Found it, thanks much!
> On Oct 3, 2024, at 2:05 PM, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 3 Oct 2024, at 22:45, Jan David Hauck via Bibdesk-users
>> <bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net> 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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