IDEA: display first page of pdf, when hovering over the pdf file

[kalos]

hello
is it possible to display a popup with the first page of a pdf, when hovering over a pdf file in Windows Explorer?
same with text, image, etc files
thanks

[CleverCat]

Yes - with Quick Pdf Tools you can do that and much more! I find it invaluable... and its FREE 

Quick Pdf Tools

[CleverCat]

Not sure if u need Windows 7....

[kalos]

Not sure if u need Windows 7....

-CleverCat (October 09, 2011, 06:40 AM)

Win7 is a big no for me
how about text files, images, etc?

[Curt]

No program will display a pdf popup in Explorer, merely on hover, they all need you to first activate the file - also Quick Tool (right-click). There are a couple of viewers that will display them all, pdf pics text rtf, but not in Explorer. Wouldn't it be enough for you to have page 1 as a thumbnail (view: "large icons")?:




I use Nitro Pro 6 OCR, but almost any good pdf editor will give you this feature in Explorer. For pre-viewing photos and text files, I use Quizo QTTabbar, but I cannot make a screenshot of it, to show.

[kalos]

Wouldn't it be enough for you to have page 1 as a thumbnail (view: "large icons")?:

-Curt (October 09, 2011, 10:06 AM)

I already use this feature now, but it does not work in desktop and it does not work when I have set folder view to "details" (which is my prefered)

[cranioscopical]

Win7 is a big no for me
how about text files, images, etc?

-kalos (October 09, 2011, 07:10 AM)

Following up on the post by CleverCat, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Quick PDF Tools

[kalos]

Win7 is a big no for me
how about text files, images, etc?

-kalos (October 09, 2011, 07:10 AM)

Following up on the post by CleverCat, Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit) Quick PDF Tools

-cranioscopical (October 09, 2011, 11:27 AM)

this app doesn't do what the title of the thread says, not in pdf, neither in any kind of file, unless, I miss something

[IainB]

@kalos:
The Windows Explorer replacement tool, xplorer², has a "Quck View" function, where it can do rather more than just show the first page of a file. For example, for any file you select (not hover) it can  give you things like:
* display the draft and native content of a .pdf file.
* display the draft and native contents of a Word file.
* display the contents of a .txt file.
* display an image file.
* play an .mp3 or other (sound file).
* play a video file (various formats).
* it will also display the text in many other files (e.g., html files, script files).

The display is made in a special Quick View window that is opened when you select Quick View. All you need to do is scroll through the files to see the display of contents.

[CleverCat]

Forgot u need to right click  

But, PDF XChange Viewer does it on hover! (Pdf only) (Not sure about XP though)  

Windows 7 previews image and text files on hover in Explorer for me!