Save/save as: file type shows BIBTEX_DB

JabRef version

5.7 (latest release)

Operating system

GNU / Linux

Details on version and operating system

No response

Checked with the latest development build

• I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

1. Save a new file or use “save as” for an existing bib file
2. The dialog shows then in the file type selector “BIBTEX_DB file”. Instead it should show something like “Library (.bib file)”

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[ThiloteE]

There is File > save library as ... > BIBTEX_DB file (*.bib) There is also File > Export > Save selected as plain BibTeX... > BIBTEX_DB file (*.bib).

I propose to rename to BibTeX/BibLaTeX (*.bib) because this would be similar to how we show other file formats under

• File > Export > Export all entries > ...
• File > Export > Export selected entries > ...
• File > Import > Import into current library > ...
• File > Import > Import into new library > ...

As added bonus, it would spread the knowledge about BibLaTeX, which I think is a good thing because BibTeX is a little outdated and we not only support BibTeX, but also BibLaTeX.

Furthermore, I would propose to rename File > Export > Save selected as plain BibTeX... to File > Export > Save selected as plain BibTeX/BibLaTeX library file. Maybe remove the “plain”? Is there a difference between saving as BibTeX and exporting as BibTeX? Does exporting “plainly” remove some JabRef specific data from the file?

[tobiasdiez]

so you propose to rename RIS (*.ris) also to library file (*.ris)?

If we would use RIS as our main file format, yes. But its a nice Gedankenexperiment: would we put RIS everywhere in our UI if we would use it as our main file format?