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Omg, this is insane, I now realize I automatically memorize the first 3 and last 3 parts of filenames I need in the picker... For screenshots I read the date ve

Omg, this is insane, I now realize I automatically memorize the first 3 and last 3 parts of filenames I need in the picker... For screenshots I read the date very carefully and fear the day I upload a wrong one. I was going to the toilet with a plunger, not even realizing it. Btw, if you work on MacOS (which has been a while for me now), you get very used to hitting space everywhere to get previews. What a feature!

vetinari 6y ago
FYI, Gnome Files has exactly the same preview via space as Finder.
another_kel 6y ago
There's also QuickLook on Windows 10 store which does the same thing. https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NV4BS3L1H4S https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NV4BS3L1H4S
therealmarv 6y ago
There is a solution called GNOME Sushi which enabled that also in GNOME. Also a Windows solution is existing (forgot the name)
swebs 6y ago
I just don't even use the picker. Most sites support just dragging the image from Nautilus.
- teekert 6y ago
  Yup, also a workaround I use very often.
city41 6y ago
I don't understand the wrong screenshot fear. Can't you confirm it's the right one once you select it and see the preview to the right?
- williamscales 6y ago
  No, not at all. The article is about this precise problem: the file picker in Gnome does not show a preview of the selected file. It’s truly absurd. Edit: Folks, instead of downvoting, how about pointing out that I apparently have an additional bug going on in my desktop setup? This is exactly the problem with Gnome.
  - city41 6y ago
    I believe the article is about showing all the files as thumbnails at once, so you can select the file more quickly. The article shows once you've selected a file it shows a preview of it to the right.
    - williamscales 6y ago
      Hm, I definitely don’t have _any_ previews in the GTK filepicker. I specifically had to open the Files application just this week so I could identify which screenshot I wanted to upload in Firefox. I guess I have a different bug happening _in addition_ to what the article is talking about. Lovely.
      - sli 6y ago
        The image preview only works when the file picker is using the list view.
        wander_homer 6y ago
        No, the issue is that an application needs to implement the preview widget and add it to the GTK file picker, hence this work needs to be duplicated by every application and of course most applications don't do that. But if the application adds a preview widget it should work regardless of which view mode is active. Edit: Also the new GTK API for file pickers to work better with sandboxing and platform integration, lacks the ability to add preview widgets altogether.
      - 6y ago
sergeykish 6y ago
I sort screenshots by date, upload topmost.

vetinari 6y ago

FYI, Gnome Files has exactly the same preview via space as Finder.

another_kel 6y ago

There's also QuickLook on Windows 10 store which does the same thing. https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NV4BS3L1H4S https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NV4BS3L1H4S

therealmarv 6y ago

There is a solution called GNOME Sushi which enabled that also in GNOME. Also a Windows solution is existing (forgot the name)

swebs 6y ago

I just don't even use the picker. Most sites support just dragging the image from Nautilus.

teekert 6y ago
Yup, also a workaround I use very often.

city41 6y ago

I don't understand the wrong screenshot fear. Can't you confirm it's the right one once you select it and see the preview to the right?

williamscales 6y ago
No, not at all. The article is about this precise problem: the file picker in Gnome does not show a preview of the selected file. It’s truly absurd. Edit: Folks, instead of downvoting, how about pointing out that I apparently have an additional bug going on in my desktop setup? This is exactly the problem with Gnome.
- city41 6y ago
  I believe the article is about showing all the files as thumbnails at once, so you can select the file more quickly. The article shows once you've selected a file it shows a preview of it to the right.
  - williamscales 6y ago
    Hm, I definitely don’t have _any_ previews in the GTK filepicker. I specifically had to open the Files application just this week so I could identify which screenshot I wanted to upload in Firefox. I guess I have a different bug happening _in addition_ to what the article is talking about. Lovely.
    - sli 6y ago
      The image preview only works when the file picker is using the list view.
      - wander_homer 6y ago
        No, the issue is that an application needs to implement the preview widget and add it to the GTK file picker, hence this work needs to be duplicated by every application and of course most applications don't do that. But if the application adds a preview widget it should work regardless of which view mode is active. Edit: Also the new GTK API for file pickers to work better with sandboxing and platform integration, lacks the ability to add preview widgets altogether.
    - 6y ago

sergeykish 6y ago

I sort screenshots by date, upload topmost.