D14770: Generate file thumbnails before folder thumbnails

[Andres Betts]

abetts added a comment.


  In D14770#307418 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D14770#307418>, @ngraham wrote:
  
  > In D14770#307414 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D14770#307414>, @abetts wrote:
  >
  > > In D14770#307413 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D14770#307413>, @ngraham wrote:
  > >
  > > > Just gave this a try on my pictures folder, with "Folders first" turned on (it's the default setting). Observations:
  > > >
  > > > - In a folder with a small number of sub-folders and a large number of images, it's nicer, since the fime thumbnails show up faster
  > > > - In a folder with a medium number of sub-folders, it's tiny bit odd but mostly fine.
  > > > - In a folder with a large number of sub-folders (more than will fit on the screen at once), it's very odd since it looks like nothing it happening for a few moments.
  > >
  > >
  > > What would happen if the user selects a view mode that is contrary to the arrangement of Folders > Thumbnails and instead arranged the sorting to be Thumbnails (Images) > Folders ? Would this mean that folders load first still?
  >
  >
  > This makes folders load last, not first. There is no "thumbnails before folders" mode, but there is a mode to intersperse folders within files (the way macOS finder does by default). In this mode, the change is much less noticeable.
  
  
  Awesome! :D

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