In DT2 I use the annotation template script described in Quote and Highlight almost on a daily basis as I review technical publications. Some key features that help me are
- The ability to select in the PDF document within DT a block of text (word, line, paragraph) and export this to a structured annotation file.
- The quotation includes a page number, selected text, link back to the source page
- The option in the template to add my own annotation to the quotation e.g. essentially my own comments as to why this is important, context etc…
I include a screenshot below as an example.
Now my question concerns DT3 with the new annotation functions which are included in the update. I’m a little confused how to transfer my existing experience here. For instance I don’t see a function yet to capture and transfer the selected text elements to the DT3 annotation file/field without moving back and forth between the two windows (PDF display and special annotation window on the right). Similarly I would need to copy the page link by hand etc…
Any recommendations from the community on how best to duplicate and adapt the procedure above to DT3 ?