Skim PDF Reader and Note-taker for OS X

On Sep 10, 2010, at 18:40, Charles Turner wrote:

> Hi all-
> 
> I read with interest the recent thread about an application, but I went back to fix an issue with my Applescript and found that this seems to be about all you need to say to convert highlights:
> 
> tell application "Skim"
>  convert notes document 1
> end tell
> 
> I used to have to say something like:
> 
> tell application "Skim"
>  convert notes document 1
>  set theNotes to notes of document 1
>  repeat with i in theNotes
>    if type of i is equal to highlight note then
>      set theRun to get text for (get selection of i)
>      set text of i to attribute run 1 of theRun
>    end if
>  end repeat
> end tell
> 
> So has the Applescript changed? If so, thanks so much!
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Charles
> 

No, this hasn't changed, except that you don't need to do the extra stuff anymore, because the text should already be set with the latest release.

But Alex's gripe was that the AppleScript launches Skim, he wanted to convert notes without the need to do that.

 On the other hand, the AppleScript will still have some advantages over the (coming) tool. For instance, the tool won't be able to automatically set the text for highlights, it won't be able to handle password protected PDFs, and it won't be able to substitute some default properties (such as the font for anchored notes). 

Christiaan

On Sep 10, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:

> No, this hasn't changed, except that you don't need to do the extra stuff anymore, because the text should already be set with the latest release.

Hi Christiaan-

Yes. I'm very thankful for that, because my original script crapped out when an attribute run changed (ie italics to plain text) in a highlight. :-( Much simpler now, thanks!

> But Alex's gripe was that the AppleScript launches Skim, he wanted to convert notes without the need to do that.
> 
> On the other hand, the AppleScript will still have some advantages over the (coming) tool. For instance, the tool won't be able to automatically set the text for highlights, it won't be able to handle password protected PDFs, and it won't be able to substitute some default properties (such as the font for anchored notes). 

I'm a fan of the Applescript method, as I can look at the document before I send it down the assembly line. Got another script that converts Skimnotes to OPML for export to Tinderbox...

Bon Ouikend,

Charles

Charles,
    I'd be interested in your Tinderbox script, if you're willing to share
it. I'd also love to hear how you currently use it.

-peter-

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Charles Turner <vze26m98@...:

> On Sep 10, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
>
> > No, this hasn't changed, except that you don't need to do the extra stuff
> anymore, because the text should already be set with the latest release.
>
> Hi Christiaan-
>
> Yes. I'm very thankful for that, because my original script crapped out
> when an attribute run changed (ie italics to plain text) in a highlight. :-(
> Much simpler now, thanks!
>
> > But Alex's gripe was that the AppleScript launches Skim, he wanted to
> convert notes without the need to do that.
> >
> > On the other hand, the AppleScript will still have some advantages over
> the (coming) tool. For instance, the tool won't be able to automatically set
> the text for highlights, it won't be able to handle password protected PDFs,
> and it won't be able to substitute some default properties (such as the font
> for anchored notes).
>
> I'm a fan of the Applescript method, as I can look at the document before I
> send it down the assembly line. Got another script that converts Skimnotes
> to OPML for export to Tinderbox...
>
> Bon Ouikend,
>
> Charles
>
>
>
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