> On 3 Oct 2024, at 22:45, Jan David Hauck via Bibdesk-users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > For some time, the automatic completion feature for fields in a new > publication entry is no longer working for me. > When creating a new publication, starting to type in a standard field such as > Author, Publisher, etc. automatically brings up the drop down menu with > suggestions. > But it no longer works for fields that have a custom name (e.g., Location or > Pubstate). This used to work just fine for any field up until some time this > year (not sure exactly when it stopped). > Any ideas what that could be? > > I’m on Version 1.9.5 (6115) on macOS Ventura 13.7 (22H123) > > Thanks! > > Jan
As you note, it is working for standard fields. So it is indeed working.So it *is* working. But as you noted it does not work anymore in arbitrary custom fields. This is done for performance reasons, and moreover for general arbitrary fields auto completion can be more of a nuisance than a help. For instance, fields that generally have different values for different items have no use for completion. And we only know for standard fields whether it is useful or a nuisance. So it is a matter of balancing. BTW, if you have some particular fields where completion would be useful for you, you actually can set a hidden preference to add this fields for completion. See the Wiki for details on hidden preferences. Christiaan
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