On Jan 31 2016 3:25 PM, Oliver Kopp wrote: > Hi, > > 2016-01-31 22:31 GMT+01:00 Precious Cantu <pcant...@gmail.com>: > >> . For example when I download research papers, usually they are >> named something generic like “fulltext1.pdf” Is there a way to >> drag&drop this pdf file into Jabref and have Jabref extraction >> information from the pdfs metadata and rename the file to something >> like “Author_Year”? > > Sure. Just drag'n'drop the PDF into JabRef and a dialog appears (see > attachment). You can either choose to import XMP metadata (see > http://help.jabref.org/en/XMPHelp/) or to import based on contents. > That works fine for Springer or IEEE papers and if the first page > contains a DOI. Otherwise, it is not that good. We used to have Mr. > DLib support (http://mr-dlib.org/), but it was dropped as the future > is unclear and we did not have all sources of the interface. We are, > however, in close contact with the Docear team and maybe we can came > up with some other kind of parsing support. > > My current workflow is: > - Add entry using the DOI (Web Search -> DOI to BibTeX) > - Drag'n'drop the PDF into the preview panel of the entry > - JabRef then asks to rename the PDF according to the bibtex data > > This is a good thing for me, therefore, other things have priority ^^
could someone do a little video showing the use? I am not sure if the version of Jabref I am using supports all of this, or if I am not following the instructions properly. I would dearly *love* to change my workflow to import papers faster than I am doing now. Thanks and best regards, EBo -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=267308311&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Jabref-users mailing list Jabref-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users
