Quick Look files in Open and Save dialogs

I was digging through my old email archives the other day, when I stumbled on one that explained how to use Quick Look on documents in Open and Save dialogs. The trick? A free AppleScript Quick Look Droplet, provided by none other than Apple themselves. 

There are actually two little apps on that page -- Quick Look Droplet, and Quick Look Viewer. The first is just what you might guess it is -- drag and drop any file or files onto its icon, and you'll get a Quick Look preview of those files. The second is a miniature media player, of sorts. You can store files inside the application bundle, and those files will be shown in Quick Look when the program runs. So you could, in theory, place the desired documents in the application bundle, then distribute that bundle to customers as a demo of your work, without worrying about them having the proper tools to actually open those files. 

But I really like the Quick Look Droplet. Store it in your Dock, and you can then drag a file from an Open or Save dialog onto the Droplet, and you'll see a Quick Look preview of that document. The only minor issue is that these two apps are using qlmanage to show the previews, which means things don't work quite like they do in the Finder. You can't, for instance, close the Quick Look window with the Space Bar. However, I love having Quick Look in the Open and Save dialogs, so much so that I've given this droplet a spot in my Dock.