> On 2 Aug 2020, at 16:43, Themis Matsoukas via Bibdesk-users
> <bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
> I am trying to figure how %s{}[][][] works.
>
> 1. When I try %s{Journal}[option1][option2][option3], then: if the item is a
> journal article the text "option1" is inserted, otherwise the text "option 2"
> is inserted. I don't quite understand "option3" because it was not inserted
> in any of the test cases I tried.
>
> 2. I thought if I replace "option1" with %c{Journal} I would get the acronym
> of the journal instead of "option1", but bibdesk does not allow me to include
> a %-command inside the square brackets. Is there a way to get the journal
> abbreviation in those records that contain the field "Journal" but do
> something else when the field is absent?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Themis
The third option is meant for three-value fields, that can have a “mixed”
state.
And, no, there is no support for nested specifiers. So this would not be
possible. Perhaps if you make a separate field containing the acronym.
Christiaan
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