Thanks, Christiaan. I appreciate the effort. Once I compile it and smooth out my workflow, I'll post here on how to do it.
Best -AHM On 2010-08-29, at 3:23 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > On Aug 26, 2010, at 14:49, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > >> I did not say I'm gonna write it. >> >> Christiaan >> >> On Aug 26, 2010, at 3:52, Alex Montgomery-Amo wrote: >> >>> A simple command-line binary that does what the current Convert Notes >>> function does would be great. I imagine that wrapping it in a drag-and-drop >>> app might be useful for some as well. >>> >>> Thanks >>> -Alex >>> >>> On 2010-08-25, at 2:43 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 25, 2010, at 21:57, Alex Montgomery-Amo wrote: >>>> >>>>> Skim folks: >>>>> >>>>> I've been trying to create a workflow between iAnnotate PDF (iPad), Skim, >>>>> and BibDesk. The idea is that any new annotations made in iAnnotate PDF >>>>> should be automatically converted to skim-style notes when the PDF is >>>>> updated. >>>>> >>>>> I have the workflow in place through a combination of Dropbox and Hazel, >>>>> using the latter to detect file changes, then run an applescript to open >>>>> up the PDF in Skim and convert the notes (happy to share if anyone's >>>>> interested). This would be much more useful, however, if it could be done >>>>> without opening up Skim to open up the PDF every time. >>>>> >>>>> Therefore, the request: that the skimnotes command-line tool be made >>>>> capable of converting notes. I don't know whether this is a complicated >>>>> or a relatively simple change. If complicated, perhaps it's not worth it. >>>>> I'm posting it here to see if there's anyone else interested in this, or >>>>> whether this is just me. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> -AHM >>>> >>>> I'd really like to keep that tool as simple, small, clean, and independent >>>> as possible, including not use PDFKit (and all the bugs that come with >>>> it). >>>> >>>> However a simple binary (tool or app) that can convert notes is very easy >>>> to write. >>>> >>>> Christiaan >>>> > > If you can build Skim from source you'll have a new skimconvert tool > > Christiaan > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program > Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users > worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and > speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Skim-app-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
