JabRef version

5.12 (latest release)

Operating system

Windows

Details on version and operating system

Windows 11

Checked with the latest development build (copy version output from About dialog)

• I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

I am unsure of the cause for this, as a peer doesn't seem to have this problem.

1. Open the Comments tab for an entry
2. Add a comment in the bottom text-field labeled as Comment-<username>
3. Save the database
4. Notice that the notification about the file being edited outside JabRef appears
5. Proceed to Review the changes and to Merge them
6. Notice duplicated Comment-<username> field:
   
7. Accept the merge
8. Notice in the Comments tab, two text fields appear for the same user with the comment repeated:
   
9. Close the database (no need to save) and open it again
10. Navigate to the comments for entry where comment was added
11. Notice two comment fields there for the same user, the content only in the second one and not editable:
    

Appendix

@Article{ArticleID,

comment-roc = {Just a test comment},
comment-roc = {Just a test comment},

}