Hi Mark, I think you've misunderstood the subject of this message, although the issue you mention could probably also do with some improvement. As I understand it, this is regarding the definition of required fields in customized entry types.
Sophie, you have perhaps already got some help on this issue, but I'll go through how to define an "volume/number" setup for the benefit of the mailing list: 1. Choose Options -> Customize entry types to bring up the customization dialog 2. Select "article" in the list to the left of the dialog. 3. Select "volume" in the center list. And click "Remove" below the list. This removes "volume" as an absolute requirement. 4. Remove "number" from the right list in the same way. 5. Click the white field of the combobox (selector) to the left of the "Add" button below the center list to get a cursor. 6. Edit the text in the combobox to say "volume/number". 7. Click the "Add" button. 8. Click "Apply" or "Ok" to store the changes. Now both "volume" and "number" will be seen in the "Required fields" tab, and entries will require only one of them to be considered complete. Morten 2011/8/16 Mark Schenk <[email protected]>: > Hi Sophie, > >> Made it possible to define customized entry types with either-or >> conditions on required fields, e.g. using a pseudo-field called >> "author/editor" will indicate that the entry requires either the >> "author" or the "editor" field set. > > Thanks for point this out. I had totally missed that item in the > changelogs, and it's also not mentioned in the help files. The equivalent > AND version (e.g. "author;editor") does seem to work, so I would consider > it a bug. > > One think I'm wondering, why doesn't JabRef use more conventional AND/OR > operators, e.g. > > \begin{author | editor} > \begin{author & editor} > > I'll have a look at the code tonight, and see if my meagre Java skills can > fix it. > > /Mark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > uberSVN's rich system and user administration capabilities and model > configuration take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and > the tools developers use with it. Learn more about uberSVN and get a free > download at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Jabref-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ uberSVN's rich system and user administration capabilities and model configuration take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. Learn more about uberSVN and get a free download at: http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Jabref-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users
