Add style selector and preferences shortcut to entry preview bottom bar#205
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Add style selector and preferences shortcut to entry preview bottom bar#205
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[WIP] Add style label and dropdown for preview styles
Add style selector and preferences shortcut to entry preview bottom bar
Mar 29, 2026
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The entry preview had no inline way to switch preview styles — users had to cycle blindly via keyboard shortcuts or navigate to preferences manually.
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PreviewPanel: Adds a bottom toolbar (HBox) to the previewVBoxwith:ComboBox(left) populated frompreviewPreferences.getLayoutCycle(), displaying each layout'sgetDisplayName(). Selecting an item immediately updates the active layout and persists the cycle position.Button(right) that opens the JabRef preferences dialog directly to the Entry Preview tab viaPreferencesDialogView(PreviewTab.class).VBox.setVgrow(previewView, Priority.ALWAYS)keeps the toolbar pinned to the bottom.Sync logic: Bidirectional binding between the ComboBox and
layoutCyclePositionProperty()— external position changes (keyboard cycling) update the ComboBox; ComboBox selection updates the position. A guard (selectedIndex != currentPosition) prevents feedback loops. After the preferences dialog closes, the preview layout is explicitly refreshed.JabRef_en.properties: AddsPreview styleandOpen preview preferenceslocalization keys.Warning
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