Bug 508250

Summary: (At least PNG and PDF) thumbnails are aliased in Dolphin's preview pane
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] kio-extras Reporter: Roke Julian Lockhart Beedell <4wy78uwh>
Component: Thumbnails and previewsAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: minor    
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 25.04.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
See Also: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=510887
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Attachments: A Screenshot Of An Aliased PDF Preview In Dolphin
A Screenshot Of An Aliased PNG Preview In Dolphin

Description Roke Julian Lockhart Beedell 2025-08-14 14:55:24 UTC
Created attachment 184077 [details]
A Screenshot Of An Aliased PDF Preview In Dolphin

# SUMMARY

(At least PNG and PDF) thumbnails are aliased in Dolphin's preview pane. This is most obvious when they are rotated (presumably, for aesthetic purposes).

# STEPS TO REPRODUCE

1. Create a directory.

2. Add a PDF and/or PNG file. Ideally, solely one of either.

3. Enable the preview pane.

4. Select the directory (using empty space).

# OBSERVED RESULT

In the preview pane, the thumbnail is aliased.

# EXPECTED RESULT

It shouldn't be. Even if the image is low-resolution, its circumference shouldn't be aliased, especially when an analogue photorgraph-esque margin is applied, as Dolphin (or the thumbnailer) does.

# SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

> ~~~
> Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
> KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
> KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
> Qt Version: 6.9.1
> Kernel Version: 6.15.9-201.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
> Graphics Platform: Wayland
> Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
> Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (30.6 GiB usable)
> Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
> Manufacturer: Framework
> Product Name: Laptop 16 (AMD Ryzen 7040 Series)
> System Version: A7
> ~~~

> ~~~
> sh-5.2$ rpm -qa dolphin kio-extras
> kio-extras-25.04.3-1.fc42.x86_64
> dolphin-25.04.3-1.fc42.x86_64
> ~~~

# ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Originally discussed at https://discuss.kde.org/t/dolphins-directory-content-thumbnails-are-aliased/38417/4?u=rokejulianlockhart.
Comment 1 Roke Julian Lockhart Beedell 2025-08-14 14:55:39 UTC
Created attachment 184078 [details]
A Screenshot Of An Aliased PNG Preview In Dolphin