On May 18, 2010, at 21:39, bd...@web.de wrote:

>> On May 18, 2010, at 19:12, bd...@web.de wrote:
>> 
>>> First, let me say thank you to all developers of this great software!
>>> 
>>> What do you mean by dashed line style? If you mean selecting the
>>> dashed rectangle in the Lines dialog - sure! What else? I select THE
>>> dashed rectangle (second from the left), enter "2 2" in the field
>>> below (Dash Pattern), select Add New Line from the Toolbar - and
>>> immediately two things happen: I get a normal arrow onto the PDF, and
>>> the selection in the Lines Tool automatically switches back to the
>>> first state on the left (which is not the Dashed Line Style, it's the
>>> Solid Line Style, but I'm not changing it, it's changed by itself).
>>> 
>>> -- J0hn
>>> 
>> 
>> Yes, it reports the line style of the new note. The line style for a  
>> new note is determined by your preferences, NOT by whatever  
>> arbitrary settings you may have in the Lines panel (which you may  
>> not even have shown.) You can use the Lines panel to /inspect/ the  
>> current line settings, or to /change/ the line settings of the  
>> selected note.
> 
> Ok, and where can I select a Dashed Line Style in Preferences > Notes?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> -- J0hn
> 

Click the 'line well' for the appropriate note type and follow from there.

Christiaan

> 
>> Christiaan
>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 18, 2010, at 5:16 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On May 18, 2010, at 15:19, bd...@web.de wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hello all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> When you go to Tools > Show Lines > LInes, there are options for  
>>>>> Line
>>>>> Style and Dash Pattern.
>>>>> 
>>>>> None has any function in my version 1.3.6 (54) of Skim. All other
>>>>> options (Line Widths and Line Ending Styles) work perfectly. Any
>>>>> idea?
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> This means, I can exactly reproduce an error already described here
>>>>> (thread Dashed Lines):
>>>>> 
>>>>> <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=9BB9DEA6-F58A-4811-8146-DE9F73C83E76%40gmail.com&forum_name=skim-app-users
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm using Skim 1.3.6 (54) on Mac OS 10.5.8
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- J0hn
>>>> 
>>>> That bug was definitely fixed in 1.3.5. I have no problem using it
>>>> on 1.3.6. You also don't say that you're getting an error message.
>>>> Are you sure you're using it in a way where it actually should have
>>>> any effect? Note that you only see a dashed line when you also
>>>> choose a dashed line style.
>>>> 
>>>> Christiaan
>>>> 
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