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by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Remove attachments from batch
Replies: 6
Views: 476

Re: Remove attachments from batch

If the Bookends can't find the PDF (which I think is the case here), the attachment is "orphaned". You can remove orphaned attachments in batch using Global Change -> Remove Orphaned Attachments.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Allow right click (to copy citations) when Bookends in background
Replies: 9
Views: 583

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

I'll think about this and how it might be approached. But for now, I suggest that you check out Floating Citations (see User Guide for details, or our video tutorial). It's designed for working with Bookends without leaving the app in front (typically a word processor). While in another app, double ...
by Jon
Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:29 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Strangeness in metatypes
Replies: 4
Views: 215

Re: Strangeness in metatypes

Good, so its down to one issue. Please contact tech support directly and send your tiny example library and your format. And tell me which word processor you are using.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Strangeness in metatypes
Replies: 4
Views: 215

Re: Strangeness in metatypes

1. Metatypes work in both citations and bibliographies. They have to be set independently in the Bibliography and Citation Options tabs. 2. Bookends doesn't try to resolve parent/child relationships in the Format Manager examples. It shows you what you would see if the reference it uses as an exampl...
by Jon
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Bookends 14.1.7: Citekeys
Replies: 18
Views: 6236

Re: Bookends 14.1.7: Citekeys

I'm not sure why this thread is being revisited. Bookends already excludes accents when it generates citekeys. AFAICT the "opt in" comment refers to generating file names for attachments, in which case the default is to use Unicode. The only reason ASCII-only option was added later is that...
by Jon
Sun Feb 25, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Creation of a bibliography not at the end of the document
Replies: 3
Views: 224

Re: Creation of a bibliography not at the end of the document

It could be done but would be unreliable in Word due to the way extraneous information can be inserted into text, internally. It also wouldn't work with all word processors. The current mechanism is infallible and works with all word processors (Mellel handles it in its own way).

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Fri Feb 23, 2024 7:43 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Creation of a bibliography not at the end of the document
Replies: 3
Views: 224

Re: Creation of a bibliography not at the end of the document

Yes. Cut and paste it where you want. When you rescan, Bookends will insert the bibliography where you moved it. Note that if you unscan, the marker indicating the bibliography's location will be removed, and after a subsequent scan it will be placed at the end once again.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: EndNote XML Import and absolute vs. relative paths
Replies: 2
Views: 216

Re: EndNote XML Import and absolute vs. relative paths

Bookends doesn't use path names, it stores the folders containing the PDFs and then searches those when the PDF is needed. When you import the XML file Bookends will add the path of the folder (a so-called ad hoc folder, which you can see in Settings). If the PDF-containing folder isn't on the HD, t...
by Jon
Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: Looking for AppleScripts…
Topic: Bookends can't find attachment - but it exists with a slightly different filename. Automatic fix?
Replies: 10
Views: 635

Re: Bookends can't find attachment - but it exists with a slightly different filename. Automatic fix?

Thank you very much for posting this. I'm sure others will benefit from it, too. I wonder if you'd be willing to post this to the AppleScript section of the forum? That's where people looking for such solutions would naturally go, and since there is less traffic it won't be lost among many other thr...
by Jon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: No Journal Glossary update for BibTex files
Replies: 6
Views: 287

Re: No Journal Glossary update for BibTex files

In addition to what I told you, only references that were modified since the last "sync" are updated. Changing the glossary doesn't modify any references. You'd have to remove the old .bib file and recreate it.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 10:10 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: No Journal Glossary update for BibTex files
Replies: 6
Views: 287

Re: No Journal Glossary update for BibTex files

If you edit an entry in the journal glossary but not in the reference itself, Bookends may see them as matching anymore. The glossary can be used when entering journal names manually (an abbreviation defined by you is expanded to the short or full journal name). But it's main use is for formatting. ...
by Jon
Mon Feb 19, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Registering .bib for import with Bookends
Replies: 4
Views: 251

Re: Registering .bib for import with Bookends

What's odd is that Bookends is picked in the Finder's Open With menu for me. I've modified the UTI a bit now, we can follow up off-forum to see if this does the trick for you.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Sun Feb 18, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Find all Notecard Tags?
Replies: 1
Views: 185

Re: Find all Notecard Tags?

You can search for notecard tags. But there is no central list of what you entered, they are freeform text. Having said that, it should be possible to script this. Basically, search each reference's Notes field and make a list of words that begin with #.

Jon
Sonny Software
by Jon
Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:42 am
Forum: Looking for AppleScripts…
Topic: Bookends can't find attachment - but it exists with a slightly different filename. Automatic fix?
Replies: 10
Views: 635

Re: Bookends can't find attachment - but it exists with a slightly different filename. Automatic fix?

I don't know what hybrid approach you have come up with, but you can run Python in an AppleScript using the osascript command. I expect you are aware of this, but if not (and for others reading this) googling for this yields a lot of information. You can also do this via Automator, I believe. Do you...
by Jon
Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Registering .bib for import with Bookends
Replies: 4
Views: 251

Re: Registering .bib for import with Bookends

Yes, Bookends registers .bib as a file type it can open. Actually, if I right-click on a .bib file in the Finder and select Open With, Bookends is listed in the hierarchical menu. I'm guessing the problem is with Launch Services, which is the API that associates apps with files. Here's a recent arti...