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Feature request - add $(FILE_SIZE) as variable

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I have a large collection of images taken in various formats (including several hundred scans from transparencies) over many years which I'm trying to organise. When looking at either identical or visually very similar images it's important for me to be able to quickly see which is the largest file size so that I can keep it and delete the others.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be extremely useful if a variable $(FILE_SIZE) could be implemented so that I can add this to the thumbnail tooltip variable string and see at a glance which of two or more files is largest. Thanks!

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No file, test, or entry point is named in the issue. Start by locating the thumbnail tooltip variable handling and how existing variables are resolved. Done means the requested variable can be used in the tooltip variable string and displays each image's file size.

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Tech stack
c
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desktop
Issue type
Feature
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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