On Nov 16, 2011, at 4:24, FZiegler wrote: > I must admit first that I have stayed at Bibdesk 1.3.12 because I'm > sharing my .bib file with others who don't want Mac aliases in it. So > far this hasn't caused problems, but I am beginning to think I should > get on with the program... So, > > 1. Main question: is there a simple edit I could make to turn off the > aliases and stay with the old "Local-Url" method of filing? (I'm willing > to compile Bibdesk if necessary.) >
Default Fields Preferences, uncheck automatic conversion. However you wont be able to use several features, such as auto filing and dropping files, except from applescript. > 2. Subsidiary question: while at it, would it be possible for me to > switch from having, *written in the .bib file* a Local-Url like > > file://localhost/Volumes/Home/FZ/Documents/Archive/<etc>, (**) > > to something more portable -- i.e., a path relative to the .bib file > (../../Archive/<etc>) or to my home dir (~/Documents/Archive/<etc>)? -- > and only translate to (**) on display? That would ease the process of > using the same .bib file and archive on a server where I don't control > ~'s parent directories. > > Thanks for one of my most-used programs, > Francois Z. The local URL fields accept all kinds of values, file URLs, absolute paths, relative paths from the database, and tilde-abbreviated. To convert you could use a (apple)script or the Database Find and Replace feature. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
