No page layout is shown when there is no .pro with the same filename as the schematic or pcb in the same directory.
When Eeschema/Pcbnew opens a file in standalone mode and there is no accompanying .pro file, it creates one and loads its settings, hence the (default) page layout is then rendered (since the default .pro file specifies no .kicad_wks file).
No page layout is shown when there is no .pro with the same filename as the schematic or pcb in the same directory.
When Eeschema/Pcbnew opens a file in standalone mode and there is no accompanying .pro file, it creates one and loads its settings, hence the (default) page layout is then rendered (since the default .pro file specifies no .kicad_wks file).
What is the desired behavior here?