Thanks a lot. This has fixed the troubles so far! On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 10:47 AM Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can set a max number of authors by adding a number after the %a or %A > specifier in the format. See the Help for details ( > https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/manual/BibDeskHelp_92.html#SEC160). > Similar for the title with the %t or %T format specifiers. For instance, > use %t50 instead of %t. > > As for a warning, that can be difficult. It is also not clear to me > precisely what limitations there are. > > Christiaan > > On 2 Oct 2023, at 09:04, Roberto <foice.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks for chiming in. How do I set a max number of authors? And what > about the title length (it often comes from bibtex imports). > > In any case, wouldn't make sense to make a length check on the variable > that holds the candidate filename and issue a stopping warning to the user > to correct the entry or amend the filename somwhow? > > > > On Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 23:17 Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On 1 Oct 2023, at 22:09, Roberto <foice.n...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think the auto-file feature brings the program in some kind of stuck >> situation when I try to auto-file an entry which results in a file name >> longer than allowed by the FS. >> Is this happening to me only? >> >> >> I can imagine that could happen. If that is the case, you should >> reconsider your auto file format. For instance, if you use the title, set a >> maximal length, or when using author names, set a maximum number of authors. >> >> Christiaan >> > > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users >
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