Feature: Keep file previews to Preview tab, use Icons for details

[mdtauk]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

When selecting a text file, the contents should only be displayed on the preview text (and using some kind of container to show its a preview and not some bug with Files itself)

For images I think the thumbnail is fine, but perhaps with the filetype icon overlayed in the bottom right corner?

I would also suggest a monotype font for plain text files preview.

Requirements

• Display thumbnail in details pane
• Display preview in details pane

Files Version

2.4.85

Windows Version

Windows 11 (22H2): 22621

Comments

The details pane should be polished and elegant or people will just close it and not get to see additional functionality.

[yaira2]

Thanks for the feedback, this is a good idea.

[QuaintMako]

@mdtauk is this the expected behavior? (Nevermind the bad icon resolution and text preview still unformated as requested, I want to make sure I have the expectations right.)

[mdtauk]

I would like to find a way to do something with a TXT preview, so it looks less like an error. - But yes the Icon should be used for the details page, unless its an image file, where we should have a thumbnail with an icon in the corner.

[mdtauk]

Something like this. Do we want to word wrap, or maintain "formatting"

EDIT: Example without word wrapping...

[QuaintMako]

@yaira2 should the header with the name/extension for all files be as the mockup shown above? And be there for both details/preview?

[mdtauk]

If that's what @mdtauk wants.

Unless anyone has any objections to it?

@yaira2 Are you happy about the formatting for text file previews? And do you have any thoughts on word wrapping on or off?

[yaira2]

@QuaintMako do you still have the proof of concept code you showed above?

[mdtauk]

Just a reminder this is still an issue