On 25 Sep 2008, at 8:15 PM, Bill Mohler wrote: > Christiaan- > > I found the Hidden Preference that I think you are alluding to: > > " Automatically Open a .skim File > > Key > SKReadMissingNotesFromSkimFileOption > Values > -integer, 1=always, 0=never, -1=ask > Explanation > When a PDF file does not have notes, but there is a separate > .skim file with the same name as the PDF, Skim can automatically read > the notes from that Skim file. By default it shows a dialog for > confirmation, but you can also force to always or never read the > notes from the .skim file without asking. " > > However, when I use the command lines > > defaults write -app Skim SKReadMissingNotesFromSkimFileOption - > integer 1 > > or > > defaults write -app Skim SKReadMissingNotesFromSkimFileOption 1 > > in Terminal, I don't see any change in behavior when I restart skim. > In other words, an updated .skim file is not automatically opened in > the pdf (which already has some notes saved in the EA of the pdf > file). An I doing something wrong here? Am I expecting the wrong > behavior? In other words, does this option only work if the notes > are completely missing from the pdf file itself? > > Thanks, > Bill >
That's correct. Note that "when" part of the description. The only difference that hidden pref does is give you a default choice for the dialog. Be aware that the .skim file is only introduced as a backup facility, it is never meant as a primary storage for the notes. A car file is a far too fragile association. It will never be used to override the direct association offered by the EAs. Christiaan > At 1:36 PM -0400 9/25/08, Bill Mohler wrote: >> Is that hidden preference already documented on the Wiki? >> >>> Skim only looks at the file name, nothing more. By default, Skim >>> asks >>> you to add the notes from a .skim file if the PDF has no Skim notes >>> and a .skim file with the same file name is found in the same folder >>> as the PDF. You can force change whether it does this, or does so >>> without asking, using a hidden preference. >>> >>> Christiaan >>> >>> On 25 Sep 2008, at 7:07 PM, Bill Mohler wrote: >>> >>>> Is there a way to have Skim automatically open the .skim file >>>> associated with a pdf when the pdf is opened? I have the >>>> impression >>>> that it does this by default on many occasions, but it does not >>>> seem >>>> to be happening for files that are updated back and forth >>>> between my >>>> two machines using FileShare. In otherwords, an updated .skim >>>> file >>>> is not automatically opened by Skim when I open a pdf after an >>>> update. I think this is more a Skim behavior issue than a >>>> FileShare >>>> issue. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Bill >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
