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BibDesk Changelog

What's new in BibDesk 1.8.7

Oct 14, 2021
  • New Features:
  • Simulate dark mode in TeX preview
  • Provide starting points for new script hooks
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix resizing of find panel
  • Fix problems that can occur after importing new publications
  • Fix editing of default bibliography file
  • Fix orphaned files finder, don't return linked files
  • Increase batch size for Entrez search groups

New in BibDesk 1.8.6 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix display of field groups on older systems
  • Fix person detail window
  • Fix file matcher
  • Consider Local-Url for orphaned files finder when not using linked files
  • Fix reloading of the fields after edits in detail editor
  • Workaround for group table size on older systems
  • Improve RIS parsing and export

New in BibDesk 1.8.5 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Workaround for hangs in layout of the group table on older systems
  • Fix display and layout of color label field groups
  • Fix crasher after closing a document containing fields using macros

New in BibDesk 1.8.4 (Oct 14, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Allow deleting bookmarks by dragging to the trash
  • New preference to hide group highlights
  • Allow changing the fields to filter with in the quick search
  • Contextual menu when searching file content
  • Restore favicon in browser
  • Save file links using modern bookmark data
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Improve UI
  • Avoid some macro strings editing problems in rare situations
  • Prevent crasher after closing a document containing macros
  • Fix moving multiple bookmarks by dragging
  • Fix undo of moving bookmarks
  • Fix toggle for detail editor side bar
  • Fix adding publications from clipboard when the data starts with a URL
  • Improve table UIs
  • Improve animation of control views
  • Improve efficiency of UI updating
  • Fix Journal field from RIS import
  • Fix Quick Look updates when selection changes
  • Fix opening files in some cases
  • Try not to collapse last column in main table

New in BibDesk 1.8.3 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • Keyboard shortcut for adding a new field
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix completion in fields combo boxes
  • Fix layout of toolbar search fields on older systems
  • Ignore rubbish spotlight search text from Finder
  • Fix save and open options view layout on 10.9
  • Fix unicode to TeX conversion
  • Improve UI layout
  • Fix encoding selection buttons

New in BibDesk 1.8.2 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • QuickLook support for search group files
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix generation of unique characters in auto generated cite key or file name
  • Fix scrolling of web content
  • Don't crash when using a template that cannot be found
  • Fix code signature
  • Fix layout issues

New in BibDesk 1.8.1 (Mar 31, 2021)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix crasher when displaying linked files from external disk

New in BibDesk 1.8 (Mar 3, 2021)

  • New Features:
  • New application icon
  • New scripting property for item URL
  • Try to generate deterministic unique characters, universal cite key, from format
  • Allow optional suffix to unique characters in format
  • Allow reading new format for file links
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Many improvements to drawing linked file icons
  • Make some artwork compatible with Big Sur

New in BibDesk 1.7.9 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Modernize interface
  • New hidden preference to match author names exactly
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Field names are saved lowercase
  • Allow closing documents from full screen

New in BibDesk 1.7.8 (Aug 17, 2020)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Get full bibtex from DOI
  • Share files as attachments
  • Re-add recent downloads menu in detail window
  • Fix showing added fields in merge sheet

New in BibDesk 1.7.7 (Jun 22, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Template keys for keyword-like fields
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix smart group conditions
  • Fix some unicode character conversions
  • Fix merging from import script command
  • Rename conflicting argument for import command

New in BibDesk 1.7.6 (May 18, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Share menu instead of email command when available
  • New option in import script command to overwrite fields without asking
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix a crasher when automatically committing certain edits
  • Fix import script command
  • Don't update linked files unnecessary during save
  • Fix color label conditions in smart groups
  • Fix Inspire web scraper for new page format

New in BibDesk 1.7.5 (Mar 31, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Merge a publication with data from the clipboard
  • Allow merging from import script command
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix orphaned files finder when using relative papers folder
  • Find and replace substrings in strings with macros
  • More efficient way to get file icons for main table
  • Escape double-quotes in email script

New in BibDesk 1.7.4 (Jan 15, 2020)

  • New Features:
  • Added string parser for RSS feeds containing PRISM and Dublin Core
  • New script hook called before deleting publications
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix arXiv parser
  • Support web scrapers for DOIs from XML such as RSS
  • Fix a hang in external group updates for large number of local publications

New in BibDesk 1.7.3 (Dec 3, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Add source location to downloaded files
  • New web scraper for ACL Anthology
  • Allow cancelling an action from script hooks
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix JXA script hooks
  • Run all script hooks asynchronously
  • Fix download script command for linked URLs
  • Make sure script hook is called when closing a document
  • Fix arXiv web scraper

New in BibDesk 1.7.2 (Oct 14, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • New preferences to automatically download remote URLs when importing a new item
  • New menu items to download URLs
  • New script command to download URLs
  • Display URL fields in main document when not using linked files and URLs
  • Support authentication for various downloads
  • Allow import script command to work asynchronously
  • Allow using the color label as group field and for smart groups
  • Provide a set of default color labels
  • Add color label controls to publication actions menus
  • Support for syncable Skim notes
  • Set "Where From" metadata on downloaded files
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix layout of accessory views in open and save panels
  • Fix arXiv web parser for abstract pages
  • Fix German and French preference window
  • Don't perform standard opening action when opening a file or a URL
  • Fail writing bibtex with too large items we cannot open
  • Don't add unlimited number of address fields to items from some formats
  • Move zoom controls back below the preview views
  • Use some dark mode safer colors
  • Update display of added or removed bookmarks and search bookmarks
  • Don't drop files and URLs dragged from the main table on itself
  • Use standard localization names

New in BibDesk 1.7.1 (Jun 3, 2019)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix data downloads win search groups and web groups
  • Fix line height of tables with customizable fonts

New in BibDesk 1.6.22 (Feb 7, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • Move custom citations table inside window
  • Show/hide zoom control of previews automatically by cursor
  • Improve expanded macro preview
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix French condition views
  • Fix some focus rings
  • Make sure text previews or files are shown initially
  • Fix export script command on older systems
  • Workaround for grayed out text in detail editor

New in BibDesk 1.6.21 (Feb 7, 2019)

  • New Features:
  • More images for table headers
  • Use system font for tables by default
  • Allow choosing the system font for preferences
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Don't collapse whitespace in local file fields
  • Fix editing of name for author field group
  • Fix groups sort order
  • Allow asking permission for scripting access to other apps
  • Allow asking permission to use Contacts
  • Reduce transparency of drag images
  • Fix preview display buttons
  • Fix context menu for linked file view
  • Fix dragging tokens in template document

New in BibDesk 1.6.20 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix registration of ill formed author names for completion

New in BibDesk 1.6.19 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Auto complete author names from last name
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix updating of external groups
  • Fix updating of person detail window for external group
  • Close person detail window for external group when the group is removed
  • More efficient updating of groups

New in BibDesk 1.6.18 (Dec 10, 2018)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix person detail window
  • Fix validation of delete and cut of publications

New in BibDesk 1.6.17 (Nov 1, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Allow evaluated linked files and URLs in remove scripting command
  • Add scripting support to authors in custom person fields
  • Add scripting support to publications in citation fields
  • Add scripting support for crossref parent
  • Improve add and remove script commands
  • Improved scripting support of information about types and fields
  • Improved scripting support for available templates
  • Fold templated (rich) text command into extended export command
  • Change preferred syntax for parse format and auto file script commands
  • Add scripting utilities supporting file URL and relative path
  • Add scripting support for bookmarks and search bookmarks
  • Save linked files with reduced data size
  • Hidden preference to save linked files in old format
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix a crasher when changing list in template preferences
  • Fix a crasher that can occur when updating a search
  • Improve web scrapers
  • Fix French web group start page
  • Remove web scraper for Google Scholar, follow the bibTeX links
  • Improve efficiency for group table, for instance when collapsing field groups
  • Make field group handling more robust
  • Fix drag images
  • Increase sorting efficiency on Mojave
  • Proper relative path resolution when the database file is a symlink

New in BibDesk 1.6.16 (Jul 26, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Support linked files saved in different format for future compatibility
  • Allow use without linked files, including support for auto-file
  • Preference option to use URL fields instead of linked files
  • New template key for ampersand without serial comma
  • New template keys for some global values
  • New AppleScript convenience properties of fields
  • AppleScript support for document info
  • New preference setting for default local file format
  • Update BibDesk help
  • Indicate wether a linked file has Skim notes in the main table
  • Allow in using less names with et al. in author format specifiers
  • Allow escaped characters in optional argument of formats
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix arXiv web scraper for search results
  • Make sure error warnings are updated when editing format strings

New in BibDesk 1.6.15 (May 8, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Download web content we cannot display
  • Improve auto-complete of text
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix crasher in INSPIRE and IEEE Xplore web parsers
  • Fix web parsers for various math sites
  • Support biblatex style citations when dropping .aux file to select

New in BibDesk 1.6.14 (Mar 27, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Add web scrapers for NUMDAM, Science Direct, SIAM, and IUCr
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Use newer DOI URLs and avoid duplicate DOI URLs
  • Fix a leak in notes search
  • Fix some URLs to use https the available
  • Allow overwriting default character conversions to TeX
  • Improve thread safety
  • Improved clipboard handling
  • Fix a leak in password handling
  • Fix erroneous sharing resets
  • Improvements to sharing
  • Fix text alignment problems in UI
  • Fix Springer and CiteULike web scrapers
  • Improve web scrapers, allow them to run asynchronously
  • Fix online help
  • Reset file search index when reverting
  • Fix a crasher in loading from web

New in BibDesk 1.6.13 (Nov 28, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fix Export accessory view on High Sierra
  • Fix a crasher in file icon drawing
  • Fix a deadlock after entering invalid cite key
  • Resolve DOI URL to https scheme by default

New in BibDesk 1.6.12 (Oct 30, 2017)

  • New Features:
  • New template keys for join style without serial comma
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Make boolean and tri-state field editable again in main window
  • Make rating fields editable through contextual menu
  • Fix arXiv web parser for new format
  • Fix editing cite key or crossref when there is a self reference
  • Make sure pasted file URLs are resolved

New in BibDesk 1.6.11 (May 2, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fix linked file reference after auto-file
  • Better handle aliases in auto-file location
  • Resolve symlinks in linked files to avoid continuous updating
  • Fix JSTOR web scraper
  • Fix some leaks
  • Disable editing of rating or flags from the main table
  • Make sure views are updated after auto file

New in BibDesk 1.6.10 (Mar 14, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Fix MathSciNet web scraper
  • Fix drag highlights
  • Fix field group icons
  • Fix search highlights in preferences
  • Improve compatibility with tabs
  • Better suppress update check prompt

New in BibDesk 1.6.9 (Feb 14, 2017)

  • Bugs Fixed: Fix deployment target for earlier OS versions

New in BibDesk 1.6.8 (Feb 13, 2017)

  • Bugs fixed:
  • Use separate PATH environment variables for tex and bibtex commands for preview
  • Allow background drawing in TeX preview PDF view to avoid sluggishness on 10.12
  • Linked files prefer path over file object after replacing, support Dropbox
  • Fix side pane animation

New in BibDesk 1.6.7 (Sep 19, 2016)

  • New Features:
  • Get citations from DOI, drop or paste or get from clipboard
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Avoid showing two open dialogs at launch
  • Don't add recent documents to Dock item twice on newer systems
  • Fix Google Scholar web parser for changed format
  • Fix a crasher and preview area zoom popup on 10.12

New in BibDesk 1.6.6 (Jun 27, 2016)

  • New features:
  • Some extensions to template format
  • Add PMID to Endnote XML export data
  • New script hooks when opening or reverting a document
  • Bugs fixed:
  • Remember collapsed groups
  • Preserve order of publications in static groups
  • Improve help on linked file columns
  • Make sure saving is properly cleaned up when auto saving on newer systems
  • Better updating of address bar in web group when redirecting
  • Fix templated text AppleScript command
  • Don't remove escaped curly braces when cleaning TeX
  • Improve security of updater.
  • Fix crasher in remote URL preview icons

New in BibDesk 1.6.5 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Hidden preference to save only the relative path for linked files
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Don't show QuickLook from detail editor when linked files change
  • Make it easier to drop on the detail editor
  • Fix a bug in auto generation formats
  • Fix moving to trash actions on 10.11
  • Some support for moved TeX installation on 10.11
  • Fix link to Wiki

New in BibDesk 1.6.4 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Allow creation of publications from data in AppleScript
  • Extend import AppleScript command
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Don't ignore custom open settings such as text encoding
  • Fix highlights for containing group on Yosemite
  • Fix dragging of templates in preferences
  • Fix bug in undo for bookmarks deletion
  • Fix script menu icon in dark mode
  • Avoid a hang in the Preferences on Yosemite
  • Also reopen last open documents when restoring BibDesk at login
  • Improvements to Quick Look support
  • Fix warning suppression for editing inherited fields

New in BibDesk 1.6.3 (Aug 11, 2014)

  • New Features:
  • Add pasted or dropped items to selected static groups
  • New auto file format specifier for extension without dot
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix parsing bug for dragged or dropped bibtex data on 10.9
  • Fix preservation of group selection
  • Fix parsing of WoS data
  • Fix web parser for ArXiv for changed format
  • Fix and upgrade Web of Knowledge search groups
  • Make sure search group error message is displayed
  • Fix version check for 10.10
  • Fix crasher due to corrupted abstract font preference

New in BibDesk 1.6.1 (May 7, 2013)

  • Fix adding linked file
  • Fix adding fields in text import sheet
  • Fix automatic parsing for New Publications From Clipboard
  • Remove crashing latex2rtf to generate rich text for preview and copying
  • Avoid a problem updating the preference window
  • Enable default button in field selection sheets
  • Get multiple cite keys from dropped .aux files
  • Fix parsing of author names containing brace escapes
  • Fix default HTML export template. Reset the template files to apply the fix.

New in BibDesk 1.6.0 (Feb 4, 2013)

  • New Features
  • Support for multiple group fields
  • Bugs Fixed
  • Fixes to ISI search groups
  • Fix extension for saving through AppleScript
  • Use modern API for copy/paste
  • Use modern API for asynchronous code
  • Fix a crasher in file search indexing

New in BibDesk 1.5.10 (Aug 23, 2012)

  • Improved BibTeX parse error handling
  • Fix MARC XML parsing for XML with additional attributes
  • Avoid loss of file location that can happen due to Lion bug
  • Ignore linked folders in export of BibTeX and Papers
  • Broader support for Web of Knowledge
  • Numeric sorting for item titles
  • Get abbreviated journal names from WoS
  • Workaround for WebKit bug setting black background in text fields
  • Don't allow closing the window in full screen
  • More lenient import of pages from RIS
  • Fixes for running shell scripts
  • Fix for single name authors on Lion

New in BibDesk 1.5.9 (Jun 14, 2012)

  • Update release documentation
  • Rewrite BDSKTask internals using fixes from Tex Live Utility
  • Allow all file types for new publications from file action
  • Improve title sorting
  • Work around a WebKit bug
  • Prevent crashes occurring when closing main window in Lion full screen mode

New in BibDesk 1.5.7 (Feb 2, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • New web parser for Microsoft Academic Search
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix hyphen replacement method for template
  • Fix end tags in HTML export template. Update this manually or revert from the preferences
  • Fix OpenMate tags support
  • Force redisplay of external group after refresh
  • Improve web group address field
  • Don't set default value for newly added fields
  • Improvements to error source editor
  • Ignore "plugin handled load" warnings in web group
  • Fix ACM web parser for changes in format
  • Fix gradient behind files on 10.7
  • Make sure auto file error window is shown

New in BibDesk 1.5.6 (Sep 29, 2011)

  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix crasher in updater on 10.5
  • Avoid a system bug on 10.7 in updater
  • Make sure Item URLs are properly written to the clipboard

New in BibDesk 1.5.5 (Sep 22, 2011)

  • New "select" AppleScript command
  • Support Outlook email client
  • New service to open a URL in a web group
  • Add recent searches to menu of quick search menu
  • Enable Lion's full screen support
  • Disable Lion's built-in window restoration feature.

New in BibDesk 1.5.4 Build 2141 (Mar 14, 2011)

  • New Features:
  • Support Web Archive rich text templates
  • Support template tags in links in rich text templates
  • Added German localization (thanks Florian Beyerlein)
  • Support for multiple web groups
  • Download management in web groups
  • Hidden preference to suppress initial web group
  • More web group improvements
  • Web history submenu of Bookmarks menu
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Allow opening author info from detail window through shortcut
  • Improve %-escapes in URLs from fields
  • Improvements to 'add' scripting command
  • Fix crasher due to editor not being cleaned up properly
  • Accept RIS with extra comments at the top
  • Improvements to template-based preview: use accessory files and background color
  • Import article number from new import format in ISI search groups
  • Allow HTML preview templates with accessory files
  • Fix creation of new groups from AppleScript
  • Reset file search index when reverting
  • Escape @ character in saved groups
  • Fixes and improvements to template documents, in particular when reading from file
  • Use user's calendar settings to interpret smart group date conditions
  • Don't reset document when reading fails
  • Make Revert undoable
  • Complete support for webarchive templates
  • Fix IEEE Xplore web parser
  • Don't crash on corrupted bookmarks data
  • Don't show duplicate error alert when opening a file was already cancelled
  • Default to printing all items as bibtex, add a separate print command to print the selection or the preview
  • Fix some display problems after resorting
  • Update Springer and ACM web site parsers
  • Fix journal parsing of COinS web parser

New in BibDesk 1.5.3 Build 1951 (Sep 2, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • Add support for JSTOR in web group, thanks Douglas Stebila
  • New template key for Vancouver style authors
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Don't set delegates to nil when deallocating, as the views may not be valid at this point
  • Save preferences toolbar configuration
  • Fix link in help
  • Don't append full stop for corresponding template key at end of sentence
  • Parse Pages field from Springer Link
  • Export standard inherited fields for RIS export
  • Improvements to WoS search group imports

New in BibDesk 1.5.2 Build 1854 (May 18, 2010)

  • New Features
  • You can now follow links in citation fields from the main table
  • Improved display of search groups in group table
  • Added web group support for SpringerLink and IACR archives, as well as generic bibTeX
  • Add menu action to select all crossref parents of selected items
  • Improvements to Script menu, smarter updating, allow custom ordering, support for automator workflows
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix accidental overwrite of fields when changing publication type
  • Parse string macro definitions from files that use parenthesis
  • Fix size of icons in add bookmark sheets
  • You should not be able to drag a group outline item
  • Use improved contextual menu support in tables
  • Fix failing check for parseable string types
  • Fix missing template files
  • Fix scripting support for local file format
  • Fix scripting support for groups
  • Avoid duplicate menu item titles
  • Log parser errors from web parsers
  • Avoid using the printing system for the TeX preview
  • Fix contextual menu when no items are selected
  • Fix a crasher in the Dublin Core parser

New in BibDesk 1.5.1 Build 1769 (Feb 22, 2010)

  • Fix a bug in getting templates, which also may prevent saving and preview
  • Use recommended font sizes in tables

New in BibDesk 1.4 Build 1701 (Dec 12, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • General improvements for 10.5 and later.
  • Skim notes are now indexed for filtering in the background, which can improve opening a file.
  • New web group parser for IEEE Xplore.
  • Allow arbitrary letter characters in generated URLs.
  • Use standard status bar and divider styles and animate them.
  • Allow hiding the status bar in the detail editor.
  • New menu items to toggle the groups and the sidebar.
  • You can now duplicate groups.
  • Show overflow item in search bar if needed.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix a potential bug when running shell tasks.
  • Fix AppleScript sort command for special fields.
  • Properly resize images on Snow Leopard.
  • Coerce scripting properties passed in with "make" command.
  • More subdued warnings when external groups fail to load.
  • Include custom publication type in detail editor popup.
  • Only sort by import order when switching to a search or web group.
  • Safer calling of script hooks, fixes potential tcrasher and inconsistent state.
  • Fix some saving issues when saving needs permission.
  • Compare all fields for item equivalence when we don't know the type.
  • Allow volume and booktitle fields as group fields.
  • Avoid a race condition in shell script execution.
  • Fix attaching file import sheet.
  • Avoid showing more than one warning sheet when opening a file.
  • Fix small toolbar items.

New in BibDesk 1.3.22 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • Reopen last open file after relaunching a new version.
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Workaround for crasher due to uncommitted editors.
  • Fix cmd-0 shortcut for filling field in import from text.
  • Fix Remove action from contextual menu.
  • Fix leaks.
  • Don't get into trouble due to corrupted file preferences.
  • Use correct format for linked files in "parse format" script command.
  • Fix cleaning of generated linked file names.
  • Be slightly more permissive accepting formatted MARC.
  • Don't search package contents for orphaned files.
  • Improve web group parsers for CiteULike and COinS.
  • Don't add type subtemplate duplicates when opening a template file.
  • Workaround for Apple's saving bugs for saving to NFS file systems.
  • Fix French Preferences panel for Tiger.
  • Duplicate menu items from the detail editor action menu in the main menu.
  • Always display the status bar in the detail editor.
  • Don't set default button in field-choice sheets, as it can interfere with selecting an item from the popup.
  • Display auto-file progress in a separate window so the main window is not blocked.
  • Use proper field for DOI in imports from World of Science.
  • Fix spotlight highlight in preference window on Tiger.
  • Open the linked remote URLs from the "Open URLs" menu item.
  • Fix links for World of Science search group in Help.
  • Add some new fields to exported EndNote XML.
  • Fix auto-generation of remote URLs, its cleaning was a bit too aggressive.
  • Fix enabling of BibTeX style field in the Preview preferences.
  • Fix a crasher that can occur when the default fields and types are changed.
  • Disable the AppleScript "move" command, as it does dangerous things and should not be needed.
  • The AppleScript "BibTeX string" property of a publication is now read-only, use the "import" command instead.
  • We don't warn anymore about missing papers folder for auto-filing, we just create it when needed.
  • Fix a validation that prevented generating a cite key in a publication detail window.
  • Safer editing registration to avoid possible crashers.
  • Fix leaks in the template editor.
  • Use correct initials for abbreviated author names with hyphens.
  • Don't remove forward slash from auto-generated local file names for strict cleaning options.
  • Make sure the template editor commits and saves edits.
  • Fix some leaks.
  • Use correct post-processing script for templates.
  • Copy accessory files in export script command.
  • Fix a hang due to spaces in the template post-processing script path.

New in BibDesk 1.3.21 (Jun 19, 2009)

  • Independence of Omni frameworks
  • Renewed preference interface
  • Use standard source list tables on Leopard
  • Support a color label column to allow sorting by color label
  • It is now possible to share using bonjour between different BibDesk processes on the same computer
  • Sharing is now accepted even when you chose not to save the password in your KeyChain
  • Add biblatex-type multiple citation style for copy and drag
  • BibDesk now updates using Sparkle, thanks Andy Matuschak
  • New group UI
  • Improvements to file views and quicklook previewer
  • Improvements to web group. Add history, URL auto-completion, proxy icon, show loading errors, remember size, support drag & drop
  • You can now hide the count bubbles for the group, this can improve performance if you have many smart groups
  • Revamp group source list into mode standard group list style, in particular for Leopard
  • New auto-generation format specifier for 'words' of a field, useful for first page
  • Allow editing files and URLs in the side pane when a single item is selected
  • New row mode for file views
  • Warn when importing items with duplicate cite keys
  • Move changing the group field to main menu and group table contextual menu
  • Display duplicate cite keys in red
  • Use Medline XML for PubMed import, which includes diacritics

New in BibDesk 1.3.20 (Feb 18, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • New import AppleScript command to add publications from a text format and from a PubMed search
  • AppleScript support for generating templated numbered citations
  • The Script menu now also allows non-AppleScript scripts and .app bundles
  • Improved template and AppleScript support for numbered items, for use in templated citations
  • BibDesk can now automatically fill citation info from PubMed for dropped PDFs when a DOI or PII could be found. Can be disabled through a hidden preference
  • Added download support for links in the built-in browser
  • Support for the arXiv in the web group
  • Improved AppleScript support for rich text
  • Initial support for Open Meta tags of linked files. Accessible through AppleScript and readable in the Skim Notes window
  • You can now color publication items using the Colors panel
  • Change shortcut for citation drawer
  • Add clickable and dragable icon in corner of URL fields and support drag & drop for files and URLs in those fields
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Reopen empty or default database when reactivating BibDesk, if appropriate
  • Remove system proxy usage, since it breaks z39.50 searching when a user actually has a proxy set. Thanks to Sergei Mariev for testing assistance
  • Improve template support
  • Improvements to PubMed and RIS parsing and export
  • Make sure smart group condition sheet always allows adding new conditions
  • Fix loading an external file group containing relative links
  • Don't try to parse invalid RIS as RIS, so it can be handled manually
  • Publications and groups are now tracked through a unique ID, so their reference won't be invalidated when items are added
  • Fix week-based date checking in smart groups
  • Respect the file type when exporting templated rich text using AppleScript
  • Fix some memory leaks
  • Fix proxy icon in publication window
  • Fix AppleScript support for smart group conditions
  • Fix a potential crasher in script groups
  • Fix several leaks
  • Fix a potential crasher when dropping on tables
  • Really suppress auto-filing when adding a file telling to suppress this

New in BibDesk 1.3.19 (Nov 24, 2008)

  • New Features:
  • Include the remote URL from Google Scholar, thanks Mark Afflick!
  • Make Skim Notes of linked files scriptable.
  • Support Windows 2007 Format (docx) templates
  • Support pinch zoom in previews
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Fix UI for French localization
  • Don't break Bdsk-File-* fields to avoid bibtex parser warnings
  • Don't try to reopen last open files when re-activating BibDesk
  • Avoid a bug that may block the LaTeX preview.
  • Remove TeX in default preview/export template. Please reset the default templates to get the fixes.
  • Better sorting for titles containing stopwords and braces.
  • Avoid a crasher when opening a file from Spotlight failed.
  • Fix check for executable files in script groups.
  • Fix an exception in the search group setup sheet.
  • Fix encoding issues for reading bibtex from external locations.
  • Fix an issue for getting bibtex through scripts.
  • Fix column autoresizing through contextual menu.
  • Make sure data is committed in Find panel before a search.
  • Fix editing of smart group conditions.
  • Fix some French UI
  • Fix various reace conditions due to thread unsafe shell tasks
  • Improved printing support
  • Fixes for the "Send To LyX" menu action
  • Be more lenient accepting MARC
  • Don't show warning when the web group can't find any bibliography items
  • Fix ISI import with unidentified publication type
  • Show find panels in the current space
  • Fix for linked files on a different volumes

New in BibDesk 1.3.18 (Jul 25, 2008)

  • Registered template names are now accessible through AppleScript
  • RTemplate option for new name join style using ampersand
  • Support for Spires in web group
  • Download files to default download folder when auto-file is turned on and there is sufficient filename information
  • Add hidden default for default download location, see the Wiki for details
  • Add hidden defaults for ISI search group
  • Add hidden default for default browser
  • Allow again to drop parseable files on groups to add new items to this group. Dropping on the whole group table adds an external file group
  • Fix duplicate items after search (bug # 1926868)
  • Fix creating new publications using a BibTeX string in AppleScript
  • Fix an infinite hang (bug # 1965986)
  • Fix smart group comparisons, in particuar for prefix and suffix
  • Fix opening rich text templates with the template editor
  • Add real support for "Any Field" in smart groups
  • We should not allow editing any property of an author in AppleScript
  • Fix scroll position after redoing a quick search, in particular after deleting an item (bug # 1965441)
  • Fix key view loop in publication detail window, you can now tab through the fields and the files
  • Fix check for TeX preview window visibility, whioch could lead to an inconsistent state when viewing the log (bug # 1970554)
  • More efficient handling of fields containing raw bibtex
  • Use Helvetica for count badge in group table, looks better because of no serifs
  • Drop linked files and URLs in bibtex used for TeX generation
  • Reinsert Zoom item in Windows menu
  • More fine grained zoom control in preview windows
  • Fix dependencies wheh using "%s" format specifier
  • Make absolutely sure no invalid characters are entered or generated in cite keys
  • Fixes to creating and modifying groups in AppleScript
  • Make sure the import script hook is called when importing publications by merging in external items or hitting an Import button
  • Avoid crasher in file search (bug # 1902762)
  • Add more validation of field names, so invalid field names can never be chosen
  • Allow auto-completion of special field names with spaces on Leopard
  • Fix dependency fields for auto-file and cite key format
  • Remove extraneous check marks in various popup buttons
  • Use tool tips for URL columns instead of status messages for better performance
  • Add month from RIS PY field if present (bug # 1966538)
  • Improve ISI search groups, fix a hang and allow extending searches
  • Improved scripting support for (search) groups
  • Improve support for selecting items by dropping an .aux file on the main table
  • Fix scripting of authors. Use correct key for authors in a publication
  • Remove braces in exported EndNote XML and add comma at end of corporate author
  • Use a different temporary folder, because not everyone has a chewable items folder
  • Fix various leaks
  • Workaround for a system bug when undoing entering an illegal character in a cite key or field name
  • Improve reliability of background processes

New in BibDesk 1.3.17 (May 15, 2008)

  • Some new template keys for joining using semi-colon and authorOrEditor
  • Allow zooming of previews
  • Add capital polish L to default TeX conversions
  • Fix an exception in the French smart group editing sheet
  • Fixed exception when using spacebar to page down in the document
  • Fix exception in the file icon view when showing a slider on 10.4 with iLife installed
  • Fix crash with multiple linked files on 10.4
  • Fix an infinite loop that could occur when a PDF/PS thumbnail wasn't created
  • Help now displays in French localization, although the help book is not localized
  • Fix various bugs in RIS output (missing TY tag value, wrong tag names)
  • Fix "auto file" AppleScript command
  • Fix a leak when calling a script hook
  • Improve getting selection from .aux file dropped on main table
  • DBLP search group is in the default Searches menu for new users

New in BibDesk 1.3.16 (May 5, 2008)

  • Allow rich text templates for email, those are converted to plain text.
  • Add accessibility for the status bar
  • Fix cell in French Export preferences (bug # 1955411)
  • Fix times-cited info for imported items from WoS (bug # 1955565)
  • Remove font preferences for the preview pane, asthis is not used anymore
  • Remove initial "v" from the version number as it confuses Launch Services
  • Fix reset for .tex and .bib template files (bug # 1956912)

New in BibDesk 1.3.15 (May 5, 2008)

  • Download remote URLs and copy local files when dropping with option key held down
  • Remove duplicate applications from Open With... menu items
  • Groups and publications in external groups are now accessible through AppleScript
  • New "add" and "remove" AppleScript commands, to add/remove linked files and URLs as well as add/remove items to/from local groups
  • New preferences for automatic conversion of URL fields to linked files and URLs
  • Show optional alert to move deleted linked files to trash
  • Database Find and replace can now also be used for linked files and URLs
  • Build-in one-way character conversions can now be redefined (e.g. for German double quotes)
  • The default string encoding used for opening and saving is now UTF-8, so special characters will not raise an alert
  • Open Document Text Document (.odt) format is now supported for rich text templates (Leopard only)
  • Use extended print panel on Leopard, including page setup controls and preview
  • New custom URL schemes x-bdsk: and x-bdsk-search: for linking individual items and search groups, respecitively
  • You can copy a script group URL from the contextual menu
  • You can copy a URL to link a publication item from the Copy As menu
  • Allow dragging and copying publication URLs by default. Old preferences for default drag type are invalid
  • New script hook called after importing new publications
  • External file groups can now be added by drag and drop on the group pane
  • Improvements to file icon views
  • Allow file icon views to display a single auto-resizing column. Enabled in the side panes in the main window and the detail window
  • Add a auto-hiding scale slider at the top and the bottom of file icon views that are not in single column mode
  • Allow showing linked file icons in the bottom preview pane and templated text preview in the side pane
  • Add buttons to quickly change previews and file icons in the bottom and side pane. Choices are remembered per document
  • New smart group conditions for substring comparisons of linked files and URLs
  • .skim files associated to a .pdf file are now moved automatically when autofiling the PDF
  • Files added through drag and drop on the file icon view while holding down the Command key won't be auto-filed
  • New optional arguments for 'unique' format specifiers for an optional separator
  • Z39.50 search groups now also support UNIMARC
  • Opening an http: URL from AppleScript now opens the URL in the web group
  • When importing a publication with a crossref parent, the parent item will now be automatically imported as well
  • Searching the DBLP is now supported via the Searches->New Search Group... menu item
  • Adding a URL to the files and URLs pane will now automatically fill the URL field when this is required or optional
  • Improvements to accessibility
  • Fix keywords and bibliography filename specifiers (%k and %b) in cite key and linked file format
  • Fix quotes in some alert messages
  • Remove deprecated keys and add enw keys in template editor
  • Use the order of linked files and URLs as set in the detail window
  • Allow dropping bibtex with comments
  • Use consistent check for matching braces in field values
  • Fix indexes of saved linked files that could not be resolved
  • Properly copy publications between documents and external groups using the "duplicate" script command
  • Escape URLs in EndNote XML export
  • Better removal of spaces around MARC from Z39.50 server
  • Fix editing of groups by double-clicking the icon
  • Fix an exception in the linked file view that could occur in some situations when a new publication was added
  • Resize alert windows if necessary to contain the full alert text
  • Update the Preferences Guide in the Help
  • Fail gracefully when invalid archived linked files are encountered when opening a file
  • Improved layout of linked file icon views
  • Don't warn when auto-filing a package
  • Format specifier "%f{BibTeX Type}" is now allowed
  • Avoid an endless loop that occured when displaying certain linked JPG images
  • Avoid adding duplicate linked URLs converted from old-style URL fields
  • Fix layout (separators) of Windows menu
  • Allow continuing to edit a field after trying to commit an invalid value
  • Fix various bugs in linked file views
  • Avoid encoding problems in Skim notes
  • Preserve group selection after editing a field group name
  • Fix display of relevance column
  • Fix opening of template files
  • Include a comma in exported APA style names in template
  • Fix a deadlock
  • Don't allow editing macros when searching, to avoid exceptions
  • Fix a leak in the latex previewer
  • Make sure have the correct path after auto filing
  • Preserve options for selected token in template editor on hovering another token
  • More accurate label for the TeX Preview toolbar item
  • Escape special characters such as spaces for URLs passed to BibDesk using Apple events
  • Fix an exception that could occur when removing a smart group condition
  • Web groups shouldn't be part of a multiple selection
  • Fix an exception when editing a field group name
  • Make sure checking for HTML happens on the main thread to avoid an exception
  • Use the correct template for dragging and copying
  • Allow special numbering key ("#") in templates

New in BibDesk 1.3.14 (Jan 25, 2008)

  • New Features:
  • New interface for linked files. Files are saved with a relative path and an alias, so moving files in the Finder or switching machines shouldn't break the links. AutoFile now works with an arbitrary number of files. See the Database -> Migrate Files menu option for converting permanently to the new system.
  • File matching now uses phrase searching on Leopard, since Apple fixed it
  • Quick Look now supports any plain text types that we claim
  • Crossref column can be added to main table
  • The new text encoding extended attribute introduced on Leopard is now supported
  • Added support for counter in collections in templates
  • Editor now uses NSTableView instead of NSForm
  • URL and title will be set when dropping a webloc file on the main window to create a new entry
  • New version of latex2rtf, based on current development sources (improved bibliography and encoding support)
  • ED tag for editors in .isi file import is now respected
  • File content search now respects the current group selection and only replaces the tableview
  • Template improvements: can sort an array by author, author or editor, title
  • Editors are accessible via AppleScript
  • Default scripts are now at the top of the script menu, and user scripts are shown under a separator
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Exceptions are always logged to the console now
  • Worked around a drawing performance problem on 10.5 (bug #1834337)
  • Fixed setObject:forKey: nil assertion failure that happened when the group table font set in prefs was no longer available
  • Quick Look preview now uses RTF instead of HTML, so it wraps to the window
  • Search buttons are now standard rollover buttons, so more consistent with Apple apps
  • Reduced memory footprint during initial file content search indexing
  • Faster file content search indexing
  • Fixed some potential crashing bugs in file content search
  • File content index no longer leaks if the document is closed during initial indexing
  • PubMed MH is no longer converted to Keywords
  • Search indexes are now updated correctly when editing abstract/annote is finished
  • Fixed a threading bug in Bonjour sharing shutdown
  • Search indexes now index an unlimited number of terms instead of stopping at 2000 (fixes bug in searching long annote/abstract)
  • Default macros are now resolved in TeX preview
  • Skim notes in .pdfd, .skim, and .ps files are now read correctly
  • Fixed a rare problem that occurred due to changes in sorting of file content search (bug #1837498)
  • We now use a more strict character set for cite keys (characters outside the ASCII range are disallowed in the UI, as they always have been in the parser)
  • Removed splitview in editor, so the integer field controls are shown in full
  • Rating field can now be removed
  • Reading extended attributes will now fail more gracefully when the system returns an insane length value
  • Integer and note fields are no longer inherited in AppleScript and previewing
  • Large batches of changes will now cause fewer search index flushes for improved performance
  • Table selection is preserved again during file content search indexing
  • Expansion rects and font colors are handled more correctly on Leopard
  • Level indicator cells now draw with a better color when selected
  • The wrong row is no longer selected after editing a macro key (bug #1859542)
  • Updating while editing during a search should be improved
  • Fixed crash under some circumstances when changing pub type
  • Fixed Leopard expansion tooltips
  • Custom alert sheet size now matches Apple's alerts, and they support multi-line messages
  • Fix a bug that could prevent adding some columns to the main table
  • Person window and table in editor should be more consistent now
  • Fixed a crash in the PubMed loading code and the Dublin Core XML parser
  • Worked around an Apple bug that broke saving to AFP volumes (bug #1867790)
  • Fix some issues with tracking rects in the main table

New in BibDesk 1.3.13 (Jan 12, 2008)

  • New Features:
  • New interface for linked files. Files are saved with a relative path and an alias, so moving files in the Finder or switching machines shouldn't break the links. AutoFile now works with an arbitrary number of files. See the Database -> Migrate Files menu option for converting permanently to the new system.
  • File matching now uses phrase searching on Leopard, since Apple fixed it
  • Quick Look now supports any plain text types that we claim
  • Crossref column can be added to main table
  • The new text encoding extended attribute introduced on Leopard is now supported
  • Added support for counter in collections in templates
  • Editor now uses NSTableView instead of NSForm
  • URL and title will be set when dropping a webloc file on the main window to create a new entry
  • New version of latex2rtf, based on current development sources (improved bibliography and encoding support)
  • ED tag for editors in .isi file import is now respected
  • File content search now respects the current group selection and only replaces the tableview
  • Template improvements: can sort an array by author, author or editor, title
  • Editors are accessible via AppleScript
  • Default scripts are now at the top of the script menu, and user scripts are shown under a separator
  • Bugs Fixed:
  • Exceptions are always logged to the console now
  • Worked around a drawing performance problem on 10.5 (bug #1834337)
  • Fixed setObject:forKey: nil assertion failure that happened when the group table font set in prefs was no longer available
  • Quick Look preview now uses RTF instead of HTML, so it wraps to the window
  • Search buttons are now standard rollover buttons, so more consistent with Apple apps
  • Reduced memory footprint during initial file content search indexing
  • Faster file content search indexing
  • Fixed some potential crashing bugs in file content search
  • File content index no longer leaks if the document is closed during initial indexing
  • PubMed MH is no longer converted to Keywords
  • Search indexes are now updated correctly when editing abstract/annote is finished
  • Fixed a threading bug in Bonjour sharing shutdown
  • Search indexes now index an unlimited number of terms instead of stopping at 2000 (fixes bug in searching long annote/abstract)
  • Default macros are now resolved in TeX preview
  • Skim notes in .pdfd, .skim, and .ps files are now read correctly
  • Fixed a rare problem that occurred due to changes in sorting of file content search (bug #1837498)
  • We now use a more strict character set for cite keys (characters outside the ASCII range are disallowed in the UI, as they always have been in the parser)
  • Removed splitview in editor, so the integer field controls are shown in full
  • Rating field can now be removed
  • Reading extended attributes will now fail more gracefully when the system returns an insane length value
  • Integer and note fields are no longer inherited in AppleScript and previewing
  • Large batches of changes will now cause fewer search index flushes for improved performance
  • Table selection is preserved again during file content search indexing
  • Expansion rects and font colors are handled more correctly on Leopard
  • Level indicator cells now draw with a better color when selected
  • The wrong row is no longer selected after editing a macro key (bug #1859542)
  • Updating while editing during a search should be improved
  • Fixed crash under some circumstances when changing pub type
  • Fixed Leopard expansion tooltips
  • Custom alert sheet size now matches Apple's alerts, and they support multi-line messages
  • Fix a bug that could prevent adding some columns to the main table
  • Person window and table in editor should be more consistent now
  • Fixed a crash in the PubMed loading code and the Dublin Core XML parser
  • Worked around an Apple bug that broke saving to AFP volumes (bug #1867790)
  • Fix some issues with tracking rects in the main table