Is it possible to change the "Quick Look" zoom modifier key? On a Mac, while using Quick Look to briefly view the contents of a file (by pressing the space bar while the file is selected in Finder), one can use the option ⌥ key to achieve two results, depending on the file type:


Convert the scroll gesture into a convenient zoom. The user custom sets the zoom amount.


For example, if the file is a PDF.

The option ⌥ key instantly triggers a fixed zoom. Scrolling only affects the coordinates of the displayed area, and does not affect the zoom amount.


For example, if the file is a JPEG.



Is it possible to change this key, from option ⌥ to, for example, control ⌃? 

The hotkey for Quick Look zoom is mysteriously absent from the "Zoom" sub-category within the "Accessibility" menu in System Preferences:
To have System Preferences > Accessibility > Zoom use e.g. ^⌘8, instead of ⌥⌘8 as shown in the image below:



Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Accessibility > Zoom and change the keyboard shortcuts from the default, as shown in the image below:



To as shown in this image below: