image preview from remote drive
I have set up a remote drive for storing my photos. I connect to the drive using "Connect to Server" in Nautilus. This works pretty well and even the preview images are loaded if I edit the Nautilus settings to show the preview always.
It just is pretty slow to get the previews so I thought if there is way to generate the preview image on the remote drive and make Nautilus to show that instead of downloading the whole image and then self generating the preview?
nautilus
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
add a comment |
I have set up a remote drive for storing my photos. I connect to the drive using "Connect to Server" in Nautilus. This works pretty well and even the preview images are loaded if I edit the Nautilus settings to show the preview always.
It just is pretty slow to get the previews so I thought if there is way to generate the preview image on the remote drive and make Nautilus to show that instead of downloading the whole image and then self generating the preview?
nautilus
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
I see one problem though, if you can manage to do that (surely possible), you will "waiste" some space on your external drive by storing your thumbnails there.
– MrVaykadji
Feb 1 '14 at 19:22
add a comment |
I have set up a remote drive for storing my photos. I connect to the drive using "Connect to Server" in Nautilus. This works pretty well and even the preview images are loaded if I edit the Nautilus settings to show the preview always.
It just is pretty slow to get the previews so I thought if there is way to generate the preview image on the remote drive and make Nautilus to show that instead of downloading the whole image and then self generating the preview?
nautilus
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
I have set up a remote drive for storing my photos. I connect to the drive using "Connect to Server" in Nautilus. This works pretty well and even the preview images are loaded if I edit the Nautilus settings to show the preview always.
It just is pretty slow to get the previews so I thought if there is way to generate the preview image on the remote drive and make Nautilus to show that instead of downloading the whole image and then self generating the preview?
nautilus
nautilus
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
asked Jan 25 '14 at 19:50
MikaMika
129111
129111
I see one problem though, if you can manage to do that (surely possible), you will "waiste" some space on your external drive by storing your thumbnails there.
– MrVaykadji
Feb 1 '14 at 19:22
add a comment |
I see one problem though, if you can manage to do that (surely possible), you will "waiste" some space on your external drive by storing your thumbnails there.
– MrVaykadji
Feb 1 '14 at 19:22
I see one problem though, if you can manage to do that (surely possible), you will "waiste" some space on your external drive by storing your thumbnails there.
– MrVaykadji
Feb 1 '14 at 19:22
I see one problem though, if you can manage to do that (surely possible), you will "waiste" some space on your external drive by storing your thumbnails there.
– MrVaykadji
Feb 1 '14 at 19:22
add a comment |
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
I'm connecting to remote server using ssh and this works for me.
Nautilus (my version 3.8.2) saves it's thumbnails in ~/.thumbnails and ~/.cache/thumbnails. By default it shows thumbnails only for local files, but you could change it in preferences.
And if the mount point for you remote server is the same, nautilus saves those thumbnails.
And this I haven't tested.
Generating nautilus thumbnails on the server is possible, cause nautilus use libgnome-desktop library that has it's own API. To generate thumbnails you could use script from this answer
But the problem is that nautilus doesn't support adding extra thumbnails paths(or just I haven't found) and the only workaround I see is to make another script that will copy those thumbnails from server to local thumbnails folder, but it sounds really crazy.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 16.04 using Nautilus 3.14.3 I don't have any preferences menu for Nautilus (I'm using Gnome in XMonad). Running the command
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails always
in a terminal turned on image thumbnails for USB drives. (That command sets the preferences without needing a preferences menu).
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
add a comment |
Start from Ubuntu 18.10, you should try this:
Files → Preferences
Search & Preview, then under
Thumbnails, selectAll files.
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "89"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f410696%2fimage-preview-from-remote-drive%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
I'm connecting to remote server using ssh and this works for me.
Nautilus (my version 3.8.2) saves it's thumbnails in ~/.thumbnails and ~/.cache/thumbnails. By default it shows thumbnails only for local files, but you could change it in preferences.
And if the mount point for you remote server is the same, nautilus saves those thumbnails.
And this I haven't tested.
Generating nautilus thumbnails on the server is possible, cause nautilus use libgnome-desktop library that has it's own API. To generate thumbnails you could use script from this answer
But the problem is that nautilus doesn't support adding extra thumbnails paths(or just I haven't found) and the only workaround I see is to make another script that will copy those thumbnails from server to local thumbnails folder, but it sounds really crazy.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
add a comment |
I'm connecting to remote server using ssh and this works for me.
Nautilus (my version 3.8.2) saves it's thumbnails in ~/.thumbnails and ~/.cache/thumbnails. By default it shows thumbnails only for local files, but you could change it in preferences.
And if the mount point for you remote server is the same, nautilus saves those thumbnails.
And this I haven't tested.
Generating nautilus thumbnails on the server is possible, cause nautilus use libgnome-desktop library that has it's own API. To generate thumbnails you could use script from this answer
But the problem is that nautilus doesn't support adding extra thumbnails paths(or just I haven't found) and the only workaround I see is to make another script that will copy those thumbnails from server to local thumbnails folder, but it sounds really crazy.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
add a comment |
I'm connecting to remote server using ssh and this works for me.
Nautilus (my version 3.8.2) saves it's thumbnails in ~/.thumbnails and ~/.cache/thumbnails. By default it shows thumbnails only for local files, but you could change it in preferences.
And if the mount point for you remote server is the same, nautilus saves those thumbnails.
And this I haven't tested.
Generating nautilus thumbnails on the server is possible, cause nautilus use libgnome-desktop library that has it's own API. To generate thumbnails you could use script from this answer
But the problem is that nautilus doesn't support adding extra thumbnails paths(or just I haven't found) and the only workaround I see is to make another script that will copy those thumbnails from server to local thumbnails folder, but it sounds really crazy.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
I'm connecting to remote server using ssh and this works for me.
Nautilus (my version 3.8.2) saves it's thumbnails in ~/.thumbnails and ~/.cache/thumbnails. By default it shows thumbnails only for local files, but you could change it in preferences.
And if the mount point for you remote server is the same, nautilus saves those thumbnails.
And this I haven't tested.
Generating nautilus thumbnails on the server is possible, cause nautilus use libgnome-desktop library that has it's own API. To generate thumbnails you could use script from this answer
But the problem is that nautilus doesn't support adding extra thumbnails paths(or just I haven't found) and the only workaround I see is to make another script that will copy those thumbnails from server to local thumbnails folder, but it sounds really crazy.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
1
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
answered Feb 1 '14 at 19:21
Viktor KViktor K
9441816
9441816
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
add a comment |
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
Thank you for a really good answer. I'll wait a bit for someone to confirm your words about Nautilus not having support for additional thumbnail paths. Because you said it with a disclaimer :)
– Mika
Feb 3 '14 at 22:45
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 16.04 using Nautilus 3.14.3 I don't have any preferences menu for Nautilus (I'm using Gnome in XMonad). Running the command
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails always
in a terminal turned on image thumbnails for USB drives. (That command sets the preferences without needing a preferences menu).
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 16.04 using Nautilus 3.14.3 I don't have any preferences menu for Nautilus (I'm using Gnome in XMonad). Running the command
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails always
in a terminal turned on image thumbnails for USB drives. (That command sets the preferences without needing a preferences menu).
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
add a comment |
On Ubuntu 16.04 using Nautilus 3.14.3 I don't have any preferences menu for Nautilus (I'm using Gnome in XMonad). Running the command
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails always
in a terminal turned on image thumbnails for USB drives. (That command sets the preferences without needing a preferences menu).
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
On Ubuntu 16.04 using Nautilus 3.14.3 I don't have any preferences menu for Nautilus (I'm using Gnome in XMonad). Running the command
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences show-image-thumbnails always
in a terminal turned on image thumbnails for USB drives. (That command sets the preferences without needing a preferences menu).
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
answered Dec 17 '16 at 4:14
ntc2ntc2
315211
315211
add a comment |
add a comment |
Start from Ubuntu 18.10, you should try this:
Files → Preferences
Search & Preview, then under
Thumbnails, selectAll files.
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
add a comment |
Start from Ubuntu 18.10, you should try this:
Files → Preferences
Search & Preview, then under
Thumbnails, selectAll files.
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
add a comment |
Start from Ubuntu 18.10, you should try this:
Files → Preferences
Search & Preview, then under
Thumbnails, selectAll files.
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
Start from Ubuntu 18.10, you should try this:
Files → Preferences
Search & Preview, then under
Thumbnails, selectAll files.
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
answered Jan 24 at 8:24
KinKin
1,89342145
1,89342145
add a comment |
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f410696%2fimage-preview-from-remote-drive%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
I see one problem though, if you can manage to do that (surely possible), you will "waiste" some space on your external drive by storing your thumbnails there.
– MrVaykadji
Feb 1 '14 at 19:22