In the JabRef field, I would use LaTeX code, e.g:
G{\"u}nther
Use double quote " . Avoid two apostrophes '' ; avoid two backticks `` ...
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From: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> on behalf of Joel
Kulesza <jkule...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2018 7:27:45 PM
To: Jürgen Spitzmüller
Cc: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org
Subject: Re: References and Umlaute
> On Jul 5, 2018, at 09:46, Jürgen Spitzmüller <sp...@lyx.org> wrote:
>
> Am Donnerstag, den 05.07.2018, 16:39 +0200 schrieb Wolfgang Engelmann:
>> I have difficulties with Umlaute in my references (see appended
>> shot).
>
> This looks like one of your bib databases has a different encoding than
> the LyX file. Looks like the LyX file and at least one bib file (with
> the correct "Bünning" entry) uses ISO-8859-15 and the other(s) (with
> the misrepresented ü) utf8.
>
> Assure the encodings match.
>
>> With biblatex it says
>> Accessing a database via biblatex is almost identical to BibTeX: Use
>> the menu Insert->List/TOC->Bib(la)TeX Bibliography. In contrary to
>> BibTeX you cannot select a style file.
>> But I would like to use a special style file. So biblatex is
>> apparently not an alternative.
>
> No, you misunderstood. You cannot select a style file in Insert-
>> List/TOC->Bib(la)TeX Bibliography. You need to do that in Document >
> Settings > Bibliography.
>
> This is explained just in the next paragraph following the passage you
> quoted.
>
> Jürgen
>
>> Any idea what to do?
>> Wolfgang
To add to what was said. I only use JabRef with LyX/LaTeX and have generally
had better luck specifying accent marks using LaTeX commands rather than
Unicode characters.
Sorry for formatting, on mobile.
Joel
