>I think the problem is that people don't even know you can add files, >though, so this wouldn't even make it discoverable. What do our newer >users think?
uh, was very obvious to me. don't even remember working it out, just started using it. but I didn't know about the file contents search thing. My workflow (since it's workflow sharing day) is currently this: 1) new pdfs (they're virtually all pdfs) go into a folder which gets syncd to my palm for some reading in Documents To Go. 2) I skim them in DTG on the Palm, if interesting I then mark them for proper reading. 3) I read them in Acrobat Professional - my new toy - and highlight, add stickies etc. I note in Bibdesk whether I need to come back to them for the book I'm writing in the keywords. 4) once read and highlighted, save and move to an archive folder of unsorted PDFs. I give it the Bibtex name (davies04a) so I can find it easily later and add THAT location in the Finder to bibdesk as a local URL. Annotations and abstracts also go into BibDesk. I used to use Yojimbo but got the impression that it was not ideal for storing lots and lots of pdfs so moved to having them as Finder files. Other abandoned workflows: Devonkthink (the entire range), Voodoopad (not ideal for archiving but a great product). And a very complex Filemaker database that never really worked. currently I think it's working... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
