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@koppor koppor released this 05 Jul 20:01
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Added

  • We added a progress counter to the title bar in Possible Duplicates dialog window. #7366
  • We added new "Customization" tab to the preferences which includes option to choose a custom address for DOI access. #7337
  • We added zbmath to the public databases from which the bibliographic information of an existing entry can be updated. #7437
  • We showed to the find Unlinked Files Dialog the date of the files' most recent modification. #4652
  • 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). #4652
  • 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). #4652
  • 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). #7202
  • We added the extension support and the external application support (For Texshow, Texmaker and LyX) to the flatpak #7248
  • We added some symbols and keybindings to the context menu in the entry editor. #7268
  • We added keybindings for setting and clearing the read status. #7264
  • We added two new fields to track the creation and most recent modification date and time for each entry. koppor#130
  • We added a feature that allows the user to copy highlighted text in the preview window. #6962
  • We added a feature that allows you to create new BibEntry via paste arxivId #2292
  • We added support for conducting automated and systematic literature search across libraries and git support for persistence #369
  • We added a add group functionality at the bottom of the side pane. #4682
  • 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. #7616
  • We added a feature that allows the user to open all linked files of multiple selected entries by "Open file" option. #6966
  • We added a keybinding preset for new entries. #7705
  • We added a select all button for the library import function. #7786
  • We added a search feature for journal abbreviations. #7804
  • We added auto-key-generation progress to the background task list. #7267
  • We added the option to write XMP metadata to pdfs from the CLI. 7814

Changed

  • The export to MS Office XML now exports the author field as Inventor if the bibtex entry type is patent #7830
  • We changed the EndNote importer to import the field label to the corresponding bibtex field endnote-label forum#2734
  • The keywords added via "Manage content selectors" are now displayed in alphabetical order. #3791
  • We improved the "Find unlinked files" dialog to show import results for each file. #7209
  • The content of the field timestamp is migrated to creationdate. In case one configured "udpate timestampe", it is migrated to modificationdate. koppor#130
  • 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. #6840
  • We fixed an issue where groups generated from authors' last names did not include all entries of the authors' #5833
  • The export to MS Office XML now uses the month name for the field MonthAcessed instead of the two digit number #7354
  • We included some standalone dialogs from the options menu in the main preference dialog and fixed some visual issues in the preferences dialog. #7384
  • We improved the linking of the python3 interpreter via the shebang to dynamically use the systems default Python. Related to JabRef-Browser-Extension #177
  • 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. #3607
  • We simplified the select entry type form by splitting it into two parts ("Recommended" and "Others") based on internal usage data. #6730
  • We improved the submenu list by merging the'Remove group' having two options, with or without subgroups. #4682
  • The export to MS Office XML now uses the month name for the field Month instead of the two digit number forum#2685
  • We reintroduced missing default keybindings for new entries. #7346 #7439
  • Lists of available fields are now sorted alphabetically. #7716
  • The tooltip of the search field explaining the search is always shown. #7279
  • We rewrote the ACM fetcher to adapt to the new interface. #5804
  • We moved the select/collapse buttons in the unlinked files dialog into a context menu. #7383
  • We fixed an issue where journal abbreviations containing curly braces were not recognized #7773

Fixed

  • We fixed an isuse where some texts (e.g. descriptionss) in dialogs could not be translated #7854
  • We fixed an issue where import hangs for ris files with "ER - " #7737
  • We fixed an issue where getting bibliograhpic data from DOI or another identifer did not respect the library mode (BibTeX/biblatex)#1018
  • We fixed an issue where importing entries would not respect the library mode (BibTeX/biblatex)#1018
  • We fixed an issue where an exception occured when importing entries from a web search #7606
  • We fixed an issue where the table column sort order was not properly stored and resulted in unsorted eports #7524
  • We fixed an issue where the value of the field school or institution would be printed twice in the HTML Export forum#2634
  • We fixed an issue preventing to connect to a shared database. #7570
  • We fixed an issue preventing files from being dragged & dropped into an empty library. #6851
  • We fixed an issue where double-click onto PDF in file list under the 'General' tab section should just open the file. #7465
  • We fixed an issue where the dark theme did not extend to a group's custom color picker. #7481
  • We fixed an issue where choosing the fields on which autocompletion should not work in "Entry editor" preferences had no effect. #7320
  • We fixed an issue where the "Normalize page numbers" formatter did not replace en-dashes or em-dashes with a hyphen-minus sign. #7239
  • We fixed an issue with the style of highlighted check boxes while searching in preferences. #7226
  • We fixed an issue where the option "Move file to file directory" was disabled in the entry editor for all files #7194
  • We fixed an issue where application dialogs were opening in the wrong display when using multiple screens #7273
  • We fixed an issue where the "Find unlinked files" dialog would freeze JabRef on importing. #7205
  • We fixed an issue where the "Find unlinked files" would stop importing when importing a single file failed. #7206
  • We fixed an issue where JabRef froze for a few seconds in MacOS when DNS resolution timed out. #7441
  • We fixed an issue where an exception would be displayed for previewing and preferences when a custom theme has been configured but is missing #7177
  • We fixed an issue where URLs in file fields could not be handled on Windows. #7359
  • We fixed an issue where the regex based file search miss-interpreted specific symbols. #4342
  • We fixed an issue where the Harvard RTF exporter used the wrong default file extension. 4508
  • We fixed an issue where the Harvard RTF exporter did not use the new authors formatter and therefore did not export "organization" authors correctly. 4508
  • We fixed an issue where the field urldate was not exported to the corresponding fields YearAccessed, MonthAccessed, DayAccessed in MS Office XML #7354
  • We fixed an issue where the password for a shared SQL database was only remembered if it was the same as the username #6869
  • We fixed an issue where some custom exports did not use the new authors formatter and therefore did not export authors correctly #7356
  • We fixed an issue where alt+keyboard shortcuts do not work #6994
  • 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. #7525
  • We fixed an issue where the file path is invisible in dark theme. #7382
  • We fixed an issue where the secondary sorting is not working for some special fields. #7015
  • We fixed an issue where changing the font size makes the font size field too small. #7085
  • 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. #7412
  • We fixed an issue where the Unicode to Latex formatter produced wrong results for characters with a codepoint higher than Character.MAX_VALUE. #7387
  • We fixed an issue where a non valid value as font size results in an uncaught exception. #7415
  • We fixed an issue where "Merge citations" in the Openoffice/Libreoffice integration panel did not have a corresponding opposite. #7454
  • We fixed an issue where drag and drop of bib files for opening resulted in uncaught exceptions #7464
  • We fixed an issue where columns shrink in width when we try to enlarge JabRef window. #6818
  • We fixed an issue where Content selector does not seem to work for custom fields. #6819
  • We fixed an issue where font size of the preferences dialog does not update with the rest of the GUI. #7416
  • 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. #7452
  • We fixed an issue where opening BibTex file (doubleclick) from Folder with spaces not working. #6487
  • We fixed the header title in the Add Group/Subgroup Dialog box. #4682
  • We fixed an issue with saving large .bib files #7265
  • We fixed an issue with very large page numbers #7590
  • We fixed an issue where the file extension is missing on saving the library file on linux #7451
  • We fixed an issue with opacity of disabled icon-buttons #7195
  • We fixed an issue where journal abbreviations in UTF-8 were not recognized #5850
  • We fixed an issue where the article title with curly brackets fails to download the arXiv link (pdf file). #7633
  • We fixed an issue with toggle of special fields does not work for sorted entries #7016
  • We fixed an issue with the default path of external application. #7641
  • 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. #6199
  • We fixed an issue where the article title with colon fails to download the arXiv link (pdf file). #7660
  • We fixed an issue where the keybinding for delete entry did not work on the main table 7580
  • We fixed an issue where the RFC fetcher is not compatible with the draft 7305
  • We fixed an issue where duplicate files (both file names and contents are the same) is downloaded and add to linked files #6197
  • We fixed an issue where changing the appearance of the preview tab did not trigger a restart warning. #5464
  • We fixed an issue where editing "Custom preview style" triggers exception. #7526
  • We fixed the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System fetcher. #7867
  • We fixed an issue where a title with multiple applied formattings in EndNote was not imported correctly forum#2734
  • We fixed an issue where a report in EndNote was imported as article forum#2734
  • We fixed an issue where the field publisher in EndNote was not imported in JabRef forum#2734

Removed

  • We removed add group button beside the filter group tab. #4682