Networks and local display Nautilus

[Markdv]

Ollie Killingback wrote:
> I have recently moved up from having several PCs in the house with
> shared directories to a server running Ubuntu Server 9.10 while the
> various laptops all run regular Ubuntu 9.10.
> 
> Mostly I show the contents of various directories in list form, but
> for directories of images I use Icon view so I can easily spot the one
> I want.  That works fine until I access from a laptop a directory of
> images on the server.  In that event in Icon view all I get is a
> standard JPG icon, so apart from the file name (which may or may not
> be revealing)
> 
> Is there a way to show the image files on the server in the same way
> they are shown on a local pc?

In nautilus, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Preview(tab)

Under the heading "Other Previewable Files" change "Show thumbnails" to 
"Always".

,
Mark.