Hi Mark, Preview is version 5.0.1 now in Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.2
Cheers, Ronni On 18/03/2010, at 10:59 AM, Mark Secker wrote: > LOL .. While we’re on “preview bash” mode (though I think preview is quite a > remarkable but unappreciated program)... > It used to be useful and usable as a very easy/small footprint slide show > program.. Now with version 4 it doesn’t loop, plays once then stops. Also it > will frequently crash on large slide shows (500+ images) or if a user tries > to “forward” or “rewind” through images quickly (by holding down the > respective arrow key).... Also you used to be able to re order the images by > values such as date, size, etc etc... Though it does now allow you to re > order them manually in the preview bar using drag and drop cool but not a > viable option if you’re trying to sort through a dump of 3000 images from a > recovered iPhoto library :( > > v4 also allows you to select multiple images in the preview bar and drag and > drop them in to folders and applications (old version allowed one image done > from the title bar) > > > > On 18/03/10 10:30 AM, "Neil Houghton" <n...@possumology.com> wrote: > >> Just to add to this one thing which has changed in the latest version (since >> Snow Leopard, I think) - it confused me for a while until I learnt about how >> the change worked (can’t remember now where I read it): >> >> It used to be that to add/copy pages from one pdf to another (or even, as >> Kirk notes, add-in a whole pdf) you just dragged/option dragged them into >> the sidebar (as per Kirk’s article) - you could then either “save” or “save >> as” to create a new document with the extra pages (depending whether you >> also wanted to retain the unchanged original). >> >> If you try this in the new Preview, say just drag another pdf into the >> sidebar, you will notice that rather than adding it to the original pdf, >> Preview now treats them as two separate pdfs – just displayed in the same >> window – if you “save” or “save as” then you will be saving just one of >> these 2 pdfs (whichever is in focus at the time). >> >> I originally thought this was a major backwards step – until I learnt the >> new method to do this: >> >> If you want to ADD the dragged pages (or whole pdf) to the original >> document, when you drag them to the sidebar you need to drop them ON TOP OF >> the sidebar icon of the original pdf – the sidebar icon will then “open up” >> to allow you to place the dragged content where you want it - before, after >> or in-between pages of the original pdf (assuming the original pdf was >> multi-paged). >> >> You will then see that Preview then lists the window contents as: >> >> “name.pdf (page x of n)” (ie as a single document) rather than >> “name.pdf (page x of a) (2 documents, n total pages)” >> >> Once you get used to it, the new method is great – you can work with >> multiple pdf documents in the same window and add/subtract pages from the >> individual documents and save the documents separately – it’s just not that >> obvious how that works if you are used to the old method! >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
