Feature Request: save export settings as file

[joelnitta]

Sorry if this is already documented somewhere, but I didn't see anything...

For the purposes of a collaborative project, it would be helpful to be able to save the export settings for an automatic export as a file. The resulting bib (yaml, etc) file from an automatic export can have various formats depending on what options were used when exporting. It may be difficult to convey to a collaborator exactly what options to click on/off etc to get the same results. If we could just import a file with all of the settings included it would make that much easier.

For example, I needed to provide a long list of settings here: https://github.com/fernphy/ferncal/pull/8#issue-1314053326

[github-actions[bot]]

It looks like you did not upload an support log. The support log is important; it gives @retorquere your current BBT settings and a copy of the items under consideration as a test case so he can best replicate your issue, or build towards the desired behavior. Without it, @retorquere is effectively blind. Support logs are useful for both analysis and for enhancement requests; in the case of export enhancements, I need the copy of the references you have in mind.

If you did try to submit a support log, but the ID looked like D<number>, that is a Zotero debug report, which I cannot access. Please re-submit a BBT debug log by one of the methods below.

This request is much more likely than not to apply to you too @joelnitta, even if you think it unlikely. Please trust @retorquere when he says he will usually need one; he will more often than not just end up saying "please send a debug log". Let's just skip over the unnecesary delay this entails. Sending a debug log is very easy:

1. If your issue relates to how BBT behaves around a specific reference(s), such as citekey generation or export, select at least one of the items(s) under consideration, right-click it, and submit an BBT support log from that popup menu. If the problem is with export, please do include a sample of what you see exported, and what you expected to see exported for these references.

2. If the issue does not relate to references and is of a more general nature, generate an support log by restarting Zotero with debugging enabled (Help -> Debug Output Logging -> Restart with logging enabled), reproducing your problem, and selecting "Send Better BibTeX debug report..." from the help menu.

Once done, you will see a debug ID in red. Please post that debug id in the issue here.

Thank you!

[joelnitta]

Sorry for not posting the log ID, here it is: HIHJBF3G-apse

[qqobb]

@joelnitta: I haven't tried this yet, but there's now an "Import BetterBibTeX preferences..." button in BBT's "Import" preference tab. You probably need to first export some item with the "BetterBibTeX JSON" translator, which will give you a file that includes all settings, see #1942.

@retorquere: An analogous "Export BetterBibTeX preferences..." button in BBT's "Export" preference tab would be nice, perhaps in the "Miscellaneous" subtab. This should be more intuitive. When I saw the "Import prefs" button, I looked for an "Export prefs" button, but couldn't find one. I guess it should only export the "config/preferences" data and perhaps "version". Maybe this is already planned, as it's mentioned in the other issue.

[github-actions[bot]]

:robot: this is your friendly neighborhood build bot announcing test build 6.7.42.3535 ("fixes #2221")

Install in Zotero by downloading test build 6.7.42.3535, opening the Zotero "Tools" menu, selecting "Add-ons", open the gear menu in the top right, and select "Install Add-on From File...".

[retorquere]

Build 3535 adds an export button

[qqobb]

Thanks!