On Jun 22, 2007, at 11:40 AM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: >> 3) Can Bibdesk rename the pdfs when it moves/links them? For example, >> I would like to have all my pdfs named CiteKey.pdf. Is that possible? >> (This is a feature request.) >> >> 4) I can apparently customize the local-url. Why would I want to do >> that? > > I think Niels answered these.
Yes, thanks to Niels and Christiaan for their answers. One thing I note is that in section 11.12 of the help (the AutoFile section) it never explicitly states that BibDesk will rename the file when it relocates it. Maybe this is obvious, but it wasn't to me. For example, this text: File papers automatically: When you select this option, BibDesk will automatically move files into the papers folder hierarchy for new items. The new location will be build using a format string, which you can supply using the other controls. See AutoFile for more information about the Auto File feature. could be augmented with a sentence saying that Bibdesk will fix the filename so that the local-url is correct. I know that's the way it *should* work, but it wasn't obvious that's the way that it *would* work. This page also seems to use the terms "path" and "location" in two different ways: sometimes to refer to the complete file url (including filename) and sometimes just to refer to the folder path. Regarding Adam's question about what new users think, the issue for me wasn't whether BibDesk could keep track of pdfs, it was (a) why I would want to do this and (b) was BibDesk flexible enough/close enough to my way of thinking to be useful. For me, I think having a short quicktime movie that showed how things work would have been very helpful. -- Chris Goedde ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
