On 29.03.2011, at 10:26, Douglas Stebila wrote: > What, if any, is the recommended method for synchronizing BibDesk libraries > *and their collection of attached PDFs* between multiple computers? While > it's easy to synchronize the actual files -- using a network file system, > rsync, DropBox, etc. -- BibDesk does not seem to notice that the PDFs has > been synced since it stores Mac OS file aliases in the BibTeX file, as > opposed to say relative path names.
Actually, syncing attached files is rather simple: I just have a folder called 'Publications' in my Dropbox and set '~/Dropbox/Publikationen' as the fixed location for Autofile in BibDesk. Since the paths are identical on the different machines, this works flawlessly. Simon -- Simon Spiegel Steinhaldenstr. 50 8002 Zürich Telephon: ++41 44 451 5334 Mobophon: ++41 76 459 6039 http://www.simifilm.ch „Everybody needs money! That’s why they call it money!“ David Mamet ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
