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Hover over music, videos, text and preview them.
What's the Problem?
I'd like a feature that lets you hover over things without pressing anything. It can preview music, videos, text, pdf ...
Solution/Idea
Kind of the feature in QTTabBar.
Alternatives
Or make an integration of QTTabBar
Priorities
| Capability | Priority |
|---|---|
| This proposal will allow developers to accomplish W | Must |
| This proposal will allow end users to accomplish X | Should |
| This proposal will allow developers to accomplish Y | Could |
| This proposal will allow end users to accomplish Z | Won't |
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Won't this feature affect performance?, especially that the performance is currently lower than the default file browser for Windows (explorer.exe) and less than most of the file browsers available in Linux
Could you clarify the benefits over the current preview pane?
It's quicker to hover over a thumbnail than to select an item. There is a similar feature request to add this behavior for gifs. I'm pretty sure the request is to display the preview over thumbnail.
We're still waiting for some context from the author if this issue is to preview items in the preview pane or thumbnail.
Thank you for your response! To provide some context, my question is about file browsing and whether it's possible to display a thumbnail of a file simply by hovering over it with the cursor, rather than having to click on each individual file to view the thumbnail. I hope this clarifies my inquiry.
With QuickLook, you can press space to open the preview and use the arrow keys to switch between files.