From: Alex M. <ah...@st...> - 2005-02-18 02:34:55
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I had no idea this feature existed, and now it sounds great! I think a=20= command-click to open as text would be just fine (and probably easier=20 than adding yet another pref) On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:16 PM, Ryan Thomas wrote: > I have to agree, 95% of my entries I do by hand through copy/paste=20 > with the text drawer. It's incredibly useful. > > Rryan > > On Feb 16, 2005, at 2:48 PM, jiho wrote: > >> >> Le 16 f=E9vr. 05, =E0 20:04, Michael McCracken a =E9crit : >> >>> >>> On Feb 16, 2005, at 3:35 AM, jiho wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>>> In addition, I found the Preview file and Preview text buttons=20 >>>>>> really useful and I'm disappointed to see them disappear. Indeed,=20= >>>>>> filling in the fields of a new bibliography item was great with=20= >>>>>> these: juste drag and drop the article in bibdesk, it creates a=20= >>>>>> new entry, click on preview text and copy paste! just great. Here=20= >>>>>> the preview text item is longer to get. I'm fillling much of my=20= >>>>>> bibliography by hand necause there are few free databases in my=20= >>>>>> field of interest and therefore few tools to get this information=20= >>>>>> automatically. Does somebody agree with this opinion? >>>>>> >>>>> Note that the functionality is still there, we just moved it to=20 >>>>> the menu of the View File popup button. I guess that should have=20= >>>>> been mentioned more clearly in the release notes. Click on the=20 >>>>> little arrow or hold down the mouse on the button. We thought it=20= >>>>> is more appropriate there, and also greatly cleans up the already=20= >>>>> too clogged editor UI. >>>> >>>> I found it but I just find it less usable: more difficult to get=20 >>>> and often I click on the PDF icon rather that on the arrow (which=20= >>>> is quite small) and it opens the pdf and not the test in the=20 >>>> drawer. >>>> but it's my personal opinion I was just asking the users for theirs=20= >>>> ;-) >>>> >>> >>> It's good to hear feedback - personally I use the default action=20 >>> (view in external viewer) more than the drawer. >>> Do you use the drawer more often than viewing the file in an=20 >>> external viewer? >>> If so, maybe you would want a preference that lets a single click=20 >>> open the drawer instead... >>> Also, would it be more usable if you could command-click and get the=20= >>> drawer? >>> >> >> what I use is the text preview in the drawer, in order to copy paste=20= >> from this rather than from the pdf. it's easier. to see the PDF i=20 >> prefer, like you, opening it in an external viewer. >> >> JiHO >> --- >> Windows, c'est un peu comme le beaujolais nouveau : >> a chaque nouvelle cuvee on sait que ce sera degueulasse, >> mais on en prend quand meme par masochisme. >> --- >> http://jo.irisson.free.fr/ >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide >> Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real=20 >> users. >> Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. >> http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id=14396&op=3Dclick >> _______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> Bib...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real=20 > users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id=14396&op=3Dclick > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bib...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > |