5

Anyone knows how to set the indentation of BibTeX in JabRef? I want it to look like this:So here the = signs are aligned

So here the = signs are aligned

How can I do that in JabRef. I've been playing with the options in JabRef for hours and still have no clue..

===added 21 Feb===

what I mean is mine looks like this:

my Jabref

Jonas Stein
  • 8,909
Hai
  • 75
  • 4
  • 1
    What do you mean ? JabRef always left the equal sings aligned, just go to another reference and return, et voilá, the signs are now aligned. – Fran Feb 20 '16 at 06:36
  • My suggestion would be to submit a feature request... – Werner Feb 20 '16 at 07:46
  • 2
    They've recently changed the approach to formatting 'raw' entries: this is 'by design' and I'm not sure what if anything is exposed to users. In any case, this looks to me like a feature request (and thus off-topic). – Joseph Wright Feb 20 '16 at 08:36
  • If submitting a feature request, please state why you want to have the equal signs globally starting at the same column. The reasoning for starting the { at most far right column at each entry was that each entry looks nice locally and you can do easily copy and pasting end emailing without letting other users think "WTF, what a waste of space". - The current development strategy states that configuration settings are to be removed to improve the overall quality and stability of JabRef. – koppor Feb 21 '16 at 21:23
  • Thank you for the comment. It makes sense to keep the format a bit tighter, but it'd be nice if there is an option for the users. But I'm ok with both so no need for a feature request. – Hai Feb 23 '16 at 02:02

1 Answers1

6

In JabRef-2.10 go into Options->Preferences->File->Field Saving options It is in the lower right. Then enable button "Start field contents in same column":

enter image description here

Then you'll get this view and also in the saved bib file:

enter image description here

Jonas Stein
  • 8,909