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When I expand some node in folder tree using keyboard, most of the time only first N child folders are displayed. So I need to refresh the tree all the time for it to display all subfolders. That never happens if I navigate over the tree using mouse.

I thought that could be something with my configuration, so I loaded default configuration file, but still it works like that. Though, with default config the issue is much less frequent.

Hi and welcome,

I have never seen this behavior.

How do you expand a folder by keyboard? Press <enter> or <right arrow>? How many folders are shown? Always the same number? Does it happen only in with certain folders?

Don

admin wrote:Hi and welcome

Hi, thank you )

admin wrote:How do you expand a folder by keyboard? Press <enter> or <right arrow>?

Hm, if only <enter> is used it works fine. The issue happens on <right arrow> and after it happened for some particular folder, since that moment <enter> starts working the same way for that folder (until application is closed).
If I click with the mouse on the problem folder, it starts working correct.

admin wrote:How many folders are shown? Always the same number?

It does't depend on the number of subfolders, but in a case of a large number of subfolders it happens more frequently. For example every time for C:\Program Files (145 folders). And from time to time for C:\Windows (54 folders). But can also happen for the folder with only 5 subfolders and show a single one instead of 5.
The number of displayed folders is always the same for a given instance of the application until it is closed. So, if let's say, we run two instances of the application, one may show 40 folders under Program Files, the other - 44 folders. And they will keep showing those 40 and 44 folders until they are closed (or until that will be fixed with mouse click).

admin wrote:Does it happen only in with certain folders?

No, it doesn't.

Are you using the Mini Tree?

Could you provide a screenshot of such a partly browsed tree folder? A picture often helps finding the cause.

I don't use Mini Tree.
A screenshot: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/210 ... Loaded.jpg

I also need to make an update to the previous post. Clicking on a folder with a mouse does not fix the problem. It behaves the same as <enter> - if you don't use <right arrow>, everything works well, but once you do, and got that issue, after that the folder opens only partly.

And one more interesting thing, while I was creating a screenshot. After a while the tree loades fully. Random time. 8 sec, 40 sec, 18 sec, etc. But that doesn't happen inevitably. For C:\Windows folder it does, for C:\Program Files - it doesn't.

Weird, <enter> and <right arrow> call identical code, so why the difference? My only idea at the moment: Your keyboard is defect. Could it be by any means that your keyboard sometimes sends out phantom keystrokes?

Hm, tried a different one - works the same.

OK, then I will wait for a better idea... weird.

You don't have any background processes going on that might interfere...?

Just to add, I do have similar problems and it's not only present in the tree but also at times in the path auto complete. However my issues happened over the network and I haven't tried it yet with local folders yet so will when I get home too see if there's the same effect for local folders with large amount of directories in it.

admin wrote:You don't have any background processes going on that might interfere...?

Tried running in Safe Mode - nothing changed.

Today I found out one more thing. It helps, if I disable "Show icon overlays", and even more if I also disable "Check existence of subfolders in tree". But for really large amount of subfolders (e.g. 700) it's still the same. And still <enter> works fine.

The question is: why only you? Anything special on your system?

Seems like you are right, and this is caused by my keyboard (the other one, that I tested, is of the same model and age).
If I send <right> keystroke with Autohotkey, it works fine.

It appears, that it worked with Autohotkey only because there was a delay before sending a keystroke.
It depends on whether the file list has been synchronized with the tree to the moment of pressing <right>. If it has, then it works correct.

Is this possible to reduce tree-to-list synchronization delay?

There has been such a delay but it has been removed some months ago: