It's already supposed to have that, unfortunately with a typo. I'll fix that, thanks.
Christiaan On 5 Jan 2009, at 3:03 PM, Joachim Kock wrote: > Dear Skim developers, > > first of all, thank you for developing Skim --- by far the best > pdf viewer that has ever existed. > > I write just to turn your attention to the fact that AlphaX > since version 8.2b2 (released in September) has preconfigured > support for pdfsync'ing with Skim. All you need to do is to > select Skim in the popup of pdf viewers in AlphaX's preferences. > > I would like to suggest that Skim offer a preset for sync'ing > with AlphaX. The settings are simple: > > Command: alphac > Arguments: +%line "%file" > > (This is the same convention as many other editors. > The script alphac resides inside the AlphaX bundle at > /Applications/AlphaX.app/Contents/Resources/alphac, > and Skim is clever enough to look there -- of course!) > > (In the other direction there is nothing for Skim to set up. > AlphaX communicates tightly with Skim through raw Apple events, > and it works like a charm, thanks to the thoughtful design of > Skim's Apple event dictionary. One may note that Skim's > preference "Check for file changes" should not be checked > when sync'ing from AlphaX, since AlphaX takes care of sending > the refresh command when appropriate.) > > Thanks for your attention. > > Joachim. > > PS: I read on this list some remark by some developer that he > didn't have an AlphaX licence. It shouldn't really be needed. > Although it says it is shareware, it is not enforced in any > way. There is unlimited 'try-it-out period' with full functionality, > no registration code ever to enter, and if anybody actually ends > up on the registration page he will see that the listed versions > are those of 10 years ago, when the original author, Peter Keleher, > abandoned Alpha and thrusted the further development to the > Alpha Cabal. Large parts of Alpha's code base, are in fact open > source. It is unfortunate that the last part still is not, and > that AlphaX has to be classified as shareware. But it is still > one of the most powerful editors around -- almost an operating > system in itself -- and we are many who swear to it. > > Here is a link to the home page, from where there are only two > clicks to the download: > > http://alphatcl.sourceforge.net > > Don't hesitate to ask if you have further questions about Alpha. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > skim-app-develop mailing list > skim-app-develop@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-develop ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ skim-app-develop mailing list skim-app-develop@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-develop
