On May 15, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: > On May 15, 2011, at 1:13 PM, Themis Matsoukas wrote: > >> >> Haven't tried nor plan to try papers -- and just looking at the graphics of >> this app makes me nauseate. However, the idea that you can flip through >> papers in cover flow mode sound interesting. Can this be implemented in >> bibdesk? > > > It does look interesting and cool, but how is it different than scrolling > through the main table with the down arrow, and having the attached paper > show up in the side or bottom pane? Unless you can make the attached file > display size really large, it's hard to tell what most will say by looking at > them in a preview or cover flow view. I have this problem when I look at > PDF's using cover flow in the Finder. Having the record show up in one of the > preview panes is most informative,especially when there are abstracts.
True, functionally it is the same, but it is more convenient to flip back and forth than it is to scroll with the cursor one pub each time. Also, you'll have to be sure that the pdf is always the first item in the pane. For this to be practical, the magnification would have be enough to show the top half of the title page of a pdf. Usually that's enough to recognize a paper. I am not saying that I am missing this functionality in bibdesk. However, many people fall for these bells and whistles, and that's one that's not entirely useless. Themis Themis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Achieve unprecedented app performance and reliability What every C/C++ and Fortran developer should know. Learn how Intel has extended the reach of its next-generation tools to help boost performance applications - inlcuding clusters. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmay _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
