Re: [Skim-app-users] Other apps' windows on top in presentation mode

[Christiaan H. <cmh...@gm...>]

On Nov 19, 2009, at 16:48, Mitch Keller wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> I use LaTeX and Beamer to make slides for my classes. I also have a  
> Wacom Bamboo tablet that I use to annotate the slides in class. The  
> final piece of my instructional technology puzzle is a classroom  
> response system or "clickers" (like Ask the Audience on Who Wants to  
> be a Millionaire?). I've been using Interwrite-brand clickers and  
> their Interwrite Response software. This is a Java-based program that  
> manages to float it's control bar on top of Skim in presentation mode,  
> which is exactly what I need. I can also bring up a chart of student  
> responses to the questions. However, this spring I'm supposed to pilot  
> the TurningPoint Anywhere software with their brand of clickers. The  
> TurningPoint Anywhere windows are transparent windows that appear more  
> Mac-native than the Interwrite Response bar and window. Unfortunately,  
> I cannot get these windows to appear on top of presentation mode in  
> Skim, meaning that if there's no way to resolve this, I'll have to  
> find another PDF presentation and annotation option. Everything I've  
> tried is vastly inferior to Skim, so I'm hoping there's a way to allow  
> something like the Keynote preference that allows other applications  
> to use the display.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Mitch
> -- 
> Mitch Keller
> mi...@re...
> 
> http://www.rellek.net/
> 

You could try using the Full Screen mode for presentations, this uses normal window level. Using some hidden prefs (i.p. SKHideClosedFullScreenSidePanels, see the Wiki) and custom view settings (PDF > Use Current View Settings as Default for Full Screen) you can make it behave more like Presentation mode.

Christiaan