Nautilus: Show image thumbnails at more than 200% size












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I would like to delete some images with nautilus.



I increased the size to 200%.



My monitor has a high resolution and the image are too small for me.



I would like to increase the size even more, but it seems to be impossible.



See screenshot.



image thumbnails in Nautilus



Is there a particular reason why increasing beyond 200% is not possible?










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  • It can go up to 267%. Would that be enough, or are you looking for even larger?
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:36










  • Is it not possible to use an image viewer instead? It should be possible to "scroll" through images with the forward and back arrow keys, deleting the ones you don't want. The Dolphin file manager can scale thumbnails from 16px up to 256px but even that may not be enough to distinguish between two closely similar images.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:39










  • And a similar question was asked here: askubuntu.com/questions/1081905/…
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:48
















10














I would like to delete some images with nautilus.



I increased the size to 200%.



My monitor has a high resolution and the image are too small for me.



I would like to increase the size even more, but it seems to be impossible.



See screenshot.



image thumbnails in Nautilus



Is there a particular reason why increasing beyond 200% is not possible?










share|improve this question
























  • It can go up to 267%. Would that be enough, or are you looking for even larger?
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:36










  • Is it not possible to use an image viewer instead? It should be possible to "scroll" through images with the forward and back arrow keys, deleting the ones you don't want. The Dolphin file manager can scale thumbnails from 16px up to 256px but even that may not be enough to distinguish between two closely similar images.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:39










  • And a similar question was asked here: askubuntu.com/questions/1081905/…
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:48














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I would like to delete some images with nautilus.



I increased the size to 200%.



My monitor has a high resolution and the image are too small for me.



I would like to increase the size even more, but it seems to be impossible.



See screenshot.



image thumbnails in Nautilus



Is there a particular reason why increasing beyond 200% is not possible?










share|improve this question















I would like to delete some images with nautilus.



I increased the size to 200%.



My monitor has a high resolution and the image are too small for me.



I would like to increase the size even more, but it seems to be impossible.



See screenshot.



image thumbnails in Nautilus



Is there a particular reason why increasing beyond 200% is not possible?







nautilus thumbnails






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  • It can go up to 267%. Would that be enough, or are you looking for even larger?
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:36










  • Is it not possible to use an image viewer instead? It should be possible to "scroll" through images with the forward and back arrow keys, deleting the ones you don't want. The Dolphin file manager can scale thumbnails from 16px up to 256px but even that may not be enough to distinguish between two closely similar images.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:39










  • And a similar question was asked here: askubuntu.com/questions/1081905/…
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:48


















  • It can go up to 267%. Would that be enough, or are you looking for even larger?
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:36










  • Is it not possible to use an image viewer instead? It should be possible to "scroll" through images with the forward and back arrow keys, deleting the ones you don't want. The Dolphin file manager can scale thumbnails from 16px up to 256px but even that may not be enough to distinguish between two closely similar images.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:39










  • And a similar question was asked here: askubuntu.com/questions/1081905/…
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:48
















It can go up to 267%. Would that be enough, or are you looking for even larger?
– PJ Singh
Dec 2 '18 at 16:36




It can go up to 267%. Would that be enough, or are you looking for even larger?
– PJ Singh
Dec 2 '18 at 16:36












Is it not possible to use an image viewer instead? It should be possible to "scroll" through images with the forward and back arrow keys, deleting the ones you don't want. The Dolphin file manager can scale thumbnails from 16px up to 256px but even that may not be enough to distinguish between two closely similar images.
– DK Bose
Dec 2 '18 at 16:39




Is it not possible to use an image viewer instead? It should be possible to "scroll" through images with the forward and back arrow keys, deleting the ones you don't want. The Dolphin file manager can scale thumbnails from 16px up to 256px but even that may not be enough to distinguish between two closely similar images.
– DK Bose
Dec 2 '18 at 16:39












And a similar question was asked here: askubuntu.com/questions/1081905/…
– DK Bose
Dec 2 '18 at 16:48




And a similar question was asked here: askubuntu.com/questions/1081905/…
– DK Bose
Dec 2 '18 at 16:48










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+50









Almost always modern glossy GNOME use strange non-intuitive methods for simple problems.

Seems to be limited by design.

You can see other snap problem as a good example of modern Nautilus "design".



It is time to switch to MATE or Cinnamon with their file-managers





  • Caja



    Caja on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




  • Nemo



    Nemo on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




as both they have 400% zoom.



IMHO: if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all.






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  • 1




    If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:53






  • 1




    you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
    – guettli
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:56










  • Not an answer to the question
    – vanadium
    Dec 9 '18 at 11:28






  • 1




    @vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 9 '18 at 17:47



















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  1. Open a terminal and enter the following commands.



    In case you had enabled experimental views in Nautilus, we will first disable it.



    Then we set the desired "standard" icon thumbnail size. In this example, I've set thumbnail icon sizes to 400, but you can set it to whatever you want.



    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-experimental-views false
    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size 400


    Note, if you want to make the above changes using a GUI application instead of a terminal, you can disable experimental views in Nautilus' Preferences menu. Also, you can install the package dconf-editor and set both fields using the Dconf Editor's GUI.




  2. Restart



    To make the changes effective kill the Nautius process (or simply restart your computer).



    killall nautilus


  3. Open Nautilus and navigate to the pictures folder you want to view.



  4. Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar.



    Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar




  5. Here is the thumbnails view with larger icons (100% = 400px). You can still scale them bigger or smaller from the new large default size you had set in step 1.



    Nautilus with larger thumbnails icons








share|improve this answer























  • Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
    – N0rbert
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:58








  • 1




    You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 20:33










  • Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
    – pomsky
    Dec 3 '18 at 5:26












  • This solution is too much typing for my grandma
    – guettli
    Dec 6 '18 at 15:27










  • An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:08



















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Here is a script that is easier for "grandma" to use:






zoom - Script to set Nautilus Thumbnail size



#!/bin/bash

# NAME: zoom
# DESC: Change nautilus thumbnail size based on parameter 1
# For Ask Ubuntu question: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097934
# /nautilus-show-images-with-more-than-200-size

# DATE: December 7, 2018

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: 'zoom 999'"
echo "Where 999 is zoom factor, eg 400 = 400% zoom"
exit 1
fi

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size "$1"
nautilus -q

exit 0


Installation and Usage



Place the file zoom in your search path.



Mark the file executable with chmod a+x /search-path-name/zoom



Call the script from terminal using zoom 999 where 999 is the zoom factor. For example zoom 400 will have nautilus zoom by 400%.



The script can be enhanced to use zenity for a desktop shortcut with GUI pop up window that prompts for zoom percentage.






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    Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:24










  • The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:36










  • You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:40










  • @guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:11






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    @guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
    – aasril
    Dec 11 '18 at 3:04













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+50









Almost always modern glossy GNOME use strange non-intuitive methods for simple problems.

Seems to be limited by design.

You can see other snap problem as a good example of modern Nautilus "design".



It is time to switch to MATE or Cinnamon with their file-managers





  • Caja



    Caja on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




  • Nemo



    Nemo on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




as both they have 400% zoom.



IMHO: if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all.






share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:53






  • 1




    you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
    – guettli
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:56










  • Not an answer to the question
    – vanadium
    Dec 9 '18 at 11:28






  • 1




    @vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 9 '18 at 17:47
















4





+50









Almost always modern glossy GNOME use strange non-intuitive methods for simple problems.

Seems to be limited by design.

You can see other snap problem as a good example of modern Nautilus "design".



It is time to switch to MATE or Cinnamon with their file-managers





  • Caja



    Caja on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




  • Nemo



    Nemo on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




as both they have 400% zoom.



IMHO: if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all.






share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:53






  • 1




    you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
    – guettli
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:56










  • Not an answer to the question
    – vanadium
    Dec 9 '18 at 11:28






  • 1




    @vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 9 '18 at 17:47














4





+50







4





+50



4




+50




Almost always modern glossy GNOME use strange non-intuitive methods for simple problems.

Seems to be limited by design.

You can see other snap problem as a good example of modern Nautilus "design".



It is time to switch to MATE or Cinnamon with their file-managers





  • Caja



    Caja on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




  • Nemo



    Nemo on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




as both they have 400% zoom.



IMHO: if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all.






share|improve this answer












Almost always modern glossy GNOME use strange non-intuitive methods for simple problems.

Seems to be limited by design.

You can see other snap problem as a good example of modern Nautilus "design".



It is time to switch to MATE or Cinnamon with their file-managers





  • Caja



    Caja on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




  • Nemo



    Nemo on Ubuntu MATE 18.04.1 LTS




as both they have 400% zoom.



IMHO: if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all.







share|improve this answer












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answered Dec 2 '18 at 16:38









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  • 1




    If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:53






  • 1




    you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
    – guettli
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:56










  • Not an answer to the question
    – vanadium
    Dec 9 '18 at 11:28






  • 1




    @vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 9 '18 at 17:47














  • 1




    If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
    – DK Bose
    Dec 2 '18 at 16:53






  • 1




    you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
    – guettli
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:56










  • Not an answer to the question
    – vanadium
    Dec 9 '18 at 11:28






  • 1




    @vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 9 '18 at 17:47








1




1




If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
– DK Bose
Dec 2 '18 at 16:53




If I ever switch away from Kubuntu, it would be to Ubuntu Mate. I have the minimal install of 18.10 in a VM and it's extremely user-friendly.
– DK Bose
Dec 2 '18 at 16:53




1




1




you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
– guettli
Dec 2 '18 at 19:56




you said "if you want to use computer for work without bells and whistles - do not use GNOME at all." I want it to be simple and flexible. Thank you for your hint. I will have a look at Mate.
– guettli
Dec 2 '18 at 19:56












Not an answer to the question
– vanadium
Dec 9 '18 at 11:28




Not an answer to the question
– vanadium
Dec 9 '18 at 11:28




1




1




@vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 9 '18 at 17:47




@vanadium True this isn't an answer to the question but it is valid as a "Frame Challenge" as I just learned about yesterday: askubuntu.com/questions/1098530/…
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 9 '18 at 17:47













8
















  1. Open a terminal and enter the following commands.



    In case you had enabled experimental views in Nautilus, we will first disable it.



    Then we set the desired "standard" icon thumbnail size. In this example, I've set thumbnail icon sizes to 400, but you can set it to whatever you want.



    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-experimental-views false
    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size 400


    Note, if you want to make the above changes using a GUI application instead of a terminal, you can disable experimental views in Nautilus' Preferences menu. Also, you can install the package dconf-editor and set both fields using the Dconf Editor's GUI.




  2. Restart



    To make the changes effective kill the Nautius process (or simply restart your computer).



    killall nautilus


  3. Open Nautilus and navigate to the pictures folder you want to view.



  4. Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar.



    Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar




  5. Here is the thumbnails view with larger icons (100% = 400px). You can still scale them bigger or smaller from the new large default size you had set in step 1.



    Nautilus with larger thumbnails icons








share|improve this answer























  • Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
    – N0rbert
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:58








  • 1




    You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 20:33










  • Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
    – pomsky
    Dec 3 '18 at 5:26












  • This solution is too much typing for my grandma
    – guettli
    Dec 6 '18 at 15:27










  • An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:08
















8
















  1. Open a terminal and enter the following commands.



    In case you had enabled experimental views in Nautilus, we will first disable it.



    Then we set the desired "standard" icon thumbnail size. In this example, I've set thumbnail icon sizes to 400, but you can set it to whatever you want.



    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-experimental-views false
    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size 400


    Note, if you want to make the above changes using a GUI application instead of a terminal, you can disable experimental views in Nautilus' Preferences menu. Also, you can install the package dconf-editor and set both fields using the Dconf Editor's GUI.




  2. Restart



    To make the changes effective kill the Nautius process (or simply restart your computer).



    killall nautilus


  3. Open Nautilus and navigate to the pictures folder you want to view.



  4. Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar.



    Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar




  5. Here is the thumbnails view with larger icons (100% = 400px). You can still scale them bigger or smaller from the new large default size you had set in step 1.



    Nautilus with larger thumbnails icons








share|improve this answer























  • Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
    – N0rbert
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:58








  • 1




    You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 20:33










  • Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
    – pomsky
    Dec 3 '18 at 5:26












  • This solution is too much typing for my grandma
    – guettli
    Dec 6 '18 at 15:27










  • An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:08














8












8








8








  1. Open a terminal and enter the following commands.



    In case you had enabled experimental views in Nautilus, we will first disable it.



    Then we set the desired "standard" icon thumbnail size. In this example, I've set thumbnail icon sizes to 400, but you can set it to whatever you want.



    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-experimental-views false
    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size 400


    Note, if you want to make the above changes using a GUI application instead of a terminal, you can disable experimental views in Nautilus' Preferences menu. Also, you can install the package dconf-editor and set both fields using the Dconf Editor's GUI.




  2. Restart



    To make the changes effective kill the Nautius process (or simply restart your computer).



    killall nautilus


  3. Open Nautilus and navigate to the pictures folder you want to view.



  4. Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar.



    Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar




  5. Here is the thumbnails view with larger icons (100% = 400px). You can still scale them bigger or smaller from the new large default size you had set in step 1.



    Nautilus with larger thumbnails icons








share|improve this answer
















  1. Open a terminal and enter the following commands.



    In case you had enabled experimental views in Nautilus, we will first disable it.



    Then we set the desired "standard" icon thumbnail size. In this example, I've set thumbnail icon sizes to 400, but you can set it to whatever you want.



    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences use-experimental-views false
    gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size 400


    Note, if you want to make the above changes using a GUI application instead of a terminal, you can disable experimental views in Nautilus' Preferences menu. Also, you can install the package dconf-editor and set both fields using the Dconf Editor's GUI.




  2. Restart



    To make the changes effective kill the Nautius process (or simply restart your computer).



    killall nautilus


  3. Open Nautilus and navigate to the pictures folder you want to view.



  4. Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar.



    Click on the "Icons View" grid in the header bar




  5. Here is the thumbnails view with larger icons (100% = 400px). You can still scale them bigger or smaller from the new large default size you had set in step 1.



    Nautilus with larger thumbnails icons









share|improve this answer














share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer








edited Dec 9 '18 at 17:07

























answered Dec 2 '18 at 17:28









PJ Singh

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  • Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
    – N0rbert
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:58








  • 1




    You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 20:33










  • Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
    – pomsky
    Dec 3 '18 at 5:26












  • This solution is too much typing for my grandma
    – guettli
    Dec 6 '18 at 15:27










  • An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:08


















  • Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
    – N0rbert
    Dec 2 '18 at 19:58








  • 1




    You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
    – PJ Singh
    Dec 2 '18 at 20:33










  • Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
    – pomsky
    Dec 3 '18 at 5:26












  • This solution is too much typing for my grandma
    – guettli
    Dec 6 '18 at 15:27










  • An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:08
















Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
– N0rbert
Dec 2 '18 at 19:58






Where this dconf/gsettings registry hack was documented? Please provide a link to official documentation.
– N0rbert
Dec 2 '18 at 19:58






1




1




You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
– PJ Singh
Dec 2 '18 at 20:33




You can query gsettings for the key description: gsettings describe org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size... "The default size of an icon for a thumbnail in the icon view when using NAUTILUS_ICON_SIZE_STANDARD size."
– PJ Singh
Dec 2 '18 at 20:33












Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
– pomsky
Dec 3 '18 at 5:26






Nice! In step 2, terminating and restarting Nautilus instead of rebooting work well.
– pomsky
Dec 3 '18 at 5:26














This solution is too much typing for my grandma
– guettli
Dec 6 '18 at 15:27




This solution is too much typing for my grandma
– guettli
Dec 6 '18 at 15:27












An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
– Fabby
Dec 7 '18 at 22:08




An edit and an upvote! That's exactly what I was going to say! ;-)
– Fabby
Dec 7 '18 at 22:08











3














Here is a script that is easier for "grandma" to use:






zoom - Script to set Nautilus Thumbnail size



#!/bin/bash

# NAME: zoom
# DESC: Change nautilus thumbnail size based on parameter 1
# For Ask Ubuntu question: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097934
# /nautilus-show-images-with-more-than-200-size

# DATE: December 7, 2018

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: 'zoom 999'"
echo "Where 999 is zoom factor, eg 400 = 400% zoom"
exit 1
fi

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size "$1"
nautilus -q

exit 0


Installation and Usage



Place the file zoom in your search path.



Mark the file executable with chmod a+x /search-path-name/zoom



Call the script from terminal using zoom 999 where 999 is the zoom factor. For example zoom 400 will have nautilus zoom by 400%.



The script can be enhanced to use zenity for a desktop shortcut with GUI pop up window that prompts for zoom percentage.






share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:24










  • The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:36










  • You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:40










  • @guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:11






  • 1




    @guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
    – aasril
    Dec 11 '18 at 3:04


















3














Here is a script that is easier for "grandma" to use:






zoom - Script to set Nautilus Thumbnail size



#!/bin/bash

# NAME: zoom
# DESC: Change nautilus thumbnail size based on parameter 1
# For Ask Ubuntu question: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097934
# /nautilus-show-images-with-more-than-200-size

# DATE: December 7, 2018

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: 'zoom 999'"
echo "Where 999 is zoom factor, eg 400 = 400% zoom"
exit 1
fi

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size "$1"
nautilus -q

exit 0


Installation and Usage



Place the file zoom in your search path.



Mark the file executable with chmod a+x /search-path-name/zoom



Call the script from terminal using zoom 999 where 999 is the zoom factor. For example zoom 400 will have nautilus zoom by 400%.



The script can be enhanced to use zenity for a desktop shortcut with GUI pop up window that prompts for zoom percentage.






share|improve this answer

















  • 1




    Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:24










  • The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:36










  • You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:40










  • @guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:11






  • 1




    @guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
    – aasril
    Dec 11 '18 at 3:04
















3












3








3






Here is a script that is easier for "grandma" to use:






zoom - Script to set Nautilus Thumbnail size



#!/bin/bash

# NAME: zoom
# DESC: Change nautilus thumbnail size based on parameter 1
# For Ask Ubuntu question: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097934
# /nautilus-show-images-with-more-than-200-size

# DATE: December 7, 2018

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: 'zoom 999'"
echo "Where 999 is zoom factor, eg 400 = 400% zoom"
exit 1
fi

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size "$1"
nautilus -q

exit 0


Installation and Usage



Place the file zoom in your search path.



Mark the file executable with chmod a+x /search-path-name/zoom



Call the script from terminal using zoom 999 where 999 is the zoom factor. For example zoom 400 will have nautilus zoom by 400%.



The script can be enhanced to use zenity for a desktop shortcut with GUI pop up window that prompts for zoom percentage.






share|improve this answer












Here is a script that is easier for "grandma" to use:






zoom - Script to set Nautilus Thumbnail size



#!/bin/bash

# NAME: zoom
# DESC: Change nautilus thumbnail size based on parameter 1
# For Ask Ubuntu question: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1097934
# /nautilus-show-images-with-more-than-200-size

# DATE: December 7, 2018

if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
echo "Usage: 'zoom 999'"
echo "Where 999 is zoom factor, eg 400 = 400% zoom"
exit 1
fi

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.icon-view thumbnail-size "$1"
nautilus -q

exit 0


Installation and Usage



Place the file zoom in your search path.



Mark the file executable with chmod a+x /search-path-name/zoom



Call the script from terminal using zoom 999 where 999 is the zoom factor. For example zoom 400 will have nautilus zoom by 400%.



The script can be enhanced to use zenity for a desktop shortcut with GUI pop up window that prompts for zoom percentage.







share|improve this answer












share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer










answered Dec 7 '18 at 14:42









WinEunuuchs2Unix

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  • 1




    Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:24










  • The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:36










  • You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:40










  • @guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:11






  • 1




    @guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
    – aasril
    Dec 11 '18 at 3:04
















  • 1




    Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:24










  • The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
    – WinEunuuchs2Unix
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:36










  • You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
    – guettli
    Dec 7 '18 at 15:40










  • @guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
    – Fabby
    Dec 7 '18 at 22:11






  • 1




    @guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
    – aasril
    Dec 11 '18 at 3:04










1




1




Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
– guettli
Dec 7 '18 at 15:24




Grandma does not know how to create a script with gedit or vim. She does not know the command chmod(). She has old and weak eyes and all she wants is to see her grandson baby smile.
– guettli
Dec 7 '18 at 15:24












The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 7 '18 at 15:36




The bash script is an easy method of changing zoom factor over 200%. After one-time setup, to copy and paste above script, you won't have to type "hard to remember" commands in the terminal. I was mislead by the "grandma" comments because I thought you were going to set this up on her computer.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 7 '18 at 15:36












You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
– guettli
Dec 7 '18 at 15:40




You are right. You can always walk around obstacles. Usability means for me "don't make me think". Maybe I should buy a commercial os for my grandma.
– guettli
Dec 7 '18 at 15:40












@guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
– Fabby
Dec 7 '18 at 22:11




@guettli types the script for granny, sends it as an attachment in email, tells her to save in ~/bin and types the chmod next time he visits granny. ;-)
– Fabby
Dec 7 '18 at 22:11




1




1




@guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
– aasril
Dec 11 '18 at 3:04






@guettli Wouldn't it be much easier if you open the image with image viewer? Navigate with arrow key and delete with Delete key. You gotta see the image in full screen or a maximized window, albeit you can only delete the images one by one. Though, it can be argued if you enlarge the thumbnails large enough you'll only can see them two or three at a time.
– aasril
Dec 11 '18 at 3:04




















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