In the Mac OS X Finder, Can I replace the standard option of a windowed preview (Quick Look) with a fullscreen view (Slideshow)?
Command + Option + Y = Fullscreen
Space = Windowed
Is there a way of making space perform the fullscreen mode instead?
Best Answer
It is not possible in Mac OS X itself, since Space does not actually activate a menu item, and the title of the menu item in the
File
menu changes with the name of the selected object(s). You could learn to pressOption-Space
for fullscreen mode.Alternatively, you can use hotkey/utility applications such as Butler or Keyboard Maestro for this, to intercept your key press and reroute it. The following steps are for Butler.
Cmd-Opt-Y
(which is the regular Finder key combination for fullscreen/"slideshow" Quick Look.A significant downside to this sledge-hammer-solution: You cannot ever press space in Finder to have it mean something else. Renaming folders, searching in Spotlight: Space is not going to work.