Re: [Bibdesk-users] PDF preview

2007-10-05 Thread Christiaan Hofman
Could it be that you've enterded something in the search field? We pass the search string for opening the PDF, and IIRC Preview then zooms in on the result. Christiaan On 4 Oct 2007, at 10:25 PM, Chris Goedde wrote: Hi all, For some pdfs of papers (not all), if I double-click the PDF in

[Bibdesk-users] Problem with citation-information autocomplete

2007-10-05 Thread Christopher W. MacMinn
Hey folks - I'm having a strange problem with BibDesk. It is as follows: I import references into BibDesk by dragging PDF files into my BibDesk library, which prompts BibDesk to create a new, blank reference entry that I can complete. Sometimes, though, the new reference entry BibDesk

Re: [Bibdesk-users] PDF preview

2007-10-05 Thread Chris Goedde
On Oct 5, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: Could it be that you've enterded something in the search field? We pass the search string for opening the PDF, and IIRC Preview then zooms in on the result. Ah, that's it. I have to say I have decidedly mixed feelings about this feature.

Re: [Bibdesk-users] PDF preview

2007-10-05 Thread Adam R. Maxwell
On Friday, October 05, 2007, at 12:10PM, Chris Goedde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 5, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: Could it be that you've enterded something in the search field? We pass the search string for opening the PDF, and IIRC Preview then zooms in on the result.

[Bibdesk-users] Creating new record by dragging PDF

2007-10-05 Thread Ingrid Giffin
Dear Bib-Desk users, I am a newbie trying to climb the learning curve. I have read in the manual that I should be able to create a new record by dragging a PDF into the reference window. However, when I do this, I do not get a new record. Instead, the PDF is added to whichever record I put it on

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Creating new record by dragging PDF

2007-10-05 Thread Michael McCracken
Hi, the table is set up to allow both adding files as new references and updating an existing reference. Try dropping the file between the rows. Move the file around on the table until the entire table is highlighted, not just a single row. Hope this helps, -mike On 10/5/07, Ingrid Giffin [EMAIL

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Creating new record by dragging PDF

2007-10-05 Thread Ingrid Giffin
Yes, that works. So easy! Thanks. On 10/5/07 5:41 PM, Michael McCracken [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, the table is set up to allow both adding files as new references and updating an existing reference. Try dropping the file between the rows. Move the file around on the table until the

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Creating new record by dragging PDF

2007-10-05 Thread Michael McCracken
You're welcome. For the list archives: This seemed like a good addition to the FAQ on the wiki, so I added it here: http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Why_can.27t_I_create_a_new_record_by_dragging_a_PDF_file_into_the_reference_window.3F On 10/5/07, Ingrid Giffin [EMAIL

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Problem with citation-information autocomplete

2007-10-05 Thread Christopher W. MacMinn
I import references into BibDesk by dragging PDF files into my BibDesk library, which prompts BibDesk to create a new, blank reference entry that I can complete. Sometimes, though, the new reference entry BibDesk creates is not blank -- many of the fields are auto-magically completed. This

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Problem with citation-information autocomplete

2007-10-05 Thread Adam R. Maxwell
On Oct 5, 2007, at 18:06, Christopher W. MacMinn wrote: I import references into BibDesk by dragging PDF files into my BibDesk library, which prompts BibDesk to create a new, blank reference entry that I can complete. Sometimes, though, the new reference entry BibDesk creates is not blank

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Problem with citation-information autocomplete

2007-10-05 Thread Christopher W. MacMinn
I import references into BibDesk by dragging PDF files into my BibDesk library, which prompts BibDesk to create a new, blank reference entry that I can complete. Sometimes, though, the new reference entry BibDesk creates is not blank -- many of the fields are auto-magically completed. This

Re: [Bibdesk-users] Problem with citation-information autocomplete

2007-10-05 Thread Ingrid Giffin
On 10/5/07 7:30 PM, Christopher W. MacMinn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I import references into BibDesk by dragging PDF files into my BibDesk library, which prompts BibDesk to create a new, blank reference entry that I can complete. Sometimes, though, the new reference entry BibDesk creates is