Thanks for you bug report. Are you sure this happens due to the difference in the file type? For me both jpg and png files are thumbnailed with the border if they're resized and without if resizing is not necessary.
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- png and jpg thumbnails are different size and border https://launchpad.net/bugs/56343 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs