TIP: How to preview any text file in File Explorer

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

https://larsfosdal.blog/2020/06/09/preview-any-text-file/

[mvanrijnen 123]

We are now expecting some handy tool ofcourse :)

 

[Lars Fosdal 1792]

No tool. Just an entry in the registry per text file extension (.pas .dpr .json etc).

[limelect 48]

Just used it for dpr. Greate. Thanks for the info. No need for a tool. It took 2 min.

I also added  "Content Type" is it needed ?

Edited June 9, 2020 by limelect

[PeterPanettone 158]

Microsoft File Explorer is such an outdated legacy tool. When you use Directory Opus as a replacement for Microsoft File Explorer you get an automatic preview of ALL text files (including all Delphi file types of course) with syntax highlighting and these features:

 

 

The Directory Opus preview uses the preview handler from Rodrigo Ruz and has everything you could wish for in your wildest dreams: