For interoperability, always embed and close rather than "save". And >At 8:59 PM -0400 10/18/11, humanengr wrote: >>One only needs to "convert notes" to edit prior notes.
humanengr >On Oct 23, 2011, at 7:49, Gary Yuen wrote: > >>Hey humanengr, >> >>I've switched back to Skim. Lots and lots of things that really >>it's hard to imagine how I went without when I was using Preview. >> >>Then I need to ask, how is really going to be interoperability. >>Let's say I make a bunch of Skim notes. Then I have the PDF on my >>iPad and make some embedded annotations. When I sync it (thru >>Dropbox) back to my desktop, I would guess there's a chance it's >>going to overwrite the PDF and perhaps erase the Skim note EAs? >> >>About convert notes. There's also an issue. Like I like to keep the >>notes embedded but if I convert (and then embed later), often notes >>that already were converted to Skim notes, are re-created as >>duplicates. Like if I convert notes, make some new Skim ones, save, >>and then make some new notes on an unconverted PDF on my iPad >>(which then has a later timestamp), sync it back, convert again in >>Skim. Duplicates. >> >>Really it would be nice if any annotations (that are part of the >>PDF spec) are both automatically embedded (when normally saved) and >>made as Skim notes. Any extra Skim features could be part of the >>Skim note EAs. Something like that, I would guess would let Skim >>completely replace Preview, offer decent interoperability, and >>would be transparent to the user. Seem like a decent compromise? >> >>Gary >> > >No, I said this before. It is either one way or the other. Mix and >match can not work. > >Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
