Hello, I am sorry to hear that it didn't work for you Simon. I sent a post to the list with my own experiences: for me it works (TexShop) without any problems. I sent a message to the forum about this:
> Hi, > > I thought to add my expereiences with a workaround: > > I installed Plugsuite to take care of the InputManagers I really > want to keep: especially BibDesk. > > It worked when I tried it out of the box (e.g. after my first > install via Archive & Install). I tried it out on an external HD- > Installation. > > For whatever reasons when I had to reinstall Leopard on that testbed > it didn't work. > > My workaround was to install an older version of BibDesk (where the > relevant prefpane was still around and visible in Leopard to tell > BibDesk inputManager which Applications to work with) and then > Plugsuite and – later the new Version of BibDesk. > > Kept on working. Works still (10.5.1 on a MBP C2D early 2007) > > Hope that helps, > > Rolf BibDesk InputManager is in my own Library (~/Library/InputManagers/ BibDeskInputManager) and is managed by Plugsuite as it tells me in its pane. Greetings, Rolf Am 18.01.2008 um 17:48 schrieb Adam R. Maxwell: > > On Jan 18, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Simon Spiegel wrote: > >> let me start by saying that I know that the topic of input managers >> has been discussed on this list, still, I'm not happy with the >> current >> situation. > > I'm not happy with it either... > >> As you all know, with the introduction of Leopard, input managers >> have >> been disabled due to security concerns. For me – and I know I'm not >> alone here – this means a major loss of functionality. The ability to >> autocomplete cite keys in every Cocoa app was one of the greatest >> features of BibDesk IMO. > > Before the input manager, we used Services. Before that, there was > the cite drawer and/or copy and paste. Both of these are still fully > supported, and should work in Cocoa and Carbon applications. > >> Most input managers can be enabled in Leopard. There are several >> tools >> for this, and IME this always works – with one exception: I can't get >> the BibDesk input manager to work again. Although the manager is >> enabled (with a tool called Input Managers) and I even re-enabled the >> respective prefpane in BibDesk by hacking info.plist, autocompletion >> doesn't work. So my question is: Has anyone been succesful in making >> this work? > > I haven't tried it, but I know others have gotten it to work. You've > installed it in /Library and set permissions? And removed it from ~/ > Library? You might try the MacOSX-TeX list. > >> I know that the developers never liked the input manager solution too >> much and that they prefer costum solutions for every app. In this >> spirit I filed a feature request for directo support for BibDesk in >> TeXShop, my favorite LaTeX editor. > > I sent the code to do this to Dick Koch and Jérome Laurens months ago > when Leopard was released, along with a detailed description of how to > use it (at their request). > > I sent them both a note last weekend asking if they've looked at it. > So far, no response. Fortunately for me, TextMate doesn't have this > problem... > >> But I still think that BibDesk >> loses much of its strength without the input manager. So this is my >> plea: Please think again about re-enabling this functionality. At >> least don't disable it if the input manager is enabled under Leopard. > > Sorry, no dice. Input managers (ours included) cause too many weird, > random bugs, aside from the security implications. You've figured out > how to get the pref pane back, and that's the only thing that was > intentionally disabled. > > Our installation process no longer works on Leopard, since it requires > write permission to the install directory; we'd have to use an > installer package to install the thing now or delve into Apple's > privileged execution stuff. > > -- > adam > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > -- Rolf Schmolling M.A. Historian, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rolf_schmolling.macbay.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
