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General

• Updates CSL styles.
• Removes option to upload your libraries for matching.

Fixes

• Restores the loupe icon in the library search field.
• Papers will remember if you choose "Selected Papers Only" as your export scope.

Scripting

• The import date property of the publication item class is now writable
• Added read-only support for collections:
  • Walk the hierarchy of both manual and smart collections, i.e., list all top-level collections and get their child collections (and again their parents).
  • Get the publications contained in a collection.
  • Rename collections.
  • Get all the manual collections that contain a publication.
  • Filter publications by the name of their collections. i.e., get only those publications which are contained. in manual collections matching a certain name.

Fixes

Changes in Version 3.4.4 (481)

General

• It is now possible to open Papers libraries by dragging them onto the Papers application icon.
• Improved the appearance of the inspector.
• Adds advanced configuration options for administrators managing Papers installations inside of an institution. Learn more on our knowledge base.

Fixes

• It is now possible to search using the ACM search engine again.
• Papers will no longer crash when filtering certain fields.
• Resolves a crash when importing exceptionally large Papers 2 libraries.

Changes in Version 3.4.4 (469)

New Features

Matching UI

• Need to access your PDFs while matching? We now present the matching panel as a floating window (rather than a popover), so you can move or resize the panel as you wish.
• You can also add queries to match searches by control-clicking on content in the reader view, then selecting "Match with Selection" from the context menu.

• If you have any feedback regarding these changes, please contact our support team.

Fixes

• Papers now uses HTTPS when checking for updates.
• Papers will now leave full screen mode when placed into a mode that doesn't support full screen.
• The search token popover will now follow the main Papers window if it is moved or resized.