Re:Elementary OS 6 Odin
by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @06:33PM
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> QuickLook remains one of the few examples of a generic extensible document reader in modern operating systems.
...were there other ones in classic operating systems? QuickTime <= 10.2 did let you install third-party components (I wrote one recently), but what else was there?
Re:Elementary OS 6 Odin
by mixmastamyk on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @08:05PM
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The Amiga pioneered this with datatypes.
Re:Elementary OS 6 Odin
by kitsunesoba on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @06:41PM
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There was OpenDoc on classic Mac OS, and I think maybe COM on the Microsoft side of the fence? Not as well versed on Windows stuff though so that may be a misread on my part.
Aside from that, QuickLook remains one of the few examples of a generic extensible document reader in modern operating systems. The way it gains the ability to read new types of files just by virtue of the owning app’s bundle being present on the system (no installation necessary, and it goes away when you delete the app) makes so much sense, and it’s a shame that there’s no equivalent on Windows and Linux.