On Jun 3, 2011, at 20:27, Adam Cronkright wrote: > Hey Maurice, > > Yea, thanks, I've been trying to do that, but in an ebook you quickly run out > of colors (author's points i agree with, points i disagree with, which would > contain: the author's support for the status quo, the author's critique of > status quo, and within each critique the authors will make several > points..... I've got to keep track of their references I want to look up and > terms they define.... I'm sure everyone has run into this problem at times. > I run into it with each book. > > And not only does one run out of colours (well, distinguishably different > shades) but it is almost impossible to keep this all organized as you read. > Since you don't know sometimes where an author is going and how you are going > to end up categorizing those notes. To be able to go back at the end, create > folders, and drag and drop notes would save hours on each book. It's like > the difference between trying to make an outline for a book or paper in Word > or pages, and outlining in Scrivener. > > If this is not possible within skim, is there another annotation software > that can do it? >
No, because the information to be able to do this does not exist anywhere. It's a fundamental problem, not a UI problem. > Or, is there any way to make an app that is it's own notes pane? You create > folders and then drag the notes from the Skim notes pane over and it makes a > copy. Then, when you click on one, it opens it up in Skim? I'd pay for that > ability. Heck, even just the first part - an app that you could export > Skim's notes to and organize them in folders would be a great way to preview > a document you read a year ago. Is any of this possible? > > Thanks, > Adam > Such an app does not exist. You're description is very confusing, but I don't think it can be done. Christiaan > On 2011-06-03, at 1:34 PM, Maurice Frankel wrote: > >> However, as the extract you quote from 2008 suggests, you can allocate each >> theme a different color (for highlighting or as the background color to a >> text note). You can then sort your notes by color in the Notes Pane (click >> on the 3rd column header from the left), which will group all notes on the >> same theme together . This sort function was presumably not available at the >> time the 2008 post was written. >> >> >> On 3 Jun 2011, at 14:44, Adam Cronkright wrote: >> >>> I desperately need the ability to group/categorize my notes (mostly labeled >>> highlights) into different folders and subfolders in the notes pane. In >>> the ebook I'm currently reading as part of my research, I'm up to 59 notes >>> and all I've finished is the Preface and the Introduction. Especially >>> given that it was an introduction - I know the author will touch on many of >>> these things in more detail later, but I don't want to miss anything of >>> importance or anything that is more clearly explained the first time >>> around. So I need to the ability to go back when I've finished a book, >>> create folders and subfolders for certain topics and sub-topics, and then >>> drag and drop my highlights and underlines into those folders. This is >>> especially crucial when reading ebooks/articles by authors who jump around >>> a lot. I could give my notes pane better organization than they gave their >>> book/article. >>> >>> I found the following post that touches on this, but the guy is just told >>> no (I don't know what RFEs are). >>> >>> Is the feature there and I'm just not finding it? Is there a better >>> feature built into skim that I should use instead? >>> >>> This feature is a game-breaker for me. Any help is appreciated. >>> >>> Re: [Skim-app-users] Categories (Folders) of notes in the notes pane? >>> Christiaan Hofman >>> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:15:24 -0800 >>> >>> On 26 Feb 2008, at 10:49 PM, Bill Mohler wrote: >>> >>> > Would it be possible or wise to add capability to group notes in the >>> > notes pane into "collections" or "folders" with a common theme? I do >>> > a bit of this by the tool with which I highlight and the color I >>> > choose, but in browsing the notes pane, there is no way to order the >>> > notes other than alphabetically, by tool, or by page. All of these >>> > are great, but I could make quicker sense of my multi-multi-annotated >>> > pdfs if I could arrange them a bit more logically and consider them >>> > as groups. >>> > >>> >>> No, you can search the RFEs for the more detailed answer. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. >>> Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, >>> secure and there when you need it. 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