On 13 Feb 2009, at 6:12 PM, Robert Sloan wrote: > I agree with others that I want clicking to open the entry for editing > not to open the PDF. > > I have a different but somewhat related suggestion: > > In the main grid, with the right-side panel open that shows the > thumbnails, I want to be able to drag a PDF of the paper into that > right-side panel. Now I have to click to get into editing, and then > drag the paper. > > For me, it's quite common to be working with an existing .bib file, > and go and get the PDF and want to add it in but make no other > changes.
For this you should drop the file on the item in the table. The files pane in the main window does not have contextual information as to / which/ item the file should be added. Christiaan > On Feb 13, 2009, at 9:53 AM, bibdesk-users- > [email protected] wrote: > >> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:09:44 -0500 >> From: Sumit Narayan <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Bibdesk-users] Open PDF on click >> To: For general discussion about using BibDesk >> <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> >> Hi, >> >> Not sure if anyone feels this way. >> >> I usually edit the Bibtex entries for a PDF/reference once and for >> all. Very rarely do I have to edit it again. I was thinking if we >> could have an option that double clicking the entry in main grid >> opens the PDF in local PDF viewer (or whatever is set by the user in >> preferences), instead of opening the entry for editing. We could >> have editing option either in secondary menu, or something through >> command/option click. >> >> Just an idea. Feel free to kick it. >> >> (I know I can have the PDF thumbnail in bottom preview or side >> preview and I could click it there to open the PDF.) >> >> --Sumit >> > > > > Robert H. Sloan http://www.cs.uic.edu/~sloan/ > Professor and Interim Head > Dept. of Computer Science > University of Illinois at Chicago > > 312-996-2369 (office) > 312-413-0024 (fax) > 312-413-2911 (my assistant Ms. Imelda Baker) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San > Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the > Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source > participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source > code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
