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#849 Request switch to to toggle between native bibtex and biblatex modes for .bib files
Right now, in order to use biblatex fields rather than the native bibtex fields, it seems necessary to download the file TypeInfo_biblatex.plist, rename ~/Llibrary/Application Support/BibDesk/Typeinfo.plist to something else, put a copy of TypeInfo_biblatex.plist there, and rename it TypeInfo.plist (and similarly to reverse the process). It would be so much easier if there were just a switch, either on the main menu or in Preferences, to switch between the two modes. (JabRef has this.)
Does Typeinfo_biblatex really reflect the biblatex fields? As I understand
it the set of biblatex fields is unwieldily, and this is just a subset. I
am not sure we should try to support some default that is in some sense
arbitrary.
I am unsure how to combine such a choice with our ability to modify the
fields.
Perhaps we could add an ability to save a particular customization under a
chosen name, and then allow to select, from a pop-up, a saved set to revert
to.
It's been a long time since I looked at the biblatex manual, but IIRC it changes the semantics of a couple of existing fields, so long-term compatibility seems dangerous. https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/37133/61839