Bugfix/request: Wrap URL for webpages (in 'howpublished' field) in \url{}?

[michael1006]

Debug log ID

UV4EB3LM-refs-euc/✓/✓

What happened?

I have an item in Zotero with:

Type: Web Page
URL: http://example.com

In BBT settings, under "Add URLs to BibTeX export", None (default) is selected.

When I export to BibTeX (I'm not using BibLaTeX), the item is a @misc and it places the URL in the howpublished field like this:

howpublished = {http://example.com},

However, the style I'm using (sn-chicago.bst from the Springer Nature template) outputs the URL as regular text, so it's not hyperlinked, and if it were long it would run off the right margin because it would be considered as single word.

So it seems like it really ought to be exported as:

howpublished = {\url{http://example.com}},

Of course, there do seem to be further wrinkles here:

1. Obviously while I have "Add URLs to BibTeX export" set to None, it makes sense to me and is desired that this still outputs a URL since it is a webpage after all. (When I set Add URLs to something else, it adds tons of extra URL's I don't want, so that current behavior seems A+)
2. I don't quite understand why it uses howpublished instead of note, but at least for my template it works both ways so no complaints
3. I know you have options under "Add URLs to BibTeX export" for whether to wrap in \url{...} or not. So it seems like this would perhaps involve removing the ", but assuming the 'url' package is not loaded" variants from the dropdown, and making a general checkbox around wrapping in \url or not that covers both URLs across all items, as well as the ones always included for webpages?

Let me know if anything is unclear? BBT is a godsend so thank you for it. Each time I think there's something I want it to do but assume it can't, I discover it can. It's such a critical tool so thanks again!

[retorquere]

So it seems like it really ought to be exported as:

That wouldn't actually help for your case (the URL would remain as long as it is so it would run off the page), and the \url command isn't available in bibtex by default, so it would error out by default.

I don't quite understand why it uses howpublished instead of note, but at least for my template it works both ways so no complaints

It's not an informative note about about the entry, it's how it was published

know you have options under "Add URLs to BibTeX export" for whether to wrap in \url{...} or not. So it seems like this would perhaps involve removing the ", but assuming the 'url' package is not loaded" variants from the dropdown, and making a general checkbox around wrapping in \url or not that covers both URLs across all items, as well as the ones always included for webpages?

That seems sensible. I'll take a look tomorrow.

[michael1006]

Hi!

Was just wondering if this ever got implemented? I see the "Add URLs to BibTeX export" options remain unchanged... is there \url support now for the 'howpublished' field?

Thanks!

[retorquere]

I didn't get to it yet, it required some UI rework and I had my hands full. I sort of have it working now but have a few failing tests.