Bug 514350 - Using non-integer scaling causes previews of symlinks and hidden files to be too small
Summary: Using non-integer scaling causes previews of symlinks and hidden files to be ...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: panels: folders (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.12.0
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2026-01-08 21:17 UTC by Luca Saalfeld
Modified: 2026-01-08 21:17 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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A hidden file next to a normal one. The preview of the hidden one is noticeably smaller than the normal one. (23.21 KB, image/png)
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Description Luca Saalfeld 2026-01-08 21:17:02 UTC 
Created attachment 188335 [details]
A hidden file next to a normal one. The preview of the hidden one is noticeably smaller than the normal one.

SUMMARY
Using a new laptop I've quickly noticed that previews for some files are too small.
I've figured out the affected files are either hidden or symlinks.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set display scale to e.g. 125%
2. Enable previews on files
3. View a hidden or linked file

OBSERVED RESULT
The preview is noticeably smaller than normal files.

EXPECTED RESULT
The preview is just as big as normal files.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.21.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Kernel Version: 6.18.3-1-cachyos-bore (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS w/ Radeon 760M Graphics
Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (13.4 GiB usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon 760M Graphics

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Similar to https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=499644, but that bug is for folders.
I think I can remember a similar issue, but that one was resolved as fixed in a 24.X version.