Hey thanks for the responses and explanations Christiaan Adam
On 2011-06-03, at 4:31 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > On Jun 3, 2011, at 20:27, Adam Cronkright wrote: > >> Hey Maurice, >> >> Yea, thanks, I've been trying to do that, but in an ebook you quickly run >> out of colors (author's points i agree with, points i disagree with, which >> would contain: the author's support for the status quo, the author's >> critique of status quo, and within each critique the authors will make >> several points..... I've got to keep track of their references I want to >> look up and terms they define.... I'm sure everyone has run into this >> problem at times. I run into it with each book. >> >> And not only does one run out of colours (well, distinguishably different >> shades) but it is almost impossible to keep this all organized as you read. >> Since you don't know sometimes where an author is going and how you are >> going to end up categorizing those notes. To be able to go back at the end, >> create folders, and drag and drop notes would save hours on each book. It's >> like the difference between trying to make an outline for a book or paper in >> Word or pages, and outlining in Scrivener. >> >> If this is not possible within skim, is there another annotation software >> that can do it? >> > > No, because the information to be able to do this does not exist anywhere. > It's a fundamental problem, not a UI problem. > >> Or, is there any way to make an app that is it's own notes pane? You create >> folders and then drag the notes from the Skim notes pane over and it makes a >> copy. Then, when you click on one, it opens it up in Skim? I'd pay for >> that ability. Heck, even just the first part - an app that you could export >> Skim's notes to and organize them in folders would be a great way to preview >> a document you read a year ago. Is any of this possible? >> >> Thanks, >> Adam >> > > Such an app does not exist. You're description is very confusing, but I don't > think it can be done. > > Christiaan > >> On 2011-06-03, at 1:34 PM, Maurice Frankel wrote: >> >>> However, as the extract you quote from 2008 suggests, you can allocate each >>> theme a different color (for highlighting or as the background color to a >>> text note). You can then sort your notes by color in the Notes Pane (click >>> on the 3rd column header from the left), which will group all notes on the >>> same theme together . This sort function was presumably not available at >>> the time the 2008 post was written. >>> >>> >>> On 3 Jun 2011, at 14:44, Adam Cronkright wrote: >>> >>>> I desperately need the ability to group/categorize my notes (mostly >>>> labeled highlights) into different folders and subfolders in the notes >>>> pane. In the ebook I'm currently reading as part of my research, I'm up >>>> to 59 notes and all I've finished is the Preface and the Introduction. >>>> Especially given that it was an introduction - I know the author will >>>> touch on many of these things in more detail later, but I don't want to >>>> miss anything of importance or anything that is more clearly explained the >>>> first time around. So I need to the ability to go back when I've finished >>>> a book, create folders and subfolders for certain topics and sub-topics, >>>> and then drag and drop my highlights and underlines into those folders. >>>> This is especially crucial when reading ebooks/articles by authors who >>>> jump around a lot. I could give my notes pane better organization than >>>> they gave their book/article. >>>> >>>> I found the following post that touches on this, but the guy is just told >>>> no (I don't know what RFEs are). >>>> >>>> Is the feature there and I'm just not finding it? Is there a better >>>> feature built into skim that I should use instead? >>>> >>>> This feature is a game-breaker for me. Any help is appreciated. >>>> >>>> Re: [Skim-app-users] Categories (Folders) of notes in the notes pane? >>>> Christiaan Hofman >>>> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:15:24 -0800 >>>> >>>> On 26 Feb 2008, at 10:49 PM, Bill Mohler wrote: >>>> >>>> > Would it be possible or wise to add capability to group notes in the >>>> > notes pane into "collections" or "folders" with a common theme? I do >>>> > a bit of this by the tool with which I highlight and the color I >>>> > choose, but in browsing the notes pane, there is no way to order the >>>> > notes other than alphabetically, by tool, or by page. All of these >>>> > are great, but I could make quicker sense of my multi-multi-annotated >>>> > pdfs if I could arrange them a bit more logically and consider them >>>> > as groups. >>>> > >>>> >>>> No, you can search the RFEs for the more detailed answer. >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with >>>> vRanger. >>>> Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is >>>> safe, >>>> secure and there when you need it. 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