Load the index asap on page load.

css/style.css

@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ a[href="javascript:;"] {
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
+/* Index */
+:root.index-loading .board {
+  display: none;
+}
+
 /* Announcement Hiding */
 :root.hide-announcement #globalMessage,
 :root.hide-announcement-enabled #toggleMsgBtn {

src/General/Main.coffee

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Main =
     initFeature 'Polyfill',                 Polyfill
     initFeature 'Header',                   Header
     initFeature 'Settings',                 Settings
-    initFeature 'Index Pager',              Index
+    initFeature 'Index Generator',          Index
     initFeature 'Announcement Hiding',      PSAHiding
     initFeature 'Fourchan thingies',        Fourchan
     initFeature 'Custom CSS',               CustomCSS

src/Miscellaneous/Index.coffee

@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ Index =
       order: 90
       subEntries: [modeEntry, sortEntry]
 
-    $.on d, '4chanXInitFinished', @initReady
+    $.addClass doc, 'index-loading'
-
+    Index.root = $.el 'div', className: 'board'
-  initReady: ->
-    $.off d, '4chanXInitFinished', Index.initReady
-    Index.root = $ '.board'
     Index.update()
+    $.asap (-> $('.board', doc) or d.readyState isnt 'loading'), ->
+      $.replace $('.board'), Index.root
+      $.rmClass doc, 'index-loading'
 
   cb:
     mode: ->