Tested with XnViewMP 0.75 beta (2015-05-19) win32.
When clicking on a thumbnail in the file pane, it will get the focus. When then clicking on the current directory in the directory pane, it will get the focus and switch into rename mode, while the thumbnail keeps the focus.
MP: Focus directory pane / file pane
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