From da6f8afacaf5f5108bf23e4093024b2eb4cf4ad6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tal Derei <talderei99@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 00:07:23 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] modify messaging in sync modal

---
 .../src/components/syncing-dialog/index.tsx   | 27 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/minifront/src/components/syncing-dialog/index.tsx b/apps/minifront/src/components/syncing-dialog/index.tsx
index 7bb4e55d8..65b65b21b 100644
--- a/apps/minifront/src/components/syncing-dialog/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/minifront/src/components/syncing-dialog/index.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { statusSelector, useStatus } from '../../state/status';
 import { SyncAnimation } from './sync-animation';
 import { Text } from '@penumbra-zone/ui-deprecated/Text';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useSyncProgress } from '@penumbra-zone/ui-deprecated/components/ui/block-sync-status';
 
 export const SyncingDialog = () => {
   const status = useStatus({
@@ -23,11 +22,16 @@ export const SyncingDialog = () => {
   return (
     <Dialog isOpen={isOpen} onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
       <Dialog.Content title='Your client is syncing...' zIndex={9999}>
+        <div style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
+          <Text body as='p'>
+            <b>Keep the extension open to improve sync speed</b>
+          </Text>
+        </div>
         <SyncAnimation />
 
         <div className='text-center'>
-          <Text body as='p'>
-            Decrypting blocks to update your local state
+          <Text small as='p'>
+            Decrypting blocks to update your local state.
           </Text>
           <Text small as='p'>
             You can click away, but your data <i>may</i> not be current
@@ -42,25 +46,8 @@ export const SyncingDialog = () => {
               </Text>
             )}
           </div>
-          {!!status?.isCatchingUp && status.latestKnownBlockHeight ? (
-            <RemainingTime
-              fullSyncHeight={status.fullSyncHeight}
-              latestKnownBlockHeight={status.latestKnownBlockHeight}
-            />
-          ) : null}
         </div>
       </Dialog.Content>
     </Dialog>
   );
 };
-
-const RemainingTime = ({
-  fullSyncHeight,
-  latestKnownBlockHeight,
-}: {
-  fullSyncHeight: bigint;
-  latestKnownBlockHeight: bigint;
-}) => {
-  const { formattedTimeRemaining } = useSyncProgress(fullSyncHeight, latestKnownBlockHeight);
-  return <Text technical>(Estimated time remaining: {formattedTimeRemaining})</Text>;
-};

From 60f4d35d1de1c3462b968bff5e3dbc99566852e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tal Derei <talderei99@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 00:14:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] changeset

---
 .changeset/fast-maps-allow.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/fast-maps-allow.md

diff --git a/.changeset/fast-maps-allow.md b/.changeset/fast-maps-allow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3b46ff46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fast-maps-allow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'minifront': minor
+---
+
+prompt user to keep extension open in sync modal