In my wallpaper folder you can see some displayed pictures
On the ones that dont (are orange)if I view the file with any external viewer then go to properties
and toggle permissions it will show up proper (As an image) but it never stays that way.
Even if I do a screenshot it saves them on desktop as the orange text
it displays some jpg and png but not others

shotwell Xnview and eye of gnome display the thumbnails proper.

The only thing I can see maybe cause it are the ones not displayed have no embedded picture info
but still think it should not be this way.

New install Budgie updated current
May not be nemo issue just where I noticed it first

OK I fixed nemo you have to go in and change this (Only for files smaller than)

But they still dont show on desktop (they show up proper in desktop folder) and only picture formats other
file formats show proper on desktop.

Thanks

  • As I recall this is a feature not a bug.
    Nemo has a limit on the size of image that display as thumbnails. You can switch the feature off or on by going into Nemo settings.
    In the file manager press alt key, then select Edit - Preferences from the new menu in the top left corner.
    From the Preview tab change the maximum file size up from 1MB to something that allows you to see all of your thumbnails.

As I recall this is a feature not a bug.
Nemo has a limit on the size of image that display as thumbnails. You can switch the feature off or on by going into Nemo settings.
In the file manager press alt key, then select Edit - Preferences from the new menu in the top left corner.
From the Preview tab change the maximum file size up from 1MB to something that allows you to see all of your thumbnails.

    BuzzPCSOS Ya I found that after I posted but they still dont show proper on desktop
    for some reason.

      Ok all is working If you have this issue you got to reboot after changing that and then desktop is fine..

      I spoke to soon copied a file to desktop it dont show up again proper
      I copied the orange one the top one was orange until reboot.


      Rebooted shows up proper

        Axios not sure jpeg files are supported.
        Showing thumbnails in a file manager is nice but mostly it is not optimised to do this well. Better to use a specific picture browser that has these features as standard.

            Axios Rebooted shows up proper

            Are you sure that simply restarting Nemo isn't enough to adopt the change, without requiring a whole reboot of the system? I've seen that to be true in similar cases involving Dolphin.

                WetGeek Just changing it in nemo worked for nemo no restart or nothing.

                But for them to show up on desktop had to reboot and if I copy a picture file to desktop they dont show up till a reboot.
                I copy all different file formats to desktop seems to be happening only with the picture formats all others the desktop icon showed up right away just fine.

                So nemo is fine and working for previews --- desktop is not

                Sorry this is clearer

                  Just another show what I am talking about (Copy to desktop)

                  Then after rebooting

                    Axios desktop graphic and nemo graphic match after reboot. that makes sense. is it as simple as making system catch up to theme changes?
                    how do you like nemo compared to nautilus? how do you like Nemo compared to Caja? I thought nautilus was the best...until it melted down. the way I use nemo is the same way as nautilus: heavy lifting. you said it once and to this day I still live by it: a good file manager is everything.

                        brent I guess I can live with since it updates after reboot I dont think its right tho.
                        I tried different themes had no effect on it.
                        I use the desktop kinda as scratchpad put stuff on it when working then put it where it belongs if I keep when done so guess the desktop is alittle more important to me.
                        Does the filemanager in budgie still handle desktop or is it different now?

                        Nemo has done everything I asked of it so far and was able to configure it the way I wanted and easy to navigate
                        I think caja and nemo are on par with each other.
                        At this point they both function without issue.

                        Nautilus just kept getting worse and was always having issues back in the day.
                        You know me I go for dependability and sometimes I will trade features for it.

                            brent how do you like nemo compared to nautilus?

                            Along those lines, how do you like Nemo compared to Thunar? I was pretty impressed by it, to be honest.

                                Axios Does the filemanager in budgie still handle desktop or is it different now?

                                I think budgie settings does. I know that's strange to say. using the desktop as a gigantic scratchpad is something I like to do and my WIN days the whole desktop was covered with files and folders. my head is always churning like yours. I have routed such debris such as gedit thoughts, pictures, etc into a lone desktop folder. and nothing more. I always feel solus kind of nudged me in that direction of good housekeeping. kind of.

                                where I work a person has a picture of Einstein and his quote on her/his door (never met them) with words on the top and bottom like a meme. Top says "If a cluttered desktop is the sign of a cluttered mind" then under the picture:
                                "what then is the sign of an empty desktop?" 🙂

                                WetGeek Along those lines, how do you like Nemo compared to Thunar? I was pretty impressed by it, to be honest.

                                I disagree with axios as I don't think caja is at nemo level--but I didn't use Mate that long so I could be wrong. nautilus, again, was the gold standard until its immolation. dolphin of course is genius like nautilus was and still ticking.
                                Nemo is the perfect Nautllus replacement and I'm happy with it. When I don't have to fight anything I'm happy with it🙂.
                                (your own criteria is ability to recognize nas, shares, etc and that's important for a file manager).
                                But Thunar? I'll be completely honest.
                                In two weeks I went from Meh to LOVE it. It's neat and compact. And I'm confident using it and its settings. I believe it has extracted a .zip and a tarball for me so plugins are sound for my needs. Not sure if it has a picture re-sizer like Nemo but I haven't pressed it yet.
                                I think it's on par with Nemo and beter that Caja.

                                      Thats something I cant comment on is network with filemangers.
                                      But I am running ftp server but having issues have not had time to look at it more
                                      was going use filezilla the defacto and see if it was nemo or the server I like using nemo its simpler and quicker
                                      Will see how that pans out.
                                      Never used Dolpin or Thunar.

                                      brent Not sure if it has a picture re-sizer like Nemo but I haven't pressed it yet.

                                      I'd be interested to find that out. Back when I used to have to resize most screenshots to use them for the forum, I simply opened them in gwenview (the Plasma default) and resized them there. If Thunar could do that itself, it would save a step. Just grab an image, resize it and paste it to the destination without involving another app.

                                      Sorta unnecessary, now that Flarum is smarter, but it would still be nice to know. Obviously it would be at home on a GNOME-based system, and it seems to work well with themes. I'm tempted to instal it on my Budgie VM.