On 02/03/2013, at 10:11 PM, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:55, David Nicholls wrote: > >> I don't remember this being reported. >> >> When I use Tex Preview (which I have customized a little to get the output >> style I want), if there's a non ASCII character in the abstract field of the >> Bibdesk record (eg a greek character), v 1.5.8 reports an error (though the >> log doesn't tell you what it is), but v 1.6.0 just runs indefinitely and you >> have to quit the app. >> >> Both work once you've cleared out the offending character(s) (I cut and >> paste to/from the Abstract field using BBEdit to replace non standard chars). >> >> DN > > There are two different problems here. The first is special characters, which > can be a problem with tex. Unless you're using special TeX programs like > XeTeX those aren't accepted. That's not in any way a problem in BibDesk, it > really is a feature: it warns you that your data is not compatible with the > tex program you use, which really is the primary purpose of the TeX preview. > So it;s a problem with your data. > > The crash in 1.6.0 has nothing to do with special characters. There is a > known problem with (external window) Text TeX preview in 1.6.0. It crashes in > a child process. The BibDesk program itself isn't crashing, so you don't need > to quit. The bottom-window preview (View > Bottom Preview > TeX) does not > have this problem. This was fixed in the nightly builds, so you may want to > get that. Those should be safe to use, only the localizations are disabled > (shouldn't be a problem for you.) > > Christiaan Thanks, Christiaan, I had never explored the bottom preview window, and it work very nicely! I just occasionally need to cut/paste the preview (saves time in generating a \bibitem) so I'll await the full release of 1.6.1 DN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
