Hi, I have released a program similar to Apple's Quick Look. ( lemmy.world )

It is a very simple program that allows you to have a quick overview of the contents of some files.

The program requires some python libraries and I have made a list of those needed for some distributions. they are generally always the same, just the names change a little.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB1SRV1ldnw

Github: github.com/Nyre221/dolphin-quick-view

Download: www.pling.com/p/2083711/

Andy ,
@Andy@programming.dev avatar

This looks cool, thanks!

A couple questions from looking at the repo:

  • instructions reference INSTALL.sh but that’s not in the source? Maybe only in the release tarball?
  • does it clear the user’s entire clipboard history each time it’s run?
  • would it make sense to package this up for PyPI, with system deps being checked for and reported from within python? If so, are you interested in pull requests?
Nies221 OP ,
@Nies221@lemmy.world avatar

instructions reference INSTALL.sh but that’s not in the source? Maybe only in the release tarball?

I added it to the repository: github.com/Nyre221/…/package creation

does it clear the user’s entire clipboard history each time it’s run?

I made some changes and now it doesn’t delete all the history, only the last thing copied (afterwards try to restore it but it doesn’t work if you copied a folder or file): github.com/…/dolphin_quick_view_shortcut.sh

this is caused by dolphin’s limitations and there’s not much I can do about it.

would it make sense to package this up for PyPI, with system deps being checked for and reported from within python? If so, are you interested in pull requests?

I don’t think it makes much sense for this application.
For now I’m trying to integrate the modules inside a .pyz and eliminate the use of pip: github.com/Nyre221/dolphin-quick-view/issues/10

carlschwan Mod ,

Very cool. Nice work! I wonder how an implementation with KPart/C++ would look like

Nies221 OP ,
@Nies221@lemmy.world avatar

Thanks!

I wonder how an implementation with KPart/C++ would look like

I’m not sure what you mean, I have no experience with c++.

Xirup ,
@Xirup@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

It looks absolutely great and I will download it, but I have a question, what advantage does it have, for example, to use this instead, for example, to open Okular to view a PDF?

I suppose it has the advantage of not opening a complete program like an office suite to take a quick look at a file.

And thanks for considering posting on Lemmy! I have no idea if you shared it on Reddit or if you use it, but I suppose that 90% of developers prefer to share their creation there because there is more public there.

Sneptaur ,
@Sneptaur@pawb.social avatar

It’s much faster than opening an application. Extremely lightweight and keyboard operable. Insanely intuitive.

Select item. Hit space bar. Use arrow keys to view next or previous item. Hit space bar again to close it.

You should test out Apple’s Finder. It’s packed with features like this that save hours of people’s time every month

Nies221 OP ,
@Nies221@lemmy.world avatar

Look, I’ve never used Apple’s quick look or Gnome sushi so I can’t answer this question. The people here can definitely give you a better answer than me haha

After reading about a user who was looking for an alternative to Apple’s Quick Look and Sushi Gnome I decided to create this program to practice with python and make someone happy. I didn’t expect there were so many people with the same need.

It looks absolutely great and I will download it, but I have a question, what advantage does it have, for example, to use this instead, for example, to open Okular to view a PDF?

I think its usefulness lies in the ability to scroll between files (even of different types) with the arrow keys, plus being fast.

huskypenguin ,

Oh my god THANK YOU.

I have been searching for this for a year. Forum discussion usually come out to “why would you need that?” I work in media and have to look at an enormous amount of video and photo content, quick look is an absolute necessity!

runjun ,

Honestly one of the most frustrating responses in the tech community.

ugo ,

I think it’s the only reasonable response.

I don’t know what quick look is, but you file explorer has file previews yes? Why are they not sufficient? How does quick look differ?

If file thumbnails are not sufficient, you can open the file to look at it yes? Why is it not sufficient? How does quick look differ?

Like, if you don’t give me an explanation of the problem and how the envisioned solution fixes it, how can I evaluate pros and cons and potentially implement it?

If you can’t or are not willing to answer very simple questions on a product you are wishing for / requesting, how can anybody reason about it and help making it happen, or support the cause for its creation?

Not pointing fingers at anyone by the way, just explaining why this response is so common and why, in my opinion, perfectly reasonable.

Asking why is not synonym with “no, use ” and more about “in which way is failing to provide a solution?”

eltimablo ,

I disagree. I think it's often mistaken for derision when in reality it's a request for a better description of the use case.

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