Re: Managing Ibidem Note-Taking Files

[Rob Harper <jharper () students ! wisc ! edu>]

To change the default name of new notetaking files, click the "File 
Defaults" button in the "Links: Insert/Edit" dialog, during the process 
of creating a new notetaking file.  The file defaults dialog gives you 
a good deal of flexibility in naming these files (though I wish there 
were an option for using "Subsequent Cite Title" in the file name, for 
brevity's sake).  

I don't think there's any automated way to rename old notetaking files 
while keeping the link intact:  you'd have to rename each file, and 
edit each link accordingly.  In the Nota Bene of our dreams, there 
might be a way to manage all links and file names centrally, to update 
them universally, etc., but that day is well beyond the horizon.  

As it stands, renaming old note files would be more trouble than it's 
worth (especially if you also have links to note files within other 
documents).  I've left the old note files with their original names, 
while customizing the defaults to give new ones more useful names.  
There's no rule that says that all your note files need to use the same 
naming conventions.  

Best,

Rob Harper

----- Original Message -----
From: "karlahuebner@compuserve.com" <karlahuebner@compuserve.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 8:15 am
Subject: Re: Managing Ibidem Note-Taking Files
To: Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE <notabene@piper.hamline.edu>

> I seem to recall seeing somewhere (maybe in one of the new 
> videos?) that
> the note files didn't have to have the same name as Ibidem gives 
> them. I
> like the idea, but does anyone know the precise steps for changing 
> the name
> of old note files? Obviously, if they weren't linked one would simply
> change them like any other file name, but as they are all linked, 
> I don't
> want to do something stupid. I think I want to keep the number but 
> add a
> name of some sort.
> 
> Karla Huebner
> 
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Rob Harper jharper@students.wisc.edu
> Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 21:29:06 -0500 (CDT)
> To: notabene@piper.hamline.edu
> Subject: Re: Managing Ibidem Note-Taking Files
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Hill <j.hill@ytu.edu.au>
> 
> > Now when a note-taking file 
> > is generated, it is given an indexed name by NB and saved in a 
> > predetermined folder. 
> 
> FYI, you can change the default indexed name and location of these 
> files.  Well worth doing (especially when you're trying to keep 
> the new 
> and the old together).  
> 
> 
> Rob Harper
> 
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