On Jul 15, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Daniele Avitabile wrote: > Hi all, > > the worflow I use to import and file my publications is the following > > 1) Use External->Web to go on google scholar and search for a > publication > 2) Import the BibTeX entry with the dedicated button > 3) Double click on the PDF link to activate the PDF previewer > 4) Click on the "Open PDF in Preview" button > 5) Save the PDF on the Desktop > 6) Drag-drop the PDF from to Desktop to BibDesk and use AutoFile > > A few questions/comments > > a) Is there a quicker workflow? Is there a good way to execute > points 4)-6) in one go? > b) The reason why I click "Open PDF in Preview" instead of "Save PDF > to download folder" is that the Download folder is a rather exotic, > hidden temporary folder. If the workflow above is correct, can I set > the Download folder to be the Desktop? > > Thanks in advance. > > Daniele
When an imported item has a link to the remote PDF you can also download it directly (and possibly auto-file) in the item detail window using the contextual menu in the files pane for the item. In the past we were able to include the URL in the imported item, but unfortunately Google recently decided to seriously downgrade their site, so this does not work anymore. Perhaps in the future we will be able to do this again. Here's another workflow: ... 3) Drag the URL for the PDF from the web page and drop it on your Desktop 4) (later) open the detail window for the imported item (not the one in the web group) 5) Drag the URL from your Desktop, and drop it on the files pane in the item's window while holding down the Option key This will automatically download the PDF and file it for you (if you've turned on auto-file). You can also just drop the URL and start the download using the contextual menu or Option-drag, but this is quicker. But your workflow also works, it's a matter of preference, and also may depend on what kind of items and services you use. As for the Downloads folder, BibDesk uses the system default for that, which can be changed in the Safari prefs (yea, that's a bit weird). Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge This is your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes! For a limited time, vendors submitting new applications to BlackBerry App World(TM) will have the opportunity to enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge. See full prize details at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/Challenge _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
