
JabRef 1.3.1
------------


Introduction:

JabRef is a graphical Java application for editing bibtex (.bib)
databases. JabRef lets you organize your entries into overlapping
logical groups, and with a single click limit your view to a single
group or an intersection or union of several groups. You can customize
the entry information shown in the main window, and sort by any of the
standard Bibtex fields. JabRef can autogenerate bibtex keys for your
entries. JabRef also lets you easily link to PDF or web sources for your
reference entries.


License:
JabRef is free open source software, distributed under the GNU General
Public Licence. See the enclosed text file 'gpl.txt', or the About
dialog, for details about the GPL.

Kunststoff is licenced under the GNU Lesser General Public
Licence. See the enclosed text file 'lesser.txt' for details about the
LGPL.


Requirements:
JabRef runs on any system equipped with the Java Virtual Machine
(1.4.2 or newer), which can be downloaded at no cost from
http://java.sun.com. If you do not plan to compile JabRef, the Java
Runtime Environment may be a better choice than the Java Development
Kit.


Installing and running:
JabRef 1.3.1 is distributed as an executable .jar file. Run the
program as follows:
If you are using the Java Development Kit:
     java -jar <path to jar>
or, if you are using the Java Runtime Environment:
     jre -new -jar <path to jar> or
     jrew -new -jar <path to jar>
On a Windows system, you can probably run the program by
double-clicking on the jar file.

The jar file containing JabRef can be unpacked with the command:
    jar xf <path to jar>
or  jar xf <path to jar> <list of files to extract>
Unpacking the jar file is not necessary to run the program.


Building JabRef from source:
If you have downloaded the source for JabRef, we recommend that you
build with Ant.  Ant is open source and freely available from
http://ant.apache.org. The default build target builds JabRef and
creates the executable jabref.jar in the directory build/lib.


Documentation:
JabRef comes with an online help function, accessed by presing F1 or
clicking on a question mark icon. The help files are probably not
exhaustive enough to satisfy everyone yet, but they should help sort
out the most important issues about using the program. The help files
can also be viewed outside the program with a standard HTML browser.
If you choose languages other than English, some or all help pages may
appear in your chosen languages.

Change log:
1.3.1:	- Added entry preview.
	- Added detection of duplicate entries.
      	- Added possibility to mark entries persistently.
	- Added import filter for Sixpack and Biblioscape Tag files.
      	- Added option to use a standard directory for PDFs. PDFs placed in or below this directory
          and named after an entry's BibTeX key can be automatically found.
    	- Added optional columns showing clickable icons for pdf/ps and url/doi links.
	- Added menu and toolbar actions for open pdf/ps and url/doi.
	- Added web lookup of DOI.
	- Added several new special field markers to the key autogenerator.
      	- Added BibTeXML and simple HTML export.
      	- Changed browsing of entries. Entry editor now shows the selected entry.
      	- Improved HTML export for several entry types.
      	- Improved compatibility with Mac OS X.
	- Made it possible to set custom secondary and tertiary sort fields.
	- Made the entry number column width customizable.
      	- Fixed bug that caused database to always be marked as changed after viewing source.
       	- Fixed bug in selector word removal.
       	- Fixed	bug that made the file chooser unable to interpret Mac OS X aliases.
1.2:	- Replaced the icon set.
	- Added support for French language.
	- Added customization of key generation.
	- Improved HTML export.
	- Added Replace string feature.
    	- Made a couple of adaptations for Mac OS X users.
	- Added option in Table Preferences to set current column widths as default.
    	- Added import filter for BibTeXML.
	- Fixed bug that allowed non-lowercase grouping field, leading to problems.
	- Fixed bug that made selector words added in the dialog to be lowercased.
	- Fixed bug relating to translated help files.
1.19:	- Entry editor is now opened for an entry that causes an error when saving.
	- Added options to display names in harmonised format in the main table.
	- Added Docbook and (experimental) HTML export.
	- Enabled 'doi' and 'pii' fields for Medline import.
	- Enabled antialiasing fonts.
	- Added the Kunststoff look&feel to give a more pleasant user interface.
	- Added font selector for the main table.
	- Improved table column customization.
	- Added word selector feature for selected fields (keywords, journal).
	- Added support for German and Norwegian language.
	- Generalized copy cite key features for multiple entries.
	- Added quick load/save session feature.
	- Fixed issue/number bug in ISI import.
	- Added "Open pdf/ps" item in right-click menu.
	- Fixed bug causing external viewer to only work in General fields.
	- Added functionality for using Browse buttons for file-related fields
	  (ps, pdf, etc.).
	- Added Browse buttons to External programs tab in Preferences.
	- Fixed bug related to Save database and Source field which caused changes
	  to disappear.
1.1:	- Added bibtex key uniqueness checking, and prevented autogeneration
	  from generating non-unique keys.
	- Added command line option to load file on startup.
	- Fixed problem with autogeneration creating invalid keys.
	- Improved Refer/Endnote import.
	- Added feature for importing entries and/or strings and/or group
          definitions from another BibTeX database.
	- Added menu choices to import into open database.
      	- Added toolbar button for closing current database.
      	- Fixed shortcut key for "Store field" in entry editor, and fixed
      	  problem that made shortcut for "Save database" unavailable from
	  entry editor.
	- Added option to fetch Medline entries automatically by
	  ID, based on a patch submitted by Mike Smoot.
	- Fixed bug in RIS import.
	- Added options to copy key and copy "\cite{key}" to right-click menu.
	- Fixed bug that caused some General fields not to get displayed.
	- Enabled customization of General fields.
	- Enabled customization of existing entry types, and definition of
	  new types.
1.0:	First release.


Bug reports, suggestions, other feedback:
We are thankful for any bug reports or other feedback. If there are
features you want included in JabRef, tell us!


JabRef homepage:
http://jabref.sourceforge.net

You can always get the very latest version of the program from our CVS
repository; instructions for downloading are found on the
homepage. Note that the CVS version may contain untested features, or
have other stability issues. Unless you're feeling extremely lucky, go
for the version in the HEAD branch of the module 'jabref'.


Bug submission and Open Discussions and Help forums are found at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/jabref


Corresponding authors:
mortenalver _ users.sourceforge.net
nbatada _ users.sourceforge.net
