On Ubuntu 22.10 I cannot see which images I am uploading for example using Slack or Signal

Question

I upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.10 and now when I need to upload images to programs like Slack or Signal or a browser, I cannot see the image preview anymore.

I take many screenshots per day that I need to send, and now it's hard to see which image is the correct one.

See screenshot:

This is the process id of the file picker:

WM_CLASS(STRING) = "xdg-desktop-portal-gnome", "xdg-desktop-portal-gnome"

Does anyone have a fix for this?

I am using the i3 window manager, but that has not been an issue before. Is there a utility that I can install, so I can see image previews?

Related links (without a solution):

EDIT:

Before this update, I was able to see a bigger image in the sidebar if I clicked on a image. Why is the sidebar gone? Can I add it somehow with another package?

Does this answer your question? 22.04: Image Preview in File Selector menu — vanadium, Oct 24 '22 at 14:04
What is the solution? What can I do so I can preview the pictures I am uploading? — viktorsmari, Oct 25 '22 at 18:42
Also if it was not clear, in Ubuntu 20.04 this worked perfectly, I could see a bigger image in the sidebar — viktorsmari, Oct 27 '22 at 15:48
@viktorsmari solution is to wait until the developers add the ability to see thumbnails — Esther, Oct 27 '22 at 15:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '22 at 12:20

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See this video of Brodie Robertson. After 18 years, it appears that, finally, GTK is soon going to have a file picker that can show thumbnails.

answered Oct 26 '22 at 12:20

vanadium

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On Ubuntu 22.10 I cannot see which images I am uploading for example using Slack or Signal

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