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Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:08 am
by aechallu
Is it possible to automatically attach the PDF to the Bookends entry at the time of the import?
This is what I'm doing:
1) I search the article
2) I import
3) I click on the URL @ symbol to open the PDF
4) The PDF opens in Safari (in browser)
5) I click the Save icon
6) I go back to BE and go to Ref/Get PDF/Find & Attach
I bet I'm taking 3 or more unnecessary steps...
Thanks!
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:47 am
by nicka
You can simplify the last part a bit.
If you can get the pdf to open in Preview then you can drag the proxy icon (the one in the title-bar) onto the reference window in Bookends, or onto the list window if the correct reference is highlighted. You will then get the attach file dialogue.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:07 am
by Jon
That's right. I'd right-click on the pdf in Safari and select "Open in Preview". Then drag the pdf's proxy icon onto the Bookends window.
Jon
Sonny Software
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:34 pm
by aechallu
Unfortunately the new safari opens PDFs inside the browser and I like that new behavior in some cases.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:08 pm
by palazzo
How exactly do we "reconfigure" the JSTOR filter to work with downloaded pdf's? I have a bunch of files I downloaded before the Bookends upgrade which are waiting to be classified.
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:25 pm
by Jon
aechallu wrote:Unfortunately the new safari opens PDFs inside the browser and I like that new behavior in some cases.
If you right-click you'll bring up a contextual menu that lets you open the pdf with Preview.
Jon
Sonny Software
Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:26 pm
by Jon
palazzo wrote:How exactly do we "reconfigure" the JSTOR filter to work with downloaded pdf's? I have a bunch of files I downloaded before the Bookends upgrade which are waiting to be classified.
Sorry, I don't understand. The JSTOR filter doesn't deal with pdfs, just the text. You have to download the pdf the way that aechallu described in the original post.
Jon
Sonny Software
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:56 am
by palazzo
OK, I thought there would be some metadata in the pdf for Bookends to read.
Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:08 am
by Jon
No, unfortunately publishers don't use the pdf metadata in any consistent or helpful way.
Jon
Sonny Software
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:31 pm
by danzac
I think from this thread I already know the answer, but just to make sure I'm not getting my hopes up — there will not be a "Get PDF from JSTOR" option (like the Pubmed one) right? Or is this something that is being worked on?
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 4:34 pm
by Jon
I was waiting for you to ask that. Not now, anyway -- I can't say about the future.
Jon
Sonny Software