JSON on Catalina not working app says handled

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

Installed latest and checked the system preferences. JSON does not change quicklook. Thanks

sbarex commented 3 years ago

It can be due to two things:

in your system the json files are registered by some application with a non-standard UTI. What is the output of this terminal command: mdls -name kMDItemContentType A_JSON_PATH (replace A_JSON_PATH with a path of an exists json file).
in your system the preview of json files is handled by another application. In System preferences, Extensions, Quicklook, check which extensions are active. You can try dragging Syntax Highlight extension to the top of the list.

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

Neither of those, output is kMDItemContentType = "public.json"

Syntax highlight is at the top of the list.

sbarex commented 3 years ago

Test some of these workaround:

move the app to the trash and back to the application formder and retry the quicklook
try to use the rtf output mode.
enable the debug settings, open a quicklook preview of a json file, then check the colorize.log on your desktop for some errors

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

Did all of that and still no change. No file on the desktop either if quicklook json. If I quicklook another file, yes the log appears with no errors. Thanks

sbarex commented 3 years ago

If the colorize.log is not generated for json files it means that the application is not considered by the operating system for that extension.

Is very strange. At the moment I no longer have a catalina system for testing.

Have you installed any old quicklook generators? What is the output of this command? qlmanage -m | grep json

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

public.json -> /System/Library/QuickLook/Text.qlgenerator (906.3)

Which appears to be OS, date is the OS install of that generator.

sbarex commented 3 years ago

Yes, also on my Big Sur system the output is the same.

Try this to view registered quicklook extensions:

pluginkit -A -m -p com.apple.quicklook.preview -vv

And also this command:

pluginkit -m -i org.sbarex.SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight.QuicklookExtension --raw

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

FYI: the app is unstable as well, when I scroll the file types, beach ball, search for "sh" beach ball.

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                Path = /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/PlugIns/SafariQuickLookPreview.appex
                UUID = 82E723B0-A802-4A7F-B8E9-ECBF350AC33A
           Timestamp = 2021-03-15 16:58:44 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
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          Short Name = SafariQuickLookPreview
         Parent Name = Safari

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                UUID = C612EA38-4E3E-49CF-983B-9B2FD9FB992B
           Timestamp = 2021-02-11 16:27:38 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
        Display Name = SceneKitQLPreviewExtension
          Short Name = SceneKitQLPreviewExtension

     com.apple.mail.MailQuickLookExtension(1.0)
                Path = /System/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/PlugIns/MailQuickLookExtension.appex
                UUID = CE172068-2D13-47C3-87EF-952D133A9729
           Timestamp = 2021-02-11 16:27:45 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /System/Applications/Mail.app
        Display Name = MailQuickLookExtension.appex
          Short Name = Mail
         Parent Name = Mail

     com.apple.Notes.QuickLookExtension(1.2)
                Path = /System/Applications/Notes.app/Contents/PlugIns/com.apple.Notes.QuickLookExtension.appex
                UUID = 0967EBDD-516B-4967-B328-F234CA2E560F
           Timestamp = 2021-02-11 16:27:45 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /System/Applications/Notes.app
        Display Name = Notes QuickLook Extension
          Short Name = com.apple.Notes.QuickLookExtension
         Parent Name = Notes

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                UUID = EF0D3AEE-525C-467C-B520-255900678B15
           Timestamp = 2021-03-15 16:16:02 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /Applications/Syntax Highlight.app
          Short Name = Syntax Highlight Quicklook Extension
         Parent Name = Syntax Highlight

     com.apple.reminders.quicklookextension(7.0)
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                UUID = 13AD72CA-FAD9-48A4-A544-F731051E94A3
           Timestamp = 2021-02-11 16:27:45 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /System/Applications/Reminders.app
        Display Name = Reminders
          Short Name = Reminders
         Parent Name = Reminders

     com.findergg.iPreview.Preview(1.4.3)
                Path = /Applications/iPreview.app/Contents/PlugIns/Preview.appex
                UUID = 1305407E-6A76-46B6-B07B-4B8F618D2C04
           Timestamp = 2021-03-05 22:32:40 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /Applications/iPreview.app
        Display Name = iPreview Quick Look
          Short Name = Preview
         Parent Name = iPreview

     com.apple.RAQLPreviewExtension(1.0)
                Path = /System/Library/Frameworks/RealityKit.framework/PlugIns/RAQLPreviewExtension.appex
                UUID = 87B4DB7E-4D3F-450C-97C4-35DC21DEEB6B
           Timestamp = 2021-02-11 16:27:38 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
        Display Name = RAQLPreviewExtension
          Short Name = RAQLPreviewExtension

     com.panic.Nova.NovaQuickLookPreview(5)
                Path = /Applications/Nova.app/Contents/PlugIns/Nova Quick Look Previewing.appex
                UUID = 0A60E7D3-B27B-4AE2-98F1-93D479A68EA5
           Timestamp = 2021-03-02 20:34:14 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /Applications/Nova.app
        Display Name = Quick Look Previewing
          Short Name = Nova Quick Look Previewing
         Parent Name = Nova

     com.apple.podcasts.MacQuicklookExtension(1.0)
                Path = /System/Applications/Podcasts.app/Contents/PlugIns/MacQuicklookExtension.appex
                UUID = 6FD3F0E4-5570-45F0-BE0A-C4E3F954E8FD
           Timestamp = 2021-02-11 16:27:45 +0000
                 SDK = com.apple.quicklook.preview
       Parent Bundle = /System/Applications/Podcasts.app
        Display Name = MacQuicklookExtension
          Short Name = MacQuicklookExtension
         Parent Name = Podcasts

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sbarex commented 3 years ago

From what I see everything seems to me set up correctly. including handling of the json format.

As the only other suggestion I would try with Onyx to do a maintenance cycle by rebuilding the launchservice and XPC database. Generally it has never bothered me but I can't guarantee it will be the same for you.

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

Thanks I found, maybe the culprits, or related. If I turn off Panic Nova and iPreview in system preferences, then it works.

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

How can Panic Nova and iPreview trump Syntax Highlight? Syntax Highlight is first in the list in preferences. Thanks

sbarex commented 3 years ago

I have no idea. Apple isn't very clear about it

AddictArts commented 3 years ago

Ok, bummer, thanks though, really appreciated. I'll file another bug for the spinning beachball.

sbarex / SourceCodeSyntaxHighlight

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