Please first inform me if there is a tool preference hidden somewhere before this is declared a bug.
Behavior: When you switch back from any Image window back to the browser, the browser's Preview pane switches to the picture of the Image window you just left. The browser's Preview pane shouldn't change, unless you click a file in the browser's list pane.
Andy
[OK?] RC2: Switch from Image view to browser changes Preview
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