Re: [Jabref-users] 5.0.0: adjusting column sizes

[Oliver K. <kop...@gm...>]

Hi,

> Reported as https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/5375
> Also good. I need this capability.

That would be great. So you can comment directly on the discussions.

1. I cannot paste highlighted text from a PDF displayed using either xpdf or
> mupdf. The mouse action that pastes highlighted text in its buffer does
> nothing. This is highly inconvenient when entering abstracts and other
> text.
>

I assume, you are working on Linux with the secondary buffer.

This is not possible with our new graphical framework. We are tracking the
issue at https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2389

2. On the 'optional' page for article data entry the left column is
> sufficiently wide but the right column is too narrow. For example, there's
> one-character-wide box for volume number, but when I type the number with
> the cursor in that box nothing is entered there. It is entered in the wide
> window on the right which displays information entered on the 'required'
> tab; the issue number shows up but not the volume number.
>

Can you show me a screenshot. It looks good here:

[image: grafik.png]


> 3. The format for multiple authors has changed. Where I used to enter,
> 'last_name, initials and last_name, initials and ...' now there is
> 'last_name, initials; last_name, intials: & ...'. Should I change how I
> enter authors to use the new syntax?
>

 No, please don't the Syntax did not change.

I don't get where you have the information from?

I tried and everything works well:


[image: grafik.png]

Cheers,

Oliver