4.3 Previewer or Icon?

[Matteo Agostinelli]

Maybe I understood what is the point of the OP. If you drag and drop a PDF file 
to the Desktop, you get the choice between the Previewer and the Icon. But if 
you choose the Preview it actually creates an empty previewer plasmoid, i.e. 
it doesn't show the contents of the PDF. On the contrary, the preview is 
working correctly for other file formats, such as images of text files.

Regards,
Matteo

On Friday 07 August 2009 10:35:22 David Baron wrote:
> > > > Remember, the Plasma desktop is not just a file-dump ...
> > >
> > > Misunderstood.
> > >
> > > I have a pdf document that I want to "place" on the desktop to read it
> > > a few times. So I drag the icon from dolphin to the desktop.
> > >
> > > Now, in 4.3, when I drag this icon from dolphin to the desktop, I get
> > > the choice of placing the icon or the previewer plasmoid.
> > >
> > > If I want the plasmoid, I will have done this once. In any event, I
> > > simply want the icon as before.
> >
> > I don't think I understand what you're trying to say.
> >
> > do you want it to take the option you choose the first time you drag a
> > file and always do that in the future without asking? but then, what if
> > you change your mind later?
> > how is the computer supposed to know that you don't want the previewer?
> >
> > do you want to be able to configure it to not offer that widget? that
> > kinda seems like a good idea, but someone would have to write the config
> > code and UI... hopefully in a less scary way than the file-associations
> > KCM ;P
> >
> > if it's just the previewer specifically that you dislike, and you don't
> > mind being given choices like frame or icon for images, then why not just
> > uninstall the previewer plasmoid?
>
> I would normally install the previewer from the add widget menu. Then use
> it.
>
> If I simply drag and icon from dolphin or elsewhere, there may be mutliple
> options available, i.e. if the icon is a folder: icon or folder view
> plasmoid of THAT FOLDER. Fine. If the icon is of a file, then I just want
> the icon which I can click to view. If I want to use the previewer, I drag
> the icon to the plasmoid. The choice in place the previewer plasmoid is not
> for this file in particular. That is why I feel it is in the way here.
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