Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Derek Van Ittersum
Whoops, I didn't read your suggestion closely enough. It turns out it does seem to get what I'm looking for. Thanks so much for following up. For later readers, here's the full template I'm using: <$notes.@arraySortedByPageIndexAndBounds> <$textString?> <$textString/> (p.

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Christiaan Hofman
My sample was just a fragment, as a replacement of the <$string> part. You should also add the <$textString> section as in your original. Chrostiaan > On 29 Nov 2023, at 19:51, Derek Van Ittersum > wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, when I use that template I don't > get

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Derek Van Ittersum
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, when I use that template I don't get the highlights, only the text note. (in the example above, only the "test note" and not the "Hence" nor any other highlights). I think I have resolved the problem. As long as I only add notes as separate notes (rather

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Christiaan Hofman
I just realized that perhaps you still could do what you want. It is possible to use an evaluated value in a condition. So you could write a condition tag like this (replacement of the second part of the template): <$string=?> <$string/> Christiaan > On 29 Nov 2023, at 17:54, Derek Van

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Derek Van Ittersum
Ok, I understand. Thanks for explaining. On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 11:49 AM Christiaan Hofman wrote: > I think, in terms of the data that exists, what you want is really a > contradiction. On the one hand you want to both the content (string) of the > notes and highlights, and the highlighted

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Christiaan Hofman
I think, in terms of the data that exists, what you want is really a contradiction. On the one hand you want to both the content (string) of the notes and highlights, and the highlighted text. in your template. That is also what you achieve with your sample template. On the other hand, you say

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Derek Van Ittersum
Yes, I have done the "convert notes" function prior to exporting with the template. Here's a screenshot of the three types of notes I have: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/h79t3tzikwzl7eb4wo6tz/Screenshot-2023-11-29-at-7.43.36-AM.png?rlkey=eyodn8094jr8yfd9qg4k9i37r=0 I am having a hard time

Re: [Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-29 Thread Christiaan Hofman
I am not sure I completely understand your question. You get the doubling because you include both the string and the textString. The former is the contents value of the note or highight, while the latter is the text behind the highlight. In Skim we set the string to the textString. That’s

[Skim-app-users] Template help

2023-11-28 Thread Derek Van Ittersum
Hello, I am trying to create a template that will output: 1. highlighted text 2. text notes 3. notes made on highlights (e.g., in other PDF apps, like the one on my Boox device, I select the highlight then click "add note" to it) I am getting all three of these bits of information with the