There were two separate suggestions - one, which I think is less contentious, is re-ordering the autoguider and AF in the start-up sequence. This makes sense for those of us with OAG’s and as far as I can imagine, not an issue for those with separate focusing systems for guider and imager.
The second was the initial focuser position. I have several OTA’s but one focuser module, which I return to a fixed value at the end of a session. It would have been a way to get the focuser into the ballpark - but realise, upon reflection that not all OTA’s are as well-behaved and consistent as simple refractors with a good focuser on the end. A simple option, along side the auto-adjust for each filter, to set the initial focuser position may be all that is required.