On Jun 5, 2011, at 16:01, Adam Cronkright wrote: > Hey Jon, Thanks a bunch man. I think this may be the direction I go. Still > trying to get the Clip and Annotate to work, but to anyone who uses this > program, when I clip from Skim, is there any way to "Snap back" not just to > the pdf file in Skim but to the actual page the clipping came from? > > Thanks again Jon, > > Adam >
I can't imagine that's possible. There is no generic way (protocol) to pass information like a page to a generic app. So this would only possible in theory for an app that knows (or is allowed to be configured to know) explicitly about Skim. Christiaan > > On 2011-06-03, at 5:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> You may want to try a more full-featured note-taking program. Since you >> mentioned Scrivener, I'm guessing you might be a Mac user. If so, you may >> want to take a look at: >> Circus Ponies Notebook. (See, in particular, the second half of the page at >> http://www.circusponies.com/notebook/take-great-notes.) >> >> -Jon >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Adam Cronkright <[email protected]> >> To: For general discussion about using Skim >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, Jun 3, 2011 4:37 pm >> Subject: Re: [Skim-app-users] Folders/Categories Within Notes Pane >> >> Hey thanks for the responses and explanations Christiaan >> >> Adam >> >> On 2011-06-03, at 4:31 PM, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >> >>> >>> 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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