.txt quicklook plugin?

You don't need a plugin because you already have that functionality. Any file that has a .txt extension should open in QuickLook just fine. The weird problem is that plain text files, recognized as such by the Finder (GetInfo shows them as Plain Text, and they can even be assigned to open with TextEdit) won't work with QL without an extension. As soon as you add the .txt extension, they preview in QL just fine. Also, there are other plain text files, with a different extension such as .php and .css files, which will not show with QL. But plain text files with a .txt extension should "just work"--if yours aren't then something is wrong with your install.
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I believe the text files are handled by a basic part of a normal install, the Text.qlgenerator. It should be here:

/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Generators/T ext.qlgenerator

Also in that folder should be the following:

Audio.qlgenerator
Bookmark.qlgenerator
Contact.qlgenerator
Font.qlgenerator
iCal.qlgenerator
Mail.qlgenerator
Movie.qlgenerator
Package.qlgenerator
PDF.qlgenerator
StandardBundles.qlgenerator
Text.qlgenerator
Web.qlgenerator

The most recent version number for the Text generator is 1.3.1. Whether you can reinstall that using Pacifist, I just don't know. If the Text.qlgenerator is actually where it ought to be, you could try creating a new admin user, launch TextEdit and create a new text file (be sure it has the .txt extension!), then try QL there and see if it works. If it does work, then you know the basic system is actually OK. I would try that first.
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Sounds rather odd to me. As I mentioned, plain text files that do not have a .txt extension show as a blank page, and will not display in QL, but once the extension is added to the file name, they acquire the generic text icon, and show in QL. You might open Console and do a QL on a text file and see if an error shows up.

When you do a QL the Finder should also show a boost in the % of CPU that it is using. Try launching Activity Monitor and determine if you see such an increase when you hit the spacebar for different files--more complex things, such RTF or PDFs with graphics and what not, boost finder CPU use by up to 10% on my machine, a simple text file about 2%. If I inspect the Finder with Activity Monitor and have it display Open Files and Ports, while I have a QL up of a text file, I see the following items present that are related to QuickLook:

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/QuickLookUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Dis playBundles/Web.qldisplay/Contents/MacOS/Web
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/QuickLookUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Dis playBundles/PDF.qldisplay/Contents/MacOS/PDF
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Page01BaseMa skCorner.png
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Page01BaseCu rl.png
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/QuickLookUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Dis playBundles/NSImage.qldisplay/Contents/MacOS/NSImage
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/QuickLookUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Dis playBundles/Generic.qldisplay/Contents/MacOS/Generic
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/BookmarkGene ricIcon.png
/System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/GenericFolde rFlat.png
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/QuickLookUI.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Dis playBundles/Text.qldisplay/Contents/MacOS/Text

If your Finder is also showing all of those in its operation, and you don't have any errors showing in Console, afraid I have no idea what is wrong nor how to fix it.
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Well, the only reference I could find for "QLcolorcode" was to a plugin for colorizing source code, which I didn't have. So I downloaded a copy:

http://code.google.com/p/qlcolorcode/

I installed it in the /Library/QuickLook folder, where it joined my collection of qlgenerators, and works as advertised, it does indeed colorize source code files (not something I have any use for actually). I don't get any error messages in Console, and my text files still display in QuickLook. You might look in both /Library/QuickLook and also see if you have it in /Users/yourname/Library/QuickLook (you may not have such a folder, I don't, but it is a possible place for it to be installed). It is even possible to accidently install it in /System/Library/QuickLook (all I have there are two plugins, I believe both were installed by Apple's installer, one is for iChat and the other for Office). So check and see if you find a QLColorCode.qlgenerator in any of those three possible locations. If you do find it, remove it. Try logging out and back in, or just relaunch Finder, and try QL again while watching Console.

Other than that I'm at a loss, other than thinking that something went basically wrong with your Leopard installation of the QuickLook components initially. Your statement about trying to take a snapshot in Console is worrying--in the last hour I've only gotten 7 messages in Console.
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