The support staff says that Spotlight index will be added in future versions. However, the files are still kept in a bundle not accessible to Spotlight. If the Dropbox synchronization is not switched on there is still a possibility to control naming and storage of files, much like in Papers 2. They added: We are looking into a way how we could re-introduce the file organization with Dropbox syncing but we can’t guarantee if/when it would be available. Responding to my query, Papers 3 staff confirmed that switching on the Dropbox synchronization (a new feature in Papers 3) removes user control over how the documents are named and stored.
TASKPAPER INDEX TAGS UPDATE
Imagine confusion of my colleagues whom I sent this file by email! Update on October 19, 2013 For example, yesterday, the file originally named “ WEF 2012 New Energy Architecture” was re-named when imported to FCFB7D16-677C-4F58-805F-B0014DF73155.pdf. Moreover, Papers 3 does not seem to name files logically when moving them into its library bundle (for the Dropbox-synced files). You can open this package in Finder but it’s pretty difficult to locate the file you need. All documents are stored together with meta-information in a bundle not accessible to other software.
TASKPAPER INDEX TAGS SOFTWARE
If in the future I decide to use another reference management software (or discontinue using reference managers at all) I will still have access to all my files neatly named and arranged.Īll this seems to be gone in Papers 3, at least in the current beta version.
This is how I manage reference files using Papers 2:
TASKPAPER INDEX TAGS PDF
The user has high degree of control over how PDF documents are named and stored in Papers 2. One of the great features of Papers 2 (and its main competitor Sente) is its logical and accessible handling of files. However, I also have a major concern, so serious that it may force me to stay with Papers 2 or switch to another reference management software. Nevertheless, I have gradually started to appreciate the smoothness of its many features, such as search for new references, editing authors, assigning keywords and collections, and annotating by underlining text. Papers 3 has an entirely new user interface which takes some time to get used to. I have started trying the beta-version of Papers 3, an update of Papers 2, my favorite citation, bibliography and pdf management app. File management in Papers 3 has improved.įollow further developments in Papers app on Macademic.