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10.5: Add Quick Look support for certain file formats
Authored by: jocamero on Jan 27, '08 07:40:31PM
I'm having the same challenges... I'd like to add .nfo files to Quick Look. I've attempted editing the .plist file for TextEdit which I have set to open the .nfo (plain txt file). Here's what I've added at the end of the file just before these last two lines:
</dict>
</plist>


  <key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
  <array>
    <dict>
      <key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>
      <array>
        <string>public.text</string>
        <string>public.plain-text</string>
      </array>
      <key>UTTypeDescription</key>
      <string>nfo text file</string>
      <key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
      <string>com.apple.ostype</string>
      <key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key>
      <dict>
        <key>com.apple.ostype</key>
        <string>TEXT</string>
        <key>public.filename-extension</key>
        <array>
          <string>nfo</string>
        </array>
      </dict>
    </dict>
  </array>

Can anyone fill me in on what I'm missing??

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adding support for .nfo files
Authored by: jocamero on Jan 27, '08 09:22:20PM
Well I never could figure out how to edit the TextEdit .plist file so I downloaded TeXShop and successfully edited its .plist file. I basically added the .nfo string to the original poster's suggested edit. And now I can quick look any .nfo file and presumable any extension that is formated as a plain text file. I don't use the TeXShop application for anything other than this purpose so is there anyone that can come up with a more elegant solution? Possibly editing the TextEdit .plist file?


	<key>UTExportedTypeDeclarations</key>
	<array>
		<dict>
			<key>UTTypeConformsTo</key>
			<array>
				<string>public.text</string>
				<string>public.plain-text</string>
			</array>
			<key>UTTypeDescription</key>
			<string>TeX text file</string>
			<key>UTTypeIdentifier</key>
			<string>org.tug.tex</string>
			<key>UTTypeTagSpecification</key>
			<dict>
				<key>com.apple.ostype</key>
				<string>TEXT</string>
				<key>public.filename-extension</key>
				<array>
					<string>tex</string>
					<string>latex</string>
					<string>ltx</string>
					<string>texi</string>
					<string>ctx</string>
					<string>nfo</string>
				</array>
			</dict>
		</dict>
	</array>

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