OS X native preview

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kakysha
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OS X native preview

Post by kakysha » Sun Aug 09, 2015 9:00 pm

Instead of embedded odd preview feature, use default OS X preview window.

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Re: OS X native preview

Post by mike » Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:19 am

kakysha wrote:Instead of embedded odd preview feature, use default OS X preview window.
kakysha,
I'm trying to keep Files oriented to single-window philosophy and a global floating preview window is much against it.

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Re: OS X native preview

Post by kakysha » Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:07 am

Kind of strange philosophy. Steve always wanted this preview feature to be a "preview" feature, to free the user from opening a file to get overview of it's content. Thats why OS X preview feature has so many benefits:
1) supports almost any type of file
2) filetype aware - media files can be played, text files can ge copied, etc.
3) for folder it calculates size

I dont think that reimplementing this would be a usefull work only for the sake of one window philosophy.

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Re: OS X native preview

Post by mike » Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:15 am

kakysha,
Files uses a native OS X QuickLook preview, but in a view-based form - that's the only difference.
There's no reimplementing there.

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Re: OS X native preview

Post by kakysha » Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:25 pm

Oh, I see.. Then, it will be not so bad to show folders size alsoas quick look does.

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Re: OS X native preview

Post by achekulaev » Fri Aug 14, 2015 1:42 am

I support request about folder info in quick preview

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