Re: QuickLook generators in application

FROM : Todd Ransom
DATE : Thu Nov 29 20:46:30 2007

Thanks Eric, that did the trick. I will go file a bug.

Todd Ransom
Return Self Software
http://returnself.com



On Nov 29, 2007, at 2:35 PM, Eric Gorr wrote:

> The documentation is wrong. Bug reports have already been filed, but 
> I would suggest you file one as well.
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> Your generator should go into MyApp.app/Contents/Library/QuickLook/
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> On Nov 29, 2007, at 2:26 PM, Todd Ransom wrote:
>

>> I am trying to add QuickLook support for my application but the 
>> QuickLook daemon does not seem to be recognizing my generator when 
>> I place it in my application package. The documentation states:
>>
>> You can store a Quick Look generator in an application bundle 
>> (inMyApp.app/Contents/Resources/QuickLook/) or in one of the 
>> standard file-system locations:
>>
>> ~/Library/QuickLook—third party generators, accessible only to 
>> logged-in user
>> /Library/QuickLook—third party generators, accessible to all users 
>> of the system
>> /System/Library/QuickLook—Apple-provided generators, accessible to 
>> all users of the system
>>
>> but that does not seem to be true. If I copy my generator to ~/
>> Library/QuickLook it works fine, but if I put it in my app package 
>> at the specified location it is not found.
>>
>> Is this an error in the docs or am I doing something wrong?

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