How to display file preview for a file with no extension

[artman]

I have some files (mostly ascii text and some possibly copied from my Linux machine) that do not display a preview.

Is there a way to use the .txt preview handler as a default for (a) non-extension files and perhaps also for (b) files with an unknown extension, i.e., no installed handler.

Thank you.

[void]

Everything 1.4: not supported.
Everything 1.4 doesn't handle the registry lookup for the preview handler correctly for files with no extension.

To set the preview handler for files with no extension to the system TXT preview handler in Everything 1.5:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  preview
• Select: preview_handlers
• Set the value to:
  
  [{"filter":"regex:^[^.]*$","handler":"{1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}"}]
• Click OK.

To set the fallback preview handler to the system TXT preview handler in Everything 1.5:

• In Everything 1.5, from the Tools menu, click Options.
• Click the Advanced tab on the left.
• To the right of Show settings containing, search for:
  preview
• Select: preview_default_handler
• Set the value to:
  
  {1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}
• Click OK.

To set the system preview handler for no extensions to the system TXT preview handler:

• From the Start menu, search for: regedit
• Right click Registry Editor and click Run as administrator.
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
• Create the following Key:
  
  .
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.
  
  
• Create the following Key:
  
  {8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}
• Navigate to:
  
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f}
  
  
• Set the (Default) value data to:
  
  {1531d583-8375-4d3f-b5fb-d23bbd169f22}

Windows Explorer will use the system TXT preview handler for files with no extension.
Everything 1.4 doesn't use this preview handler.
Everything 1.5 will use this preview handler.

[artman]

Thanks for the very quick reply. I'm still using 1.4 and I've got other things to work on first, but look forward to trying out 1.5 a.s.a.p.

Cheers!
-Artman-