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In 21.10, when I try open a file, I could see a thumbnail preview on the right. This was true with Firefox, GIMP and Inkscape.

Sadly, after upgrading to 22.04, all I got are file names and an image icon in Nautilus.

Is it possible to somehow see which file we are adding to Firefox, GIMP etc as a thumbnail preview as available in 21.10 and earlier? Thanks.

muru
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user227495
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    Does this answer your question? [Icon view in google chrome file chooser is gone on Ubuntu 22.04](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1406730/icon-view-in-google-chrome-file-chooser-is-gone-on-ubuntu-22-04) – vanadium May 16 '22 at 15:22
  • @vanadium: Your link is a duplicate of this question. – C.S.Cameron Sep 14 '22 at 15:25
  • @C.S.Cameron you are right, this one came earlier. That is because I first saw the other question. I cannot remove my close vote anymore, however. – vanadium Sep 14 '22 at 16:22

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Ubuntu 22.04 and Firefox 104:

Type about:config in the address bar to be able to access the advanced settings page and confirm that you accept the risk.

Set widget.use-xdg-desktop-portal.file-picker to 0.

devius
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Ubuntu 20.04.x

Gimp 2.10.28

Open Gimp
Menu > Edit > Preferences > System Resources > Image Thumbnails
Select something else than "No thumbnails"

Nautilus (from Bash prompt), AKA "Files":

The three dash (horizontal version of ///) clickable gadget just beside "_" (minimize window) in the upper right corner of the window has the settings.
In that menu you have Preferences > Search and preview (tab) > Thumbnails: move away from Never if set to that.

Firefox 99.0:

Enter about:config in the address field
Click Accept the risk ...
Then type Thumbnail in the search field that appears.
(No related settings as it seems, hmm? Neither so in Settings)

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