On 8 Apr 2008, at 1:48 PM, J. A. Wilcox wrote: > Jim, > > I've been trying to follow your instructions to no avail. The steps I > see are > > 1. Select partial line (text tool?) > 2. Select full lines (select tool?)
No, text tool. The select tool has nothing to do with text selection, it is used for cropping or selecting an image. > > 3. Select final partial line (text tool?) > 4. Shift-click selections 1 through 3 in sequence > > My problem is that when I use the text tool for step 1, choosing the > select tool clears the selection made in step 1. I don't see that > it's possible to make multiple selections with either the text tool > or the select tool. > > Do I have the steps and tools correct? > > Johnnie Wilcox > Also, shift-click can be used to join *markup* (highlights), not selections. Christiaan > ................ > On 8 Apr 2008, at 5:04 AM, skim-app-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> On 4/7/08 7:07 AM, "James Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Apr 7, 2008, at 8:47 AM, Claus Atzenbeck wrote: >>>> Most of the time, however, I want to start the selection >>>> somewhere in >>>> the middle of a line and end it somewhere in the middle of the >>>> third >>>> line below that. That is not possible with the rubber band. This >>>> works >>>> with "normal" selection, but only for single column layouts, not >>>> for >>>> multiple columns. >>>> >>>> I am wondering if there is a feature that would allow me to select >>>> text >>>> in an intelligent way, that is that Skim "understands" the text >>>> flow >>>> and >>>> acts accordingly. >>> >>> Yes. Select the partial first line in the column in the regular way, >>> use the selection rectangle (option key) to select the full lines >>> below it in the column, and then use regular selection to select the >>> partial last line. Click the first partial line, shift-click the >>> selected block under it, and then shift-click the final partial >>> line. >>> The three separate notes will be aggregated into one note. I >>> recently >>> found out about this myself and it's very useful. >>> >>> Jim Harrison >>> UVa >>> >> >> !!! Thank you for that tip!! >> Ingrid > ............... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference > Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., > Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone > _______________________________________________ > Skim-app-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Register now and save $200. Hurry, offer ends at 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 7! Use priority code J8TLD2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
