On Mar 12, 2008, at 7:10 AM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > > On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 2:52 PM, James Harrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > In BibDesk 1.3.14, when file renaming/autofiling is being used, it > sometimes may be desirable to link files to references without > renaming them, particularly when multiple files are being linked to a > reference. There appear to be several problems with this workflow: > > 1. Linking some files without moving or renaming them can be > accomplished by choosing "Don't move" from the dialog that appears > when a file is dragged to a reference detail view to create the link. > For me, this dialog appears only for non-PDF files (PDF files are > renamed/moved immediately). It's possible that I clicked the checkbox > option "don't show this dialog again" for PDF files in the distant > past and it keeps track of the file type for which it's bypassed. In > any case, it's not clear how make it appear or get it back for PDFs > that I don't wish to rename. > > This dialog can only appear for folders, never for files (and if it > does the system is lying to us). It should not be standard, > otherwise it would basically make the auto-file feature useless.
Can it appear for packages? NSFileManager says that packages are directories, but NSWorkspace has isFilePackageAtPath. That's bitten me before. > 2. For non-PDF files, if "Don't move" is chosen in the dialog above, > the linked file isn't moved moved or renamed, and a link is created to > the current location of the file. This is the desired behavior. > However, a "failed move" dialog still appears with a suggested fix for > the problem and an option to retry. This would seem to be incorrect > behavior when the user has clicked the "Don't move" button in the > previous dialog. > > I think that's a matter of taste. It's better to show too much info > than too little. You can choose to ignore it. If it says that the operation "failed" in response to a user cancel, I'd say that Jim's sense of taste might be pretty good :). > You should either auto-file manually, or move the files you don't > want to be filed in the Finder after it has been auto-filed. And in case it isn't obvious, you just have to turn off autofile in the preferences (I believe it's a checkbox) temporarily while working on this project. -- adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
