Could add an auto-skip option for the non-native Office plugin when the native plugin is available?
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Description
Using QuickLook as a portable app across machines with/without Office. Native plugin provides superior quality, but non-native QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer still intercepts previews when native is available. Both plugins are installed to ensure fallback (no Office) + best quality (with Office), but currently require manual toggling.
Add an option to the non-native plugin to auto-detect if native plugin can handle the file; if yes, skip and let native take over for better quality.
Manual enable/disable via settings or scripts – both inconvenient.
Portable QuickLook usage across varying environments; applies to non-native plugin only.
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Research direction
Start by tracing how QuickLook.Plugin.OfficeViewer decides whether to handle Office files, then inspect how the native plugin exposes or detects its availability. Confirm the existing settings or script-based enable/disable paths. Done means the non-native plugin automatically skips files when the native plugin can handle them and remains available as a fallback when Office is absent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
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- 3-5 days
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