On 22.10.2011, at 14:27, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >>> >>> I'm not talking about autofile. It's about the *reference* to these files. >>> Absolute paths and aliases are only valid on a single volume/device. So >>> they cannot be shared. For sharing between devices you need a relative >>> path, because that's the only thing that's the same on different >>> devices/volumes. And isn't sharing the whole idea of using iCloud? Files in >>> the iCloud aren't referenced by a path, because they're not local files. >> >> Sorry, I don't get it. I don't see the difference between the Dropbox setup >> I described. Of course, you cannot share absolute paths between two volumes >> with different structure, but if you use something like >> ~/Dropbox/Publications as a path, there's no problem. >> > > But you don't. You use something like ../../Dropbox/Publications/filename.pdf. > > There are many problems with tilde abbreviations. It assumes it's in your > user folder, which may not be true, and adds extra dependencies on the > reference, namely your user folder.
Well, it's the exact setup I've been using for something like three or four years. So far, without any hiccup. But as I said: If everything could be moved to iCloud, then BibDesk could take care of all the files anyway. Simon -- Simon Spiegel Steinhaldenstr. 50 8002 Zürich Telephon: ++41 44 451 5334 Mobophon: ++41 76 459 6039 http://www.simifilm.ch „I'm not that easy to impress. – O, a blue car!“ Homer Simpson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
