Preview Panel / Float / File Preview: feature integration
Posted: 24 Feb 2015 02:04
A thing I really miss for a long time is a persistent "file preview" for images and text file, that automatically preview the file selected.
It is a feature "almost" there, but not quite, for some unknown reason:
- The floating panel is great, because it can be placed in my my 2nd monitor, so it not obstruct my main panel.
- The floating "quick file preview" panel is great for text, but is pretty useless for images (as it displays its RAW data).
- The floating "image preview" is great, but only for images and videos (doh!), as it refuses other type of files.
- Both panels can't coexist, meaning I have to choose for the appropriate one when previewing each type of file.
- So there is the "Preview tab" in the Info panel, that previews text and images. The exact behavior I expect for a preview panel. But unfortunately, it is permanently attached to a panel that has itself low layout mobility. (can't go to my 2nd monitor, for example).
- And there is the "blow up" preview, but it is not persistent.
All said, a thing that would make me happy:
A persistent floating preview panel that previews image and text. The same behaviour of the preview tab (of the "info panel") and "blow up" preview.
A thing that would make me even happier:
If this panel could be optionally be "docked"/"attached" in a vertical layout panel (like below the categories list, for example).
It is a feature "almost" there, but not quite, for some unknown reason:
- The floating panel is great, because it can be placed in my my 2nd monitor, so it not obstruct my main panel.
- The floating "quick file preview" panel is great for text, but is pretty useless for images (as it displays its RAW data).
- The floating "image preview" is great, but only for images and videos (doh!), as it refuses other type of files.
- Both panels can't coexist, meaning I have to choose for the appropriate one when previewing each type of file.
- So there is the "Preview tab" in the Info panel, that previews text and images. The exact behavior I expect for a preview panel. But unfortunately, it is permanently attached to a panel that has itself low layout mobility. (can't go to my 2nd monitor, for example).
- And there is the "blow up" preview, but it is not persistent.
All said, a thing that would make me happy:
A persistent floating preview panel that previews image and text. The same behaviour of the preview tab (of the "info panel") and "blow up" preview.
A thing that would make me even happier:
If this panel could be optionally be "docked"/"attached" in a vertical layout panel (like below the categories list, for example).