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ghaiteiro
Asked: 2019-06-06 05:53:57 +0800 CST

Dolphin not showing pdf or video previews

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Kubuntu 18.04.2. I am pretty sure I have all the right settings activated. PDFs are previewed in folder icons:

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But when I open the folders there is no PDF preview:

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dolphin previews

1 Answers

  1. To enable previews in both the folder and in files, open Dolphin's settings > Configure Dolphin > General tab > Previews. In there, select "Folders" as well as whichever file type you wish to view previews for.

    In the image below, I have Dolphin opened in dual-pane mode.

    • In the left window, I've boxed the PDFs folder.
    • In the right window, you can see previews of individual files.
    • The window on top is Dolphin's settings to enable the previews you want. Both Folders and Postscript, PDF and DVI files are selected.
    • Note that there are sliders at the bottom of each pane for you to adjust the icon size for optimal viewing.

    Dolphin showing previews of folders and individual files

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