Quicklook issue PDF files

Hi,


I have a small issue with Quicklook that is actually frustrating because I use it all the time.


For whatever reason, after upgrading to Mac OS High Sierra, I can not Quicklook a PDFfile from the Dock anymore.

Quicklook works everywhere else as it should be, but when I click on my download folder in my Dock, move my mouse over a .PDF and click on the spacebar, it doesn't show the actual document, but only a very small preview, like you get in Finder when you click on a .PDF but don't double-click. I used this function all the time to see what downloaded document I needed, when I downloaded a bunch of .PDF's with different filenames. Especially when I was in fullscreen mode en had to drag a downloaded .PDF in my fullscreen application.


Does anyone know how to solve this? Is it because of a plug-in, or the .PDF's that are created?


Important note: It only is an issue with .PDF, every other file acts normal.


Thanks!

=> I tried it whit many different .PDF's, downloaded from different sources. It doesn't work with any of them.

MacBook, macOS High Sierra (10.13), Quicklook, Finder, Dock

Posted on Sep 27, 2017 1:01 PM

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Oct 4, 2017 9:20 AM in response to NichlsN

I see the same thing. I can't recall ever using this, but of course if this was part of your common workflow it is very annoying.


You should send feedback requesting this feature back. FWIW, other types of files do work with QuickLook from the Dock - I tried excel files, and quicktime movies - so it seems this may not have been intended.


http://www.apple.com/feedback

Oct 4, 2017 9:22 AM in response to gb_simon

gb_simon wrote:


I have the same question. Also, I used to be able to quick look PDFs and scroll "page-by-page". Now it scrolls continuously and it bugs me! Anyway to reverse that?


Thanks



You can move page-by-page if you first select a page in the thumbnails and then use the arrow keys to navigate. Maybe not the way you were used to, but perhaps a usable alternative.

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