We could read XMP using Adobe's libraries, but writing it is not technically feasible, as Christiaan says.
See <http://support.adobe.com/devsup/devsup.nsf/docs/52082.htm> for Adobe's commentary on this. Basically they say you should buy Acrobat to add XMP to PDF files. Ideally Apple would provide a PDFKit hook to add XMP metadata, so we should all file bug reports suggesting that. -- Adam On Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at 11:23AM, "Christiaan Hofman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >We've had this request before. There are several problems. One is >that we know next to nothing about XMP data. Another is that we don't >change the PDF. It would require us to completely do the save >ourselves, which is really a lot of work which we won't be going >into. Moreover AFAIK there are no good libraries we could use to add >the metadata easily to a PDF. Jabref uses some Java libraries, but >they are programmed in Java. Those libraries are no option for us >(also for other reasons, I think they loose some other data). Anyway, >the answer is, unfortunately, no. > >Christiaan > >On 28 Aug 2007, at 8:07 PM, Daniele Pontillo wrote: > >> Hello everybody. >> I just noticed that Jabref has a feature that could be very useful, >> ie writing XMP metadata on pdf files. >> Do you think this could be implemented on bibdesk? >> Thanks >> >> Daniele Pontillo >> Chief, Echo Lab, Cardiology, Belcolle Hospital >> Strada Sanmartinese, Viterbo, Italy 01100 >> Work: +39 0761 339424 >> Mobile: +39 3383734157 >> Home: +39 0761 834051 >> http://www.danpont.it >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a >> browser. >> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. >Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >_______________________________________________ >Bibdesk-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
