[macvoiceover] Re: Skim - error message when starting
- From: John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:57:40 -0500
I've found Skim typically better than Preview. It's not a perfect
solution, but it tends to handle PDF files better. You sill have the inability
to read image PDFs, but that's understandable.
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On Nov 18, 2012, at 2:39 PM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks. I'll keep an eye on it. John I'm not finding Skim much better at
> reading PDFs than Preview. What is your experience with Skim?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Russell
> Sent from my iMac running Mountain Lion!
>
> On 2012-11-18, at 11:32 AM, John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Usually it does, but I've run into situations in which an app keeps
>> triggering the warning message. So, just be aware. I use Skim, but I have
>> my Gete Keeper settings set for Anywhere.
>>
>>
>>
>> Take Care
>>
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>> On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:21 PM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> Yes, I am running Mountain Lion. All I had to do is choose "Open" again,
>>> after the error message, and I was warned that this app would always be
>>> able to run on this computer if I continued. I think the app then gets
>>> added to an "exception" list in Gate Keeper.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help with this.
>>>
>>> Russell
>>> Sent from my iMac running Mountain Lion!
>>>
>>> On 2012-11-18, at 9:57 AM, John Panarese <jpanarese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am assuming you are running Mountain Lion? This has to do with your
>>>> Gate Keeper settings.
>>>>
>>>> Open System Preferences
>>>> Navigate to, Security and Privacy
>>>> Unlock the preference with your system password.
>>>> You will find 3 radio buttons for Gate Keeper. Mac App Store, Mac App
>>>> store and identified Developers, and Anywhere. You will have to select,
>>>> Anywhere, to be able to open Skim.
>>>>
>>>> You can try to choose to open it from the Finder Get Info Window, but
>>>> sometimes, you still are not allowed to do this, so it might be easier
>>>> just to change the Gate Keeper Setting. Remember, though, that you did do
>>>> this in the future.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Take Care
>>>>
>>>> John D. Panarese
>>>> Director
>>>> Mac for the Blind
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>>>> Email, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>> On Nov 18, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I just downloaded Skim, the PDF reader for the Mac. I installed it by
>>>>> copying the .app file to my Applications folder, but when I went to start
>>>>> the app, a message came up saying that the developer was not a
>>>>> recognized, or authorized Apple developer. I was told to go to the App
>>>>> Store and check for a more recent version of the app. I did this and
>>>>> found an app called Skim for $4.99. I purchased it, and to make a long
>>>>> story short, it wasn't a PDF reader at all, but, a program that allowed
>>>>> one to paste text into it and have it pulll out words that were used the
>>>>> most in the text... totally not what I wanted. I'm in the process of
>>>>> tryingto get my $4.99 refunded.
>>>>>
>>>>> My question is this... do I need to worry aobut the error message that
>>>>> pops up when I try to run the free Skim PDF reader? There is a way I can
>>>>> bypass this message and run th app, but I'm worried that it may contain
>>>>> malware or a virus. Has anyone else received this message when starting
>>>>> Skim If so, did you run it anyway?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Russell>
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