I reopen the bug. It is actually the case Nautilus GENERATES thumbnails disregarding of the setting. It's especially annoying when it happens while eg. downloading the file: it re-reads it numerous times and wastes system resources.
Please see the attached screenshot: everything is very clear. The setting's value has been there for ages. Still the previews are generated and regenerated on file change. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed ** Attachment added: "Screenshot of Nautilus file window and Settings dialog" https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/640785/+attachment/2626297/+files/Screenshot%20at%202011-12-09%2023%3A13%3A41.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/640785 Title: nautilus file preview does not respect file size limit Status in Nautilus: Invalid Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: nautilus Nautilus displays thumbnails regardless of file-size limit set in nautilus' preferences. The setting above it (show always/never/for local files only) does work; it is only the file-size limit that isn't respected. $ lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS Release: 10.04 $ aptitude show nautilus | grep Version Version: 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1.1 What I expect to happen: nautilus respecting setting for thumbnail file-size limit. What happens instead: nautilus does not respect setting for thumbnail file-size limit. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/nautilus/+bug/640785/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp