Preview

Specifies the settings to use for previews shown in the file manager.

Preview

Preview Sound Files

Speed tradeoff for when to preview a sound file when mousing over a file's icon. Available options are:

Always - Always plays the sound, even if the file is on a remote server.

Local Only - Only plays previews on local filesystems.

Never - Never previews sound.

Count Number of Items

Speed tradeoff for when to show the number of items in a directory. Available options are:

Always - Always show item counts, even if the directory is on a remote server.

Local Only - Only show counts for local filesystems.

Never - Never computes item counts.

Show Text in Icons

Speed tradeoff for when to show a preview of text file contents in the file's icon. Available options are:

Always - Always show previews, even if the directory is on a remote server.

Local Only - Only show previews for local filesystems.

Never - Never reads preview data.

Show Thumbnails

Speed tradeoff for when to show a image files as a thumbnail. Available options are:

Always - Always thumbnail, even if the directory is on a remote server.

Local Only - Only show thumbnails for local filesystems.

Never - Never thumbnails images, just uses a generic icon.

Show Thumbnails Only for Files Smaller Than

Images over this size (in bytes) won't be thumbnailed. The purpose of this setting is to avoid thumbnailing large images that may take a long time to load or use lots of memory.

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