Re: Dates created and modified

[Jim DeVona]

Just to let you know, I've successfully synced a bunch of "backdated" items
(I use SyncTogether). Both libraries contained a large set of notes I
imported last year (so all the Yojimbo items were considered created in Nov
2006). On one machine I used my backdate items script to restore their
original creation dates, ranging back to 1996. After synchronization, the
other machine now shows these dates as well.

Jim


On 5/10/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
> wow, jim, this is awesome. i'll try it later this evening.
>
> thanks!!
> --
>
> On May 9, 2007, at 12:25pm, Jim DeVona wrote:
>
> > On 5/9/07, Jim DeVona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> > the more i think about this issue, i realize that there are many
> >> > documents i will need to change. in fact, for me, it will be
> >> > essentially every document that i import as such, going
> >> forward,
> >> > it's going to be quite a bit of extra work to manually change the
> >> > dates of each document that i import.
> >>
> >> True. This script is best suited to making a few isolated
> >> corrections.
> >>
> >> Ideally, you'd like each newly imported Yojimbo item to inherit the
> >> creation and modification dates of the Finder file it was imported
> >> from, correct? I think it would be feasible to write an import script
> >> that uses this script's code to automatically adjust the date of each
> >> imported item.
> >
> > Here it is:
http://anoved.net/2007/05/backdate-yojimbo-import.html
> >
> > When you run the script, it'll present a file browser. Choose the
> > files you want to import. They'll be automatically "backdated" with
> > the creation and modification dates of the actual files after they're
> > imported. (As with the other script, you'll still need to restart
> > Yojimbo before the corrected dates are visible.)
> >
> > Based on a bit more testing it seems that it is safe to edit backdated
> > items before restarting Yojimbo. The modification date will be
> > changed, of course, but the creation date will be untouched.
> > Nevertheless, I still feel obliged to warn that these scripts use
> > unsanctioned methods to do their deeds!
> >
> > Let me know how it goes.
> > Jim
>




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Re: Triggering the save command

[Steve Kalkwarf]

last night, while working in a small note window (one of my 
favorite features; thanks!), i discovered that modifying it 
does not trigger the standard, OS X, red-dot indicator for a 
modified document.


A couple weeks ago, somebody asked a similar question. Here's 
part of my previous answer:



We auto-save when Yojimbo is idle, if you switch to another application, if you 
quit Yojimbo, and at several other times.

The Save menu item will be enabled for the brief period of time your changes 
are not saved, so you can feel free to type Command-S at any time.

You can see this by making a new note, quickly popping open the File menu, 
waiting a moment, and looking again.


To be specific, Yojimbo doesn't edit "documents" and as such, 
doesn't have any sort of notion of an unsaved document.


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Steve Kalkwarf
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Triggering the save command

[soundsgoodtome]

last night, while working in a small note window (one of my favorite  
features; thanks!), i discovered that modifying it does not trigger  
the standard, OS X, red-dot indicator for a modified document.


i attempted to include a tiny screen shot, but the list doesn't  
accept attachments. i'm referring to the red, yellow, and green "stop  
light" buttons at the top right of most OS X windows. in most  
applications, modifying a document causes an obvious dot to appear in  
the middle of the red button. i rely upon that dot as a visual  
reminder that i haven't saved. but it's not working in yojimbo -- in  
neither the small nor big window.


i thought that feature was automatically built in to every OS X app  
-- supplied by the OS, itself. but perhaps the developer has to  
"activate" that feature, somehow. i don't know


is this just an oversight, or was it intentionally disabled for some  
reason?


thanks,

-merv

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Re: Dates created and modified

[soundsgoodtome]

wow, jim, this is awesome. i'll try it later this evening.

thanks!!
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On May 9, 2007, at 12:25pm, Jim DeVona wrote:


On 5/9/07, Jim DeVona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> the more i think about this issue, i realize that there are many
> documents i will need to change. in fact, for me, it will be
> essentially every document that i import as such, going  
forward,

> it's going to be quite a bit of extra work to manually change the
> dates of each document that i import.

True. This script is best suited to making a few isolated  
corrections.


Ideally, you'd like each newly imported Yojimbo item to inherit the
creation and modification dates of the Finder file it was imported
from, correct? I think it would be feasible to write an import script
that uses this script's code to automatically adjust the date of each
imported item.


Here it is: http://anoved.net/2007/05/backdate-yojimbo-import.html

When you run the script, it'll present a file browser. Choose the
files you want to import. They'll be automatically "backdated" with
the creation and modification dates of the actual files after they're
imported. (As with the other script, you'll still need to restart
Yojimbo before the corrected dates are visible.)

Based on a bit more testing it seems that it is safe to edit backdated
items before restarting Yojimbo. The modification date will be
changed, of course, but the creation date will be untouched.
Nevertheless, I still feel obliged to warn that these scripts use
unsanctioned methods to do their deeds!

Let me know how it goes.
Jim

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