On Jun 5, 2011, at 14:25 , Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > On Jun 5, 2011, at 22:54, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > >> Yeah, that would be a job for scripting, I think. For instance, using >> AppleScript you might be able to construct a URL in Skim that links to a >> specific page: >> >> http://bluedragon.blog-city.com/jump_to_a_pdf_page_or_section_via_a_url_request.htm >> >> However, I don't know if opening those works with Skim, and it would require >> some care when storing them. File URLs are pretty fragile for long-term >> storage. > > No, that would never work. When I said that there's no generic way, I was > actually talking precisely about tricks like these. The fragment of the URL > (that's what the part after # is called) isn't passed to the app by the Mac > OS,
Well, that's why I said "...I don't know if opening those works with Skim..." Of course it won't work if Apple doesn't pass the fragment in, and if Launch Services is broken such that it doesn't pass any URL parameters, then that's a shame. > so Skim would never know about it. My guess is that your link is about a > Windows app? No, there are a couple other links there that might clear things up: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/317/317300.html http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/en/acrobat/PDFOpenParameters.pdf Adobe claims it works with Safari and their PDF plugin. Apple doesn't appear to respect any URL parameters with their PDF plugin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
