From 212a1882cfb9bd26657189be4c21b1d7f45ddcd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Ly <jasonly7@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:02:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] CleanTrailingSlash() after selecting a folder

---
 joomer-ftxui-file-browser.cpp | 16 ++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/joomer-ftxui-file-browser.cpp b/joomer-ftxui-file-browser.cpp
index aa25dd2..8e8b302 100644
--- a/joomer-ftxui-file-browser.cpp
+++ b/joomer-ftxui-file-browser.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
 
 std::string directory_path = ".";
 
+void CleanTrailingSlash(std::string& path) {
+    // Only strip if it's longer than a root path (e.g., "/" or "C:\")
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+    if (path.size() > 3 && (path.back() == '/' || path.back() == '\\')) path.pop_back();
+#else
+    if (path.size() > 1 && path.back() == '/') path.pop_back();
+#endif
+}
+
 // Note: You must pass the ScreenInteractive object to trigger a redraw.
 void ReloadDirectory(ftxui::ScreenInteractive& screen, const std::filesystem::path& new_path, std::vector<std::string>& entries, std::vector<std::string>& clean_names) {    
     if (!std::filesystem::exists(new_path) || !std::filesystem::is_directory(new_path)) return;
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         start_path = std::filesystem::absolute(argv[1]);		
 
         // Convert to string        
-        start_path = start_path.lexically_normal();  
+        start_path = start_path.lexically_normal();  		
         std::string path_str = start_path.string();
         // Manually remove trailing slash if it exists and isn't the root directory
         if (path_str.size() > 1 && (path_str.back() == '/' || path_str.back() == '\\')) {
@@ -135,9 +144,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             }
 
             new_path = std::filesystem::absolute(new_path).lexically_normal();
+
             new_path.make_preferred();
 
             current_path = new_path.string();
+
+			CleanTrailingSlash(current_path);
 			directory_path = current_path; // Update global variable
             if (std::filesystem::is_regular_file(new_path))
                 screen.Exit(); // Exit the application
@@ -158,7 +170,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         // so the Menu can handle it (like arrow keys)
         return false;
     });
-	std::cout << "Initial current_path: " << current_path << std::endl;
+	
     // Create a renderer that defines the layout of your application
     auto main_renderer = ftxui::Renderer(menu_with_event_handler, [&] {
          return ftxui::vbox({