OfficeViewer plugin fails to preview PowerPoint
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Description
Problem description:
After installing the OfficeViewer plugin, PowerPoint files cannot be previewed correctly. Attempts with all versions and failed, while Excel and Word files can be previewed normally.
Plugin: https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer
OS version: Windows 11 25H2 26200.8037
QuickLook version: v4.4.0
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the PowerPoint preview failure with QuickLook v4.4.0 on Windows 11 and read the attached QuickLook.Exception.log. Then inspect the OfficeViewer plugin repository linked in the issue and compare its PowerPoint handling with the working Word and Excel previews. Done means PowerPoint files preview correctly without regressing the other formats.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100