On 30 Jul 2007, at 6:58 PM, Ted Pavlic wrote:
>>> Here, I would prefer a Firefox-style bar. Cmd-F to open it and Cmd-
>>> G to
>>> jump to the next instance without leaving the keyboard to move a
>>> 'window' out of the way. Great.
>>
>> You seem to be in the minority then. It is indeed far from standard.
>
> If you're going to do a Firefox type search, I'd suggest that both
> Cmd+F
> and / open it. I suppose Cmd+F isn't too much harder to use than /.
>
But / is not a shortcut command, as it does not have a Command
modifier. Therefore it interferes with text editing and is not
standard behavior, etc.
> I do get annoyed with the Cmd+F window getting in the way.
>
>>> Hm, well the next best thing would be a kind of "Find-as-you-
>>> type" ;-)
>>>
>>
>> Find as you type does not really work well with too much text, and it
>> would not support next/previous.
>
> It does in Firefox. Find-as-you-type works just like normal find -- it
> has next and previous via the same cmd+G and shift+cmd+G hotkeys.
>
Oh, you mean continuous updating (I thought you meeant something like
Finder's type-select). I don't think we can support that, as PDFKit
does not support extending a search string.
> And there's no desire to:
>
> (a) Have a find-as-you-type for links only? (like Firefox's apostrophe
> (') key)
>
No, also not supported by PDFKit and we won't do it.
> (b) Have a Spotlight-type upper-right search that displays results
> below it?
>
No, multiple results searching remains in the side pane. As an
alternative location for single occurrence find (Find Panel) it's an
option.
Christiaan
> ?
>
> --Ted\
>
>
>>> Greetz
>>>
>>> P.S.: Thanks by the way for all the effort behind Skim. It
>>> replaced my
>>> other pdf viewers in a blink
>>
>> Great you like it.
>>
>> Christiaan
>>
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