[Bug 304668] [NEW] File association with .RIS files required

[John Pye]

gregor herrmann wrote:
> Adding a file association would be no problem (after checking if
> there are others and dealing with the funny formatting); I'm just not
> sure if this is really a good idea:
> I just tried it with your example, and it works (despite an error on
> the console). But what happens is that the .ris file is opened on
> it's own / in a new empty database. That doesn't seem too helpful to
> me; my assumption is that usually you would want to open (one of your)
> normal databases(s) and then import the downloaded .ris file there.
>
> What's your opinion on this question?
>   

I think that the best solution here would be a command-line switch like
"jabref --import somefile.ris" which would cause JabRef (even if it is
already running) to pop up a dialog box saying:

    The file "somefile.ris" contains 7 citations.

    (o) Import it into "mybiblio.bib" [v] (dropdown list of other auto-opened databases)
    ( ) Open it as a new database

    [x] remember my choice and use it for future RIS files opened with
JabRef.


How does that sound?

I'm not sure if RIS files can contain multiple citations, but in any
case, this dialog box could be used in general for all file associations
with JabRef for file types other than .bib files (any perhaps also for
.bib files when the --import flag is provided on the command line).

Obviously this would require changes to JabRef itself (AFIAK).

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File association with .RIS files required
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