Marcel, the file field isn't sorted, but you can change the order manually using the Up and Down buttons in the entry editors (select a file link in the table and use the buttons to move it up or down).
Morten 2011/3/28 Marcel Zemp <[email protected]>: > Hi Stefanie, > > Thanks for the info. But I already know about this auto scan function and, > actually, I'm using this functionality all the time. The problem is that if > an entry already has a linked pdf that I've added via the auto scan function > and then would like to add an external URL then the URL is listed first. But > if I do it the other way round, i.e. first adding the URL link and then > adding the pdf, the URL link stays at the first position. So the internal > sort order of entries in the file field seems to be URLs first and then > PDFs. But I always want to have PDFs first, independent of the order of how > I add the links. This way by hitting F4 the pdf opens immediately. So far I > haven't found a setting/way for determining the sort order within the file > field. > > - Marcel > > Am 28.03.2011 04:55, schrieb Stefanie Lager: >> >> You save a lot of problems if you can use the "auto" function to link >> to local PDF:s instead (they have to be named "bibtex key".pdf). If >> you need to move your JabRef installation you only have to change the >> link to the main PDF directory and all links work instantly. >> >> Stefanie >> >> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:54 PM, Marcel Zemp<[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm using the file links field to save links to downloaded PDF version of >>> papers and web links to the ADS database [1] entry. It seems that the >>> default sort order in file links is that URLs come first and then PDFs. >>> But >>> I would like to have the PDF (if present) first and then the URL. Is >>> there >>> an automatic way to sort the order of the file links in the file field? >>> Because so far I have to do this by hand. If no - this would be a very >>> helpful feature! >>> >>> Also, if I wanna add a file link then automatically a browse dialog opens >>> as >>> well. This is great if I wanna link a file. But if I want to add a web >>> link, >>> in my case the ADS entry, then I first have to close the browse dialog >>> again. I know that this was added as a feature in version 2.5 beta: "When >>> adding new local file link, browse dialog now appears immediately when >>> opening file link editor, saving one mouse click." But if you want to add >>> a >>> web link, this is rather annoying. Can I switch this off? If no - this >>> would >>> again be a great feature. >>> >>> - Marcel >>> >>> [1] http://adsabs.harvard.edu/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet >>> the >>> growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses >>> are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your >>> software >>> be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker >>> today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Jabref-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users >>> >>> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the > growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses > are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software > be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker > today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar > _______________________________________________ > Jabref-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Jabref-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users
