Add browse button for aux-based groups

[tobiasdiez]

• Add a new group
• Select "Group containing entries cited in a given Tex file"

There should be a "Browse" button next to the path text field which allows to select a path.

[VelxusDev]

Hey, i'd like to contribute to this issue, how can I start?

[tobiasdiez]

Thanks for your interest. The UI is generated here

jabref/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/groups/GroupDialog.java

Lines 432 to 438 in d95c06b

	private VBox createOptionsTexGroup() {
	VBox texPanel = new VBox();
	texPanel.setVisible(false);
	texPanel.getChildren().add(new Label(Localization.lang("Aux file")));
	texPanel.getChildren().add(texGroupFilePath);
	return texPanel;
	}

and a similar implementation of the browse button behavior can be found here

jabref/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/filelist/LinkedFilesEditDialogViewModel.java

Lines 70 to 90 in 4c3e520

	public void openBrowseDialog() {
	String fileText = link.get();
	Optional<Path> file = FileHelper.expandFilename(database, fileText, preferences.getFilePreferences());
	Path workingDir = file.orElse(preferences.getWorkingDir());
	String fileName = Paths.get(fileText).getFileName().toString();
	FileDialogConfiguration fileDialogConfiguration = new FileDialogConfiguration.Builder()
	.withInitialDirectory(workingDir)
	.withInitialFileName(fileName)
	.build();
	dialogService.showFileOpenDialog(fileDialogConfiguration).ifPresent(path -> {
	// Store the directory for next time:
	preferences.setWorkingDir(path);
	link.set(relativize(path));
	setExternalFileTypeByExtension(link.getValueSafe());
	});
	}

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[samiyac]

I'd like to work on this issue if no one else is.

[tobiasdiez]

Thanks to @samiyac this is now implemented in the latest development version. Could you please check the build from http://builds.jabref.org/master/. Thanks! Please remember to make a backup of your library before trying-out this version.