From 0aa90bdce2c21073fea337d8112ea34ec511a26d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chad <chad@localhost>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:34:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Show 'WiFi: Connecting...' message before attempting
 connection

---
 src/main.cpp | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 239454d..7ad1d0f 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1168,6 +1168,12 @@ bool handleWifiPasswordTouch(int32_t x, int32_t y) {
     preferences.putString("password", wifiPassword);
     preferences.end();
     
+    lcd.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
+    lcd.setTextColor(TFT_WHITE, TFT_BLACK);
+    lcd.setFont(&fonts::DejaVu24);
+    lcd.setTextDatum(textdatum_t::middle_center);
+    lcd.drawString("WiFi: Connecting...", SCREEN_WIDTH / 2, SCREEN_HEIGHT / 2);
+    
     WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
     WiFi.begin(selectedSSID.c_str(), wifiPassword.c_str());