[dolphin] [Bug 454758] New: Option to enable preview in folder view and info panel separately in Dolphin

[Shriramana Sharma]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454758

            Bug ID: 454758
           Summary: Option to enable preview in folder view and info panel
                    separately in Dolphin
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 21.12.3
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: samjnaa at gmail.com
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

I have turned off previews for all types of files in Dolphin > Settings >
General > Previews as I want my folder views to be uncluttered and the icon to
represent the file type.

However I use the Information pane only for getting more details about a given
file. Hence I would prefer to see file previews in that pane.

This is currently not possible because the Information pane follows the same
settings for previews as the main folder view.

Right-clicking on an empty part of the Information pane gives a checkable
Preview option but if the main Preview settings is turned off then turning this
on only gives the mimetype icon in big size which is not useful. 

I think it would be appropriate to consolidate and streamline this behaviour.
My suggestion is:

1) Under Settings > … Previews change “Show previews in the view for” to “Show
previews for”

2) Create a frame titled “Show preview in” containing two check boxes “folder
view”, “info pane”.

This lets people select the behaviour they want.

The right-click Preview option in the Info pane should either be removed or
linked to the corresponding option under Settings as above.

Just displaying the mimetype icon in big size is pointless and should not be
done when preview in the info pane is disabled.

I am using Dolphin 21.12.3, KDE 5.92.0, Qt 5.15.3, all default available on
Kubuntu Jammy.

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