Folder watch won't switch back to the previously shown file (3.2.4)

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Folder watch doesn't switch back to the file shown just before (3.2.4)

Marked 3.2.4 (1218), Mac App Store edition, macOS 27.0, Mac Studio (M1 Ultra).

When Marked is watching a folder, the preview won't switch back to the file it showed immediately before the current one.

Steps:

  1. Make a folder with three Markdown files: a.md, b.md, c.md.
  2. Open the folder in Marked so it watches it.
  3. Save a.md. The preview switches to a.md.
  4. Save b.md. The preview switches to b.md.
  5. Save a.md again. The preview stays on b.md.
  6. Save c.md. The preview switches to c.md within about 2 seconds. Saving a.md now, two files back, also switches.

What I see: in step 5 the preview never moves. I waited 2 minutes before saving and then watched for 30 seconds. Saving again at 60 and 180 seconds didn't switch it either. A file shown two or more switches ago, or never shown, switches in about 2 seconds. It behaves the same whether the file is fully rewritten or has a line appended.

What I expected: saving any file in the watched folder brings it up as the most recently modified file.

Why it matters to me: I keep several status files in one watched folder, each updated by a different tool. When two of them take turns, the second update never appears, and nothing on screen shows that anything was missed.

It may be related to the recent folder-watch change about not snapping back to a link-pinned file after an external save.

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