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by Jon
Mon May 26, 2025 1:54 pm
Forum: Looking for formats...
Topic: Issue wwith creating custom format.
Replies: 2
Views: 491

Re: Issue wwith creating custom format.

The plus sign is at the bottom left of the list of formats. I'll include a screenshot in the next version of the User Guide.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Fri May 23, 2025 8:35 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Link types multiply?
Replies: 4
Views: 466

Re: Link types multiply?

The way you added the relationship was incorrect. Look at the entries that ship with Bookends -- there is only one relationship for each. Bookends will automatically offer it and the inverse in the popup menu. You actually created two new relationships

Precursor - Sequel
Sequel - Precursor

In the ...
by Jon
Wed May 21, 2025 12:16 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Copying PDFs to default Bookends folder when importing from XML
Replies: 8
Views: 681

Re: Copying PDFs to default Bookends folder when importing from XML

I may not have understand your comment about what is problematic. I think now that you mean the Global Change operations I suggested. In your case, it was "Move Attachments" option, which doesn't assume where the PDFs would go. Select the reference(s) and set the folder where you want them moved (in ...
by Jon
Wed May 21, 2025 12:10 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Link types multiply?
Replies: 4
Views: 466

Re: Link types multiply?

If you mean there are two choices per type, that's the intended behavior.

Depending on the "parent" (the reference at the top of the link window, outlined in blue), the relationship could be in either direction (it's the book or the chapter, and the reference in the list is the chapter or the book ...
by Jon
Wed May 21, 2025 8:39 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Copying PDFs to default Bookends folder when importing from XML
Replies: 8
Views: 681

Re: Copying PDFs to default Bookends folder when importing from XML

That's the first I've heard of that, but if EndNote database becomes corrupted it's definitely an EndNote bug. Bookends simply sends AppleEvents to EndNote to export the references and EndNote XML. It doesn't touch the EndNote database directly, but simply communicates with EndNote via their defined ...
by Jon
Tue May 20, 2025 10:53 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Copying PDFs to default Bookends folder when importing from XML
Replies: 8
Views: 681

Re: Copying PDFs to default Bookends folder when importing from XML

How are you importing the EndNote XML? If you are using File -> Import References -> From EndNote and Bookends can locate the PDF, it should be copied to the default attachment folder, in a subfolder called EndNote Attachments. If that's what you are doing and the PDFs are not copied, please contact ...
by Jon
Wed May 14, 2025 8:35 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Reveal in Group (feature request?)
Replies: 10
Views: 3134

Re: Reveal in Group (feature request?)

Please refer to p. 321 of the User Guide (Help menu) for how to configure the Summary View. Then read my last post again.

I wouldn't add autocomplete to the group search, but I might make it a live search, which filters the results as you type.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Tue May 13, 2025 4:52 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Reveal in Group (feature request?)
Replies: 10
Views: 3134

Re: Reveal in Group (feature request?)


A couple things to note, however:
1. When an item is selected that is part of a group, and the folder is closed in the Group Pane, it's not the case for me that the folder shows highlighting.
2. I'm not able to seen any information about groups in the Summary pane. Maybe I'm missing the setting ...
by Jon
Tue May 13, 2025 12:44 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Reveal in Group (feature request?)
Replies: 10
Views: 3134

Re: Reveal in Group (feature request?)

I've added the option to highlight only static groups to which the reference belongs. If you'd like to test this and see if the beachball issue is resolved, please contact support@sonnysoftware.com.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Tue May 13, 2025 9:17 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Reveal in Group (feature request?)
Replies: 10
Views: 3134

Re: Reveal in Group (feature request?)

Before addressing the second point, it should be made clear for others that if a reference belongs to a group in a closed folder, the folder will highlight in yellow (if the folder is open, the group will be highlighted).

In addition, if you open the Summary pane you can see all of the groups a ...
by Jon
Sun May 11, 2025 5:05 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Reveal in Group (feature request?)
Replies: 10
Views: 3134

Re: Reveal in Group (feature request?)

I'm not sure I see the purpose of this request. You can already see the reference and its contents, and you can quickly see which groups it is in (or the folder that groups is in). It's easy enough to select the highlighted folder. I suppose you might request that you want closed folders containing ...
by Jon
Fri May 09, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Watch Folder Function & Potential Issue
Replies: 6
Views: 13637

Re: Watch Folder Function & Potential Issue

I don't know either. Nothing has changed in Bookends wrt the watch folder for quite some time. The behavior may be due to latency or other intermittent network issues, changes in the way Google Drive deals with the file, or something else. You can possibly test this by removing Google Drive from the ...
by Jon
Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Watch Folder Function & Potential Issue
Replies: 6
Views: 13637

Re: Watch Folder Function & Potential Issue

That's how it has always worked. They are imported when first dragged in. The advice above applies only when there are files in the watch folder when it is first enabled -- those files will be left alone because the "added to folder" event never fires. That's what the dragging out and back in again ...
by Jon
Fri Apr 25, 2025 3:25 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Write to PDF metadata?
Replies: 2
Views: 5107

Re: Write to PDF metadata?

No, Bookends can't do that. Not even Preview does that. There are dedicated apps that can, however, like Adobe Acrobat Reader (Edit Document Properties). You can google for other apps or utilities that let you modify a PDF's metadata.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Thu Apr 24, 2025 7:59 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: how to enable keyboard shortcuts in PDF annotation
Replies: 1
Views: 2705

Re: how to enable keyboard shortcuts in PDF annotation

This is an unintended consequence of changes made to the annotation popover window and is fixed in the next update.

Jon
Sonny Software