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Kucera
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Preview no-extension files

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As 9.40 can now add PFA for no-extension files, I tried to add just a comma, or "*," to the text formats preview, but no success. Since these are all plain text files, I can easily see them in the Raw Preview tab, but it would be nice not to have to switch tabs. Is there another way to accomplish this? I mean, for a file with no extension to show in the preview tab as a text file.
On a related matter - the .doc and .docx files still get the infamous "do you want to open or save" question instead of a preview. Are we getting close to a fix?
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Good idea. Later...

Fix comes in September.

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admin wrote:Fix comes in September.
Great because this also affects powerpoint and excel file extension too. I'm sure if probably affects a number of MS products in addition. Good to know that this will be fixed.

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acheton wrote:
admin wrote:Fix comes in September.
Great because this also affects powerpoint and excel file extension too. I'm sure if probably affects a number of MS products in addition. Good to know that this will be fixed.
Well, I hope I can fix it. :)

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admin wrote:Well, I hope I can fix it. :)
Me too...whilst on the subject of previews it would be nice for those of us with widescreen monitors/dual monitors to have the ability to have the preview windows running vertically down the screen rather than horizontally across. This would seem, to me at least, to be a more natural preview of a file. Is this something you are considering?

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acheton wrote:it would be nice for those of us with widescreen monitors/dual monitors to have the ability to have the preview windows running vertically down the screen rather than horizontally across. This would seem, to me at least, to be a more natural preview of a file. Is this something you are considering?
See http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic. ... 541#p41541 (used "preview vertical" as search...there are other threads as well)
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