Re: [Ebib-users] Can't save multiline buffer

[Joost K. <joo...@fa...>]

Hi Phil,

Well, that's exactly the value I'd expect (assuming that the file is
correct). Unfortunately, that doesn't make it easier figuring out what's
going wrong...

Could you try a few things and report the results? Start a fresh
instance of Ebib (please quit Ebib first if it's already running), open
the relevant file and then edit an annote field. While the annote buffer
is open, do the following:

M-x ielm RET

This will start an interactive Elisp session. Then type (copy & paste):

(ebib--get-db-from-filename (cl-second (buffer-local-value 'ebib--multiline-info (car ebib--multiline-buffer-list))))

This should return the database containing the entry whose annote field
you're editing. If there are a lot of entries in it, it may take a while
for Emacs to display the value. I suspect it returns `nil`, however,
which is not correct. If that is the case, please enter the following at
the IELM prompt:

(ebib-db-get-filename ebib--cur-db)

then:

(expand-file-name (ebib-db-get-filename ebib--cur-db))

and:

(expand-file-name (cl-second (buffer-local-value 'ebib--multiline-info (car ebib--multiline-buffer-list))))

The last two results should be identical, but it seems that for some
reason, they are not.

Best,

Joost






On Wed, Jul 01 2015, Phil and Marlene Carter <pan...@bi...> wrote:
> Hi Joost,
>
> Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
>
> Here is the contents of the *Help* buffer that I get when I execute C-h v ebib--multiline-info:
>
> ebib--multiline-info is a variable defined in `ebib-utils.el'.
> Its value is
> (field "~/Documents/Phil/misc/books-read.bib" "bonyhady2011" "annote")
>
> Local in buffer bonyhady2011-->annote; global value is nil
>
>   Automatically becomes buffer-local when set.
>
> Documentation:
> Information about the multiline text being edited.
>
> Hope this helps somehow.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Phil Carter

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