In BibDesk 1.3.14, when file renaming/autofiling is being used, it sometimes may be desirable to link files to references without renaming them, particularly when multiple files are being linked to a reference. There appear to be several problems with this workflow:
1. Linking some files without moving or renaming them can be accomplished by choosing "Don't move" from the dialog that appears when a file is dragged to a reference detail view to create the link. For me, this dialog appears only for non-PDF files (PDF files are renamed/moved immediately). It's possible that I clicked the checkbox option "don't show this dialog again" for PDF files in the distant past and it keeps track of the file type for which it's bypassed. In any case, it's not clear how make it appear or get it back for PDFs that I don't wish to rename. 2. For non-PDF files, if "Don't move" is chosen in the dialog above, the linked file isn't moved moved or renamed, and a link is created to the current location of the file. This is the desired behavior. However, a "failed move" dialog still appears with a suggested fix for the problem and an option to retry. This would seem to be incorrect behavior when the user has clicked the "Don't move" button in the previous dialog. 3. In cases where there are multiple linked files to a reference, it might be useful to offer an option to autofile a file to the folder path that is defined in the autofile preference without renaming the file (except for possible uniqueness characters at the end), at least for files after the initial linked file. My use case for this workflow is related to my assuming chairmanship of a national organization committee that distributes multiple PDF, word processing, presentation and spreadsheet documents supporting each face-to-face meeting by email, including a several-hundred-page PDF agenda book. These documents are displayed by projection during each meeting. By creating a BibDesk library with each meeting as a reference and all the supporting files as linked documents (with their own names), I can organize a meeting's documents so that they can be found easily and displayed during the meeting, and all previous meetings' documents are also easily accessible. In addition, I can run through the long agenda book before the meeting and highlight important issues in Skim. The documents can then be displayed full- screen in Skim during the meeting and it will be easy to navigate this large document using its bookmark outline (on the left of the Skim display) or my Skim notes (on the right of the display). Finally, with appropriate templates, my overall notes for the meeting and the Skim notes for each document can be displayed in BibDesk's preview field. One issue remaining to deal with is how to set up the preview template so that Skim notes are displayed under a header that includes the name of the file from which they're derived. I realize that this probably isn't an intended use of BibDesk and Skim, but their capabilities are perfect for the job and far beyond any other solution I've come across. Jim Harrison UVa ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
