[SOLVED] is there a app that will preview *all* files like in a mac leopard system?

[chris4585]

well today i got to play around a bit with Leopard and i found a app that will preview all files, and it was a file browser, it was very nice i have to say, anything like this in the ubuntu repos or easily installable?

[chris4585]

this is the feature i want but i doubt there is a app like this for linux http://computerworld.com.edgesuite.net/leopard/story1_newdesktop.jpg

[lespaul_rentals]

I don't get it. Could please explain what you are talking about?

[chris4585]

I don't get it. Could please explain what you are talking about?

The application in the screenshot is of OSX Leopard, whatever that program is that is in the center of the screen, it was able to preview every file in the list, it was a file browser that was able to preview every file, is there a program like that for linux, i cant make things much simpler, sorry

[FuturePilot]

Isn't that just the Application folder?

[chris4585]

Isn't that just the Application folder?

i dont know much about macs, but it was able to preview files, such as videos, text, whatever they use for presentations, graphcs, etc...it did it nicely i have to say though

[wheredidrealitygo]

I think he's talking about coverflow, that thing they where they have all of the icons blown up to huge proportions and spread out like dominoes.

[chris4585]

I think he's talking about coverflow, that thing they where they have all of the icons blown up to huge proportions and spread out like dominoes.

that could be it, any alternatives for linux that anyone knows of?


thats it

[~LoKe]

I think, rather, that he means you can preview a video, song or image within the file manager itself.

[p_quarles]

I think, rather, that he means you can preview a video, song or image within the file manager itself.
Well, Gwenview can do that. Not strictly a general file manager, but it does all of those things.

[Ub1476]

He's talking about quick look. (http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/quicklook.html) I think that's a mac-only feature.

[chris4585]

i already have gwenview, and as far as i can see it does not preview files in a coverflow like way, its nice, actually my favorite image viewer, and i dont think it previews songs, i tried to preview a ogg video and nothing, if i'm wrong then please let me know, and it doesnt seem that there's a app that works like quick view, thanks all

[Andrewie]

Konqueror kind of has that feature, it displays thumbnails for media files, creates sound previews of songs, renders vector files and pdfs. Is that what you had in mind :confused:

[SunnyRabbiera]

Yeh Konq does have a fair previewer, but even nautilus does if you configure it right.

[teolemon]

For Quicklook and Coverflow for files, it's being worked on by BadChoice as part of a project named Gloobus.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5017755
https://launchpad.net/gloobus/

[Ub1476]

Wow. Is it only for Nautilus though?

[madjr]

well dolphin does something similar and nautilus will soon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmqGc2Il34M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac0Ca0SSGzQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ5YyMsLtyE

[days_of_ruin]

In nautilus you can play music by just holding the mouse cursor over the
icon:D

[chris4585]

Not really what I'm looking for, the coverflow thing in mac's are the only thing I see, and I'm not going for a mac anytime soon..

[chris4585]

For Quicklook and Coverflow for files, it's being worked on by BadChoice as part of a project named Gloobus.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5017755
https://launchpad.net/gloobus/

This is pretty close, thanks everyone for your efforts