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by alanterra
Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Bulk reattachment of "lost" orphaned attachments
Replies: 0
Views: 32727

Bulk reattachment of "lost" orphaned attachments

I don't know what happened, but my database had well over 600 "orphaned" attachments (ie, references that think that they have an attachment, but for which the link to the attachment has been severed). Part of this seems to have been due to a bug in Bookends (now fixed), but I suspect most...
by alanterra
Sat Nov 23, 2019 4:10 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Google Scholar working for others?
Replies: 4
Views: 3442

Re: Google Scholar working for others?

So, this is what I think is happening. Google Scholar has flagged my IP for possible abuse. Why, I'm not sure. It wants to show me a Captcha to prove I'm human, after which it will whitelist that browser through a cookie. I can't get GS to show the Captcha in Firefox, so I can't get that browser whi...
by alanterra
Sat Nov 23, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Google Scholar working for others?
Replies: 4
Views: 3442

Re: Google Scholar working for others?

Any thoughts about what might be wrong on my side? (I've had this bug for 48 hours or so).

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by alanterra
Fri Nov 22, 2019 4:55 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Google Scholar working for others?
Replies: 4
Views: 3442

Google Scholar working for others?

Are others having problems with Google Scholar? When I type in a title, I get 10,800,000 matches and a Captcha that I can't complete w/in the Bookends window. I suspect that something has changed at Google Scholar.
by alanterra
Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:17 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Different et al. limits for authors and editors?
Replies: 2
Views: 2981

Different et al. limits for authors and editors?

I am hoping that I can make the maximum number of authors before an "et al." is used different from the maximum number of editors. There is a cryptic box in the formats manager Screen Shot 2019-11-01 at 13.13.17.png that I can't figure out. It seems like it should allow a different number ...
by alanterra
Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:40 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Go from attachment to Bookends entry?
Replies: 8
Views: 5456

Re: Go from attachment to Bookends entry?

Thx
by alanterra
Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:32 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Go from attachment to Bookends entry?
Replies: 8
Views: 5456

Go from attachment to Bookends entry?

I don't know if others agree with me, but wouldn't it be great if there was a way to go from an attachment (like a pdf) to the Bookends entry for that paper? Right now, the only way I can do it easily is copy the file name, paste it into the bookends search (All Fields), and then backspace to get ri...
by alanterra
Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Another copy of Bookends is running - override
Replies: 5
Views: 5245

Re: Another copy of Bookends is running - override

That will be great. Thank you, Jon
by alanterra
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:38 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Has Quick Add via JSTOR stopped working?
Replies: 21
Views: 12572

Re: Has Quick Add via JSTOR stopped working?

Hmm. I have no idea what is broken at my end. If I figure it out, I'll report it here in case it helps others. Thx.
by alanterra
Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:45 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Has Quick Add via JSTOR stopped working?
Replies: 21
Views: 12572

Has Quick Add via JSTOR stopped working?

I have tried to add two references this way, and both have come in blank. I suspect something changed at JSTOR.

My last attempt was this link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41226135
by alanterra
Sun Jul 07, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Request: Clear Hits without losing focus
Replies: 2
Views: 2574

Request: Clear Hits without losing focus

Jon recently said I suggest that you mark any references in the group you want to delete (make them hits) and then switch to the Hits group. Now you can delete them from the library with the Delete key or trash icon. This (and many other operations) would be easier if there was a way to clear the hi...
by alanterra
Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:31 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Recommendations about using notes (particularly with Scrivener)
Replies: 6
Views: 6088

Re: Recommendations about using notes (particularly with Scrivener)

And this is really down in the weeds, but in case anyone wants to replicate my (baroque) system, I have the following labels in Bookends (not all listed): To Find To Read Have Read Have Notes "Have Notes" means that either (a) I have attached an .rtf document with notes, or (b) I have put ...
by alanterra
Fri Jun 14, 2019 7:27 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Recommendations about using notes (particularly with Scrivener)
Replies: 6
Views: 6088

Re: Recommendations about using notes (particularly with Scrivener)

All I can say is that I haven't found a place to write notes that I am happy with. 1. If I put them in Bookends Notes (or Sente when I was using it), then I can't find them through any other mechanism except searching in Bookends. I sort of depend on using Spotlight for searching. 2. If I put them i...