Bug 486438 - Slow generation of wallpaper thumbnails for certain images which aren't large enough for this to be expected
Summary: Slow generation of wallpaper thumbnails for certain images which aren't large...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Image & Slideshow wallpaper plugins (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.0.4
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-05-02 10:24 UTC by bugreporting
Modified: 2025-10-23 16:58 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In: 6.5.0
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Attachments
1.Photo That Is Missing Thumbnail In Desktop Settings For A Very Long Time; 2.Identification of The Photo That Has Slow Thumbnail In Desktop Settings (227.46 KB, application/zip)
2024-05-02 10:24 UTC, bugreporting
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Description bugreporting 2024-05-02 10:24:59 UTC
Created attachment 169096 [details]
1.Photo That Is Missing Thumbnail In Desktop Settings For A Very Long Time; 2.Identification of The Photo That Has Slow Thumbnail In Desktop Settings

SUMMARY
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Very slow generation of thumbnails in destop settings
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Put the attatched, small photo to "/usr/share/wallpapers/"
2. Right click the desktop and chose: "Configure Desktop and Wallpaper... Alt+D, Alt+S"

OBSERVED RESULT
The attatched, very small photo has initially no thumbnail resulting in a white rectangle. Comparing to other, big photos put at the same time into "/usr/share/wallpapers/", this small photo appears only after a very long time of waiting. Closing settings and right clicking again on the desktop, has no effect, as the white rectangle is still there.

EXPECTED RESULT
Thumbnail appears immediately, just like any other big photo you put into "/usr/share/wallpapers/"

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.1.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Graphics Platform: X11
Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel HD
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-05-03 20:05:43 UTC
Can confirm that the thumbnail for this image takes longer to generate than for other images.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2025-10-23 16:58:44 UTC
Thumbnail generation speed was substantially improved recently, and there's no longer an unexpected slowdown here.