Hi, again, Neil, Nothing dirty about my code. With BBEdit hanging over my shoulder with every keystroke, there’s little chance of that. I always verify the code on every page just to catch the little oversights.
Thanks, Pat > On 4 Feb 2015, at 11:22, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Pat, > > Yes, I understand your point – but, if it had worked, you wouldn’t have had > to CONTINUE to open in a browser first – just a one-time thing for each file > – at least that’s what I found with the PDFs – the first opening of the file > with the appropriate software seemed to generate the first “preview” after > that, Quicklook continued to work as it should (ie without having to first > open the file). > > However, since this approach DIDN’T work for you, the point is academic ;o) > > > Good look with the combo update – I guess if it is an OSX problem that could > fix it. > > > > One other thought – have you checked that your html is all valid – modern > browsers tend to handle dirty code quite gracefully but maybe the latest OSX > Quicklook is less tolerant (this could perhaps explain why some people, like > Peter, are finding Quicklook OK with html) – again this is a bit of a long > shot ;o) > > > Whenever I create a webpage, I always run it through the W3C Markup > Validation Service at <http://validator.w3.org/check> > <http://validator.w3.org/check> >> This validator checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML, XHTML, >> SMIL, MathML, etc. If you wish to validate specific content such as RSS/Atom >> feeds or CSS stylesheets, MobileOK content, or to find broken links, there >> are other validators and tools available. As an alternative you can also try >> our non-DTD-based validator. > > Just select the “Validate by file upload” tab and you can browse to your html > file, select it, and hit the “check” button. > If all your html is valid, it should come back with a “passed” message – > otherwise it will highlight errors and warnings. > > I find this invaluable - it’s amazing how many little errors sneak through – > and this makes it really easy to cleanup your code & get a pass mark ;o) > > Again, just a thought. > > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: [email protected] > > > > > on 4/2/15 9:48, [email protected] at [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi, Neil, >> >> I just tried your expanded explanation, but it still didn’t work. Even if it >> did, it wouldn’t help because the point is, trying to avoid opening the >> files. Just trying to get a view of how the file displays without opening it >> in a browser. >> >> Thank you, anyway. Just now, I am downloading the combo 10.10.2 update and >> crossing my fingers. >> >> Cheers, >> Pat >> >> >>> On 3 Feb 2015, at 19:06, Neil Houghton <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Re: OS 10.10.2 and Quicklook >>> Hi Pat, >>> >>> You misunderstood me - I actually said: >>>> You could try opening the file in a browser (Firefox or Safari?) - I’m >>>> assuming it will display OK – and then try quicklook to see if it can now >>>> cope. >>>> >>> The actual idea is to produce a “preview” of the page (preview in a more >>> general sense, rather than the Apple application). >>> >>> >>> I mentioned that I DID use Preview (the Apple application) to solve the >>> same problem (lack of quicklook preview) with a PDF file (obviously Preview >>> is the app of choice for a PDF) - but to get a view of an HTML file, use a >>> web browser. >>> >>> Sorry for any confusion. >>> >>> >>> As I say, just a thought but really easy to try ;o) >>> >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> Neil > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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