View mode to see thumbs in Nautilus

Hi,

In Windows there is an option to view thumbnails of all image files up to a large size in Explorer.

It is a very helpful option if one has 100's of pics and is looking for certain ones.

Is there this option available in Linux (Zorin) please?

Thanks

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Windows follows a Set Standard on what tools you use, whereas in Linux, you have a great many options to choose from when it comes to File Mnagers and what they do.
Zorin Ultimate and Core come with Gnome Desktop and Gnomes Nautilus File Manager.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097934 ... n-200-size

Zorin Lite comes with Thunar. But again, you have Control. You can install another file manager or have several, with each one adapted to a particular need.
I use Nemo, which is a fork of Nautilus, only fixed so that it actually works and has functionality that Normal Humans like to have.
Nemos instructions would be similar to Nautilus: Choose Icon view and then slide the Slider at the bottom right to go from Planck Length to Parsecs.

Another favorite is the Very powerful File Manager - SpaceFM. It's not built for looks, but when it comes to functionality... It is the F-14 Tomcat of File Managers.

Have you checked out Shotwell? This is a specific photo manager, as you mentioned 'pics'?

Hi, Aravisian I might take a peek at SpaceFM and see if that does it for me. I really just want a mod that whenever the files list out, that I can choose to have small thumbnails of the actual photos shown. Nautilus does show an icon but I want the actual photo so I can easily see who is what, in order to choose when I need to.

Hi Swarfendor437 yes I looked at Shotwell and have installed it. It does look good, like Picasso in Win. I read the FAQ etc but still not 100% sure it can go find all photos on a drive and display them. I see mentions of moving them to other directories but at the moment just wanted to see them where they are as we already have a drive specifically for photos. But it does look good.

Thanks guys appreciate the help

Hi, Aravisian I might take a peek at SpaceFM and see if that does it for me. I really just want a mod that whenever the files list out, that I can choose to have small thumbnails of the actual photos shown. Nautilus does show an icon but I want the actual photo so I can easily see who is what, in order to choose when I need to.

Yes, using Nemo, my pictures folder shows Thumbnails that I can enlarge quite big. But I also notice that it seems to NOT show thumbnails sometimes. It shows some as thumbs and some as icons. I have no idea why.

What if you go into Thunar and check "View as Icons"? When this is enabled, holding the left Ctrl+ Mouse wheel allows you to zoom in and out:

Similarly in Nautilus, select icons and same method to zoom in and out:

Here is another picture manager that I couldn't even remember installing! LOL! - Phototonic:

Thanks Swarf. This thread is helping me, too.

But none of these options can help me view jpg files! It seems like this with jpg in xubuntu / linux for the case is one mystery!

But none of these options can help me view jpg files! It seems like this with jpg in xubuntu / linux for the case is one mystery!

No issues for me opening up in image viewer - try uninstalling image viewer and reinstalling via Software - have you made sure your system is up-to-date AND points to Main Server for updates, not your country's locale server?