▲ 1 ▼ Rethinking Window Management on GNOME – Space and Meaning (blogs.gnome.org) submitted 3 years ago by nikodunk@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UlrikHD@programming.dev 1 point 3 years ago (2 children) putting thumbnails in the file selection dialog Could you elaborate what you by this? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lynny@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago When you pick a file to upload or open from inside another application, the GTK/Gnome file picker does not allow you to have a thumbnail view of all the files. It is a meme in the Linux community at this point since there was a bug filed in 2004 asking for this feature, some even writing patches to make it work. Gnome devs refuse to change how the file picker works however. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141154 permalink fedilink source parent [–] cerement@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) in the file manager, you can see thumbnails of images and videos in the file picker (ie. “Open File” dialog box), you only see the filetype icon permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago They fixed that https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/03/gnome-44-is-out-now-finally-adding-thumbnails-to-the-file-picker/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lynny@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago When you pick a file to upload or open from inside another application, the GTK/Gnome file picker does not allow you to have a thumbnail view of all the files. It is a meme in the Linux community at this point since there was a bug filed in 2004 asking for this feature, some even writing patches to make it work. Gnome devs refuse to change how the file picker works however. https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141154 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) in the file manager, you can see thumbnails of images and videos in the file picker (ie. “Open File” dialog box), you only see the filetype icon permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago They fixed that https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/03/gnome-44-is-out-now-finally-adding-thumbnails-to-the-file-picker/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 years ago They fixed that https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/03/gnome-44-is-out-now-finally-adding-thumbnails-to-the-file-picker/ permalink fedilink source parent