diff --git a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
index c881d67..3c717fc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ export function App(): React.ReactElement {
     setHistory((h) => [path, ...h.filter((p) => p !== path)].slice(0, 100))
     actions.ensureFile(path)
     setActive(path)
-    setTabMode((m) => ({ ...m, [path]: opts.diff && changed ? defaultMode : (m[path] || (changed ? defaultMode : 'code')) }))
+    // Git rows open the diff; explorer / recent-files open the updated view.
+    // Unchanged files only have the plain editable "code" view.
+    const openMode: Mode = changed ? (opts.diff ? 'diff' : 'updated') : 'code'
+    setTabMode((m) => ({ ...m, [path]: openMode }))
     reveal(path)
     if (opts.line) {
       // show the current/updated file so line numbers map to search hits
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ export function App(): React.ReactElement {
           <GitPanel branch={proj.branch} changes={proj.changes} staged={proj.staged} committed={NO_COMMITTED}
             commitMsg={commitMsg} setCommitMsg={setCommitMsg}
             onStage={stageGuarded} onUnstage={unstageGuarded} onStageAll={actions.stageAll} onUnstageAll={actions.unstageAll} onCommit={commit}
-            onOpen={openFile} onContext={openMenu} activePath={active} />
+            onOpen={openFile} onContext={openMenu} activePath={active} showDir={gitW > 300} />
         </div>
         <Splitter onDelta={(dx) => { setAutoResize(false); setGitW((w) => clamp(w + dx, 160, 460)) }} />