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Enabling Thumbnails and Embedded Video in the Konqueror File Manager

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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com – Spare a thought for old time stalwarts like Konqueror. Many great features have been stripped out but it's still a a great file manager (and a decent browser) even if Dolphin has been promoted as the default file manager of the KDE desktop. Back in the day, Konqueror was able to handle lots of media without having to open a separate application. I want some of that functionality back for those times when I just want to view it quick and fast without all the bells and whistles--and the good news is that it's not difficult to do. Category: End usersTagging: konquerorkdefilemanagervide (General)

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Submitted by dayu on 08/31/2012

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