From 63bce68007e0fef941b7fe00e2481e480da03f77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stu Leak <stu@leaktechnologies.dev>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2026 23:47:11 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Tighten thumbnail columns and queue refresh

---
 main.go         | 8 +++-----
 thumb_module.go | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index a9707d6..715591d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ func (s *appState) clearCompletedJobs() {
 func (s *appState) refreshQueueView() {
 	if s.active == "queue" {
 		now := time.Now()
-		if !s.queueLastRefresh.IsZero() && now.Sub(s.queueLastRefresh) < 500*time.Millisecond {
+		if !s.queueLastRefresh.IsZero() && now.Sub(s.queueLastRefresh) < 200*time.Millisecond {
 			return
 		}
 		s.queueLastRefresh = now
@@ -2027,10 +2027,8 @@ func (s *appState) startQueueAutoRefresh() {
 	s.queueAutoRefreshStop = stop
 	s.queueAutoRefreshRunning = true
 	go func() {
-		// Use 2-second interval to reduce UI jankiness from frequent rebuilds
-		// Slower refresh = smoother experience, especially with scroll position preservation
-		// The refreshQueueView method has its own 500ms throttle for other triggers
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(2000 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Short interval keeps elapsed/progress responsive with incremental UI updates.
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for {
 			select {
diff --git a/thumb_module.go b/thumb_module.go
index 835f1d0..2085eb9 100644
--- a/thumb_module.go
+++ b/thumb_module.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func buildThumbView(state *appState) fyne.CanvasObject {
 		totalLabel.TextStyle = fyne.TextStyle{Italic: true}
 		totalLabel.Wrapping = fyne.TextWrapWord
 
-		colSlider := widget.NewSlider(2, 12)
+		colSlider := widget.NewSlider(2, 9)
 		colSlider.Value = float64(state.thumbColumns)
 		colSlider.Step = 1
 		colSlider.OnChanged = func(val float64) {