Ah, thanks for that. There See even dedicated Python libraries for xargs read access :)
Last question: which format did you save the notes in? Just so I know how to properly parse :) Is it one of the Obj-C data-types like NSArray? > On Oct 5, 2015, at 12:03 AM, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On Oct 4, 2015, at 23:59, David Becher <becher.da...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello there, >> >> I am right now typing up a python script which - hopefully - can extract the >> notes of a given PDF file annotated with Skim. I don't want to use >> AppleScript, on the one hand it is actually possible with AppleScript to >> export the notes to text, however it does not provide enough information >> (color of highlight e.g.). >> >> However, i can't seem to find the physical location in which Skim writes >> these notes. It is not the PDF file itself, since its md5sum does not >> change. I tried narrowing it down by using `lsof -p <Skim-PID>`, however >> ultimately I could not find the file in which it is being stored. >> >> Can maybe someone help me out? I would have a look at the source code, >> however I don't know a thing about Objective-C at all. >> >> All the best, >> David > > It’s in the extended attributes of the file. That’s also mentioned on the > Wiki. > > Christiaan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Skim-app-users mailing list > Skim-app-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
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