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10.6: See folder content previews in Quick Look
10.6: See folder content previews in Quick Look
Snow Leopard's Quick Look has a hidden feature that is not enabled by default, and can only be enabled through Terminal. Essentially, when 'X-Ray mode' is turned on, Quick Looking a folder will show, in a way, the contents of the folder. Instead of just seeing the regular folder icon in ...
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TUAW Tips: Get a better view with Quick Look
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... You can get this working on your Mac in a few simple steps: Quit/Relaunch Finder using the Force Quit menu Open Terminal Paste (or type) the following command: defaults write com.apple.Finder QLEnableXRayFolders 1 Relaunch Finder The contents of the folder will now be shown when you use Quick Look. In true Apple elegance, the files will even fade and cycle through the contents. [via Mac OS X Hints] TUAWTUAW Tips: Get a better view with Quick Look originally appeared on ...

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This is an update to an item originally published on Thursday, 27 August 2009. Apple’s re-vamping of Leopard , slimming down and streamlining the OS for intel-only architectures. Notes: Desired Effect What To Do Enable Quicklook view of folder contents defaults write ...