Sonny Software

This may be the most stupid question ever, and I apologize for that, but in years of using Bookends I have not managed to figure it out.
When searching references for importing, on the bottom of the search window it helpfully says " (Command–. to stop) ".
I've never been able to have it work, for me ...

The Abstract field size was (and is) variable. So depending on the size of your old window it could have more or less height content displayable than what you see now. The current abstract also increases in height and length as the window (or editing pane) changes in size. In order to get it to ...

Regarding the "abstract" field. I used to be able to see entire abstracts that now requires scrolling instead, while keeping the editing window roughly of the same size as it was before. So the field has lost space in switching from the narrow (split with keywords) but tall to the wide but short.

As opposed to what it was before.
It's not that I necessary LOVE the dialog, it's just that doing all the data-entry in one place is intrinsically less cumbersome than doing everything in one place, save for one thing which requires shifting the focus elsewhere. Then the matter of the better ...

I use a 15" retina macbook, so it is neither particularly small not particularly large. I like to keep the library window occupying the full width of the screen though. But in my opinion the issue would be the same even if I had the two windows side by side. It is just that doing all data entering ...

I see. Maybe you could put "abstract" and "keywords" side by side, like they used to be. In this way increasing the width of the window would also increase the space available for the abstract field.
I understand that the old window was too many thing at once, but adding attachment is an action ...

It is a big improvement over the previous situation, thanks.
Three more things would be great, if they could be added:
• the window should remember the size it was set to. As it is now, it always open in the same (rather small/narrow) size, and it does not remember manual resizing
• it would be ...

Yes, I see your point. But you've made the Bookends window very wide. You could lessen the width considerably have the reference pane take up the majority of the window. In fact the resulting window can be almost the same width as the old standalone window you're showing in the image.

I like the ...