> FYI, the best quicklook implementation I have come across is in the Bibdesk bibliography manager: http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ > You not only get to select text from pdfs, but also have the program remember the resized window!
That's worth knowing, thanks. As it's open source, I'll take a look at the source code :) ...and, interestingly, it seems to be almost a complete rewrite of the QuickLook panel code as a distribution called FileView: http://code.google.com/p/fileview/ Unfortunately changing to this framework at this moment in time is not going to be a top priority. On 24 April 2012 21:27, R <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI, the best quicklook implementation I have come across is in the > Bibdesk bibliography manager: http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ > > You not only get to select text from pdfs, but also have the program > remember the resized window! > > On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 2:00:52 PM UTC-5, Patrick wrote: >> >> 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<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/**articl**e/1164668/select_and_**copy_** >>>>>> text_within_quick_look_**preview**s.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? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>
