[Suggestion] Add folder content preview in nemo file manager

[calyrex-s]

Nemo is like the perfect file manager but it still needs the option to preview images and videos in the folder icon. Just like Dolphin, Windows explorer,..

[BlabberBlabbing]

Completely second this. I'm considering other desktops exactly because of this missing feature of Cinnamon.

Furthermore you forget mentioning what IMO is one of the main uses for a file explorer "well behaved embedded preview" feature (for lack of a standard def).
The preview using the backspace button (to preview and close), while good enough for single media, is uncomfortable for multiple files - for example fastly scrolling through an image folder - with or without thumbnail view.
Also if you want to resize the preview, it looks like you have to make it manually or you might have to fiddle with configuration files: in both cases an embedded preview could allow a more flexible and easy way to customize sizing.

You already have implemented the "extra pane", is it that hard to have an option to automatically load there (resized to fit the window) the preview, otherwise triggered manually by the backspace?

Thanks

[Jopp-gh]

Linux in general tries to cut the **** and is unlike commercial bloat /spy/virusware.

On the other hand, Linux is very customizable, one aspect which requires engagement and help yourself- or do it yourself abilities.

Btw, users don't have to reinvent software/features they want, but check online for suitable plugins. And... add their own code modifications if possible. That's how open source works. People who help each other.

Here's a great resource:
https://github.com/smurphos/nemo_actions_and_cinnamon_scripts

Don't forget to give them a star🌟

[BlabberBlabbing]

I guess you are answering my post as well since you refer to "reinventing yourself" and posted just after I did.

Unfortunately, while I'm not sure these "actions" scripts solve OP's problem, I'm confident they don't solve mine (which might be just my mistake for misinterpreting what the OP asked for, and posting here). I might just open a dedicatd post later.

[Jopp-gh]

I see. Other quick solutions are:
Allusion
Sigma file manager

I'm more than happy with the scripts suggested in my post before, so there's nothing more I would suggest, apart modifying scripts or creating a plugin by ourself.
There might be other plugins online doing a better job, but I'm not aware of them.

[BlabberBlabbing]

Allusion is an image library manager.
I don't see how, to fix a file manager missing feature, you find reasonable to bloat your OS with something you don't need - but I guess I'm an "order maniac"...

For Sigma file manager: it looks cool, but I have already wasted many hours to test/customize a well known, stable FM like Nemo on Cinnamon.
Going the route of alpha/beta testing new SW is a nono.

According to ChatGPT the only stable, full featured one that has the side automatic preview pane is Dolphin. Which supposedly "brings KDE dependencies which might feel out of place": I don't know exactly what this means but it doesn't sound good and I don't feel like testing it.

I guess I'll go here

[Jopp-gh]

bloat your OS with something you don't need

Allusion isn't "bloat" - its a great way to inspect quickly a large amount of images.

Preview thumbnails are best for images, especially if you deal with as lot of images everyday. Not all users have the same needs. You cant read books from thumbnails, just to add some obvious/silly example, therefore suggesting an app to preview images isn't pointless at all.

Bloat is stuff users can't use, inspect or remove but it bundled with commercial software.

Note, I also added "quick solution". Your aren't forced to use either what I'm suggesting.

[BlabberBlabbing]

Bloat to me is just filling your system with unnecessary stuff that may (or may not) be detrimental to your operations.

A full-featured file manager to me is a good thing.
Installing an application that does 100 things, included the one thing you need because your file manager doesn't do it, to me is bloat.

I appreciate your suggestions, but unfortunately what I'm looking for is a good file manager.