Previews let a user quickly look at the contents of a file without opening it up in a full-fledged program. Examples include GNOME Sushi and Gloobus-Preview.
Questions tagged [previews]
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How to preview DDS and WEBP images on nautilus?
I have too many images to search visually, so I cannot open each one of them individually.
What do I have to do or install to show DDS image previews on nautilus?
I would like to preview webp too if possible.
Aquarius Power
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Preview of CAD files in format .dwg
I'm looking for a utility or a program for Ubuntu, and possibly even for Windows that is able to convert a CAD file format .DWG to PDF.
My need is to provide a preview of CAD files, and I thought that the easiest way is to convert them into PDF…
Marcello Picchi
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How do I enable MP3 preview?
Just upgraded from 11.04 to 11.10 and Nautilus no longer previews MP3 files when I hover over them.
Another PC that's been running 11.10 for a while also experienced this after the latest update
Nautilus preferences no longer show options for media…
Iain Sherris
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No image preview when file selected ubuntu 22.04
I was using Ubuntu 20.04, when uploading Images in chrome i could see the image preview of the selected File.
Now in ubuntu 22.04 I can't see the image preview.
I tried:
installed Gnome sushi
List item preferences / performance show thumbnails
badboys
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22.04: Image Preview in File Selector menu
I updated ubuntu to 22.04 version and the preview of files when I open a file selector menu, for example to upload a image to twitter via browser, doesn't work anymore, how I can enable this feature? Thank you:
Now:
I would like something like…
ZiTAL
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How to get Mac OS X style 'Quick Look' feature in Ubuntu
Sometimes Nautilus' icon thumbnails and/or metadata for a file, photo, or folder just aren't good enough to make sure it's the desired file.
Is there an app for Ubuntu similar to Mac OSX's "Quick Look" feature in order to get a closer look without…
sourav c.
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Is there a way to get OSX style file previews in the file browser?
In the default file browser of Mac OS X, pressing space will preview the file in question.
Is there already something similar that I haven't found, or is there a way to add the functionality to Ubuntu?
user50849
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How to get bigger photos' thumbnails in Nautilus?
Today I wanted to go through my photos collection but I have realised that it is quite difficult to go through thumbnails in Nautilus as it is using the free space in the window very inefficiently, e.g.
Is there any other option to use it less…
Patryk
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How to change sample text in font installer
I have several Japanese fonts but do not want to install them all. I would like to preview them before installing.
In icon view I can get a very rough idea of the style of the font as it shows Aa. When I open the font I am presented with a…
Tony Martin
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How to preview images in folder's icons?
I'm looking for a solution to preview images or videos of a folder in it's icon to identify easily. This feature has been present in Windows ever since but for some reason, I am unable to find it in Linux desktop environments. I have Xubuntu 16.04.…
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How to preview files using Gloobus-Preview?
I'd like to preview files using Gloobus-Preview in Ubuntu 11.10 but I can't figure out how to do it. And I don't want to use gnome-sushi...
Paul McDonald
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It's possible to change preview size in thunar?
I like thunar but I would like to change its maximum and unsettable preview size.
By default use a dimension of about 64x64 and I would prefer to use a size of 128x128.
I think it's possible to do it in some way, but I don't know how.
Hadden
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Is it possible to preview arbitrary formats in Nautilus?
I recently found out that Nautilus (Ubuntu 12.04 at least) can show thumbnails of files of non-image formats, for example (data grapher) grace files (.agr) shows a small version of the graph contained in its data. Obviously, there some library or…
alfC
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Preview like sushi for Kubuntu
I'm installing a Kubuntu 20.04 LTS system on a notebook and searching for a fast previewer like gnome-sushi (more).
Using this extension allows you to select a file in Nautilus, hit the spacebar and it will show a quick preview.
Are there any…
abu_bua
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GNOME Sushi preview not working for video files
I have GNOME-sushi installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Initially when I selected a video and pressed spacebar, the following error occurred.
After installing the gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad and gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly packages, only the audio is played…
Abhay Patil
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