On Jun 6, 2011, at 8:08, Chao LU wrote: > Hi Adam, > > I think it is forced, for if I use %A_%T%e instead of %A_%T%u%e, the dialog > will prompt Invalid local file format and don't let me save it... > > I'm pretty sure I won't over the files at all, for I add each entry manually > (I have Endnote as my INBOX, and if good, I check it into BibDesk) > > Chao >
Yes, it is indeed forced. Ever since we introduced the linked files. Because there can be multiple files for each item, those will be based on the exact same information, and therefore almost certainly would overwrite each other otherwise, which is obviously bad. However, I don't see why you would want to turn this off, it's destructive so we would never support it. The whole point is that the file names CAN be non-unique (otherwise). Whether they are usually unique (for you) is completely irrelevant. And as I said above, there is a good chance that they overlap. When you use %u0 or %n0, nothing will be added when the file name IS already unique, so your reason against it is invalid. Christiaan > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 2:01 AM, Adam R. Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jun 5, 2011, at 22:31 , Chao LU wrote: > > > It is forced to add a %n or %u in the autofile template to make the file > > name unique. As I browsed the posts in the list, I understand why it is > > designed like this. But I want to suggest a hidden preference to turn this > > off. For I place the files in different folders (use keyword to specify the > > folder path), then it is not necessary to add a random number at the end. > > This makes the file itself looking not so tidy. > > There is no reason to use %n, but %u will only be added if it is necessary to > keep you from overwriting a file. If you want to overwrite files, can't you > just delete the %u from your format? As far as I know, neither option has > ever been "forced."
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