Public bug reported:
## Overview
Follow these steps to reproduce the bug:
1- Open an app such as Firefox or Chrome (let's assume Firefox)
2- Perform an operation that downloads a file of a type that Nautilus can
generate thumbnails for
3- Then click on the Open File
You'll see that Ubuntu doesn't show the thumbnail for the just
downloaded file.
4- Open Nautilus and open the folder where you downloaded the file into
5- It shows the thumbnail
6- Go back to Firefox and click on Open again.
You'll see that Ubuntu shows the thumbnail this time.
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A screen recording showing the problem is attached.
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### Expected behavior:
When an image file is downloaded, show the thumbnail as soon as you
click on the Open File
### Actual behavior
When an image file is downloaded, the Open File dialog doesn't show the image
thumbnail
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: nautilus 1:46.2-0ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1-generic 6.11.11
Uname: Linux 6.11.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Apr 8 07:57:50 2025
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.preferences' b'migrated-gtk-settings'
b'true'
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus: nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal 3.52.0-1ubuntu2
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble wayland-session
** Attachment added: "Screencast from 2025-04-08 08-05-28.webm"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2106450/+attachment/5870227/+files/Screencast%20from%202025-04-08%2008-05-28.webm
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Title:
The Open dialog of apps, don't show thumbnails for just downloaded
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