On Sep 10, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:

> No, this hasn't changed, except that you don't need to do the extra stuff 
> anymore, because the text should already be set with the latest release.

Hi Christiaan-

Yes. I'm very thankful for that, because my original script crapped out when an 
attribute run changed (ie italics to plain text) in a highlight. :-( Much 
simpler now, thanks!

> But Alex's gripe was that the AppleScript launches Skim, he wanted to convert 
> notes without the need to do that.
> 
> On the other hand, the AppleScript will still have some advantages over the 
> (coming) tool. For instance, the tool won't be able to automatically set the 
> text for highlights, it won't be able to handle password protected PDFs, and 
> it won't be able to substitute some default properties (such as the font for 
> anchored notes). 

I'm a fan of the Applescript method, as I can look at the document before I 
send it down the assembly line. Got another script that converts Skimnotes to 
OPML for export to Tinderbox...

Bon Ouikend,

Charles


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