> On Mar 3, 2022, at 10:28 AM, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 3 Mar 2022, at 16:25, Matthew Heun via Bibdesk-users >> <bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> <mailto:bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote: >> >>> On Mar 3, 2022, at 9:54 AM, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:cmhof...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 3 Mar 2022, at 14:29, Matthew Heun via Bibdesk-users >>>> <bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> <mailto:bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Andreas: >>>> >>>> Thanks for the suggestion of trying to copy only one reference. In fact, >>>> I was trying to copy only a single reference. >>>> >>>> The rest of this email is further debugging and a summary. Spoiler: >>>> problem not fixed. >>>> >>>> * I note that the problem happens on a different machine (2017 iMac Pro) >>>> running macOS 12.2.1. >>>> >>>> * I wondered if the problem is with the .bib file. So I stripped the .bib >>>> file to a single reference. Copy Rich Text still fails with message >>>> "Generating data. Pleas wait." Here is entirety of the simple .bib file: >>>> >>>>> %% This BibTeX bibliography file was created using BibDesk. >>>>> %% https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/ <https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/> >>>>> >>>>> %% Created for Matt at 2022-03-03 08:08:11 -0500 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> %% Saved with string encoding Unicode (UTF-8) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> @article{Semieniuk:2021aa, >>>>> author = {Gregor Semieniuk and Lance Taylor and Armon Rezai and Duncan >>>>> K. Foley}, >>>>> date-added = {2021-01-29 20:57:42 -0500}, >>>>> date-modified = {2021-01-29 21:01:07 -0500}, >>>>> doi = {10.1038/s41558-020-00975-7}, >>>>> journal = {Nature Climate Change}, >>>>> month = {25 January}, >>>>> pages = {1-14}, >>>>> title = {Plausible energy demand patterns in a growing global economy >>>>> with climate policy}, >>>>> year = {2021}} >>>> >>>> * Trying all of the other contextual menu "Copy ..." commands: >>>> >>>> Copy Cite Command >>>> Copy BibTeX Record >>>> Copy Minimal BibTeX Record >>>> Copy RIS Record >>>> Copy PDF >>>> Copy LaTeX >>>> Copy AMSrefs LaTeX >>>> Copy Item URL >>>> Copy Using Template >>>> >>>> All work as expected. The only Copy command that fails is "Copy Rich >>>> Text". >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So to summarize: >>>> >>>> * Copying a single reference as rich text causes beachball >>>> * For at least 10 minutes >>>> * With message "Generating data. Please wait ..." >>>> * On 2 different systems >>>> * With a very simple .bib file (only one entry, see above) >>>> * All other "Copy ..." commands in the contextual menu succeed >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm wondering if anyone can reproduce this problem with the simple .bib >>>> file above? If not, any ideas for how I can work around it? >>>> >>>> Thanks to those who have already sent ideas. And thanks in advance to >>>> those who will send ideas in the future. >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Matt >>>> >>> >>> Strange that only this one fails, as it basically does the same as Copy as >>> PDF, just in the end getting text from the PDF. Does the TeX preview work? >>> And can you copy text from the TeX preview? And have you changed the bibtex >>> style, or edit the tex preview template? >>> >>> Christiaan >>> >> >> Thanks for your email and suggestions. >> >> (1) The TeX preview works: >> >> <PastedGraphic-1.png> >> >> >> (2) Yes, I can copy text out of the TeX preview. I pasted that text into >> TextMate. >> >> (3) Here is my TeX - Typeset Preview preference pane: >> >> <PastedGraphic-2.png> >> >> >> So BibTeX style is abbrv. >> >> I *have* updated the TeX template, which now looks like this: >> >>> \documentclass[letterpaper]{article} >>> \pagestyle{empty} >>> \textwidth = 6.5in >>> \voffset = -105pt >>> \hoffset = -120pt >>> \renewcommand{\refname}{} >>> >>> % I added this line so that URLs render properly in the LaTeX previews >>> % -- MKH, 25 Jan 2017 >>> \usepackage{url} >>> >>> >>> % The following command is provided for LaTeX2RTF compatibility with >>> amslatex. >>> \newif\iflatextortf >>> \iflatextortf >>> \providecommand{\bysame}{\_\_\_\_\_} >>> \fi >>> >>> \begin{document} >>> \nocite{<<CiteKeys>>} >>> \bibliography{<<File>>} >>> \bibliographystyle{<<Style>>} >>> \end{document} >> >> >> >> Note that I have added the line >> >>> \usepackage{url} >> >> >> But I don't think I modified anything else. >> >> I reset the style file. But that doesn't help. "Copy Rich Text" still >> beachballs on the single entry in my .bib file. >> >> >> >> Does that provide any additional clues? Thanks again for the help. >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Matt >> > > Not really. Strange, so every part of the process seems to work, but together > it hangs. So did you try to copy *and* paste the Copy as PDF? > > Christiaan
Thanks for continuing to think about this. Here are the steps I took: * Copy PDF (works; doesn't hang BibDesk) * Open Preview * File|New from Clipboard (works; I see the bib entry) * Quit everything * Reopen BibDesk * Copy PDF * Open PowerPoint * Paste (works; I see the bib entry) So Copy PDF seems to work just fine for both copying AND pasting. Note that Copy Rich Text hangs BibDesk on the copy action. It doesn't get past the "Generating data. Please wait" step. Any other thoughts? I'm beginning to fear that I'm the only one with this problem, which would be a real bummer! Cheers, Matt
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