Chapter 12Spotlight, Quick Look, and Core Data

Developing for Mac OS X is about functionality meeting quality. When our applications have one without the other, we leave our users wanting more. They may not be able to define it, but “something” will be missing. Spotlight and Quick Look integration are two of those things that users don’t look for when trying a new application but are pleasantly surprised by when they stumble upon them. Surprisingly, not a lot of developers handle this integration. Perhaps it’s because Spotlight doesn’t get along with Core Data very well. Perhaps the feature is too abstracted away. But one thing is for certain—integrating with Spotlight is the right move going forward. Spotlight is here to stay, and users will ...

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