That probably means some variable should be a list and it isn't, it is just a string. On Saturday, December 12, 2015, Kai Chen wrote: > Well I was wrong, after I expand my-dropbox-path to full path, the problem > is still there. > > Here are the results, the upper one is with the bibliography link while > the one at the bottom is without. Only the format changes, one with a > quoted | but another with a leading : > Could this be the cause? > > === From notes.org === > ..... some text with citations > bibliography:/home/kai/Dropbox/bibliography/references.bib > > #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp > (org-ref-find-bibliography) > #+END_SRC > > #+RESULTS: > | /home/kai/Dropbox/bibliography/references.bib | > > : /home/kai/Dropbox/bibliography/references.bib > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 11:11 AM, Kai Chen > wrote: > >> Thanks for your suggestion! The problem lies in a variable I set which >> points to the directory of my Dropbox folder, to ensure emacs portable on >> different OS. >> >> When I have the bibliography link in the org file, the >> (org-ref-find-bibliography) will return the absolute path to the .bib file, >> which in my case is >> /home/kai/Dropbox/bibliography/references.bib >> But if I do not have the link, it returns >> ~/Dropbox/bibliography/references.bib >> >> It seems some modules are resolving the '~' while some others are not. >> >> Cheers, >> Kai >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 13, 2015 at 2:15 AM, John Kitchin > > wrote: >> >>> That sounds odd. >>> >>> What is the output of this src block in your file? >>> >>> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp >>> (org-ref-find-bibliography) >>> #+END_SRC >>> >>> >>> >>> Kai Chen writes: >>> >>> > Dear list, >>> > >>> > I just got to know org-ref, and I followed the github help page to >>> manually >>> > install the package and set the default path similar to the >>> configuration >>> > provided in the follow link: >>> > https://github.com/jkitchin/org-ref >>> > >>> > And I installed all the dependency packages like helm-bibtex, hydra >>> etc. >>> > >>> > But when I am citing (using "C-c ]") an existing entry which is in the >>> > default references.bib file, I can see the entry after I stroke the >>> > command, but after I selected it and pressed enter, when the cursor is >>> on >>> > the link, the mini-buffer says: >>> > !!! No entry found !!! >>> > But previously the org-ref-helm-insert-cite-link properly showed that >>> > entry. This can only work when I manually add a bibliography link at >>> the >>> > bottom of the file, which means org-ref is not using the default >>> > bibliography file. >>> > >>> > So what should I check to fix this issue? >>> > >>> > Thanks for your help! >>> > >>> > The following is my configuration of org-ref: >>> > >>> > #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp >>> > (setq org-ref-path (concat my-dropbox-path "software/org-ref/")) >>> > >>> > (setq reftex-default-bibliography (concat my-dropbox-path >>> > "bibliography/references.bib")) >>> > >>> > ;; see org-ref for use of these variables >>> > (setq org-ref-bibliography-notes (concat my-dropbox-path >>> "bibliography/ >>> > notes.org") >>> > org-ref-default-bibliography (concat my-dropbox-path >>> > "bibliography/references.bib") >>> > org-ref-pdf-directory (concat my-dropbox-path >>> > "bibliography/bibtex-pdfs/")) >>> > >>> > ;; *** helm-bibtex >>> > >>> > (setq helm-bibtex-bibliography (concat my-dropbox-path >>> > "bibliography/references.bib")) >>> > (setq helm-bibtex-library-path (concat my-dropbox-path >>> > "bibliography/bibtex-pdfs")) >>> > >>> > ;; open pdf with system pdf viewer (works on mac) >>> > (when (eq system-type 'darwin) >>> > (setq helm-bibtex-pdf-open-function >>> > (lambda (fpath) >>> > (start-process "open" "*open*" "open" fpath)))) >>> > >>> > ;; alternative >>> > ;; (setq helm-bibtex-pdf-open-function 'org-open-file) >>> > >>> > (setq helm-bibtex-notes-path (concat my-dropbox-path >>> > "bibliography/helm-bibtex-notes")) >>> > >>> > (global-set-key [f10] 'org-ref-open-bibtex-notes) >>> > (global-set-key [f11] 'org-ref-open-bibtex-pdf) >>> > (global-set-key [f12] 'org-ref-open-in-browser) >>> > >>> > (add-to-list 'load-path org-ref-path) >>> > >>> > ;; make sure you have dash, helm, helm-bibtex, ebib, s, f, hydra and >>> > key-chord >>> > ;; in your load-path >>> > ;; auto-install dependencies >>> > (require 'org-ref) >>> > >>> > ;; optional but very useful libraries in org-ref >>> > (require 'doi-utils) >>> > (require 'jmax-bibtex) >>> > (require 'pubmed) >>> > (require 'arxiv) >>> > (require 'sci-id) >>> > >>> > #+END_SRC >>> >>> -- >>> Professor John Kitchin >>> Doherty Hall A207F >>> Department of Chemical Engineering >>> Carnegie Mellon University >>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >>> 412-268-7803 >>> @johnkitchin >>> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Multi-Agent System Lab >> University of Science and Technology of China >> >> K.Chen >> > > > > -- > Regards > > Multi-Agent System Lab > University of Science and Technology of China > > K.Chen > -- John ----------------------------------- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu