From bc42c8986f409cbaf01d941c63cbb2d93298d61d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Radek Davidek <rdavidek@trask.cz>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:08:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fixed background refresh blinking

---
 .../cz/kamma/kfmanager/ui/FilePanelTab.java   | 28 +++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main/java/cz/kamma/kfmanager/ui/FilePanelTab.java b/src/main/java/cz/kamma/kfmanager/ui/FilePanelTab.java
index 0b22687..f0c3210 100644
--- a/src/main/java/cz/kamma/kfmanager/ui/FilePanelTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/cz/kamma/kfmanager/ui/FilePanelTab.java
@@ -875,16 +875,24 @@ public class FilePanelTab extends JPanel {
     }
 
     public void loadDirectory(File directory, boolean autoSelectFirst, boolean requestFocus) {
+        loadDirectory(directory, autoSelectFirst, requestFocus, null);
+    }
+
+    public void loadDirectory(File directory, boolean autoSelectFirst, boolean requestFocus, final Runnable postLoadAction) {
         // If we are switching directories, cleanup any previously extracted archive temp dirs
         cleanupArchiveTempDirIfNeeded(directory);
         if (directory == null || !directory.isDirectory()) {
             return;
         }
         
+        boolean directoryChanged = this.currentDirectory == null || !this.currentDirectory.equals(directory);
         this.currentDirectory = directory;
-        briefCurrentColumn = 0;
-        lastValidRow = 0;
-        lastValidBriefColumn = 0;
+        
+        if (directoryChanged) {
+            briefCurrentColumn = 0;
+            lastValidRow = 0;
+            lastValidBriefColumn = 0;
+        }
         
         List<FileItem> items = createFileItemList(directory);
         tableModel.setItems(items);
@@ -907,6 +915,11 @@ public class FilePanelTab extends JPanel {
                     fileTable.setRowSelectionInterval(selRow, selRow);
                     fileTable.scrollRectToVisible(fileTable.getCellRect(selRow, selCol, true));
                 }
+
+                if (postLoadAction != null) {
+                    postLoadAction.run();
+                }
+
                 if (requestFocus) {
                     fileTable.requestFocusInWindow();
                 }
@@ -920,6 +933,11 @@ public class FilePanelTab extends JPanel {
                     fileTable.scrollRectToVisible(fileTable.getCellRect(0, 0, true));
                 });
             }
+
+            if (postLoadAction != null) {
+                postLoadAction.run();
+            }
+
             if (requestFocus) {
                 SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
                     try {
@@ -957,9 +975,7 @@ public class FilePanelTab extends JPanel {
             }
         }
 
-        loadDirectory(currentDirectory, false, requestFocus);
-        
-        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {
+        loadDirectory(currentDirectory, false, requestFocus, () -> {
             // Restore marks
             for (FileItem item : tableModel.items) {
                 if (markedNames.contains(item.getName())) {