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 > > 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? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >
