From 22135fff7cbb83c4f6cdaf787b55c61f404b72d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Vazgenovich Shakaryan <dvshakaryan@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:31:57 -0800
Subject: avoid changing favourites menu order when possible

---
 main.lua | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 0ed84b5..ffb7707 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -472,6 +472,12 @@ local function set_menu_sort(menu, bool)
 	menu.sorted = bool
 end
 
+-- refresh options when navigating up the stack to a previous favourites menu.
+-- existing menu options are never removed, even if unfavourited. if the order
+-- of still-favourited items is unchanged and no new favourites have been added
+-- before the last still-favourited item, the existing order is kept and all
+-- new favourites are appended to the end of the menu. otherwise, the new order
+-- is used and any unfavourited options are moved to the end.
 local function refresh_favourites_menu()
 	local menu = menus[depth]
 	local opt = menu.options[menu.cursor]
@@ -485,12 +491,32 @@ local function refresh_favourites_menu()
 	for _, v in ipairs(options) do
 		seen[v.id] = true
 	end
+
+	local same = true
+	local ind = 1
 	for _, v in ipairs(menu.options) do
-		if not seen[v.id] then
-			options[#options+1] = v
+		if seen[v.id] then
+			if v.id == options[ind].id then
+				ind = ind + 1
+			else
+				same = false
+				break
+			end
 		end
 	end
-	menu.options = options
+
+	if same then
+		for i = ind, #options do
+			menu.options[#menu.options+1] = options[i]
+		end
+	else
+		for _, v in ipairs(menu.options) do
+			if not seen[v.id] then
+				options[#options+1] = v
+			end
+		end
+		menu.options = options
+	end
 
 	if sorted then
 		set_menu_sort(menu, true)
-- 
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