How to link with another entry and jump to it?

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Is it possible to link one entry with another entry and jump to it with mouse click?
The document method below makes no effect.

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The crossref feature is far from perfect and there have been several attempts at improving it, but there have been a few difficulties, unfortunately.

See most importantly crossref workflow improvements · Issue #6294 · JabRef/jabref · GitHub and also Display attached files in refererenced crossref entry · Issue #7731 · JabRef/jabref · GitHub and Entry with crossref does not update immediately · Issue #7730 · JabRef/jabref · GitHub.

If you want you could open a new separate github issue, as I have not seen your particular issue being mentioned there. The one that comes close calls for “depicting” the linked entry. That’s not jumping, but it might suffice for your workflow.

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So right know, jump between entries is not implemented yet?
I think this function is essential. So is it possible to be updated in the future?

And by testing, I found that click the crossref filed can jump to the entry in the same group, but not jump if they are in different groups. Is it a bug to report?

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Thank you for testing that functionality! It is great to know, that it works, when in the same group! Maybe it is not that difficult to extend this feature then? I found the related issue and the pull-request that implemented that feature. It is this one: Feature request: 'jump to entry' in 'crossref' · Issue #5484 · JabRef/jabref · GitHub

I reopened it.

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