On Jan 19, 2008, at 2:26 PM, Justin C. Walker wrote: > > On Jan 19, 2008, at 10:30 , Alexander H. Montgomery wrote: > >> >> On 2008-01-18, at 10:14 PM, Justin C. Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi, all, >>> >>> I'm puzzled about Linked Files, and wonder what I'm doing wrong. >>> >>> I do the following: >>> - edit a 'pub' entry for which I have a document stored locally >>> (either pdf or djvu). >>> - I then drag the icon for the document from the finder to the >>> editor window's drop zone. >>> - The icon changes from either the PDF or DJVU icon to something >>> else (usually either blank or a command-line executable [if the >>> 'x' bits are on]) >>> - the document disappears from its current location and ends >>> up in the directory holding the .bib file. >>> - the extension has been stripped off (so, e.g., "foo.pdf" becomes >>> "foo." >> >> This was fixed in the latest nightly build (v1003, 20080118); the >> extension shouldn't be stripped off, and the icons won't change. The >> document disappearing and reappearing is a setting in AutoFile. > > Hmmm...maybe I don't get it. > > As it stands, I have a well-thought-out organizational scheme for my > pdf/djvu/xxx document pile (which may appear to be modeled on chaos > to the uninitiated, but that's beyond the scope of this msg or > current psychology practices). My .bib files live in one directory, > and the the docs themselves live "nearby". > > What I want is the "links" to point to where they are, not to where > the programmer moves them.
If you don't want the files to be moved, go and uncheck the box for "File papers automatically" which causes them to be renamed as soon as enough fields are set. Then you'll just have a link that points to the file on disk, and your xxx documents won't be touched. > Am I missing the big picture? AutoFile is similar to what iTunes does with music files, only we allow you to choose the destination name and folder. -- adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
