On 28 Jun 2008, at 10:39 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: > On Jun 28, 2008, at 4:06 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > >> >> On 28 Jun 2008, at 9:48 PM, Adam M. Goldstein wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> If I create an anchored text note, the text of the note does not >>> appear in the sidebar for notes. I think it used to do that? I could >>> extend the lower boundary of the line with the note and see the text >>> of the note. Now the space where the note ought to be remains >>> empty. I >>> do see the text of the note if I open the separate little window for >>> it, though. >>> >> >> First of all, an anchored note has both a description and longer rich >> text. The description is displayed normally in the note table, it is >> set in the note's window in the text field at the top. >> >> There is supposed to be a little triangle on the left of the >> description to reveal the longer rich text. However for existing >> notes >> that seems to have disappeared in the last release. I'l bring it back >> in the next release. > > > OK, I see now. You can extend the space given for the note's text > description by pulling down the bottom of that line. For some reason I > seemed to believe that this would show the note's content as well as > its description; perhaps I was just using the little triangle before. > > I am not seeing the little triangle, even for new notes. > > In either case, I will welcome it back in the next release! >> >> >>> Also, the icon for the note will remain centered top-to-bottom along >>> the right edge of the note, if I extend the note's lower boundary. >>> It >>> seems to me that it ought to remain at the top of the space for the >>> note. In the diagrams below, "*" represents the title of the note; >>> "]" >>> represents the edge of where the note text should be; and "X" >>> represents the icon for the note. The behavior I see now is like the >>> top diagram; what I think should be the behavior is the bottom. The >>> reason is that the icon represents what kind of note the note is; >>> and >>> this should be taken in at a glance when looking at the title, >>> rather >>> than having the person scan down along the edge of the pane for the >>> icon. >>> >> >> That's a matter of taste. I personally think it looks better >> centered, >> also leveled with the page number next to it. >> > > It is a matter of taste.
And not just. I remember why I centered it there originally: the triangle is also centered. And as they're both images, it really looks bad when one is centered and the other is not. Christiaan > > >> Christiaan >> >>> *] >>> ] >>> ] X >>> ] >>> ] >>> >>> >>> *] X >>> ] >>> ] >>> ] >>> >>> This is with 1.1.7, Leopard. >>> >>> -Adam >>> > > > ================================= > Adam M. Goldstein PhD MSLIS > Assistant Professor of Philosophy > Iona College > -- > email 1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > email 2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web http://www.iona.edu/faculty/agoldstein/ > tel (914) 637-2717 > post Iona College > Department of Philosophy > 715 North Avenue > New Rochelle, NY 10801 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
