Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When I print barracuda says 'Error in print job', Why?

A: You must enter a printer name in the 'printer field'.

Q: I found a bug in barracuda, what should I do?

A: Send a detailed bug report by e-mail to the authors.

Q: Barracuda crashes!

A: If it crashes when you do that, don't do that.

Q: Sorting on the author or editor fields produces weird results.

A: Barracuda sorts on the family name of the first author or the first editor.

Q: Is barracuda really free?

A: Yes, it is distributed under the GNU Gereral Public Licence.

Q: Barracuda owerwhelms me with silly warning, what do I do?

A: All options are described in Defining options.

Q: When will barracuda 1.0 be released?

A: Early May.

Q: How does barracuda do <feature>?

A: Use the source, Luke!

Q: How do I change the column ordering?

A: Use (set-column-index <identifier> <index>). See also.

Q: Why does the title become 'Current Database' when I print a database?

A: You haven't saved the file.

Q: Why don't I get the flashy picture on the buttons?

A: You haven't set the BARRACUDAHOME environment variable. This should be set to the directory where you installed Barracuda. The pictures are located in BARRACUDAHOME/bitmaps, these can be changed to your favourite icons.

Q: Why can't I define a keybinding for the record button (the one with a red dot)?

A: Define a keybinding for inserting your favourite reference, instead.

Q: Why can't I define a keybinding for the simple search button?

A: Define a keybinding for the menu sequence Tools->Simple search, instead.

Q: Where can I get the latest version of Barracuda?

A: At Trolls ftp-server at http://www.troll.no/.

Q: When will the feature <feature> appear in Barracuda?

A: Change the source, Luke.


Barracuda 1.0, Copyright (C) 1997 Magnus Christensson, Stefan Cronert, Stefan Hellkvist, Magnus Ljung.

Barracuda comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. For detailes see COPYING.