Web Archives

mbnelson · July 31, 2009, 2:37pm

Is there anyway to make DT Web Archives viewable in “quick look”/cover flow?

Maybe this is written somewhere–I did search for it, but couldn’t find it, except another post about the same problem which had no reply.

Bill_DeVille · July 31, 2009, 3:18pm

Not unless/until Apple does that.

cgrunenberg · July 31, 2009, 3:19pm

There are third-party plugins for Quick Look to display web archives (see qlplugins.com/browse/) but they’re not compatible to Safari 4.0.

mbnelson · July 31, 2009, 6:54pm

Thanks. I downloaded and tried it just in case, but as you said, it doesn’t work with the current version of Safari. Hopefully, someone will fix that!

sjk · July 31, 2009, 9:23pm

Version 1.0.1 of the FJNWebArchive Quick Look plug-in is compatible with Safari 4; get it here:

WebArchive Quick Look Plug-in Peoject Top Page - SourceForge.JP

Bill_DeVille · July 31, 2009, 9:27pm

As WebArchive is Apple’s own file format, I wish they would provide and maintain the display plugin, as third-party plugins may break every time Apple modifies Safari/WebKit code.

mbnelson · July 31, 2009, 11:57pm

Got the new version and it does work for “quick look”. But I still get the “archive” image in coverflow rather than a glimpse of the actual file, which is a major bummer (and what I was really looking for).

But it helps a little, I guess.

And I agree, Apple should take responsibility for this!