From cc616d1cf4ab460f204095af44607b7fce5a2dad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pax <paxxe@protonmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:14:49 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] only select cell when clicking the pixmap, not the
 surrounding padding

---
 booru_viewer/gui/grid.py | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/booru_viewer/gui/grid.py b/booru_viewer/gui/grid.py
index c2e20db..c7aa309 100644
--- a/booru_viewer/gui/grid.py
+++ b/booru_viewer/gui/grid.py
@@ -278,8 +278,19 @@ class ThumbnailWidget(QWidget):
         self._hover = False
         self.update()
 
+    def _hit_pixmap(self, pos) -> bool:
+        """True if pos is within the drawn pixmap area."""
+        if not self._pixmap:
+            return False
+        px = (self.width() - self._pixmap.width()) // 2
+        py = (self.height() - self._pixmap.height()) // 2
+        return QRect(px, py, self._pixmap.width(), self._pixmap.height()).contains(pos)
+
     def mousePressEvent(self, event) -> None:
         if event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.LeftButton:
+            if not self._hit_pixmap(event.position().toPoint()):
+                event.ignore()
+                return
             self._drag_start = event.position().toPoint()
             self.clicked.emit(self.index, event)
         elif event.button() == Qt.MouseButton.RightButton: