also sprach gregor herrmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.05.14.1722 +0100]:
> * left click on pdf icon in table or right click on pdf icon and
>   choose name: xpdf starts immediately
> * Tools->Open file: xpdf starts immediately
> * Tools->Open PDF: nothing happens
> * right click on item line in table -> open file: xpdf starts
> * right click on item -> open pdf: nothing

This is exactly the opposite of what I get.

> 3) Seeing more light:
> 
> Oh, "open PDF" works with pdf fields (that was Morten's hint, now I
> understand _which_ fields). The second line is added manually:
>   file = {some description:/home/gregoa/Achleitner2003.pdf:PDF},
>   pdf = {/home/gregoa/Achleitner2003.pdf},

But I don't have any pdf lines, only files ending in :PDF

> And now after a restart I get the message about the changed database
> format and rewriting links. If I say yes the two lines above are
> combined to:
>   file = {some 
> description:/home/gregoa/Achleitner2003.pdf:PDF;Achleitner2003.pdf:/home/gregoa/Achleitner2003.pdf:PDF},
> From now on "open pdf" doesn't work anymore and "open file"/use the
> icon in the first column works as above.

My entries are e.g.

  file = {Full paper:Bajaj\:2000\:ASoSISMDMiANCA.pdf:PDF},

maybe the : throws things off?

> * Martin, is it possible that you have "pdf =" fields in your bibtex
>   file?

$ grep -q pdf.*= phd/thesis/biblio.bib || echo no
no

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