One of the lesser publicized features of Vista happens to be one of the more useful, the Windows Explorer’s Preview Pane. The Preview Pane allows you to single click a particular file and get a preview of the document, without opening the full blown application associated with it. Quite handy, except by default, Vista only knows how to handle a few file types. Unsurprisingly, formats such as .txt, .doc, .ppt, and .xls work well. But what of other formats like .css, .js, or .php? Those would be quite handy no?
Contrary to popular opinion, Windows is pretty customizable – assuming you like to get up close with the Bermuda Triangle known as the Windows Registry. Through the Registry you are able to add file handlers for each extension for the Preview Pane. Fantastic, but quite daunting and confusing, and even a bit tedious for seasoned veterans. Thankfully, there is now a GUI that hides all this complication with a straightforward approach to the problem.



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