On May 4, 2008, at 4:38 PM, James Howison wrote: > I just added Doi as a default field in my library. Quite a few > references already had it. I created a new reference and copied in a > value for the Doi field in the Edit window. > > I was surprised that it didn't show up in the Files section, because > those items that had a Doi now had a link to the dx.doi.org resolver. > Adding the Doi column did give me a clickable link.
The Doi field is the only way to recognize and support Doi at present, since it's otherwise impossible to recognize them. Since they don't have a scheme, they're not a valid URL for the files pane; if you drag one in, it shows up with the bizarre generic URL icon, and you don't get a thumbnail. I added a delegate method to my source tree for opening these, but even that requires a doi: scheme (IIRC) to work reliably. > I tested a bit in a new bibliography and if I closed the bib then re- > opened it I got the 'migration' dialog pane, and once I said Convert > the Doi link showed up in the Files pane. > > The same happens for URL (or Eprints fields), so I assume this is > about fields typed "Remote URL". It converts local and remote URLs, just as it always has... > So is there a recommended way to add Doi so that the library doesn't > have to be 'converted' again to have them show up in the Files pane? Prepend http://dx.doi.org and drop it on the file pane? I wish I had a better answer. You'd almost need a separate well to drop them, or maybe an AppleScript could read the pasteboard and convert the Doi to a URL? > For URLs (starting with http:) I can simply paste into the Files pane, > but this doesn't work when one has a Doi on the pasteboard (I guess > because it doesn't start with Doi). (since DOIs aren't URLs how would > one sniff that one has a DOI?) If you have a doi: scheme it ought to accept the drop, but it may not open correctly. And you're quite right: you can't detect them, so it's hard to improve on this. > I find it a little non-intuitive that simply adding a URL to the URL > field or a string to the Doi field, after one has converted one's > library doesn't add them to the Files pane. If you consider Doi and Url as legacy fields, it might make more sense; in general, you should only use Url if it's part of the BibTeX type. Doi is an ugly special case; the Doi field does some magic to convert it to a resolvable URL. -- adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
