Re: [Ebib-users] Configuration of Ebib with ebibrc

[Phil a. M. C. <pan...@bi...>]

Hi again Joost,

What do you mean by what does 

> (file-name-directory ebib-keywords-file)

say? I tried evaluating this expression, but I didn't get any result.

I get the wrong type argument after pressing 'K s'.

Phil Carter

On 29/09/2015, at 4:30 AM, Joost Kremers wrote:

> Hi Phil,
> 
>> Here is a copy of the *Ebib-log* buffer with a bib file loaded:
>> 
>> Ebib log messages
>> 
>> (Press C-v or SPACE to scroll down, M-v or `b' to scroll up, `q' to quit.)
>> 
>> 28 Sep 2015, 20:42:05: Opening file ~/fh-phil/Book/bib/othersources.bib
>> 62 entries, 1 @STRINGs and no @PREAMBLE found in file.
>> Using general keyword list.
>> 
>> No mention of a keyword file, just a keyword list. Should a file name
>> appear here? The keywords appear in red; so it seems that Ebib is not
>> finding either a keywords list or a keywords file.
> 
> Yes, if Ebib is using a keywords file, it should say something like this:
> 
> ,----
> | 28 Sep 2015, 19:39:16: Opening file /home/joost/Copy/Work/Bibtex/Bibliography.bib
> | 1124 entries, 23 @STRINGs and a @PREAMBLE found in file.
> | Using keywords from ~/Copy/Work/Bibtex/ebib.keywords.
> `----
> 
> But if `ebib--keywords-file-alist` is empty, which it is in your case,
> then Ebib uses the keywords stored in `ebib-keywords-list`, which is
> what Ebib is saying in your case.
> 
> The thing that I don't understand is that the only way
> `ebib--keywords-files-alist` could be nil is when `ebib-keywords-file`
> is not set. What does
> 
> (file-name-directory ebib-keywords-file)
> 
> say?
> 
>> If I press K (to try to save the keywords) I get this message in the
>> mini-buffer: Wrong type argument: consp, nil.
> 
> Do you get that after just pressing `K`, or after pressing `K s`?
> 
> Best,
> 
> Joost
> 
> 
> 
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> Joost Kremers
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