Each file and each folder is represented by an icon in the view mode ''"Icons"''. Instead of displaying an icon a preview of the file can be shown. This behaviour can be turned on/off via the menu <menuchoice>View -> Preview</menuchoice> (if menu bar is enabled) or via the main toolbar button <menuchoice>Preview</menuchoice>. There is a size limit for the file previews. This size limitation can be configured via <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Dolphin -> View Modes -> General</menuchoice> option <menuchoice>File Previews -> Maximum file size</menuchoice>. There is also an option to use thumbnails embedded in files. In KDE 4.5 Previews are enabled (and maximum size defined) by <menuchoice>Settings -> Configure Dolphin -> General page -> Preview tab</menuchoice>. Starting from KDE 4.8, the aforementioned settings can be configured via <menuchoice>Control -> Configure Dolphin -> View Modes</menuchoice>.
Each file and each folder is represented by an icon in this mode. Alternatively a preview, or of the file can be displayed. Instead of displaying an icon a preview of the file can be shown. This feature can be turned on/off via the menu <menuchoice>View -> Preview</menuchoice> (if menu bar is enabled) or via the main toolbar button <menuchoice>Preview</menuchoice>.
Revision as of 07:00, 29 December 2018
Each file and each folder is represented by an icon in this mode. Alternatively a preview, or of the file can be displayed. Instead of displaying an icon a preview of the file can be shown. This feature can be turned on/off via the menu View -> Preview (if menu bar is enabled) or via the main toolbar button Preview.
