Jabref: Disabled Entry preview still shows up

[mcspritz]

Hi all,

I disabled the entry preview but it continues to show up at any time.

• [ ] I have tested the latest master version from http://builds.jabref.org/master/ and the problem persists

JabRef 4.3.1
Linux 4.14.48-2-manjaro amd64
Java 1.8.0_172

Steps to reproduce:

1. Disabled the Entry preview
2. Select randomly an entry

[upupming]

@mcspritz

Hi,

I have tested it on both Ubuntu and Windows, and it seems like a platform-specified issue.

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|When "View -> Toggle entry preview" is selected, the entry preview in the bottom shows properly.|If I deselect the "View -> Toggle entry preview", the entry preview in the bottom will disappear.|

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|JabRef 4.3.1
Linux 4.15.0-24-generic amd64
Java 1.8.0_172

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However, when I select another entry, the bug comes out. The entry preview shows when "View -> Toggle entry preview" is not selected.|JabRef 4.3.1
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 1.8.0_172

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After deselecting, there will be no entry preview any more no matter whether the "View -> Toggle entry preview" is selected or not.
Update: it's actually minimized! |

If possible, I will try to fix this bug!

[upupming]

It seems the latest build on the master branch doesn't have this bug.

Also, the UI of 5.0 version has been changed a lot. There is no selected dot on the left anymore.

I have also tested on https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/commit/9b2fedc238d1ba64875c96cf8f59645f36a65635 (the branch point of master branch and v4.x branch), the bug exists there.

So the bug must have been fixed somewhere on the master branch. I will figure it out.

• update

  Now I am sure that this bug disappeared after the three commits following the branch point of the master and v4.x branch. This is because a989aa4 (merge from maintable-beta branch) changed the GUI a lot.

[Siedlerchr]

Sometimes it can happen that the entry preview is minimized, the window is there, but it is minimized at the bottom.

[upupming]

Yes, I find that on Windows 4.3.1 version, the entry preview is minimized actually.

[tobiasdiez]

So this appears to be fixed in the latest development version. Thanks @upupming for your investigation. Could you please check the build from http://builds.jabref.org/master/. Thanks! Please remember to make a backup of your library before trying-out this version.