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 >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>>> Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Skim-app-users mailing list >>> Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Skim-app-users mailing list >> Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Skim-app-users mailing list > Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users