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I think it is a good idea.

My rationale is that reducing clutter is a good thing. I don't like wasting time scrolling through page after page of a large stack of images that I have already seen. Smaller thumbnails are enough for a reference or to remind what the images were.
User interface and utility was always ingrained in me. In the early PC days there was a time when a poor interface / menus etc would not go well with established users / reviewers. Unfortunately that was let slide when the great unwashed couldn't get their head around structured things and companies like microsoft threw out all their UI research and dumbed everything down.
As long as the smaller thumbnails are still clickable for a refresher if wanted (although the link to the OP would cover that).

One way to see texture only is to find a suitable image and crop, then magnify - here 300%, Lanczos2. Then sharpen as needed because upscaling softens images and and add contrast because there wasn't much in the original ...

... all done in FastStone Viewer from an old Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket JPEG shot.

The texture of a leaf highlighted by "water lenses".

Original Post is here:
dprevived.com/t/the-macro-and-close-up-fortnightly-thread-2-textures/7789/post/111474/

A worthwhile reminder.
FastStone is a fantastic tool, I'm always amazed some aren't using it.
Had to look up the Skyrocket, but !

Ron

Original Post is here:
dprevived.com/t/the-macro-and-close-up-fortnightly-thread-2-textures/7789/post/111515/

Nice work, restrained palette keeps you focussed on the good stuff.
A100, eh ? Just enough pixels to get it done (well).

Ron

One more for fun.
Huge old tyre in the local "breakwater".
A3000, what a heartbreaker of a camera 😢

Ron

Well I do and enjoying it even more with the G9M2. The difference between the original G9 images and the M2 is really apparent with FastStone. I can safely raise shadows a whole lot more. Unfortunately I can't use it on the raws as yet but I can use ON1 when I need to. It would be something if FastStone received AI based noise reduction.
Best user interface of any pp tool I have tried.

Is the "New! Free! Affinity!" of any interest ?
Not sure if they cover your Cam, but I'm sure there's a list somewhere (?).

Ron