Avoid player view rebuild when already active

main.go

@@ -266,19 +266,7 @@ func (s *appState) queueProgressCounts() (completed, total int) {
 }
 
 func (s *appState) updateQueueButtonLabel() {
-	if s.queueBtn == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	completed, total := s.queueProgressCounts()
-	// Include active direct conversion in totals
-	if s.convertBusy {
-		total++
-	}
-	label := "View Queue"
-	if total > 0 {
-		label = fmt.Sprintf("View Queue %d/%d", completed, total)
-	}
-	s.queueBtn.SetText(label)
+	// Queue UI hidden in player-only mode.
 }
 
 type playerSurface struct {
@@ -431,6 +419,16 @@ func (s *appState) showMainMenu() {
 	s.showPlayerView()
 }
 
+func (s *appState) onClose() {
+	s.stopPreview()
+	s.stopPlayer()
+	s.stopCompareSessions()
+	if s.jobQueue != nil {
+		s.jobQueue.Stop()
+	}
+	logging.Close()
+}
+
 // showCompareView renders a simple side-by-side player for the first two loaded videos.
 func (s *appState) showCompareView() {
 	s.stopPreview()
@@ -579,6 +577,10 @@ func (s *appState) buildComparePane(src *videoSource, onStop func(), setSess fun
 // showPlayerView renders the player-focused UI with a lightweight playlist.
 func (s *appState) showPlayerView() {
 	fmt.Printf("🎬 showPlayerView called\n")
+	if s.active == "player" && s.playSess != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("📺 already in player view; skipping rebuild\n")
+		return
+	}
 	s.stopPreview()
 	s.stopPlayer()
 	s.stopCompareSessions()
@@ -1987,6 +1989,10 @@ func runGUI() {
 	a.Settings().SetTheme(&ui.MonoTheme{})
 	logging.Debug(logging.CatUI, "created fyne app: %#v", a)
 	w := a.NewWindow("VT Player")
+	w.SetOnClosed(func() {
+		state.onClose()
+		a.Quit()
+	})
 	if icon := utils.LoadAppIcon(); icon != nil {
 		a.SetIcon(icon)
 		w.SetIcon(icon)
@@ -2048,7 +2054,7 @@ func runGUI() {
 	// Initialize conversion stats bar
 	state.statsBar = ui.NewConversionStatsBar(func() {
 		// Clicking the stats bar opens the queue view
-		state.showQueue()
+		// Queue hidden in player-only mode
 	})
 
 	// Initialize job queue
@@ -2061,9 +2067,6 @@ func runGUI() {
 		app.Driver().DoFromGoroutine(func() {
 			state.updateStatsBar()
 			state.updateQueueButtonLabel()
-			if state.active == "queue" {
-				state.refreshQueueView()
-			}
 		}, false)
 	})
 
@@ -2100,19 +2103,7 @@ func runGUI() {
 	fmt.Printf("✅ showMainMenu completed\n")
 	logging.Debug(logging.CatUI, "main menu rendered with %d modules", len(modulesList))
 
-	// Start stats bar update loop on a timer
-	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(500 * time.Millisecond)
-		defer ticker.Stop()
-		for range ticker.C {
-			app := fyne.CurrentApp()
-			if app != nil && app.Driver() != nil {
-				app.Driver().DoFromGoroutine(func() {
-					state.updateStatsBar()
-				}, false)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
+	// Stats update loop disabled in player-only mode to avoid view churn.
 
 	w.ShowAndRun()
 }