It now opens and works mostly as expected. Preview is quite slow, but 
that could always be a different issue, so I will start a new thread about  
that (I’m using biblatex and biber to do chicago-authordate, so that requires a 
couple edits to the template.

-NAP
-----
Nathan Paxton
[email protected]

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark 
to read.
        —Mark Twain
(It's kind of cramped, too.)

> On 11 Sep 2021, at 1:02 PM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Did anyone try the latest test version at 
> <https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/BibDesk.dmg 
> <https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/BibDesk.dmg>>? It could give me some idea 
> about what the problems and how to possibly fix it.
> 
> Christiaan
> 
>> On 11 Sep 2021, at 18:51, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> 
>> It’s linked to on the web site.
>> 
>> Christiaan
>> 
>>> On 11 Sep 2021, at 18:29, Nathan Paxton <[email protected] 
>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Blergh. If that’s the case, where can I download 1.8.2, which did work, 
>>> until I’m ready to go to OS 11?
>>> 
>>> -Nathan Paxton
>>> 
>>> Please excuse misspelling and autocorrect artifacts as this is "Sent from 
>>> my iPhone"
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 11, 2021, at 05:04, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Yes, it really does seem to be a problem with older systems. That makes 
>>>> it very hard to fix, as I cannot see it myself, and the problem is deep 
>>>> inside Apple’s very basic code, so that sounds like a system bug.
>>>> 
>>>> Christiaan
>>>> 
>>>>> On 11 Sep 2021, at 03:14, Gilberto C <[email protected] 
>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I’m not having this problem. Could it be because I’m running it on MacOS 
>>>>> Big Sur (11.5.2)?
>>>>> —G
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 6:40 PM, Nathan A. Paxton <[email protected] 
>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  I am having the same problem, trying to open 1.8.4. I click, and I get 
>>>>>> ehet the rainbow beach ball of death.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>  I’ve attached the diagnostic report from the Console; there was no Spin 
>>>>>> Report. If there is other info you need, I’d be happy to help.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -N
>>>>>> <BibDesk_2021-09-10-192932_MacintoshNAP.cpu_resource.diag>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----
>>>>>> Nathan Paxton
>>>>>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too 
>>>>>> dark to read.
>>>>>>  —Mark Twain
>>>>>> (It's kind of cramped, too.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 10 Sep 2021, at 5:58 PM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I have uploaded a test version to 
>>>>>>> <https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/BibDesk.dmg 
>>>>>>> <https://bibdesk.sourceforge.io/BibDesk.dmg>>. Perhaps you can download 
>>>>>>> it and test it out, it may do the group table layout a bit more 
>>>>>>> efficiently.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Christiaan
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 10 Sep 2021, at 22:56, Klassen, David R. <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The file I was opening had a lot of unique keywords in all the 
>>>>>>>> entries—I assume by “groups” you mean those created by that.  I opened 
>>>>>>>> the .bib file in vim, deleted all the keywords lines from every entry, 
>>>>>>>> and now it opens.  It takes, literally, 2 minutes to open (53 entries) 
>>>>>>>> and overall navigation in the system seems a bit sluggish, but I can 
>>>>>>>> see all the entries.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> While that’s open I tried to open the original version with all the 
>>>>>>>> keywords still in it and the beachball spins and spins and the MEM and 
>>>>>>>> CPU ramp up.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Dr. David R. Klassen, Chair (he/him/his)
>>>>>>>> Department of Physics & Astronomy
>>>>>>>> Rowan University
>>>>>>>> 201 Mullica Hill Road
>>>>>>>> Glassboro, NJ  08028
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> SCI 130E
>>>>>>>> 856-256-4391
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 4:45 PM, Jan David Hauck via Bibdesk-users 
>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Just standard fonts, but yes, I do have quite a large number of 
>>>>>>>>> groups.
>>>>>>>>> Opening an empty file works just fine, but when I open my default bib 
>>>>>>>>> file it hangs.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Attaching another sample, this time I opened BibDesk with an empty 
>>>>>>>>> file first, and then tried the default bib file.
>>>>>>>>> I’ve waited a couple of minutes now, but it remains unresponsive.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Also, I’m still on an old OS, Mojave, maybe that’s an issue?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 11:13 AM, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Or could it be that you are using some non standard font for the 
>>>>>>>>>> group table?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Christiaan
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On 10 Sep 2021, at 20:01, Christiaan Hofman <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately not too much. It seems to take a long time to layout 
>>>>>>>>>>> the group table.I would expect that the systems auto layout would 
>>>>>>>>>>> be efficient, we’re not doing anything really complicated and 
>>>>>>>>>>> expensive for this particular view. Do you have a really large 
>>>>>>>>>>> number groups?
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Christiaan
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10 Sep 2021, at 19:47, Jan David Hauck via Bibdesk-users 
>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Does that help any?
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 10:40 AM, Christiaan Hofman 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I really see no problem with a 1000+ file. And I have really no 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> idea what could give a problem. I cannot say anything without 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeing a sample from someone who has this problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christiaan
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10 Sep 2021, at 19:18, Klassen, David R. <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opened BibDesk; MEM = 20.4 MB, CPU = 0.0%.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Opening refs.bib (67 kb) from ~/Desktop via File → Open…
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MEM = 1.04 GB (and rising!), CPU = 99.9%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also has it’s in red with (Not Responding) behind the name.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I wait a super long time, the file will open but the lag in 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying to do anything is horrible.  So, basically, I can’t do 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any work with it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Running macOS Catalina (10.15.7), 2.6 GHz 6-core I7 with 32 GB 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RAM.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [After about 1 minute, and file still not opened, MEM = 8.07 GB 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and rising.]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dr. David R. Klassen, Chair (he/him/his)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Department of Physics & Astronomy
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rowan University
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 201 Mullica Hill Road
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Glassboro, NJ  08028
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> SCI 130E
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 856-256-4391
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Christiaan Hofman 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Strange, I am having no problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps you could make a Sample of BiBdesk using Activity 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Monitor, and send it to me off list?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Christiaan
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10 Sep 2021, at 18:41, Jodi Schneider <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I updated. My default is an empty library (0 references) so 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BibDesk does open for me. However, on trying to open RIS and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BibTeX files, I too get Mac's spinning beach ball. (Mac 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10.14.6 if that is has an impact.)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 9:51 AM Jan David Hauck via 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bibdesk-users <[email protected] 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve just updated, but now when I open BibDesk I get the 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spinning beach ball :(
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 10, 2021, at 4:16 AM, Christiaan Hofman 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The BibDesk development team is pleased to announce that a 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> new version of BibDesk, version 1.8.4, is now available.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We thank the users who have contributed to BibDesk 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> development by sharing their experiences with BibDesk, and 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> testing nightly builds.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This release can be obtained by selecting "check for updates" 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the "BibDesk" menu, visiting the Sourceforge downloads 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> page at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/bibdesk/ 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bibdesk/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or by visiting the BibDesk home page at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> or by following the link below, which will begin immediate 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> download:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/bibdesk/files/BibDesk/BibDesk-1.8.4/BibDesk-1.8.4.dmg/download
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bibdesk/files/BibDesk/BibDesk-1.8.4/BibDesk-1.8.4.dmg/download>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For those interested follow the full release notes for this 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Release notes for BibDesk version 1.8.4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> New Features
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Allow deleting bookmarks by dragging to the trash
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  New preference to hide group highlights
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Allow changing the fields to filter with in the quick 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> search
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Contextual menu when searching file content
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Restore favicon in browser
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Save file links using modern bookmark data
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bugs Fixed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Improve UI
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Avoid some macro strings editing problems in rare 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> situations
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Prevent crasher after closing a document containing 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> macros
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix moving multiple bookmarks by dragging
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix undo of moving bookmarks
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix toggle for detail editor side bar
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix adding publications from clipboard when the data 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> starts with a URL
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Improve table UIs
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Improve animation of control views
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Improve efficiency of UI updating
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix Journal field from RIS import
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix Quick Look updates when selection changes
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Fix opening files in some cases
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>   *  Try not to collapse last column in main table
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> <sample.txt>
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> <sample2.txt>_______________________________________________
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