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by DanZac
Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:21 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: mellel's default citation format?
Replies: 5
Views: 5115

Re: mellel's default citation format?

First off, which citation manager are you using? Second, Mellel doesn't determine what the temporary citation looks like (besides its color), pre or post scan. That is the job of the bib.manager. If you are using Bookends: It looks like you have chosen a format as the paste style for the temporary c...
by DanZac
Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:17 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Scanning with Bookends yields straight quotes, not curly
Replies: 4
Views: 4737

Re: Scanning with Bookends yields straight quotes, not curly

That's right. You need to put curly quotes into the format, or in your fields when they have them. The keystroke for curly quotes in BE is alt and alt>shift with the square bracket keys.

I've requested from BE a curly quotes option, you should request it on the BE forum as well.
by DanZac
Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Making cross references hurt less
Replies: 10
Views: 6940

Re: Making cross references hurt less

Our thoughts here, at this point, are to the following improvements to the procedure: A. Dragging from the outline directly into the document (with Cmd or Option pressed) to create a reference. The reference format will be the one selected in the preference, of course, so you'll only need to change...
by DanZac
Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:58 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: mellel beta
Replies: 27
Views: 32539

Re: mellel beta

Ori Redler wrote:We have something much bigger and much more important cooking for 2.6, which is now on the drawing table.
We need some hints here Ori ! :cry:
by DanZac
Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:14 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Keyboard shortcut for editing citation
Replies: 1
Views: 2573

Re: Keyboard shortcut for editing citation

After adding the citation (from BE or Sente), hold shift and hit back arrow to highlight the citation, then hit enter. Then hit right arrow and add your cited page (or whatever other editing you are doing). When you are done editing the citation, hit enter, which will take you out of the citation. T...
by DanZac
Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:44 pm
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Wishlist for version 2.6
Replies: 114
Views: 656434

Re: Wishlist for version 2.6

A small request made on the forum a while back by me and supported by others was better keyboard migration to and from the outline view. Also, what about associating fonts with other scripts? Currently we are only allowed one secondary font? No one mentioned scripting and/or macros— any interest in ...
by DanZac
Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:59 pm
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Wishlist for version 2.6
Replies: 114
Views: 656434

Re: Wishlist for version 2.6

I reach for sunglasses when I work in Mellel's full screen with the white background. There is an entire section of the Mellel Guide that deals with this issue. It's on pages 38-40 on my copy [I'm not sure I have the most up-to-date version]. Janet Or hit command>alt>control>8 when in full screen m...
by DanZac
Fri Jun 13, 2008 1:23 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Mellel 2.5 is here!
Replies: 19
Views: 18556

Re: Mellel 2.5 is here!

and most-importantly keyboard shortcuts for auto-titles You may be interested in a little bit of a shortcut that can help you access menu item through the keyboard quickly (if you have Leopard). In the Keyboard system preferences, under keyboard shortcuts, set alt+space bar as the shortcut for the ...
by DanZac
Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:13 am
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Wishlist for version 2.6
Replies: 114
Views: 656434

Re: Wishlist for version 2.6

Most urgent: 15. Improved image handling (text float around images [and tables] and anchoring of images [and tables] to text) 12. OpenType (large and) small caps, as well as sub- and superscripts 11. Improved style system (the Mellel concept of styles aside, the style system in general could be a b...
by DanZac
Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:50 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: .rtf and footnotes
Replies: 4
Views: 3431

Re: .rtf and footnotes

After exporting the RTF from Mellel, open the RTF in Word and save it as .doc, then send it to the publisher. See if that works
by DanZac
Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: The Nitty and the Gritty
Topic: Revisiting Sparkle
Replies: 10
Views: 14347

Re: Revisiting Sparkle

Thought I'd post in this thread to bring it up back to the top and in the spotlight again. Both Mellel's main partners (Sente and Bookends) both update with Sparkle and it is fantastic. I'd really like to see Sparkle updating for Mellel.
by DanZac
Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:53 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: mellel beta
Replies: 27
Views: 32539

Re: mellel beta

Thanks for the answers to my questions, very helpful to know. I am VERY HAPPY to hear that quicklook is coming, It is going to be so great to have that.
by DanZac
Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:12 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: mellel beta
Replies: 27
Views: 32539

Re: mellel beta

Since the beta is no secret, can i ask about what else we can expect? Everyone and their dog knows xrefs are here, but is anything else coming? Although it seems relatively minor, I'm dying for quicklook support. It has easily become one of the most used features of the Mac OS for me, and to not hav...
by DanZac
Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:52 am
Forum: Mellel
Topic: We don't need no stinking page numbers!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 49
Views: 44083

Re: I don’t like multiple exclamation marks!

Why does Mellel even feature "Word format" export, if it is only RTF with a .DOC extension?! I guess the Redlers (correctly) feared that users would see the "WORD" export missing and assume they could no longer exchange info with WORD users. Exactly, and that's why it should sta...
by DanZac
Fri May 30, 2008 1:52 pm
Forum: Mellel
Topic: Free online PDF annotation (or, We Do Need Those Pg #'s!)
Replies: 1
Views: 3028

Free online PDF annotation (or, We Do Need Those Pg #'s!)

Okay, I found this really sweet and FREE online web program that I need to share, as it actually renders my personal need for Google Docs obsolete. The program is called A.nnotate (http://a.nnotate.com). It is based on this credit system— each page uploaded costs a certain amount of credits. But, yo...