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v17.90.0401 - 2017-06-02 12:04
+++ Configuration | Previewed Formats: Added category "User-Defined Preview
Handlers". Here you can associate file types (identified by the extension)
directly with the GUID of any installed 32-bit preview handler. It's your
job to find out the GUID and whether the handler if fit to preview this
type of files. So this is definitely an advanced feature.
The syntax is simple. For example, this definition would associate EXE
files with the Quick View Plus handler:
exe>{8B1E92F5-AC8E-4DAB-9804-3C01AA112F17}
The displayed item in the list comes with some additional human-friendly
information for your pleasure, for example:
*.exe, Executable File > {8B1E92F5-AC8E-4DAB-9804-3C01AA112F17}, Quick View Plus - Preview Handler
Notes:
- A new Edit button allows you to edit existing definitions (also
user-defined items in other categories). Alternatively, F2 will invoke
the Edit interface.
Tip: You can easily multiply associations by adding extensions separated
by a semicolon, e.g.:
exe;bat>{8B1E92F5-AC8E-4DAB-9804-3C01AA112F17}
- User-Defined Preview Handlers has precedence over all other categories.
So this is the complete order of precedence (the order in which a given
extension is checked against the categories):
User-Defined Preview Handlers
Text Files
Office Files
Web Files
Font Files
Image Files
Audio Files
Video Files
- Contrary to other categories you can have more than one definition for
the same extension in the list. So you can quickly de/activate a preview
handler by changing some checkmarks. Fictitious example:
- txt>{1B1E92F5-AC8E-4DAB-9804-3C01AA112F17}
+ txt>{2B1E92F5-AC8E-4DAB-9804-3C01AA112F17}
- txt>{3B1E92F5-AC8E-4DAB-9804-3C01AA112F17}
The list is processed from top to bottom, unchecked items are ignored,
the first match wins.
- With UDPHs (User-defined Preview Handlers) you gain unprecedented
control over the preview of particular file types. For example, if you
have more than one image preview handler on the system, you can now
easily define which is used for which image type, without going into the
configuration of each preview handler or editing the registry.
- This feature also increases portability: You can re-associate preview
handlers without touching the registry of the host system.
- Last not least, now MSG files can be previewed (at least using Quick
View Plus).
- Tweak CustomPreviewHandlerMSG removed. UDPH is the way now.
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