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Bug 333972 - "Select Custom Icon" doesn't preview icons while browsing
"Select Custom Icon" doesn't preview icons while browsing
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 141154
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File Properties Dialog
2.12.x
Other All
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-03-09 02:57 UTC by tomás pollak
Modified: 2007-01-20 12:31 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.11/2.12


Description tomás pollak 2006-03-09 02:57:26 UTC 
Well, that's it. Nautilus should definitely add this feature. When you want to
change the icon of a Volume or shortcut or whatever, you should be able to see a
preview of the icon on the folder you are browsing (not only
/usr/share/pixmaps), perhaps on a small window beside the file listing.

Another good idea is that when you want to change an icon, nautilus in stead of
showing the old icons in /usr/share/pixmaps should show the new ones one has
installed in the local folder (or at least give the user the chance of selecting
a different iconset folder from where to search on).


Other information:
Comment 1 Marius Gedminas 2006-03-10 08:56:46 UTC 
I see that Nautilus now uses the standard Gtk file chooser for choosing a custom icon, instead of the old icon browser.  And the preview works.

On the other hand, now you see only that one icon in the preview; the other ones show only a small standard "this is an image" icon next to the filename.  There are no thumbnails, and it is too hard to pick the icon you want.  I find it easier to open the icon folder in a regular Nautilus window, and then use drag and drop it on the custom icon button in a file's properties dialog.

Actually, now I'm wondering if this is a standard Nautilus feature, or a Ubuntu patch.  I use Dapper (development version).
Comment 2 Teppo Turtiainen 2007-01-20 12:31:31 UTC 
The original issue has been fixed with the use of the standard GtkFileChooser and the issue mentioned in comment #1 is a duplicate of bug 141154.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 141154 ***