On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Christopher Reeve wrote:
Hi,I guess I am happy with the Skim way of changing tools now I know the t,n,c,b,u,h,l short cuts. What I am now trying to do is customise Skim that is useful for writing corrections (such as spelling) on a PDF. I strongly recommend you familiarise yourself with Jarnal (http://www.dklevine.com/general/software/tc1000/jarnal.htm ) if you haven't done so already. A wish would be that Skim includes an aditional text tool just like Jarnal's. Skim's note tool has its uses, but being able to simply write between the lines of someones report would be very usefull, as often margins are not wide enough for a bulky note - or at least are too fiddly for a one word note.
I use anchored notes for this. I put it in the margin and write out what the changes should be. Sometimes I circle the word in need of changing or else highlight it. This is somewhat cumbersome for a document with lots of little mistakes.
It seems that this does go beyond Skim's intended purpose, which is note-taking; this is different from exchanging edits or corrections, or for treating a PDF into a simulation of the editing-by-hand process. Integration with BD provides a way to search one's library of PDF's for comments made, to view the notes while going through the bibliography, and so on.
================================= 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
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