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I'm always frustrated when I issue a git pull on the command line that changes the .bib file already opened in JabRef. I see there is a warning about the file being externally altered and asking me whether I want to review it. However, I often ignore this warning as:
1. It tends to pop up even when there are no external file changes.
2. It crashes when I do review the external changes.
3. I don't have time to review them.
What's worse is that when I ignore the warning and make changes to the older version of the file in memory, the newer data gets overwritten. Then, I have to undo my new changes, reload the file in JabRef, and make the new changes again.
I wish this feature worked more like autoread in Vim where external file changes are automatically read from disk into the open buffer. The exception would be when I have unsaved changes open and the file changes underneath. Then, perhaps a review option would be advantageous.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:
yes this is a known problem that the change detection and our saving/backup strategy currently have issues. We are aware of this and try to come up with a solution.
For the review crash, try out the latest development version. That issue has been fixed there.
I'm always frustrated when I issue a
git pull
on the command line that changes the.bib
file already opened in JabRef. I see there is a warning about the file being externally altered and asking me whether I want to review it. However, I often ignore this warning as:What's worse is that when I ignore the warning and make changes to the older version of the file in memory, the newer data gets overwritten. Then, I have to undo my new changes, reload the file in JabRef, and make the new changes again.
I wish this feature worked more like
autoread
in Vim where external file changes are automatically read from disk into the open buffer. The exception would be when I have unsaved changes open and the file changes underneath. Then, perhaps a review option would be advantageous.The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: