A good point you make, since I know that FolderShare works cross-platform to sync folders between Mac and Windows. It may not know from EAs.
Does anyone know a good Mac-friendly sync software that would sense and preserve EAs? Bill >On 26 Sep 2008, at 8:33 PM, Bill Mohler wrote: > >> After a bit more testing, it's now clear to me that FolderShare >> synchronization software doesn't see any modifications (even though >> Finder does) when notes are saved to the extended attributes of a pdf >> file. >> > >I don't know FolderShare at all, but I can very well imagine this. If >it only checks modifications to the data fork (as many sync systems >do), than it won't notice. > >> This is the only explanation I can think of for the fact that my >> .skim files are quickly synched from one machine to another after >> each Save in Skim, but the .pdf never is. >> >> I'm taking other precautions, so I know I'm not losing anything to >> the ignorance of the synch software. But would it be possible to >> have Skim change some additional modification flag on the .pdf file >> when new notes are save to it? Apparently not all software can >> detect that changes have occurred. >> >> Thanks, >> Bill > >It changes the modification date. There's no other reasonable flag >that could be changed. > >Does FolderSync actually copy the EAs? Because if it does, than it >should also track changes to it. Otherwise it's a bug (in FolderSync). > >Christiaan > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge >Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes >Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world >http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ >_______________________________________________ >Skim-app-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
