Comments on: Select text in a Quick Look preview window https://www.defaults-write.com/select-text-in-a-quick-look-preview-window/ Unveil hidden macOS (OS X) features Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:27:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Philip Widing https://www.defaults-write.com/select-text-in-a-quick-look-preview-window/#comment-4398 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:27:52 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=191#comment-4398 I got the error message shown above, but the command did make the change. Using “defaults read com.apple.finder | grep ‘QL’ ” revealed the setting. It is working. Thanks.

]]> By: Philip Widing https://www.defaults-write.com/select-text-in-a-quick-look-preview-window/#comment-4397 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 03:15:38 +0000 http://www.defaults-write.com/?p=191#comment-4397 This command doesn’t work for me in 10.8.2:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool TRUE
Password:
2013-03-08 22:13:17.425 defaults[86439:707]
The domain/default pair of (/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder, QLEnableTextSelection) does not exist
2013-03-08 22:13:17.441 defaults[86441:707]
The domain/default pair of (/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder, QLEnableTextSelection) does not exist

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