Bug 505408

Summary:	Have Gif files play (animate) in dolphin when the mouse cursor hovers over them (similar to video files)
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Sevenseraphim <Sevenseraphim>
Component:	view-engine: icons mode	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	dolphin-bugs-null, kdedev
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.04.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Manjaro
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Sevenseraphim 2025-06-10 04:20:07 UTC

It would be really cool to have .gif files animate when the mouse cursor is held over them, similar to how movie files are previewed when the cursor is held above them in Dolphin.

Would recommend for the animated playback to be smooth (and looped) and not just a preview like in the case of video files (since gifs are much smaller in size)

Comment 1 TraceyC 2025-06-10 22:20:35 UTC

Since we can do this for videos, it makes sense for animated gifs as well so long as the back end can do this

Comment 2 Sevenseraphim 2025-06-12 03:31:09 UTC

Yes, exactly! I hope that the back end can/does support this functionality.