Hi all, I recently installed JabRef 4.1 (had version 3.8.2 before) and I’m missing the dialog which appeared when dropping a PDF file into the file field of an entry. The dialog asked me wether to link the file, if I wanted to move it (to the main file directory) and if it should be renamed (accor…

Hi, you have to drop the file on the entry in the maintable. then the dialog appears and you can choose to rename or move the file. If you drop the file directly in the entry editor under general->file field then the file will simply be attached. Furthermore you also have the Cleanup operations i…

Dialog when dropping a PDF onto an entry removed?

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koppor (Oliver Kopp) March 5, 2024, 11:32am 4

Follow-up discussion at Prevent Jabref from auto renaming and moving files - #9 by koppor

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Dialog when dropping a PDF onto an entry removed?

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