On 31.12.2007, at 00:21, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > > We save the file using an alias with relative path information. > However during a bibdesk run we also keep another type of reference > as the main link to the file (however this type of reference cannot > be saved). Relative aliases require the two paths involved to be on > the same volume, so that 's where it probably goes wrong. However > it's still possible to link files across volumes, because we actually > work with the other type of reference. But tracking it when it moves > can get broken. I'm not sure where precisely things go wrong and how > to catch problems. But it sure should get fixed somehow. > > Christiaan > > The problem is in fact with the other reference. Between disks files > are not moved but copied, so the file reference loses track of it. > I've added a workaround that updates the file references after auto- > filing for the next nightly. But this requires more testing, also to > see if the aliases work correctly with external disks (especially > important between saves and also when using relative paths).
Just tested the latest nightly, and now autofiling on an external disk works. Didn't do serious testing, but following the steps I posted works now. The live web display is also cool. simon -- Simon Spiegel Steinhaldenstr. 50 8002 Zürich Telephon: ++41 44 451 5334 Mobophon: ++41 76 459 60 39 http://www.simifilm.ch „In a world getting more and more democratic, film directing is the last resort for dictators.“ Francis Ford Coppola ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
