Axel wrote:I guess that reloading the folder without losing track of the current image would earn me some extra points?

Yeah, absolutely.

But seriously, any solution to this is better than no solution. It doesn't need to be perfect, just fast - like in "
Fast Picture Viewer".
If you find a way to make this work - it's greatly appreciated here! (Can't speak for other people.)
Sveto
EDIT:
perhaps in the future I could add a function key to switch between name sorting and the currently selected date/time sort mode among the four availables.
^^this would be very acceptable, from an ergonomic point of view.