@@ -130,12 +130,16 @@ fprintf(stderr,"bg_get: \"%s\"\n",bgload->path);

 }

 int

-bg_add(bg_t *bg, char *path)

+bg_add(bg_t *bg, char *path, int flag_pinned)

 {

         int i;

         bgload_t *bgload;

         if(bg==NULL)

                 return(-1);

+        if(path!=NULL && flag_pinned) {

+                memset(bg->pinnedpath,0,sizeof(bg->pinnedpath));

+                strncpy(bg->pinnedpath,path,sizeof(bg->pinnedpath)-1);

+        }

         for(i=0,bgload=bg->bgload;i<bg->sizebgload;i++,bgload++) {

                 if(bgload->lended_to_thread && strcmp(path,bgload->path)==0) {

                         bgload->is_todo=1;

@@ -170,7 +174,11 @@ bg_freeunmarked(bg_t *bg)

         now=time(NULL);

         for(i=0,bgload=bg->bgload;i<bg->sizebgload;i++,bgload++) {

                 if(bgload->lended_to_thread && bgload->thread_finished && bgload->has_mark==0) {

-                        if(bgload->has_data && (bgload->lastused<(now-UNLOADTIMEOUTSECONDS) || bgload->lastused>(now+UNLOADTIMEOUTSECONDS))) {

+                        if(bgload->has_data

+                          && (bgload->lastused<(now-UNLOADTIMEOUTSECONDS)

+                            || bgload->lastused>(now+UNLOADTIMEOUTSECONDS))

+                          && strcmp(bgload->path,bg->pinnedpath)!=0

+                        ) {

 #if 1

 fprintf(stderr,"bg: Unloading: \"%s\"\n",bgload->path);

 #endif

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef struct bg_t {

         int sizebgload;

         bgload_t *bgload;

         pthread_t thread;

+        char pinnedpath[1024];

         pthread_attr_t tattr;

         int flag_threadstarted;

         int do_exit;

@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ bg_t *bg_init(int sizebgload);

 void bg_free(bg_t *bg);

 int bg_resetmarks(bg_t *bg);

 bgload_t *bg_get(bg_t *bg, char *path);

-int bg_add(bg_t *bg, char *path);

+int bg_add(bg_t *bg, char *path, int flag_pinned); /* only one image is pinned (excluded from unload) */

 int bg_freeunmarked(bg_t *bg);

 void *bg_thread(void *);

@@ -520,8 +520,13 @@ im_body_draw(body_t *body, mousedata_t *mousedata, int windowwidth, int windowhe

                 IMDEBUG("begin draw");

                 maxw=windowwidth;

                 maxh=windowheight-body->whxy.y;

-                if(body->bigtexture.has_texture==0 || strcmp(body->bigtexture.currentpath,body->texture.currentpath)!=0)

+                if(body->bigtexture.has_texture==0 || strcmp(body->bigtexture.currentpath,body->texture.currentpath)!=0) {

+#if 1

+fprintf(stderr,"~~~ TEXTURE_LOAD FOR BIGTEXTURE \"%s\"\n",body->texture.currentpath);

+#endif

+                        bg_add(body->bg,body->texture.currentpath,1);

                         texture_load(&(body->bigtexture),body->texture.currentpath,maxw,maxh,body->bg);

+                }

                 if(body->bigtexture.has_texture && strcmp(body->bigtexture.currentpath,body->texture.currentpath)==0) {

                         int x0,y0;

                         x0=0;

@@ -529,7 +534,10 @@ im_body_draw(body_t *body, mousedata_t *mousedata, int windowwidth, int windowhe

                         texture_draw(&(body->bigtexture),x0,y0,maxw,maxh);

                         return(0); /* all done */

                 } else {

+#if 0

+#warning TEMP

                         body->flag_drawbigtexture=0; /* error loading big texture, draw screen normally */

+#endif

                 }

         }

         /* calculate positions */

@@ -716,7 +724,7 @@ fprintf(stderr,"elem:\"%s\" sidelen:%i old:%ix%i new:%ix%i\n",elem->name+1,sidel

                                                                 thumb->has_failedload=1;

                                                         }

                                                 } else if(bgload==NULL) {

-                                                        bg_add(body->bg,fullpath);

+                                                        bg_add(body->bg,fullpath,0);

                                                 }

                                         }

                                         if(thumb->has_texture!=0) {

@@ -784,7 +792,7 @@ fprintf(stderr,"elem:\"%s\" sidelen:%i old:%ix%i new:%ix%i\n",elem->name+1,sidel

                                 }

                         }

                         if(imageundermouse[0]!='\0')

-                                bg_add(body->bg,imageundermouse); /* to prioritise loading this image */

+                                bg_add(body->bg,imageundermouse,0); /* to prioritise loading this image */

                         for(;k<dirdata->listing.usedelems;k++) {

                                 elem=dirdata->listing.elems+k;

                                 if(elem->name[0]!='f' && elem->name[0]!='l')

@@ -1124,11 +1132,15 @@ texture_load(texture_t *texture, char *fullpath, int maxw, int maxh, bg_t *bg)

                 texture->has_texture=0;

                 texture->has_failedload=0;

         }

-        texture->currentpath[0]='\0';

         if(bg!=NULL && (bgload=bg_get(bg,texture->currentpath))!=NULL && bgload->has_data!=0) {

                 im=ImageCopy(bgload->image);

         } else {

+#if 0

+#warning TEST CODE

+                return(-1); /* if not loaded in background, return -1 to indicate "not ready" */

+#else

                 im=global_loadimage(fullpath);

+#endif

         }

         if(IsImageValid(im)) {

                 imutil_aspectmaximize(im.width,im.height,maxw,maxh,&neww,&newh);