jabref: Writing XMP metadata to PDFs skips my linked pdf file. Improve error messages
JabRef version
Latest development branch build (please note build date below)
Operating system
Windows
Details on version and operating system
Windows 10 21H1
Checked with the latest development build
- I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
- I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists
Steps to reproduce the behaviour
JabRef 5.4–2021-11-15–9955a33 Windows 10 10.0 amd64 Java 16.0.2 JavaFX 17.0.1+1
Writing XMP metadata to pdf(s) skips my linked pdf file
How to reproduce:
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Have a pdf file with linked XMP metadata
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drag this file into Jabref (a entry emerges; Let’s call it X)
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Have another entry (let’s call it Y) in another library that also links to this same file
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Write metadata from Y to pdf via the following feature:
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Try to write metadata from X to pdf via the F6 feature.
As soon as you use Writing XMP metadata to PDFs (F6) feature the following message pops up, even though my file is linked:
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About this issue
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- State: closed
- Created 3 years ago
- Comments: 25 (25 by maintainers)
Summary of key points for
JabRef 5.4–2021-12-08–74a4edb Windows 10 10.0 amd64 Java 16.0.2 JavaFX 17.0.1+1
file>import>import into current libraryworks fine for the entries i tested. The error message could be phrased better. See 8278#issuecomment-989323085tools>write metadata to pdf filesorF6) works fine on first run, but leads to error message at and after the second run, even when metadata was written successfully. This error message bug should definitely be fixed. It gives wrong feedback to user. See 8278#issuecomment-988441874Hi, sorry I only saw this issue now after you tagged me in the forum. I’ll look into that last point. Thanks for the detailed report!