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Those are not default groups, so I'm not sure what you mean (Term Lists)? Yes sorry, you are absolutely right, these are Term Lists. I guess I'll be using the Term Lists now much more than I used to do in the past. Talking about Term Lists, could it be that the image on p. 96 in the User Guide (v14...

I assume Asia and China are folder, not groups. China and all the subgroups are smart folders or smart groups. I thought it was useful to have a one-click option to see all Chinese related stuff in the library. Repairing and rebuilding the library did not solve the problem, so I decided to create a...

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 ...

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...

I deleted all Bookends shortcuts in the System Preferences and created them again from scratch, and that helped.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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. :–)

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...

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....

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...