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by joao
Thu Mar 17, 2022 8:19 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4
Replies: 53
Views: 12556

Re: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4

The second issue (taking the author of the previous selected reference and using it when creating a new reference) is in 14.0.6. The original issue i haven't noticed since the update. But it is quite rare. I'll update if i see any of the two issues happen again. Edit: I can confirm that the second i...
by joao
Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:21 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4
Replies: 53
Views: 12556

Re: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4

When I'm typing information in the Reference record, most of the time I can tab between hinted fields without also confirming the hint (“Editors”, “Journal”, “Date”, etc.) as my intended entry, other times I can't, and the hint text becomes a part of the reference record, which is obviously a probl...
by joao
Tue Mar 08, 2022 6:24 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Updated news about Serge
Replies: 3
Views: 1262

Re: Updated news about Serge

Thank you Jon, Our thoughts are with Serge and his family. Just adding two links here for aid to Ukraine for those who may have trouble accessing the New York Times website. They've been posted by Leaflet.js (created by Vladimir, an Ukranian developer and responsible for the major developments in ma...
by joao
Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:22 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Batch editing PDF metadata
Replies: 7
Views: 2606

Re: Batch editing PDF metadata

Writing XML metadata onto the pdf files of selected references: (you need to install exiftool) Thanks Dellu. Haven't had the time to look into my script. Sorry. As Dellu says, unfortunately you need to install exiftool (you can do this through homebrew). I also update a custom field in Bookends whe...
by joao
Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:36 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Batch editing PDF metadata
Replies: 7
Views: 2606

Re: Batch editing PDF metadata

Jon wrote: Fri Jan 14, 2022 7:28 am Furthermore, this actually strikes me as something DEVONthink should (might) do, because it's a document manager.
Actually, my script is based on one posted on the devonthink forums.
by joao
Sat Jan 15, 2022 12:35 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Batch editing PDF metadata
Replies: 7
Views: 2606

Re: Batch editing PDF metadata

I actually have an AppleScript that changes the author and title metadata on the pdf according to bookends references. I use it for my ereader.
I would recommend just changing file rename format instead though.

I'll see if I can post the script later this week (busy right now).
by joao
Thu Dec 16, 2021 6:09 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: PDF annotation changes -- comments
Replies: 59
Views: 24177

Re: PDF annotation changes -- comments

That sounds great. Looking forward it. I should say, one of the top reasons I stick with bookends is because of how it plays nicely with external apps and doesn't force you into a closed garden.
by joao
Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:27 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: PDF annotation changes -- comments
Replies: 59
Views: 24177

Re: PDF annotation changes -- comments

Hi, Since we're on the subject of pdf annotations and notes, would it be possible to add a feature to the AppleScript dictionary? At the moment we can get the bookends notes from AppleScript. It would be great if there was another key to get the (locked) pdf-only highlight text as well. I am using a...
by joao
Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:39 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

sorry... that's what I meant. it was output as bibtex markup.
by joao
Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:27 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

It's working perfectly. I noticed what I would consider a bug though (others may not). One of my references shows up in Jabref with html tags in the title field. I found out this is because the title in Bookends was in rich text and bold (probably copied pasted there from the title field in the pdf)...
by joao
Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:12 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

As this is a one-way sync, am I right in thinking that any edits of the generated bibtex with an external program will not be changed by Bookends upon subsequent syncs? That would be great for those of use that use Jabref's bibtex cleanup function.
by joao
Mon Oct 11, 2021 5:10 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

From the release notes:

"Note that Bookends stores the .bib file's alias, so you may rename it or move it to another location on the HD and Bookends will still find it."

That's a nice idea. :-)
by joao
Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:50 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

I'm obviously in the minority here, but I actually prefer to use the Bookends citations pop up to add references quickly, as it gives me a preview of the actual document and lets me check if I'm referencing the right thing. I have Bookends set up to just insert the cite key or a pandoc version, whic...
by joao
Fri Oct 01, 2021 9:28 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

> I had thought the same and agree. I would for example find use to be able to point to AppleScripts that are to run "Before Opening Database" and "Before Closing Database". A crude way of doing that would be using your AppleScript as a launcher for bookends, and another attache...
by joao
Fri Oct 01, 2021 5:15 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File
Replies: 46
Views: 45251

Re: [Feature Request] Auto-sync to a BibTeX File

I don't get it at all. As pointed out, there are scripts that will do this on demand, for the full library or a selected group (if you don't want to use Biblio -> Bibliography manually). We made Bookends scriptable (a big undertaking) so that not every capability had to be hardcoded into Bookends. ...