On 2 Jul 2007, at 10:36 PM, Derick Fay wrote: > On Jul 2, 2007, at 3:06 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > >> >> On 2 Jul 2007, at 5:53 PM, Derick Fay wrote: >> >>> I'll also post this to the sf feature requests. >>> >>> 1) If I start up BibDesk by double-clicking the icon, it obeys the >>> setting in Preferences > Application Launch (set to a file called >>> master.bib in my case) , but if I start BibDesk by dragging a >>> reference to the icon, it disregards this setting and creates a >>> new Untitled document & I need to manually open master.bib & drag >>> the new reference in. Could there be an option to have imports >>> automatically go to the file specified in Preferences > >>> Application Launch? >>> >> >> I don't think so. Imports should be added to a specific file, so a >> file should be opened first before you add imports to it, without >> exceptions, in my opinion. I don't like the idea of adding an extra >> pref for this. >> > > But doesn't it seem contradictory that the preference is Application > Launch > Open file... but in fact this only happens when the app. is > launched by double-clicking on the application icon, not when the > app. is launched through drag-and-drop? Rather than adding a > separate pref. the behavior could be made consistent no matter how > the app. is launched.
No. Opening a file with an application shows the file you open, and dropping a file is opening a file. While opening the app just launches a default file (if you choose so). That's something completely different. In fact, generally it is annoying if an app opens a default file when all you want is to view another file, that's why it's not done. Adding imported files to the default *launch* file changes the launch file, while all you may have wanted to see is what's in the file, not add them. Now you're still able to add the items to the file. Moreover, you usually would have the default file open anyway. If you want to import items in this file, you add them to the file by dropping them on that file. If you drop them on the app icon, you open these items, which is a totally different action. Doing things differently would actually reduce the options you have, and would be wrong. > >>> 2) Would it be possible to have the directory set in Preferences > >>> AutoFile > Papers folder location also be the default directory >>> when one manually adds a file to a publication record? Or provide >>> another preference setting to set a default location for this > dialog? >>> >> >> I'm not sure I understand you. What dialog are you talking about, >> and how are you adding a file to a publication? > > Sorry - when I have a publication record open, then select the View > File icon > Choose File... -- I would like this to default to the > autofile location &/or have an option to set its default location. > > thanks > Derick OK, it makes sense to use the papers folder I guess. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
