If I'm not mistaken, you reported the same issue with an older version of JabRef 1.5 years ago:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jabref/+bug/1449414 Is the solution that you came up with in the old bug report (open a database before searching) not working anymore? Cheers, gregor -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641602 Title: trying to do searches online using websearch and medline option or any of the other search engines, no joy, returns 0. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jabref/+bug/1641602/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs