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Hi @, I’m trying to connect to

LibreOffice Version: 7.4.7.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 40(Build:2) CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.1; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (de_DE.UTF-8); UI: de-DE Debian package version: 4:7.4.7-1+deb12u6

via JabRef 6.0-alpha.85–2025-02-07–0e15a17 Linux 6.1.0-30-amd64 amd64 Java 23.0.1 JavaFX 23.0.1+4

It is possible to insert a citation into an open document but the action calls a warning window “No cited entries found in document.” The same warning appears when I want to generate a bibliography and nothing happens. Many thanks for any help.

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@subhramit Can you take a look?

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Yes of course, here’s a screenshot.

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Hi @ckassung, thanks for reporting. You say that it is possible to insert an entry, and the warning comes up.

  1. Do you mean you can actually render a citation in the document, but even then the warning comes up? Or the action is permitted, but when you click it, a citation is not inserted into the document, and the warning also comes up?
  2. Are you using JStyles or CSL styles? Is the behavior different for them when you try?

@Siedlerchr what’s happening is no reference marks are being detected when scanning through the document. I’ll wait for the OP’s reply or try out the current build and investigate.

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Dear @subhramit, many thanks for helping me. I added a second screenshot: the citations are rendered in the document, but although the warning comes up. When I then try to insert a bibliography, nothing happens but again the same warning comes up. I’ve chosen a CSL style. Best, CK

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Ah, I tryed using a JStyle – that functions. So the problem seems to be with CSL.

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Thanks for the screenshot! @ckassung Are the citations inserted in the footnotes or the main document?

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I tried again both in a new document with CSL: The warning always comes up and no bibliography is generated. With JStyles, everything works fine.

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@ckassung Would it be possible for you to share the .bib file you are using?
I have a guess about the reference mark format being unrecognizable due to the citation keys, but wish to replicate it.
If not the entire library, at least a few of the ones you cited.

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Never mind, I could replicate using your citation key. I understood the issue and will try to push a fix.

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No problem, here is the two cited entries exported from my main bib file I used for the testing odt:

@Article{willberg:2000,
author = {Willberg, Hans Peter},
date = {2000-10-04},
journaltitle = {Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel},
pages = {6-8},
title = {{\enquote{Selber lesen macht klug}}},
note = {Kopie vorh.},
number = {79},
keywords = {Schrift; Typographie},
library = {GEO47},
}

@Book{willberg:2001,
Author = {Willberg, Hans Peter},
Title = {Wegweiser Schrift. Erste Hilfe für den Umgang mit
Schriften. was passt – was wirkt – was stört},
ShortTitle = {Wegweiser Schrift},
Publisher = {Verlag Hermann Schmidt},
location = {Mainz},
Keywords = {Schrift; Typographie},
Note = {vorh.},
date = 2001
}

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Please write me if you need the whole bib file (3,8 k entries).

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@ckassung I have put up a fix, and it’ll be deployed as soon as reviews are done. Meanwhile, you can try out the build at https://builds.jabref.org/pull/12474/merge/.
Do note that we never checked how CSL behaves in footnotes, so it may cause some unexpected behavior when using numeric styles.

Barring that, many more improvements are on the way for CSL!

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Perfect, thank you so much. JabRef is one of the most important tools for my work (together with Zettlr). I’m about to motivate my students to switch from Zotero to JabRef, that’s why CSL is so important.

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