Re: [Bibdesk-users] Possibility to modify fields in the preview-pane?

[Christiaan H. <cmh...@gm...>]

Try adding things like "get" in various places (like "get keywords of =20=

thePub"). Or separate getting the keywords and comparing it to "" =20
into two statements. Or add a line "set thePub to contents of thePub"
after the repeat line (that is usually a good thing to do with a =20
"repeat with" statement, annoying but that's what AppleScript is).

BTW, an alternative is also to use the Database Find & Replace panel.

Christiaan

On 29 Jun 2007, at 2:36 PM, Derick Fay wrote:

> You can use this applescript to add keywords without opening the =20
> individual publication records.  Select the publication(s) to which =20=

> you want to add a keyword, then run the script.  You can add as =20
> many keywords as you want; just separate them with commas.  I've =20
> also posted a copy here: http://dfay.fastmail.fm/bibdesk/
>
> Although the script tries to check for an empty keywords field, it =20
> doesn't detect it for reasons unknown to me, so if the keywords =20
> field is empty when the script is run, the script will add ", " at =20
> the beginning of the keywords.  This is immaterial, just messy, but =20=

> if someone can tell me how to check the keywords successfully, I'd =20
> appreciate it.
>
> I have this in a command in OnMyCommand, set to be visible only in =20
> BibDesk.
>
> Derick
> - - - - -
>
> tell application "BibDesk"
> 	activate
> =09
> 	-- without document, there is no selection, so nothing to do
> 	if (count of documents) =3D 0 then
> 		beep
> 		display dialog "No documents found." buttons {"=95"} =
default button =20
> 1 giving up after 3
> 	end if
> 	set thePublications to the selection of document 1
> =09
> 	set theKeyword to text returned of (display dialog "Enter =
keyword =20
> to add:" default answer "")
> =09
> 	repeat with thePub in thePublications
> 		if ((keywords of thePub) is not "") then
> 			set delimiter to ", "
> 		else
> 			set delimiter to ""
> 		end if
> 		set keywords of thePub to (keywords of thePub & ", " & =
theKeyword)
> 	end repeat
> =09
> 	set selection of document 1 to thePublications
> =09
> end tell -- Bibdesk
>
> - - - - -
>
>
> On Jun 29, 2007, at 4:57 AM, Niels Kobsch=E4tzki wrote:
>
>> On Jun 29, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Christiaan Hofman wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 29 Jun 2007, at 9:03 AM, Niels Kobsch=E4tzki wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> I want to add keywords to several publications but do not want to
>>>> open each time the publication just for adding keywords.
>>>> There is now the preview-pane and it would be more or less =20
>>>> optimal to
>>>> click there on the keywords-field for adding them there. Is =20
>>>> there any
>>>> way to do it?
>>>> Or is there any other way to add keywords w/out opening each
>>>> publication first?
>>>>
>>>> Niels
>>>
>>>
>>
>> <snip editing in preview pane is not possible>
>>
>>> What you can do is use the field group: choose Keywords as the
>>> grouping field on the left, and drag your publications to the =20
>>> keyword
>>> you want to set. If the keyword does not yet exist, use Database >
>>> New Field Group With Selection.
>>
>> Then it's faster to open the publication for adding those two, three
>> keywords I want to add to each publication (which differ)
>>
>> Niels
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> Department of Anthropology
> Union College
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