carIdx}
-              carIdx={result.carIdx}
-              classColor={result.carClass.color}
-              carNumber={result.driver?.carNum || ''}
-              name={result.driver?.name || ''}
-              isPlayer={result.isPlayer}
-              hasFastestTime={result.hasFastestTime}
-              delta={result.delta}
-              position={result.classPosition}
-              onPitRoad={result.onPitRoad}
-              onTrack={result.onTrack}
-              radioActive={result.radioActive}
-              isLapped={result.lappedState === 'behind'}
-              isLappingAhead={result.lappedState === 'ahead'}
-              badge={
-                <DriverRatingBadge
-                  license={result.driver?.license}
-                  rating={result.driver?.rating}
-                />
-              }
-            />
-          ))}
-        </tbody>
+        <tbody ref={parent}>{rows}</tbody>
       </table>
-
       <SessionFooter />
     </div>
   );
 };
+
+// Dummy driver row component with visibility hidden to maintain consistent height
+const DummyDriverRow = () => (
+  <DriverInfoRow
+    carIdx={0}
+    classColor={0}
+    carNumber="33"
+    name="Franz Hermann"
+    isPlayer={false}
+    hasFastestTime={false}
+    hidden={true}
+  />
+);

src/frontend/components/Standings/components/DriverInfoRow/DriverInfoRow.tsx

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface DriverRowInfoProps {
   radioActive?: boolean;
   isLapped?: boolean;
   isLappingAhead?: boolean;
+  hidden?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const DriverInfoRow = ({
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export const DriverInfoRow = ({
   isLapped,
   isLappingAhead,
   iratingChange,
+  hidden,
 }: DriverRowInfoProps) => {
   // convert seconds to mm:ss:ms
   const lastTimeString = formatTime(lastTime);
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ export const DriverInfoRow = ({
         isPlayer ? 'text-amber-300' : '',
         !isPlayer && isLapped ? 'text-blue-400' : '',
         !isPlayer && isLappingAhead ? 'text-red-400' : '',
+        hidden ? 'invisible' : '',
       ].join(' ')}
     >
       <td
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ export const DriverInfoRow = ({
         #{carNumber}
       </td>
       <td className={`px-2 py-0.5 w-full`}>
-        <div className="flex justify-between align-center">
+        <div className="flex justify-between align-center items-center">
           <div className="flex">
             <span
               className={`animate-pulse transition-[width] duration-300 ${radioActive ? 'w-4 mr-1' : 'w-0 overflow-hidden'}`}
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ export const DriverInfoRow = ({
             <span className="truncate">{name}</span>
           </div>
           {onPitRoad && (
-            <span className="text-white animate-pulse text-xs border-yellow-500 border-2 rounded-md px-2">
+            <span className="text-white animate-pulse text-xs border-yellow-500 border-2 rounded-md text-center text-nowrap px-2 m-0 leading-tight">
               PIT
             </span>
           )}

src/frontend/components/Standings/components/DriverRatingBadge/DriverRatingBadge.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const DriverRatingBadge = ({
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`text-center text-white text-nowrap border-solid rounded-md text-xs m-0 px-1 border-2 ${color}`}
+      className={`text-center text-white text-nowrap border-solid rounded-md text-xs m-0 px-1 border-2 leading-tight ${color}`}
     >
       {formattedLicense} {simplifiedRating}k
     </div>

src/frontend/components/Standings/hooks/index.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export * from './useCarClassStats';
 export * from './useDriverIncidents';
 export * from './useDriverStandings';
+export * from './useDriverRelatives';
 export * from './useSessionLapCount';
 export * from './useStandingsSettings';
+export * from './useRelativeSettings';

src/frontend/components/Standings/hooks/useRelativeSettings.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { useDashboard } from '@irdashies/context';
+import { RelativeWidgetSettings } from '../../Settings/types';
+
+export const useRelativeSettings = (): RelativeWidgetSettings['config'] => {
+  const { currentDashboard } = useDashboard();
+  const widget = currentDashboard?.widgets.find(w => w.id === 'relative')?.config;
+  return widget as RelativeWidgetSettings['config'];
+};