Custom Character Conversions

The Character Conversions Editor allows you to add characters to be converted between TeX and Unicode. See Character Conversion for more details.

You can open the Character Conversions Editor by choosing the "Custom character conversions" button in the Files Preferences.

BibDesk uses two sets of character conversions between TeX and Unicode. Conversions can occur in both directions, or they can occur only from Unicode to TeX. With the "One-Way/Two-Way Conversions" popup you can choose the type of conversions to edit.

The left column displays Unicode characters that BibDesk should convert to TeX. These can only be single Unicode characters.

Note that for two-way conversions, the TeX equivalent should always start with {\ and end with }. Therefore, the editor does not allow you to edit these characters when you are editing a two-way conversion.

You can add a new character conversion by choosing the "+" button. Choosing the "-" button will remove the currently selected items.

When you are done editing, you should choose the "OK" button to save your edits. If you choose the "Cancel" button, your changes will be lost.

Notes

• If you want to convert a Unicode character to TeX that is not surrounded by {\ and }, you can only add it as a one-way conversion.
• A new conversion must first be made valid, before you can edit another entry. Note that duplicate characters are not allowed. In particular, you are not allowed to overwrite character conversions that BibDesk has defined internally.
• If you simply close the editor window, without choosing the "OK" or "Cancel" button, your changes will not be saved, even though they will show up on a subsequent edit.