For storing files on Dropbox, etc., I had been variously saving as
pdf-embed or pdfd. Adding the possibility of further annotating on iOS
(say, with GoodReader) constrains the choice to pdf-embed.
In an effort to embed the foremost doc more conveniently (keystroke and
cursor-movement wise) than File:Export-dialog-menu selection, I wrote an
Applescript and call it with a FastScript shortcut:
*tell* *application* "Skim"
*set *_filename *to* *first* *document*'s *file* *as* *string*
*if *_filename *ends with* ".pdf" *then*
*save **first* *document*
*set *cmdPath *to* "/Applications/Skim.app/Contents/SharedSupport/skimpdf"
*do shell script *(quoted form *of* cmdPath) & " embed " & quoted form
*of* POSIX
path *of* _filename
*close **first* *document* saving yes -- remove this step to keep the file
open
*tell **application* "Finder" *to* *say* "embedded"
*else*
*tell **application* "Finder" *to* *say* "not a pdf"
*end **if*
*end* *tell*
Similarly, to unembed I use the following with another FastScript shortcut:
*tell* *application* "Skim"
*set *_filename *to* *first* *document*'s *file* *as* *string*
*if *_filename *ends with* ".pdf" *then*
*save **first* *document*
*convert notes **first* *document*
*tell **application* "Finder" *to* *say* "unembedded"
*else*
*tell **application* "Finder" *to* *say* "not a pdf"
*end **if*
*end* *tell*
For those storing in the cloud and moving back-and-forth to iOS or other
annotaters, the only way I've thought of that might be more convenient
would be to include a preference to 1) change "Save" to "Save as Embedded"
and 2) automatically unembed each pdf on opening.
This situation is a bit different than discussed below, given that the
format remains pdf.
humanengr
On Nov 9, 2011, at 20:59, Jason wrote:
… Now if only I can default to saving as PDF Bundle.
>
>
That makes no sense. The meaning of Save is to save it in the same format
as which it was opened. So fi you open it as PDF, it is saved as PDF. The
action to save in another format is called Save As. Always. That's what it
means. Doing it different is wrong. Moreover, Save changes the file on
disk, while saving as PDF bundle will save in a different location (because
it necessarily has a different file name.) So basically calling that Save
would be a lie.
Christiaan
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