cursor: add option to move to playing item when file changes (#135)

Author: CogentRedTester

docs/file_browser.conf

@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ default_to_last_opened_directory=no
 # Whether to save the last opened directory.
 save_last_opened_directory=no
 
+# Move the cursor to the currently playing item (if available) when the playing file changes.
+cursor_follows_playing_item=no
+
 ####################################
 ########## filter settings #########
 ####################################

modules/navigation/directory-movement.lua

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ local g = require 'modules.globals'
 local ass = require 'modules.ass'
 local scanning = require 'modules.navigation.scanning'
 local fb_utils = require 'modules.utils'
+local cursor = require 'modules.navigation.cursor'
 
 ---@class directory_movement
 local directory_movement = {}
@@ -102,8 +103,8 @@ function directory_movement.set_current_file(filepath)
     g.current_file.original_path = absolute_path
     g.current_file.path = resolved_path
 
-    if not g.state.hidden then ass.update_ass()
-    else g.state.flag_update = true end
+    if o.cursor_follows_playing_item then cursor.select_playing_item() end
+    ass.update_ass()
 end
 
 --the base function for moving to a directory

modules/options.lua

@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ local o = {
     --e.g. moving up from `ftp://localhost/` will move straight to the root instead of `ftp://`
     skip_protocol_schemes = true,
 
+    --move the cursor to the currently playing item (if available) when the playing file changes
+    cursor_follows_playing_item = false,
+
     --Replace the user's home directory with `~/` in the header.
     --Uses the internal home-label addon.
     home_label = true,