Graphical Java application for managing bibtex (.bib) databases

JabRef for Mac

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JabRef 5.3

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What's new in this version:

Added:
- We added a progress counter to the title bar in Possible Duplicates dialog window
- We added new "Customization" tab to the preferences which includes option to choose a custom address for DOI access
- We added zbmath to the public databases from which the bibliographic information of an existing entry can be updated
- We showed to the find Unlinked Files Dialog the date of the files' most recent modification.
- We added to the find Unlinked Files function a filter to show only files based on date of last modification (Last Year, Last Month, Last Week, Last Day)
- We added to the find Unlinked Files function a filter that sorts the files based on the date of last modification(Sort by Newest, Sort by Oldest First)
- We added the possibility to add a new entry via its zbMath ID (zbMATH can be chosen as ID type in the "Select entry type" window)
- We added the extension support and the external application support (For Texshow, Texmaker and LyX) to the flatpak
- We added some symbols and keybindings to the context menu in the entry editor
- We added keybindings for setting and clearing the read status
- We added two new fields to track the creation and most recent modification date and time for each entry. kopp
- We added a feature that allows the user to copy highlighted text in the preview window
- We added a feature that allows you to create new BibEntry via paste arxivId
- We added support for conducting automated and systematic literature search across libraries and git support for persistenc
- We added a add group functionality at the bottom of the side pane
- We added a feature that allows the user to choose whether to trust the target site when unable to find a valid certification path from the file download site
- We added a feature that allows the user to open all linked files of multiple selected entries by "Open file" option
- We added a keybinding preset for new entries
- We added a select all button for the library import function
- We added a search feature for journal abbreviations
- We added auto-key-generation progress to the background task list
- We added the option to write XMP metadata to pdfs from the CLI

Changed:
- The export to MS Office XML now exports the author field as Inventor if the bibtex entry type is patent
- We changed the EndNote importer to import the field label to the corresponding bibtex field endnote-label forum
- The keywords added via "Manage content selectors" are now displayed in alphabetical order
- We improved the "Find unlinked files" dialog to show import results for each file
- The content of the field timestamp is migrated to creationdate. In case one configured "udpate timestampe", it is migrated to modificationdate. koppo
- The JabRef specific meta-data content in the main field such as priorities (prio1, prio2, ...) are migrated to their respective fields. They are removed from the keywords.
- We fixed an issue where groups generated from authors' last names did not include all entries of the authors'
- The export to MS Office XML now uses the month name for the field MonthAcessed instead of the two digit number
- We included some standalone dialogs from the options menu in the main preference dialog and fixed some visual issues in the preferences dialog.
- We improved the linking of the python3 interpreter via the shebang to dynamically use the systems default Python. Related to JabRef-Browser-Extension
- Automatically found pdf files now have the linking button to the far left and uses a link icon with a plus instead of a briefcase. The file name also has lowered opacity(70%) until added.
- We simplified the select entry type form by splitting it into two parts ("Recommended" and "Others") based on internal usage data.
- We improved the submenu list by merging the'Remove group' having two options, with or without subgroups.
- The export to MS Office XML now uses the month name for the field Month instead of the two digit number forum
- We reintroduced missing default keybindings for new entries. #7346
- Lists of available fields are now sorted alphabetically.
- The tooltip of the search field explaining the search is always shown.
- We rewrote the ACM fetcher to adapt to the new interface.
- We moved the select/collapse buttons in the unlinked files dialog into a context menu.
- We fixed an issue where journal abbreviations containing curly braces were not recognized

Fixed:
- We fixed an isuse where some texts (e.g. descriptionss) in dialogs could not be translated
- We fixed an issue where import hangs for ris files with "ER - "
- We fixed an issue where getting bibliograhpic data from DOI or another identifer did not respect the library mode (BibTeX/biblatex)
- We fixed an issue where importing entries would not respect the library mode (BibTeX/biblatex)
- We fixed an issue where an exception occured when importing entries from a web search
- We fixed an issue where the table column sort order was not properly stored and resulted in unsorted eports
- We fixed an issue where the value of the field school or institution would be printed twice in the HTML Export forum
- We fixed an issue preventing to connect to a shared database.
- We fixed an issue preventing files from being dragged & dropped into an empty library.
- We fixed an issue where double-click onto PDF in file list under the 'General' tab section should just open the file.
- We fixed an issue where the dark theme did not extend to a group's custom color picker.
- We fixed an issue where choosing the fields on which autocompletion should not work in "Entry editor" preferences had no effect.
- We fixed an issue where the "Normalize page numbers" formatter did not replace en-dashes or em-dashes with a hyphen-minus sign.
- We fixed an issue with the style of highlighted check boxes while searching in preferences.
- We fixed an issue where the option "Move file to file directory" was disabled in the entry editor for all files
- We fixed an issue where application dialogs were opening in the wrong display when using multiple screens
- We fixed an issue where the "Find unlinked files" dialog would freeze JabRef on importing.
- We fixed an issue where the "Find unlinked files" would stop importing when importing a single file failed.
- We fixed an issue where JabRef froze for a few seconds in MacOS when DNS resolution timed out.
- We fixed an issue where an exception would be displayed for previewing and preferences when a custom theme has been configured but is missing
- We fixed an issue where URLs in file fields could not be handled on Windows.
- We fixed an issue where the regex based file search miss-interpreted specific symbols.
- We fixed an issue where the Harvard RTF exporter used the wrong default file extension.
- We fixed an issue where the Harvard RTF exporter did not use the new authors formatter and therefore did not export "organization" authors correctly.
- We fixed an issue where the field urldate was not exported to the corresponding fields YearAccessed, MonthAccessed, DayAccessed in MS Office XML
- We fixed an issue where the password for a shared SQL database was only remembered if it was the same as the username
- We fixed an issue where some custom exports did not use the new authors formatter and therefore did not export authors correctly
- We fixed an issue where alt+keyboard shortcuts do not work
- We fixed an issue about the file link editor did not allow to change the file name according to the default pattern after changing an entry.
- We fixed an issue where the file path is invisible in dark theme.
- We fixed an issue where the secondary sorting is not working for some special fields.
- We fixed an issue where changing the font size makes the font size field too small.
- We fixed an issue with TexGroups on Linux systems, where the modification of an aux-file did not trigger an auto-update for TexGroups. Furthermore, the detection of file modifications is now more reliable.
- We fixed an issue where the Unicode to Latex formatter produced wrong results for characters with a codepoint higher than Character.MAX_VALUE.
- We fixed an issue where a non valid value as font size results in an uncaught exception.
- We fixed an issue where "Merge citations" in the Openoffice/Libreoffice integration panel did not have a corresponding opposite.
- We fixed an issue where drag and drop of bib files for opening resulted in uncaught exceptions
- We fixed an issue where columns shrink in width when we try to enlarge JabRef window.
- We fixed an issue where Content selector does not seem to work for custom fields.
- We fixed an issue where font size of the preferences dialog does not update with the rest of the GUI.
- We fixed an issue in which a linked online file consisting of a web page was saved as an invalid pdf file upon being downloaded. The user is now notified when downloading a linked file results in an HTML file.
- We fixed an issue where opening BibTex file (doubleclick) from Folder with spaces not working.
- We fixed the header title in the Add Group/Subgroup Dialog box.
- We fixed an issue with saving large .bib files
- We fixed an issue with very large page numbers
- We fixed an issue where the file extension is missing on saving the library file on linux
- We fixed an issue with opacity of disabled icon-buttons
- We fixed an issue where journal abbreviations in UTF-8 were not recognized
- We fixed an issue where the article title with curly brackets fails to download the arXiv link (pdf file).
- We fixed an issue with toggle of special fields does not work for sorted entries
- We fixed an issue with the default path of external application.
- We fixed an issue where urls must be embedded in a style tag when importing EndNote style Xml files. Now it can parse url with or without a style tag.
- We fixed an issue where the article title with colon fails to download the arXiv link (pdf file).
- We fixed an issue where the keybinding for delete entry did not work on the main table
- We fixed an issue where the RFC fetcher is not compatible with the draft
- We fixed an issue where duplicate files (both file names and contents are the same) is downloaded and add to linked files
- We fixed an issue where changing the appearance of the preview tab did not trigger a restart warning.
- We fixed an issue where editing "Custom preview style" triggers exception.
- We fixed the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System fetcher.
- We fixed an issue where a title with multiple applied formattings in EndNote was not imported correctly forum
- We fixed an issue where a report in EndNote was imported as article forum
- We fixed an issue where the field publisher in EndNote was not imported in JabRef forum

Removed:
- We removed add group button beside the filter group tab

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