NOTE: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is no longer supported as of 1.6.0

Changes since 1.6.0

Bugs Fixed

Changes since 1.5.10

New Features

Bugs Fixed

Changes since 1.5.9

Bugs Fixed

• Improved BibTeX parse error handling
• Fix MARC XML parsing for XML with additional attributes
• Avoid loss of file location that can happen due to Lion bug
• Ignore linked folders in export of BibTeX and Papers
• Broader support for Web of Knowledge
• Numeric sorting for item titles
• Get abbreviated journal names from WoS
• Workaround for WebKit bug setting black background in text fields
• Don't allow closing the window in full screen
• More lenient import of pages from RIS
• Fixes for running shell scripts
• Fix for single name authors on Lion

Changes since 1.5.8

This release updates BibDesk for TeX Live 2012.

Bugs Fixed

• Update release documentation
• Rewrite BDSKTask internals using fixes from Tex Live Utility
• Allow all file types for new publications from file action
• Improve title sorting
• Work around a WebKit bug
• Prevent crashes occurring when closing main window in Lion full screen mode

Changes since 1.5.7

Bugs Fixed

• Improved BibTeX parse error handling
• Fix MARC XML parsing for XML with additional attributes
• Avoid loss of file location that can happen due to Lion bug
• Ignore linked folders in export of BibTeX and Papers
• Broader support for Web of Knowledge

Changes since 1.5.6

New Features

• New web parser for Microsoft Academic Search

Bugs Fixed

• Fix hyphen replacement method for template
• Fix end tags in HTML export template. Update this manually or revert from the preferences
• Fix OpenMate tags support
• Force redisplay of external group after refresh
• Improve web group address field
• Don't set default value for newly added fields
• Improvements to error source editor
• Ignore "plugin handled load" warnings in web group
• Fix ACM web parser for changes in format
• Fix gradient behind files on 10.7
• Make sure auto file error window is shown

Changes since 1.5.5

Bugs Fixed

• Fix crasher in updater on 10.5
• Avoid a system bug on 10.7 in updater
• Make sure Item URLs are properly written to the clipboard

Changes since 1.5.4

New Features

• New "select" AppleScript command
• Support Outlook email client
• New service to open a URL in a web group
• Add recent searches to menu of quick search menu
• Enable Lion's full screen support
• Disable Lion's built-in window restoration feature.

Bugs Fixed

• Don't open remote URLs twice
• Update authors and groups when macros change
• Add full abstract text to Entrez search results
• Don't allow "=" in cite keys
• Allow changing raw BibTeX values that expand to the same value
• Fix key view loop in preference window
• Fix a crasher that sometimes can happen with saving new documents
• Remember secondary sort key
• Allow numeric pad keys in type select
• Extra optional arguments for %k and %w format specifiers for separator
• Improved efficiency when selecting the Publication Date column
• Fix setting scripting properties in make command
• Allow some more characters in cite key when sniffing for bibtex
• Improved preference window layout
• Fix link to feature requests
• Make sure search field is always shown when initiating a quick search
• Avoid a crash when a linked URL contains PDF
• Fix zoom popups in previews on Lion
• Don't save template in empty documents
• Support INSPIRE in web group

Changes since 1.5.3

New Features

• Support Web Archive rich text templates
• Support template tags in links in rich text templates
• Added German localization (thanks Florian Beyerlein)
• Support for multiple web groups
• Download management in web groups
• Hidden preference to suppress initial web group
• More web group improvements
• Web history submenu of Bookmarks menu

Bugs Fixed

• Allow opening author info from detail window through shortcut
• Improve %-escapes in URLs from fields
• Improvements to 'add' scripting command
• Fix crasher due to editor not being cleaned up properly
• Accept RIS with extra comments at the top
• Improvements to template-based preview: use accessory files and background color
• Import article number from new import format in ISI search groups
• Allow HTML preview templates with accessory files
• Fix creation of new groups from AppleScript
• Reset file search index when reverting
• Escape @ character in saved groups
• Fixes and improvements to template documents, in particular when reading from file
• Use user's calendar settings to interpret smart group date conditions
• Don't reset document when reading fails
• Make Revert undoable
• Complete support for webarchive templates
• Fix IEEE Xplore web parser
• Don't crash on corrupted bookmarks data
• Don't show duplicate error alert when opening a file was already cancelled
• Default to printing all items as bibtex, add a separate print command to print the selection or the preview
• Fix some display problems after resorting
• Update Springer and ACM web site parsers
• Fix journal parsing of COinS web parser

Changes since 1.5.2

New Features

• Add support for JSTOR in web group, thanks Douglas Stebila
• New template key for Vancouver style authors

Bugs Fixed

• Don't set delegates to nil when deallocating, as the views may not be valid at this point
• Save preferences toolbar configuration
• Fix link in help
• Don't append full stop for corresponding template key at end of sentence
• Parse Pages field from Springer Link
• Export standard inherited fields for RIS export
• Improvements to WoS search group imports

Version 1.5.2

New Features

• You can now follow links in citation fields from the main table
• Improved display of search groups in group table
• Added web group support for SpringerLink and IACR archives, as well as generic bibTeX
• Add menu action to select all crossref parents of selected items
• Improvements to Script menu, smarter updating, allow custom ordering, support for automator workflows

Bugs Fixed

• Fix accidental overwrite of fields when changing publication type
• Parse @string macro definitions from files that use parenthesis
• Fix size of icons in add bookmark sheets
• You should not be able to drag a group outline item
• Use improved contextual menu support in tables
• Fix failing check for parseable string types
• Fix missing template files
• Fix scripting support for local file format
• Fix scripting support for groups
• Avoid duplicate menu item titles
• Log parser errors from web parsers
• Avoid using the printing system for the TeX preview
• Fix contextual menu when no items are selected
• Fix a crasher in the Dublin Core parser

Version 1.5.1

Bugs Fixed

• Fix a bug in getting templates, which also may prevent saving and preview
• Use recommended font sizes in tables

Version 1.5

NOTE: Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is no longer supported as of 1.4

New Features

• New menu item to select cited items from a .aux files
• New hidden preference to disable parsing of Google Scholar result lists in the web group
• You can now copy citations from the detail window
• Support for OPAC syntax in Z39.50 search groups

Bugs Fixed

• Add more data from PubMed import
• Add publication and author as AppleScript property of window
• Re-anable launch behavior
• Make sure some warning sheets don't collide
• Fix for main table contextual menus
• Make sure the Help is registered so it can always be called
• Save boolean and 3-state field values as numbers to avoid localization inconsistencies
• Fix placement of add/remove button in macro windows
• Avoid closing the preferences or switching panes when there is an attached sheet
• Remember table columns for new documents
• Don't resolve symlinks in file content search results
• Allow searching alias files in file content search
• Don't limit search terms for file content search
• Fix getting search group from URL
• Fix parsing format for generic field
• Workaround for a spurious crasher when reading window setup
• Allow dragging multiple URLs on 10.6
• Fix size of a caution image
• Fix menu validation of Copy As menu items
• Map incollection to reftype 5 in EndNote XML export
• Improvements to thread safety in search groups
• Launching BibDesk by following a custom URL now works
• Allow selecting nothing from AppleScript
• Update search group field when switching between search groups