Quick look scaling in Mojave

I am very pleased with new features of Mojave, but I am disappointed to find out that I can no longer switch to 100% scale while viewing images in macOS Mojave using quick look in finder (with space button). Previously when I open an image in quick look, I could click "option" keyboard button and quickly switch to 100% resolution. Now this does not work. Is it a bug or they deliberately removed this useful feature?


I mistakenly called quick look in finder a "Preview", which is a different application.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS Mojave (10.14), null

Posted on Sep 26, 2018 12:13 PM

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Sep 26, 2018 12:57 PM in response to dialabrain

"option + space bar" opens in full screen. "option" worked like "command 0" does in Mojave, but I could also switch back to "fit" to window mode with the same button. And if I would click and hold "option" it would go back in to "fit" mode as soon as I released the button. Very useful feature for a quick look. Unfortunately unavailable now.

Sep 26, 2018 12:45 PM in response to alekseyfromsan francisco

alekseyfromsan francisco wrote:


I am sorry about misunderstanding. I actually meant Quick Look, not Preview application. I corrected the question details.


And yes, command 0, -, + work in quick look too. Thanks for the tip.


In Mojave they added edit capabilities to Quick Look, which is nice, but now "option" button handles changes in rotation direction. I am not sure if this is an overlap or they removed the former functionality completely. It was convenient though - I could use just one button when going over my gallery to identify images with focus issues and delete them. command 0 is better than nothing, but it does not go in the other direction.


Yes your "Quick Look" will take some getting used to.


You can always submit your user experience for improvements to the interface—

Apple Feedback http://www.apple.com/feedback

Sep 26, 2018 12:35 PM in response to leroydouglas

I am sorry about misunderstanding. I actually meant Quick Look, not Preview application. I corrected the question details.


And yes, command 0, -, + work in quick look too. Thanks for the tip.


In Mojave they added edit capabilities to Quick Look, which is nice, but now "option" button handles changes in rotation direction. I am not sure if this is an overlap or they removed the former functionality completely. It was convenient though - I could use just one button when going over my gallery to identify images with focus issues and delete them. command 0 is better than nothing, but it does not go in the other direction.

Sep 26, 2018 12:25 PM in response to alekseyfromsan francisco

alekseyfromsan francisco wrote:


I am very pleased with new features of Mojave, but I am disappointed to find out that I can no longer switch to 100% scale while previewing images in macOS Mojave. Previously when I open an image in Preview, I could click "option" keyboard button and quickly switch to 100% resolution. Now this does not work. Is it a bug or they deliberately removed this useful feature?


You still have the option for defining scale on PDF's and images— Preview>Preferences>Images/PDF


and as dialabrain suggest above the keyboard short cut works like it always has

command 0 (actual)

command - (smaller)

command + (larger)


User uploaded file


https://support.apple.com/guide/preview/welcome/mac


How to edit images and mark up PDFs with Preview on your Mac - Apple Support

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