From 24fe4a4aa423eb01a495ed6005a36f68e9737b58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nova <email@nova.gay>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:03:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] removal of top_buffer

---
 threading.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index 0d22f9e..b4a7bef 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ dir mid_dir;
 dir lft_dir;
 char *rgt_buffer; /* used for file previews, unlike rgt_content, which is used for directory previews */
 char *btm_buffer;
-char *top_buffer; /* current path */
 
 extern WINDOW *win_t;
 extern WINDOW *win_b;
@@ -289,34 +288,20 @@ void *thread_top(){
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_top, &mutex_top);
 
 
-		free(top_buffer);
-
-		if(global_path == NULL) {
-			top_buffer = malloc(sizeof("cannot open directory"));
-			top_width = sizeof("cannot open directory");
-			top_buffer = "cannot open directory";
-			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
-			continue;
-		} 
-
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
-
-		if (mid_dir.current_file != NULL) {
-			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1 + strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
-			memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path));
-			if (strlen(global_path) != 1) {
-				memcpy(top_buffer + strlen(global_path) + 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
-				top_buffer[strlen(global_path)] = '/';
-			} else { /* dir '/' */
-				memcpy(top_buffer + 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
-			}
-
-			top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
-		} else {
-			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
-			memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
+		if(global_path == NULL) {
+			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, 0, "cannot open directory");
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+			continue;
+		} else if (mid_dir.current_file == NULL) {
+			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, 0, "cannot open file");
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+			continue;
 		}
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+
+
 
 
 		/* rendering */
@@ -324,20 +309,21 @@ void *thread_top(){
 		werase(win_t);
 		if (strlen(global_path) != 1) {
 			wattron(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
-			mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, top_buffer, strlen(global_path)+1);
+			mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
+			mvwaddch(win_t, 0, strlen(global_path), '/');
 			wattroff(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
-			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, strlen(global_path)+1, top_buffer+strlen(global_path)+1);
+			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, strlen(global_path)+1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
 		} else { /* dir '/' */
 			wattron(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
-			mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, top_buffer, 1);
+			mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, global_path, 1);
 			wattroff(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
-			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, 1, top_buffer+1);
+			mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
 		}
 		/*wnoutrefresh(win_t);*/
 		wrefresh(win_t);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
 
-
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
@@ -476,7 +462,6 @@ void *thread_btm(){
 
 void threading_init(){
 
-	top_buffer = NULL;
 	rgt_buffer = NULL;
 	btm_buffer = NULL;
 
@@ -494,7 +479,6 @@ void threading_init(){
 	
 }
 void threading_free(){
-	free(top_buffer);
 	
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex_top);
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex_mid);