minor adjustments

src/routes/+layout.svelte

@@ -126,7 +126,16 @@
 		return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, FADE_OUT_MS));
 	});
 
-	afterNavigate(() => {
+	let mainEl = $state<HTMLElement | null>(null);
+
+	afterNavigate((navigation) => {
+		// The page scrolls inside <main>, not the window, so SvelteKit's own scroll
+		// handling never touches it and a new page would open half way down.
+		// Back/forward and in-page anchors keep their position.
+		if (navigation.type !== 'popstate' && !navigation.to?.url.hash) {
+			mainEl?.scrollTo({ top: 0 });
+		}
+
 		if (typeof document.startViewTransition === 'function' || reducedMotion()) {
 			contentVisible = true;
 			return;
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@
 		     flex-col + flex-1 below keeps the footer on the bottom edge even when
 		     the page is too short to fill the viewport. -->
 		<main
+			bind:this={mainEl}
 			class={fullBleed
 				? 'flex-1 overflow-hidden'
 				: 'flex flex-1 flex-col overflow-y-auto p-3 lg:px-8 lg:py-6'}