Perhaps it will be possible with the newer frameworks from Mountain Lion,
but this is unlikely. I'll bear it in mind, and if I ever see any updates
from Apple I'll be sure to take a look.

You can read the QLPreviewPanel documentation here:
http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Quartz/Reference/QLPreviewPanel_Class/Reference/Reference.html

On 24 April 2012 19:29, su <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ooops, I meant 'write settings in' (any, not only the aforementioned).
>
>
> On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:25:56 PM UTC+2, su wrote:
>>
>> I get that this is not a problem with QS.
>> However, if the QL panel available to developers is (slightly?) different
>> (in its use or implementation) from that used by Finder, is there any way
>> to write this setting in?
>> Can you point to the Apple documentation regarding the QL panel used by
>> QS? Just curious.
>>
>> On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:06:41 PM UTC+2, Patrick wrote:
>>>
>>> Aaah OK. Well I was unaware of that setting, I can see how it would come
>>> in handy.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, as I've said, this is not a problem with Quicksilver, but
>>> with the Quicklook panel which Apple provides to developers. There is no
>>> documentation on how to add this setting, so unless someone can
>>> reverse-engineer the Finder.app code, then it looks like we're stuck
>>>
>>> On 24 April 2012 18:50, su <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.macworld.com/**article/1164668/select_and_**
>>>> copy_text_within_quick_look_**previews.html<http://www.macworld.com/article/1164668/select_and_copy_text_within_quick_look_previews.html>
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:38:53 PM UTC+2, Patrick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I cannot select text when opening PDFs or .txt files with Quicklook
>>>>> from Finder. I don't know how you can.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Quicklook panel used in Quicksilver is not 'custom' for
>>>>> Quicksilver, and is the standard Quicklook panel that is supplied by Apple
>>>>> to developers (via the frameworks). As such, unless Apple update the
>>>>> frameworks there is nothing we can do to change the behaviour of the
>>>>> Quicklook panel itself.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 24 April 2012 18:27, su <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I get a pdf or txt file in the first pane and quick look at it
>>>>>> with cmd+alt+Y I cannot select its text.
>>>>>> The same operation works when performed directly from Finder. Should
>>>>>> I open a request at github?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>

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