First note that creating the preview is a rather slow process, while selecting a window is quick. So I don't think this will work very well. Moreover, we already have 2 places where you can view latex preview of the (selected) item(s). This seems much more useful to me and sufficient.
Christiaan On 19 May 2007, at 10:38 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: > Many times I have many "get info" windows open, and want to see how > the one I am looking at currently looks in the LaTeX preview; but in > the meantime, I have been browsing around in my BD library, looking > at other references and probably opening up new "get info" windows. > > If it is not already available, in which case I will be glad to be > redirected to the appropriate documentation, I propose a new feature: > preview top bib record. Upon selecting this item from the menu (or > using a keyboard combination) the preview for the top-most get info > window will be shown. > > This is particularly useful with more complicated styles; often I > want to see whether I put the right info in the right field, or else > the fields are not descriptive enough to know what they really mean, > but the preview will decode it for me. > > -Adam > -- > Dr. Adam M. Goldstein > amgoldstein <at> mac <dot> com > http://homepage.mac.com/amgoldstein > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
