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by Jon
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:11 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Observations on Importing from a Watch Folder
Replies: 8
Views: 407

Re: Observations on Importing from a Watch Folder

Sorry, that's what I've always been doing. And I just tested again -- the reference is not marked (not a hit). Whatever is causing this to happen for you isn't doing any harm, I suggest we let it go.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:05 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Observations on Importing from a Watch Folder
Replies: 8
Views: 407

Re: Observations on Importing from a Watch Folder

That didn't happen when I first tested, and it didn't when I tested just now. Clear the Hits list first (Hits menu) and try again. If it still happens for you I'll have to think about how that could be.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Observations on Importing from a Watch Folder
Replies: 8
Views: 407

Re: Observations on Importing from a Watch Folder

I'm not sure why you see that behavior, on several levels. References created when PDFs are imported from the watch folder are not made hits. The renaming does happen (a random number is added to disambiguate it), but not the way it should (it's the original name with a number added). I'll look into...
by Jon
Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:50 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Superb improvement of Journal Glossary
Replies: 9
Views: 458

Re: Superb improvement of Journal Glossary

How so? The glossary is simply a tab-delimited text file. To import a entry you''d need to create one yourself with 3 columns, save it, and import it. I don't know why anyone would want to do that rather than enter the information in the glossary directly. Note that you can open the glossary in any ...
by Jon
Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:42 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Superb improvement of Journal Glossary
Replies: 9
Views: 458

Re: Superb improvement of Journal Glossary

Thank you, I'm glad you like the new UI. For me, the biggest improvement is the massive increase in journals the Medline glossary, which now contains over 19000 journals, compared to a bit over 800 in the old Concise Medline glossary. This was made possible by rewriting the search logic in the forma...
by Jon
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background
Replies: 9
Views: 585

Re: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background

If you have already selected the reference you want to cite in Bookends, then it's a duplication of work. But if you haven't, which is often/usually the case, it's less work to use Floating Citations. In your use case, what would make it less "clunky"? Perhaps a keyboard shortcut that woul...
by Jon
Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:53 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Remove attachments from batch
Replies: 6
Views: 476

Re: Remove attachments from batch

Understood. I'll just point out one more thing that you might not be aware of (or if you are, others reading this might not be). You can have PDFs in many different folders, not just the default folder, and Bookends will find them. These are called "ad hoc" attachment folders, and you can ...
by Jon
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Bookends 15 released
Replies: 0
Views: 576

Bookends 15 released

This major release introduces support for Citation Style Language (CSL) styles. CSL styles are similar to Bookends formats, and in many cases they can be used interchangeably. Formats have many advantages, but if you're in a pinch and need a format that we don't ship you, will likely find a CSL styl...
by Jon
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:52 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Price increase
Replies: 0
Views: 414

Price increase

When Bookends 11 was released in 2013, the price was reduced from $99 to $59.99. Since that time, inflation has eroded the dollar's value by more than 32%. Unfortunately, it has reached the point where prices must be adjusted, and with the release of Bookends 15 the cost of new and upgrade licenses ...
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: More than one computer (a user has no need for this)
Replies: 8
Views: 502

Re: More than one computer (a user has no need for this)

Thank you, kind of you to say that. WRT iCloud data sync (not iCloud file sync, which unlike the data sync is exposed to users), if you have general qualms based on what you've read or observed, I can't comment. But if you have particular issues with Bookends cloud sync, please contact us. There are...
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background
Replies: 9
Views: 585

Re: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background

I'll add that to the requested features list.

FYI, you can set up smart searches to ignore indexes, too, and search for "characters", which includes punctuation. Not to mention SQL smart searches.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:06 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: More than one computer (a user has no need for this)
Replies: 8
Views: 502

Re: More than one computer (a user has no need for this)

I wish you'd start another thread about your questions, they deal with very different issues. I disagree Bookends cloud sync is unreliable. PDF sync (which is independent of Bookends) can have some latency issues due to Apple. If you find that the data sync is problematic please create a new thread ...
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Remove attachments from batch
Replies: 6
Views: 476

Re: Remove attachments from batch

Bookends doesn't index anything. I don't know what you mean by "importing to DevonThink" means -- exporting? Whatever, DT had scripts that query Bookends for reference information, which Bookends provides. These scripts are written by DT and initiated by the app. You don't need a URL refer...
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background
Replies: 9
Views: 585

Re: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background

To your second point -- The live search uses indexes, so punctuation like # is ignored. If you enter the term in between quote marks, however, the search will not use indexes and will match whatever is in between the quote marks. The search begins when the closing quote mark is entered. So "#no...
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: More than one computer (a user has no need for this)
Replies: 8
Views: 502

Re: More than one computer (a user has no need for this)

The single user restriction that you can't use Bookends on two different computers at once is an anti-piracy measure. I hope you understand. I think you misunderstand how this situation is handled. If Bookends is running on one Mac and you launch it on another, you will be given the option to tell B...