Thread 105662479

>>105662479 (OP)
>Shows folders and text files
>"Where thumbnail"

Use case for thumbnails?

>>105662479 (OP)
I find the more egregious issue with the GTK4 (and patched GTK3) filepicker is the lack of a preview pane. That's something only the KDE filepicker gets right.

>>105662989
Low iq people cannot properly name files or remember file content. Not having thumbnails makes their brain hurt.

>>105662479 (OP)
idky they didn't just copy the macos implementation and the preview bit too

>>105662479 (OP)
you don't need that

"homework" folder in your desktop now shows pictures of girls with penises

>>105662479 (OP)
What "thumbnails" are you talking about?
Exactly what is the usecase for those "thumbnails"?
Please explain, in great detail, why I should spend MY precious free time to provide you with such a feature. Try to be persuasive. I expect at least 1000 words.

>>105665633
>upload image to 4chan
>gorillions of files in folder
>no thumbnail
I think it's a valid use case to have the web browser show a thumbnail in the file upload window.

>>105665648
What makes you think validity is a metric?

>>105665648
That's the usecase? Shitposting frogs and wojacks on 4chan?
>CLOSED
>WONTFIX

>>105662479 (OP)
If AI is helping vibe coders be 10x engineers then you only need a couple of guys and one month of Claude to implement that feature.

>>105665687
Because explaining the use case is a humiliation ritual, and validity is a metric when public approval is a concern.

I could do the same thing in reverse, why drop support for bitmap fonts in pango, what's the use case for NOT supporting them? How does it make your development job easier?

>>105665733
This issue is getting heated. I recommend you to slow down.

>>105662479 (OP)
What's the use-case?

>>105665733
>what's the use case for NOT supporting them?
It makes my development job easier
>How does it make your development job easier?
Because I don't have to support them anymore

>>105662479 (OP)
I have the thumbnails on xfce

>>105665780
Why support anything at all?

>>105662479 (OP)
You don't need thumbnails
You don't need to sort your files
You don't need cut, copy and paste buttons
You don't need a button to manually type your path

>>105665843
you will have no features and you'll be happy

>>105665794
why do you have this as a reaction image?

>>105665956
because funny

Reminder that anyone is against file picker thumbnails is just a cope.

>>105665794
GNOMETODDLERS BTFO

>>105665941
Features = increased complexity = harder to maintain = bigger attack surface = bloat
Keep it minimal, keep it Suckless™.

>>105665794
Same in Gnome.
BTW, you can increase/reduce the size of the thumbnail holding control. and scrolling.

>>105666024
Ok, that's a good point.
Now, bring back bitmap fonts and remove scalable fonts because they're bloat by the same reasoning.

>>105666067
yeah I can change thumbnail size on mine too, that's what the little slider on the top right is for
ctrl+scroll doesn't work on mine though but if you just opened the window and haven't clicked a file (so basically if the slider is still selected) using the keyboard arrows works fine. xfce is still on gtk3 after all and gtk3 isn't supposed to support that feature, it uses a patch to add it

do you /g/uys have any suggestions for terminal emulators? i've been using gnome-terminal because i've been too lazy to research and test and change but i want to rid my system of the gnome completely

skill issue

herbs

>>105666095

That's GTK4 though.

>>105666085
are the xfce people still divided about gtk4/libadwaita?
I personally think this is the greatest thing to happen for Linux desktops in the last years, but A LOT of people think that program decoration should look like it's 1989.

>>105664014
troonix be like
>just blame the user lol

>>105666095
>missing the point completly

>>105666115
It just shows half of a single image.
How is this supposed to help in your organisation?

>>105666091
I just use xfce4-terminal since it came with my DE. when I tried using a tiling WM I used alacritty so try that I guess
>>105666107
no idea honestly, but if it starts using gtk4 I'm just gonna find another DE to use. I really don't like how it looks and you can't even theme it, really not my cup of tea. I like how much I can customize current xfce
>>105666107
>but A LOT of people think that program decoration should look like it's 1989.
retro stuff has some charm imo, even if it's not my thing either. I like flatshit, but I just don't like the way gtk4 does it. it makes everything huge and wastes a ton of space

>>105666121
I know which folders have pictures or not. WinXP folder thumbnail implementation is still superior, though.

>>105666106
and? gtk3 has been deprecated lil bro
we use gtk4 these days

>>105666130
>I know which folders have pictures or not.
Same, because I put pictures there in the first place...

>>105666119
What is the point?

>>105666162
Yeah but seeing a confirmation that it is indeed has pictures in it, it's much better. Sometimes we are not good at remembering old things we put in the folder.

>>105666121
It makes the folders look different, and you unconsciously remember them. What's the point of having a graphical user interface if all it has is text?

>>105666177
>>105666178
These fags here are what they call nowadays "visual learners" aka literal retards.
lmao

>>105666177
IDK, I have a strong organisation model (aka, I just leave everything in the Download folder).
>>105666178
You know you can choose custom folder styles, right?

>>105666193
>>105666212
>just blame the user
>no, you don't need that
>lol your stupid
>just do this
lol troonix is a joke

mogged by 2003 OS

>>105666239
Fuck zoomers. Can't learn anything new.
GNOME is literally one of the easiest and most intuitive desktop environments out there (by a long mile). Like, they went to great lengths to make it so foolproof that anyone, no matter the age or culture, can learn really fast how to use it. They frequently discuss if features that too few users would use should be removed to make the whole process easier for the average user.
If you are having issues with Gnome, it's on you.

>>105666296
>Fuck zoomers.
Okay, unc.
Folder thumbnail isn't new >>105666248
Also thumbnail folders feature makes it even more foolproof.

>>105666136

? its not a skill issue like you claim, you just have to upgrade.

>>105666317
Too much distraction...

if it was on GNOME you would call them TOEnails!

>>105666212
What folder icons are these? Share the name of the icon theme?

>>105666355
I have the Numix icon theme installed, so I just manually select the one I want from the folder.

>>105666296
It's not "foolproof" just because it's shit and has no features. How is a beginner nocoder normie supposed to know that you actually can type the path you want, you just have to press Ctrl+L? Or the most basic fucking thing, how to maximize or minimize windows? And if you look at the top menus in >>105666067, how are you supposed to know which top menu from 3 horizontal lines, 3 dots, and 3 checklist items has the thing you need?

>>105666212
>(aka, I just leave everything in the Download folder).
my brother

>>105666347
CARLOS!

>>105666212
>just leave everything in the Download folder)
my nigga

>>105666212
>>105666401
>>105666425
let's create a club or something

>>105666436
damn, I should sort this shit...

>>105666401
>>105666425
>>105666436
>>105666453
Dawm, I am behind by a mile...

>>105666390
>how are you supposed to know which top menu from 3 horizontal lines, 3 dots, and 3 checklist items has the thing you need?
Put your cursor over it. A label will tell you what each button does.

>>105666495
it's not about the size or amount, it's about just leaving all your shit in there

>>105666521
>presses down arrow to conceivably open a "List View" dropdown
>it actually does something completely different for no discernible reason
Nice foolproof interface fag

>>105666553
is not a dropdown
It's a button to change between list and grid view.
The arrow in the side does have some extra options that are not frequently used.

Just accept. GNOME is really well organised.

>>105666121
How is showing nothing at all meant to help?

>>105662479 (OP)
This is actually a deal breaker for me
I'm a graphics designer and I play games.

Recently I tried Linux, I mostly deal with vectors so switching from Illustrator to Inkscape isn't as big of a deal as losing PS for Gimp (Gimp sucks btw, last time I checked it doesn't even have native CMYK support LMAO).
Part of my workflow is uploading .png files for previews for clients and collabs.
So recently I tried Linux, and when I tried to upload an image file, I noticed that the thumbnails were too small.

I upload a lot of files, usually from folders with hundreds of images and I need a good preview.

I asked different forums, boards, and community spaces- and the common answer annoyed the f out of me.
>yeah, it's a known issue with the file picker

See, Linux is like this with a lot of micro-compromises that the community isn't going to tell you until you're actually experiencing it.
It's always "My Linux runs perfectly"...

...and by "perfectly" they really mean "except for these things that barely work, things that I have to tinker around to make work, and things that I've simply accepted will never work".

I have to settle for a worse workflow with Inksape (losing Adobe bridge and all that), I have to settle losing compatibility for some of my games, I have to settle with a worse OS that can't even do file picker right, and all those other inconveniences (Like Mint Mate having no icons-only-taskbar for some reason)... and the Linux community will gaslight me that's it my fault.
No thanks

>>105666124
>and you can't even theme it,
What the fuck are you smoking?

>>105666759
>...and by "perfectly" they really mean "except for these things that barely work, things that I have to tinker around to make work, and things that I've simply accepted will never work".
so it's like literally every desktop OS ever made then
also not sure what you expected when linux doesn't have photoshop and everyone already knows that

>>105666759
>(Gimp sucks btw, last time I checked it doesn't even have native CMYK support LMAO).
try Krita, it's pretty good (at least a LOT better than GIMP). I've adopted it as my PS replacement a while ago
>>105666759
>and when I tried to upload an image file, I noticed that the thumbnails were too small.
things like that really depend on the DE you choose, because each graphical toolkit uses its own file picker. gtk3 doesn't have native support for thumbnails at all but has a patch to enable them and you can resize them, etc. Qt I believe has supported for a while. gtk4 (which GNOME uses) added support for that very recently after like over 15 years of it being requested
there's also the option of using a third-party file picker if you prefer that as well, but at least it's doable on all of the most popular toolkits now, with only gtk3 requiring to be patched to enable it (I use the patch, it works well btw)

>>105665615
pro tip: nest an xxx folder in your homework folder

>>105666700
No distractions...

>>105666760
Why do all controls on all linux apps look so bunched up with no spacing?

>>105666877
Because not even freetards are stupid enough to fall for "modern" UI standards.

>>105666887
not our fault that Windows gave up on trying to make a desktop that looks and feels nice.

>>105666212
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD- "(containing 0 items)" I'll get you next time, pedotroon

>>105666933
;)
It's all a ruse.