Drag PDF to Bookends icon

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rickl
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Drag PDF to Bookends icon

Post by rickl »

Although woefully underfeatured in many ways, I've discovered that the dock icon of the program Papers will accept a dragged PDF, launching itself if necessary and importing and matching the PDF. Very convenient. Any chance of Bookends getting that feature?
nicka
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Re: Drag PDF to Bookends icon

Post by nicka »

I'd also appreciate this feature. From time to time I've found myself trying to do this, and nothing happening (naturally enough).
ozean
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Re: Drag PDF to Bookends icon

Post by ozean »

Dragging different things onto the dock icon to import them would be really neat. I would like to be able to drag:
  • .ris files (with an explicit file type identifier ending would be a first step, but if the file could be automatically identified as RIS, then it would be a perfect world)
  • .enw files (same as with .ris)
  • .pdf files (these should open the usual PDF import window – for the currently selected entry)
I do not know if this can be accomplished with the same modifier keys that are currently used for importing stuff by dragging and dropping onto the reference list window.
Jon
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Re: Drag PDF to Bookends icon

Post by Jon »

This would be a nice little addition. I'll look into it.

Jon
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