On May 16, 2009, at 9:23 AM, Olivier Verdier wrote: >> > > I already said that this discussion is really irrelevant, because it > cannot be reasonably done. Switching apps in presentation modes > gives unacceptable problems. Period. > > > I see. Would you mind sharing your knowledge about why it cannot be > reasonably done? And what precisely were the problems caused by > switching apps before version 1.2.2? I have never experienced any > problem at all with skim and app switching myself... > > For the moment I will just try to compile a pre-1.2.2 version and > use that instead of the last version. I really cannot use Skim in > its present state for my teaching. > > Thank you, > > == Olivier > > >
Olivier, just a suggestion for you that works for me: You may just want to try a customized Full Screen mode instead of Presentation mode. I use Full Screen mode instead of presentation mode for all my presentations. In my opinion it has a number of advantages and only some tiny drawbacks: -you can switch applications; a quick Expose is also wonderful from this mode - you have much more flexibility in terms of page layout (such as setting things to Continuous) -you can invoke tools (select, notes etc.) if you want them (easy to prevent them too) -you can sneak peak at your menu bar by .taking the cursor up, to check time, battery life, etc. -you can change the color of the background (to a dark black, as in presentation mode) in the preferences. -I find navigation more intuitive, since it is the same as in your regular use. Indeed, all key bindings work here. The only drawback I see is that the sidebars panels are there. But if you reduce them, you can make them small and prevent them from swinging open. That's what I do. They look like a little frame on the side and nobody notices them. I guess another advantage of Presentation mode, over Full Screen, is precisely that it is fool proofed: you can't do much there, so not much can go wrong either. But that seems more relevant for a situation where you lend your computer to someone else for a presentation than for an experienced user with their own setup. So this advantage is completely irrelevant for me. The gains outweight the losses in my view. So for a long time I have used Full Screen mode to present at seminars and in lectures. Hope this helps. Cheers -Ivan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
