QuickLook an objective-c framework used in iOS and MacOS application development typically for previews.
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QLThumbnailImageCreate does not include images used in HTML files
I'm trying to figure an easy way to create screenshots at 1200x800 from nearly one hundred HTML files using QuickLook. This line pretty much sums up with I'm doing:
CGImageRef imageRef = QLThumbnailImageCreate(NULL, (__bridge CFURLRef) [NSURL…

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Excluding email option from QLPreviewController in iOS6+
I was wondering if you can remove the mail option from the share menu in a QLPreviewController? I have searched up and down the documentation but couldnt find anything.

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quicklook not showing image but has right data
i'm using quicklook to preview an image saved locally. when i run the app, quicklook read the right file and has the right image memory but doesn't preview it. it shows me something like this.
in my code i'm passing an NSURL to this delegate method…

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How do I show a navigation bar on top of quicklook view on ios?
I have a controller in my application that is responsible for loading a quicklook view of a csv file. The file loads just fine and I'm able to render the quicklook view without error. The problem I'm facing is now giving the user the ability to…

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iOS quick look PDF how to go to specific page
Is it possible to open a PDF document on an specific page number using quick look framework?
or do I have to use another reader?
Thanks!.

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How to fetch a webpage in a quicklook plugin?
My plugin has to make a google request and then display another page's HTML content.
I have only been able to display HTML so far, even though QuickLook is supposed to support network access!
kng attempted to fetch pages (building a .webloc viewer),…

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View pdf when UiButton pressed
I trying to open a pdf document when a UiButton called viewManual is pressed. I have added the QuickLook framework and currently have:
.h
#import
@interface ObViewControllerUsingIObserve : UIViewController…

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Custom powerpoint viewer for iPhone
I want to write a simple powerpoint presentation viewer, that would allow the user to view different slides from different files at the same time, for example:
File 1 : Slide 5
User taps "next".
File 2 : Slide 9
The ordering of the slides is pre-set…

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UIImageView blocks touch for QLPreviewController
I have a UIImageView with a transparent gradient which I want to put in front of a quickLook preview controller. However, when I do this the preview controller no longer receives touch input. If I do this for a TableView there is no problem.
I use…

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Getting images from qlmanage
qlmanage can produce PNG's. Like this https://superuser.com/a/162221
But using the standard command I only get page 1.
Is it possible to get page 2? I was wondering if I could mimic the quicklook function in Apple Wiki.

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What OS X quicklook generator is used for java files?
The OS X Finder previews selected documents using quicklook.
[Q] How must my app be configured to be able intercept these requests and draw the preview?
Is there any way for my app to just forward the request of one file extension to another app…

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Add preview to new file type in Mac
I'm developing an app that uses a new file type and extension. What controls the preview of the file in Finder? I know how to change the file icon to a custom icon, but to actually preview the file, like .jpg, .txt or .csv do? Is that managed by…

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Which function does Leopard's Finder get the preview icons with the watermark on them?
I already took a look at GetIconRefFromFileInfo() and QLThumbnailImageCreate() but they just doesn't seem to be similar with what I see from the finder, which is a square icon with watermarks on it, e.g. if the file is RTF, it has this greyish…

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office documents won't open with quicklook
I've created 2 test applications:
In the one the documents are included into the bundle and can be opened by using the quick look controller.
In the other app, the documents are downloaded. When I try to open the files the quick-look controller…

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Spotlight and QuickLook integration
I wrote an app which document type is a bundle. This bundle contains 5 internal files, one of them is a HTML with the document "itself". I would like to make my app Spotlight and Quick Look enabled. Is there an easy way to tell the application "for…

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