| Re: Search PDF annotations only [message #1631 is a reply to message #1623] |
Fri, 17 February 2023 02:20   |
johseb
Messages: 6
Registered: February 2023
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Actually Devonthink can search for pdf annotations. Honestly if DT can do it I think FoxTrot should do it as well. I already sent a feature request a long time ago but no joy.
A poor man solution could be the following:
1. Extract pdf annotations in a text file
2. Save the file in the same folder of the pdf "myPDF.pdf" with name "myPDF_annotations.txt"
3. Performing a search that matches the annotation text file you can read the annotation in FT preview and/or reveal the annotations text file in Finder e open the original pdf (that sits near its annotation text file if you name them as indicated)
Of course the procedure must be automatised and, even in that case, is boring and prone to oversights (forget to generate the text file when closing the pdf in a hurry).
You could do it when the annotations are of paramount importance or for frozen pdf (that you don't plan to further annotate)
I hope that FT will get this feature sooner or later.
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