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by Philologist
Wed Mar 16, 2022 10:33 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Much time needed to open groups
Replies: 12
Views: 2321

Re: Much time needed to open groups

The internal cache doesn't seem to have any effect. Yes, that's my impression too. One of my library contains 12,000 items. Still, opening a group doesn't last longer than 2 seconds. Dellu, how do you organize your groups? My references are all related to the humanities, where culture, history and ...
by Philologist
Tue Mar 15, 2022 9:45 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Much time needed to open groups
Replies: 12
Views: 2321

Much time needed to open groups

I'm having 3233 references in my Library. I have many groups with a considerable number of subgroups, i.e. static groups, smart groups, folders and smart folders. Since it sometimes may take between 10 and 20 seconds to open a group, or even longer, depending on how many subgroups the parent group h...
by Philologist
Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:49 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Can't create a keyboard shortcut for Formats Manager anymore
Replies: 3
Views: 1020

Re: Can't create a keyboard shortcut for Formats Manager anymore

I deleted all Bookends shortcuts in the System Preferences and created them again from scratch, and that helped.
by Philologist
Tue Mar 15, 2022 4:14 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Can't create a keyboard shortcut for Formats Manager anymore
Replies: 3
Views: 1020

Can't create a keyboard shortcut for Formats Manager anymore

In the past I used to use the shortcut control+f for the Formats Manager which I created in the System Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. Since I upgraded to v14 the shortcut has disappeared from Bookends, and now, in v.14.06, I can't assign any shortcut to the Formats Manager anymore...
by Philologist
Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:54 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 1685

Re: I need to know the total number of pages

Unfortunately I'm not very familiar with AppleScript. The example you gave will only consider the last publication item, but I need to calculate the total number for all selected references, or all references in a group, not just for the last one. Anyway, I managed to find the right script I was loo...
by Philologist
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:15 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 1685

Re: I need to know the total number of pages

Jon wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:21 am The AppleScript can ask Bookends for the formatted reference directly
Yes, that's the question I'm asking. What AppleScript command do I use in order to achieve this?
I checked Bookend's AppleScript Dictionary, but I didn't find the necessary command.
by Philologist
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 1685

Re: I need to know the total number of pages

The best thing I can think of is to create a format that outputs the pages field That's a good idea. I created a new format and called it "Number of pages." For books, journal articles and reviews it has only one field, namely Pages range (p-). When I select references in Bookends and the...
by Philologist
Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 1685

I need to know the total number of pages

Is it possible to show or find out somehow the total number of pages for a group or of selected references in the Library Window? I think this can be quite useful, both for private use (how long will it take me to read all the books in the group?) or for teachers who are creating reading lists for s...
by Philologist
Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:55 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4
Replies: 53
Views: 12555

Re: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4

I'm also happy with the restructuring of the reference pane in version 14.0.4 It's a great improvement! The "horizontal" pane is clearly structured and gives a good overall view of the fields, allowing me to see all relevant details at a glance. The "problem" with long custom lab...
by Philologist
Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10785

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

Dellu wrote: Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:36 am for the export, the Endnote XML does a great job for me
I changed the import settings in Zotero and now it works. :–)
by Philologist
Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10785

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

Look at Lingbuzz: (‪https://lingbuzz.net) for example. […] When these kinds of sources appear, what I do is simply request a Translator. It doesn't take more than a couple of days to get a Translator. I am then good to go. I can understand that Lingbuzz is a valuable site for you as a linguist. Her...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10785

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

Zotero [is] best for collecting data. It seems you use Zotero for scouring the Web for references. If I don't completely misunderstand, this can only mean that you are looking for brand new publications not older than, let's say, one week. Such publications are not (yet) to be found in any library....
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10785

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

I assemble and read PDF journal articles. Most recently, I read them on my iPad. I don't have an iPad, so what's the advantage of reading them on an iPad rather on a Mac with PDF Expert, PDFpenPro or Skim? What apps do you use to take notes, highlight text, etc. when you read a PDF on an iPad? Pape...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10785

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

So, what I do right now [is to] use Evernote as a temporary inbox to clip web pages precisely the way they appear on the web. What browser are you using? If you clip/save sites as Web Archive with Safari they should appear in DEVONthink exactly as they appear on the web. Evernote requires you to be...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10785

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

I use Zotero as a temporary inbox, to scrap references from the web. I finally move these references to Be for permanent storage and manipulation, if I need to do so. Zotero for Mac is actually restricted to MS Word, LibreOffice and GoogleDocs, so I guess you must be using MS Word. The problem is, ...