Choose file types to be previewed as txt

[DBecker7]

📝 Provide a description of the new feature

A set of user-specified file extensions will be previewed in File Explorer Preview as if they were .txt files.

What is the expected behavior of the proposed feature? What is the scenario this would be used?

In the PowerToys setting, add a space to specify file extensions (perhaps as a text box where the user can put extensions separated by commas). Any file with this extension will be previewed as if it were a text file.

For example, quickly seeing the column names and first few lines of a .csv, seeing the description lines in a .fasta file, preview .py or .R code (especially useful if the first few lines are detailed description of the code).

Bonus request: view .Rmd files as if they were .md files.

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[crutkas]

#1527 i think is a better solution where we leverage monaco for rendering files