OK, it's still not working. I did the defaults delete and defaults read process, copied over the plist file (the other plist file was named edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.LSSharedFileList.plist ) Still the same.
I have tried installing an old version of Bibdesk (1.6.0) but no change. There is also another difference from the behaviour I used to see: I get Bibtex information on the papers I store from ADS Abstracts, e.g., http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011A%26A...531A.132V They have a link to the bibtex entry, When I click on that link, I select the entry (starting at '@article' and ending at '}', then drag it from the web interface window in Bibdesk to the Library (side panel) the data is inserted into the database. What used to happen is that a small window would open in addition to the main window, so that I can paste in the abstract, and also insert the PDF file (which I had previously downloaded to the Desktop). What happens now is that the data is inserted as a new entry, correctly, in the main library window, but the secondary window does not open. I have to double click on the library entry to open it. And the file is still not being renamed or moved to the papers folder (which in my case is ~/Documents/bibdesk) The preferences all look good. Something is odd about my system. I have a much older MBP (2011) with Bibdesk on it, so next I'll try using that as the source of the plist files. And I'll delete the old application using CleanmyMac2, to be sure. DN (need to hit the hay now, it's 1am here) On 22 Oct 2014, at 12:28 am, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 21, 2014, at 15:07, David Nicholls wrote: > >> I copied over both prefs files, > > Which "both"? There's only one. > >> etc, but no success. It's still not moving or renaming the file. >> > > Did you quit BibDesk before you did, and did you run the "defaults read" > command from the Terminal? > > An alternative is: > > 1. Quit BibDesk > 2. Run "defaults delete > ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist" in the Terminal > 3. Move the backup pref (from your old machine) into > ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist > >> There's also a Bibdesk entry in ~/Library/Application Support, but its >> contents don't look like they'd have much impact on the problem. >> >> DN > > No, they are not involved in auto filing. > > Note that you can check it also in the AutoFile preference pane. > > Christiaan > >> >> On 21 Oct 2014, at 11:53 pm, David Nicholls <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> No, I didn't use migration assistant, in order to avoid carrying over >>> years' worth of old stuff. But I set up the prefs and locations as before. >>> Shifting the prefs file was my next step, but I thought I'd ask first. >>> Thanks. >>> >>> DN >>> >>> On 21 Oct 2014, at 11:46 pm, Ken Mankoff <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Unless you use the "Migration Assistant", none of your preferences >>>> moved. >>>> >>>> 1. Quit BibDesk >>>> 2. Restore pref file from backup >>>> >>>> pref file is >>>> ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist >>>> >>>> 3. At terminal, run: "defaults read >>>> ~/Library/Preferences/edu.ucsd.cs.mmccrack.bibdesk.plist" >>>> >>>> That might get it to work. >>>> >>>> -k. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> * On 2014-10-21 at 08:23, David Nicholls wrote: >>>>> I'm just setting up a new MacbookPro (Mavericks), and have installed >>>>> Bibdesk and have copied over my old references.bib file, and the library >>>>> of pdfs from my old MBP (also Mavericks). >>>>> >>>>> My normal routine when adding a new reference, once I have the new entry >>>>> in the main bibdesk window, is to drag a downloaded pdf onto the Bibdesk >>>>> "drop files here" window, which renames the files to authorYYYYa.pdf, >>>>> etc, and moves it to the papers folder of pdfs. >>>>> >>>>> For some reason, probably a config error, the new set up neither renames >>>>> the file nor moves it. I currently have the default preferences. What do >>>>> I need to set to fix the problem? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> DN > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. > Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. > Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. > Take corrective actions from your mobile device. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Zoho _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
