This is not really a problem, but I’m interested to hear what other users find most workable. I’ve noticed that when I set my default pdf reader to Preview, Hookmark links only take me to the first page, even where I’ve set up a deep link in Skim. If I change the default reader back to Skim, all works as expected. I could leave Skim as the default reader, but for everything else related to pdf files (particularly searching) I find Preview far more versatile. I’m wondering whether it would be better (1) to keep Preview as default and manually select Skim In Finder Information for every file for which I’ve created a Hookmark link, or (2) make Skim the default and use 'Open with … ’ whenever I want to use Preview. I’m working with the second option at present, but am inclined to think that the first would be better long term.
I use OpenIn (link) which gives you a pop up menu when you open a PDF. Then you click on which you want, or press 1, 2, 3, etc to choose the app you want.
Alternatively you can make it use a specific app by opening the file while holding down shift, cmd or option.
You can also set it up with rules, like always using a certain option when opened in a particular app, or when opened from a certain path on the file system.
Its free with SetApp or costs £12 as a one off. Its main task is actually to handle opening links in different browsers, but since it works with suffixes as well as prefixes, it’ll work with any file typ. I also like using it with MD files so I can switch between editing and previewing MD files in different apps.
Thanks for this @bishblaize, I didn’t know about Openin but it looks like it’s worth a go.
I too wish that I could ‘control’ which app to use when opening a Hookmark hook. My workaround, for the time being, is to change the “Open With” default app in Finder to Skim for those deep-linked PDFs. It’s a hassle, I know and sometime I forget to change the default app for those particular files; however, an unintended side effect is that I have a visual cue in Hookmark for those files that -if I did the homework- are referenced as having a deep link.
Now that I wrote it, maybe that’s a good idea for an enhancement. The ability to specify in Hookmark which application to use when a deep link is present in the hook reference.
Thank you for this request, @Tetoco .
I have created an issue for this feature request.
Much appreciated.
I’m embarrassed to admit that I failed miserably at creating a script to run in Preview’s Open Item tab, that would identify a deep-link url hook and redirect to open with Skim. It proved to be beyond my scripting abilities and understanding of how Scripts option works in Hookmark.
Thanks again
If I select text in Skim, is it possible to have the selected text become the name of the deep link? Currently (for me at least) the link name is just the document name, which makes it hard to differentiate multiple deep links within the same document.
I tried to create a custom ‘Get Name’ script for Skim that returns the current selection as text, but it doesn’t seem to be registering. In fact, I can’t even tell whether it is running the ‘Get Name’ script at all.
EDIT: If I select text in Skim, activate Hook and choose the option ‘Copy selection and link’, I get the selected text followed by the link when I paste it into Markdown. So I know the selected text is in available to Hookmark, but how do I get it to be set as the link name?
Sorry this is not possible for now.
The only way to do this is rename the bookmark title via “Rename in Hookmark”.
Sorry for the inconvenience.