A client can show a 'login or register' button.
After that, the IDP would still have to show two options, one to log in and one to register.
Instead, a client may prefer to show one 'login' button and one 'register' button.
When they do that, it would be nice if the page they land on at the IDP, that option is pre-selected.
Of course, the IDP would probably still allow to switch between login vs register on there, but at least it saves a click.
See also the corresponding issue here: nodeSolidServer/solid-auth-client#102