On 8 Jan 2008, at 5:35 AM, Alexander H. Montgomery wrote: > Actually, it's not about *visual* differentiation (which I can do), > but differentiation that can, say, be discerned by an AppleScript or a > Smart Folder. (For the record, 4938 refs, 3119 single files, and 304 > > 1 file). > > For example, I put together syllabi with an AppleScript that copies > references and PDFs to a separate directory for easy distribution. The > AppleScript can't tell the difference between a local file that is the > actual PDF and a local file that is a related PDF. But if I could tag > the correct local file (or, much easier, tag the incorrect ones!) then > an AppleScript or a smart folder could do it. My current smart folders > allow me to find articles that don't have PDFs (of the article) > easily; the new architecture doesn't. >
I don't think tags for local files can ever be scriptable. Linked files in AppleScripts are just file objects (which are nothing but URLs). Christiaan > Now, I certainly don't think this needs to be in 1.3.13 (I already > have a workaround for my scripts through script hooks: everything > added to the local-url field is added automatically as a linked file, > and vice versa if local-url isn't yet filled in) I'm partially > thinking out loud about how the current metadata-in-a-file support in > BibDesk (Skim notes!) could be expanded to include tagging files with > other metadata. One way to do it would be to use Finder metadata; > another just to store it in xattrs on each PDF. Of course, that might > take forever to read in, so it might be easier (faster?) to do it > within BibDesk instead. > > -AHM > > On 2008-01-07, at 7:57 PM, Derick Fay wrote: > >> Here are my #s: >> 847 total refs. >> 1 w 14 files (a complete book) >> 1 w 13 files (a complete dissertation) >> 1 w 6 files (a complete book) >> 1 w 4 files (2 sets reading notes, two articles on the pub.) >> 3 w 3 files >> 12 w 2 files (all reading notes and text) >> 205 w 1 file (a mix of reading notes and texts) >> >> and the balance with none (but this is largely because I imported 550 >> or so items from an old Paradox database -- most will have files >> added eventually; likewise many with one will have two). >> >> Or about 2% with >1 file. >> >> Looking through the items, I can differentiate each attachment from >> the preview image, filename &/or file type (sorry Alex :) ) so it's >> not a serious problem for me. >> >>>>> >>> Alex, do you have a lot of references with multiple attachments, or >>> is it a small percentage? I generally work with references that >>> will have 1 or 2 attachments at most, so I'm interested in hearing >>> about problems from others. I'd also like to make sure that it's >>> a /real/ problem before solving it :). >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/ >> marketplace >> _______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/ > marketplace > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
