Sorry, there was a typo in the key name on the Wiki. It is what I wrote above, 
so without the “Key” at the end.

Christiaan

> On 31 May 2024, at 23:37, Horsthemke, Werner <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I have followed the Wiki and done:
> 
> defaults write edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk BDSKAdditionalFieldsToCompleteKey 
> -array Comment
> 
> defaults write edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk BDSKAdditionalFieldsToCompleteKey 
> -array-add Title
> 
> This modifies the plist, but the fields still do not complete.
> 
> Werner
> 
>> On May 31, 2024, at 4:09 PM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 31 May 2024, at 22:29, Horsthemke, Werner <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>> After upgrading from 1.8.20 to 1.9.4, fields like "Title" and "Comment" no 
>>> longer auto-complete. Is there a way to fix this? The release notes mention 
>>> "New hidden preference for custom fields to complete". I looked at the 
>>> wiki, but I cannot figure out how to use these preferences.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Werner
>> 
>> 
>> We don’t complete generic fields anymore since 1.9.3, as it does not make 
>> much sense to complete full field values that generically are unique, while 
>> this does add a lot of overhead. So I don’t really see why completing Titile 
>> would have any use, as different items will generally not have the same 
>> title. 
>> 
>> But in 1.9.4 you can add more fields to include for completion. It is 
>> explained on the Wiki in the Tips & Tricks section. The key is 
>> BDSKAdditionalFieldsToComplete. 
>> 
>> Christiaan
>> 
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