42:56 On 29 Apr 2011, at 14:37, kbostroem wrote:
> > >> I suspect it's because there is a system-wide setting, and that if people >> were to change this just for BD, it would conflict with that setting. >> > I have the system-wide default set to Preview.app and in BibDesk to > Skim.app. It works as expected. No conflict. > > > >> In contrast with TeXShop, whose PDF viewer is built in, BibDesk relies on >> an external program, and changing the preference for it in BD would take >> over a system function. >> > Yes but who cares? That's typical for the difference between developers and > ordinary users. Ordinary users just want the software to simplify their > workflow in a logical and transparent manner. The software should just work. > They absolutely do not care if internally, in the guts of the Cocoa > framework, some comfortable and much beloved preference setting actually > takes over a system function. Honestly: Is there (or will there ever be) any > true problem with taking over a system function from within BibDesk > preferences (besides, perhaps, violating some programmer's dogma)? > > > >> Also I am pretty sure you can right-click on a PDF icon or image and >> choose "open with" as a way of opting out of the system-wide setting. >> > Yes, of course. It's right-click/cmd-click, then go down the context menu to > "open with", wait for the extension menu to unfold, scroll down a list of > about 20 items and then click on the item near the very bottom (in case of > "Skim", at least). That makes 4 operations instead of one simple > double-click every time you want to view a paper! I assume nobody here among > the proponents truly claims that it's impossible to do so. It's just very > ... tedious. Tedious enough to explain many user's otherwise unexplainable > desire for a default setting in the preference pane.-- > View this message in context: > http://bibdesk-users.661331.n2.nabble.com/Way-to-make-Skim-default-only-in-Bibdesk-tp2201367p6316928.html > Sent from the bibdesk users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software > The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network > management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial > acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users Brennon Bortz Software Researcher Dundalk Institute of Technology [email protected] Ph.D. Composer & Researcher - Sonic Arts Research Centre Queen's University, Belfast [email protected] / [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
