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by joeldi
Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:47 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Edit reference in standalone window gone?
Replies: 8
Views: 5021

Re: Edit reference in standalone window gone?

I've decided to make this a preference setting in the next update. The default for a double click is to open the PDF viewer, but you can set it to open the edit pane/window.
Many thanks, Jon! I look forward to the update. Joel
by joeldi
Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:10 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Bookends 12.5 Feedback
Replies: 55
Views: 38555

Re: Bookends 12.5 Feedback

My preference would be to have Publisher and City above Abstract. They are small fields and I rarely enter an abstract for a book and if I have notes they're usually pretty short. Joel
by joeldi
Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:45 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Bookends 12.5 Feedback
Replies: 55
Views: 38555

Re: Bookends 12.5 Feedback

Jon thanks for considering some form of reference editing window. You are correct that we could resize the window but then we'd spend a lot of time making the window bigger and smaller. And—when you make it bigger you frequently have to resize some of the fields within the window. Again, thanks for ...
by joeldi
Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:10 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Bookends 12.5 Feedback
Replies: 55
Views: 38555

Re: Bookends 12.5 Feedback

While I understand the need to modernize the interface, for me the loss of the separate reference window reduces functionality. I would frequently have a PDF open in an Acrobat window or on a web page and then have the reference window open in the upper right corner. This would leave quite a bit of ...
by joeldi
Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:50 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Bibliography Not Sorted Correctly
Replies: 1
Views: 1990

Bibliography Not Sorted Correctly

I'm outputting a bibliography and the order of the references is in Ref # order with the exception of the first reference. The first reference in the list is #3520, followed by #248, #553, #590 and so on. I have Alphabetize references checked in Bibliography Options and the Sort order is set to Auth...
by joeldi
Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:56 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Database Engine Error: Locked in Table "thereferences"
Replies: 2
Views: 2952

Database Engine Error: Locked in Table "thereferences"

Very Occasionally when I change the reference type I get the following error message: Database Engine Error: Record "xxxx" is locked in table "thereferences" where xxxx is the reference number. It doesn't seem to cause any harm, just a minor annoyance. I'm using Bookends 10.4.3, ...
by joeldi
Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:50 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Update install fails
Replies: 10
Views: 7127

Re: Update install fails

I got the same error and I'm using 10.4.11. Downloading from the web site worked fine for me as well. Here is what my Bookends.app Info pane said: Version: Bookends 10.4 Ownership & Permsissions You can Read & Write Details: Owner: Joel Access: Read & Write Group: wheel Access: Read only...
by joeldi
Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:58 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: newbie question: Importing citation
Replies: 6
Views: 4809

Re: newbie question: Importing citation

Jon, I'm confused... I tried that before and just tried it again - Bookends wants to attach it to the citation that is currently highlighted, not import it as a citation. Thanks. Joel
by joeldi
Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:31 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: newbie question: Importing citation
Replies: 6
Views: 4809

Re: newbie question: Importing citation

You've been given the techie answer... What I do is definitely less elegant but works for a tech weeny. Select the BibTex format. This will often create a file named citmgr. Save it to your desktop. Either ctl-click on the file and open with TextEdit or add a .txt extension and double-click on the f...
by joeldi
Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:53 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Sorting after date added
Replies: 11
Views: 6758

Re: Sorting after date added

Jon, this is very helpful information! Thanks! Joel
by joeldi
Mon May 12, 2008 11:15 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Easy Way to See that All References are Assigned to a Group?
Replies: 4
Views: 3029

Re: Easy Way to See that All References are Assigned to a Group?

That did the trick! I found about 10 references in my 1200+ reference database that were not assigned to at least one group. Thanks for the quick, helpful tip, Jon.

Joel
by joeldi
Sun May 11, 2008 5:11 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Easy Way to See that All References are Assigned to a Group?
Replies: 4
Views: 3029

Re: Easy Way to See that All References are Assigned to a Group?

Jon, this sounds like it will do the trick but I don't understand all of step #2. I can select all of the groups but where do you want me to set the boolean to "or?" Thanks. Joel
by joeldi
Sat May 10, 2008 9:26 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Easy Way to See that All References are Assigned to a Group?
Replies: 4
Views: 3029

Easy Way to See that All References are Assigned to a Group?

I assign each reference to at least one static group. Is there any easy way to sort the references or view them so that I can see if there are any references that are not assigned to at least one group? I looked here and in the manual for more information but didn't see anything. Thanks. Joel