Can you write an AppleScript to select the frontmost item being edited in the main table? That will cause the preview to display the item you want. I don't think it's worth adding to the menus or editor window, though.
-- Adam On May 19, 2007, at 13:42, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > First note that creating the preview is a rather slow process, while > selecting a window is quick. So I don't think this will work very > well. Moreover, we already have 2 places where you can view latex > preview of the (selected) item(s). This seems much more useful to me > and sufficient. > > Christiaan > > On 19 May 2007, at 10:38 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: > >> Many times I have many "get info" windows open, and want to see how >> the one I am looking at currently looks in the LaTeX preview; but in >> the meantime, I have been browsing around in my BD library, looking >> at other references and probably opening up new "get info" windows. >> >> If it is not already available, in which case I will be glad to be >> redirected to the appropriate documentation, I propose a new feature: >> preview top bib record. Upon selecting this item from the menu (or >> using a keyboard combination) the preview for the top-most get info >> window will be shown. >> >> This is particularly useful with more complicated styles; often I >> want to see whether I put the right info in the right field, or else >> the fields are not descriptive enough to know what they really mean, >> but the preview will decode it for me. >> >> -Adam >> -- >> Dr. Adam M. Goldstein >> amgoldstein <at> mac <dot> com >> http://homepage.mac.com/amgoldstein >> >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> --- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
