![]() ![]() You can copy the file to a folder of your choosing via right-click menu here: There are many other issues floating around.worth working on. I work on a Windows 10 machine and when I drag and drop a file into JabRef, it even selects the entry, so all I need to do is press enter or double click to open the entry editor. While I agree we should create efficient workflows and minimize mouse clicks, creating a whole new entry editor for this is overkill. If I understand you right, the User Interface you propose would basically do the same as the entry editor and thereby at best save one or two mouse clicks. Instead of creating another UI menu for this very specific workflow, I would suggest improving other parts of JabRef. You already will have the ensuing entry in the main table, you can select it there and open the entry editor. Since you have made yourself the work to check file drop behaviour, would you mind updating the documentation? As you saw, it is outdated, and you seem to have made your homework (on Linux at least).Ībout pasting the pdf and opening a popup: I don’t think this is necessary. It doesn’t really match what’s given in Entry Editor - JabRef but seeing the banner on top of this page I guess that’s alright.Īlso, it would be convenient to paste the PDF, then check/augment the entry (in a popup window?) and finally copy the PDF to the autogenerated bibtexkey location, is that possible? Using +Alt without another modifier doesn’t do anything, together with another modifier doesn’t seem to change the behaviour.Ĭan you confirm that this is the expected behaviour? I’m especially confused that +Ctrl does not create the subdirectory but +Shift does. +Shift: move into subdirectory with renaming (given by ).+Ctrl: copy into library root dir without renaming.No mods: copy into library root dir with renaming.I’ve observed the following behaviour (I have enabled Search and store files relative to library file location and my file directory pattern is ):ĭragging into the library to create a new entry:Ĭreates a new entry with an absolute link to the file, also when using +Ctrl or +Shift. At least when using Dolphin, or Konqueror or pcmanfm under Xmonad.I’m struggling with the PDF drag and drop feature on Linux (JabRef 5.6 from flatpak). In addition, adding multiple files to an entry in one go (i.e., selecting a bunch together) does not seem to be possible.Įdit: I just noticed there is a github issue for moving/copying without renaming: Move/copy a PDF file for an entry WITHOUT renaming (drag and drop) But files of any other type will be renamed if no other files of that same extension exist. Using Shift-drag, therefore, will not rename the file if a pdf already exists in the entry directory. The Ctrl modifier, and using no modifier, copies to the upper level directory and does not rename if other files of the same extension exist in the destination directory. (Maybe related to Rename multiple files for one entry ? ) ![]() In Linux the Shift modifier moves to the entry directory and renames if there is no other file of the same extension in the entry directory. In addition, the behavior described in the manual, Entry Editor - JabRef, does not seem to be the one in Linux either. I would appreciate if you consider this modification for new JabRef version. I would suggest that changing “Shift + D&D” for “Move without rename” and “Ctrl + Shift + D&D” for “Copy without rename”. I saw the functions of “Shift + D&D” and “No key + D&D” are redundant. More importantly, both Move and Copy functions rename the file. (I don’t find any combination to achieve “Move without rename”.)Ĭtrl and Shift modifier’s functions are interchanged in the linked site. ![]() Move and rename: Shift + D&D, No key + D&D With version 5.3 on Windows 10, what happens are different form aforementioned info, and actually go as follows My suggestion is to assign a modifier key to work with D&D to achieve Move/Copy without renaming (as follows for an example).Įntry Editor - JabRef explains the how combinations of D&D with modifier keys work as follows (for Windows, in my case) ![]() When I used JabRef version 4.X, I could drag-and-drop (D&D) a PDF file to the entry of interest to move the PDF file to my JabRef file folder and to link it with the entry simultaneously. ![]()
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