Bug 61426

Thanks for reporting!

I can reproduce this behavior. I tested using Mac OSX 10.9 and Version: 4.2.0.0.alpha1+ Build ID: 868103846b9b32bfecd77c08055fdca69d0265c2
TinderBox: MacOSX-x86@48-TDF, Branch:master, Time: 2013-11-14_23:51:46

How to reproduce:
* Download a test document (don't mind the content, it's an attachment from another bug) https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=58716
* In the file place your cursor behind a word.
* Insert > Indexes and tables > Bibliography Entry...
* Select "From bibliography database" and in the selection menu at the bottom "ARJ00"
* Click on 'Edit' and mind that the Type of this entry is 'Book'

Behavior: the entry is inserted behind the word you placed your cursor in previous step. All good

* Go to Tools > Bibliography database
* In the list you'll see "ARJ00"
* Change the "type" of this entry (ARJ00) to for example '2'
* Close database window
* Double click on the entry (ARJ00) in your text
* Click Edit
* The "Type" of this entry is still 'Book'

Kind regards,
Joren

*** Bug 63511 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org//show_bug.cgi?id=61426
Bug 61426 - Bibliography "type" field is different from that in database

Using 64-bit Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS with LibreOffice 4.4.1.2 Build ID: 40m0(Build:2)

When inserting bibliographic entry by creating it from document content, it will be saved only into current file as hidden field and not the main database (~/.config/libreoffice/4/user/database/biblio.odb). 

First notice:
* Open new document
* Insert > Indexes and tables > Bibliography Entry...
* by default is ARJ00 activated fom bibliographic database
* when I click "Edit" - its editing will be opened
* if I change "Type" something else than current (by default "Book") and press "OK" - it will activate "From document content" and makes "ARJ00" entry also there.
* when I click "Insert" I will get empty square brackets because the entry is empty.

I would expect that there remains bibliographic database and not created new entry "From document content". This is actually a problem.

When I delete that empty entry and try insert again new entry then this empty entry is disappeared.

But if I first add the bibliographic entry with default settings and then open it by double-clicking on it and then change the "Type" and pressing "Apply" it asks "The document already contains the bibliographic entry but with different data. Do you want to adjust the existing entries?" and choices are "Yes" or "No". If to press "Yes" then the "Type" will be changed. After that reopening and checking shows that type has been changed. SO the trick is that do not change the type when inserting but insert first and then reopen and change the type - then it works.

But opening Tools->Bibliography Database there is no types in pull-down menus when to activate ARJ00 row and all types in database are 1. Later I discovered that suddenly there were types seen in pull-down menus as well but why they was not before - not clear.

Also when to change the type from menu below the table inside Bibliography Database then it just will not change the type in table. But this seems to be a little tricky challenge. It will change but you have to notice the small pen icon in the beginning of row and then right-click with mouse on that pen and choose "Save record". Then it is saved. This pen icon appears when you click once on the changed row (in whatever place on that row). After that you can right-click and save the record. After saving also the type number will be corrected in table according choosed type from pull-down menu below. After that also when insert the entry into Writer and click "Edit" then the type is correct - this means there is the type I set previously.

So - there is possible to save those changes in Bibliography Database but it seems to be a little bit tricky and you have to discover yourself those ways how it works.

It would be nice if we could use LibreOffice as a serious and rock solid scientific article writing tool. Currently it seems that is not possible due to fact that there is no referency style support like http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation#Styles

I guess I will make separate improvement idea.

The feature request has been filed as Bug 91551.

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