Re: [Ebib-users] 'ebib-file-search-dirs' documentation suggestion

[Robbie M. <ro...@ac...>]

Hello all

Just a correction in case any one is reading this
thread in the future.

Earlier I wrote:

  (setq ebib-file-search-dirs
        "~/path/to/bib/files")

That should be a elisp list:

  (setq ebib-file-search-dirs
        (list "~/path/to/bib/files"))

Possible improvement -- code like this would protect
against this kind of user mistake (and yes I know I
could have used Configure):

  (unless (listp ebib-file-search-dirs)
    (warn "configuration variable ebib-file-search-dirs must be a list"))

  also for 'ebib-preload-bib-files'

Otherwise 'ebib' gives the following somewhat
misleading error message:

  "No valid filename found in field `file'"

Just a suggestion.  No strong feeling on this.

Robbie
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