diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d8a23f7ccf2..ea5d8e813b2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'com.jgoodies:jgoodies-common:1.8.1'
     compile 'com.jgoodies:jgoodies-forms:1.9.0'
 
-    compile 'org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:2.0.13'
-    compile 'org.apache.pdfbox:fontbox:2.0.13'
-    compile 'org.apache.pdfbox:xmpbox:2.0.13'
+    compile 'org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:2.0.14'
+    compile 'org.apache.pdfbox:fontbox:2.0.14'
+    compile 'org.apache.pdfbox:xmpbox:2.0.14'
 
     compile group: 'org.apache.tika', name: 'tika-core', version: '1.20'
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'de.saxsys:mvvmfx:1.7.0'
     compile 'org.fxmisc.easybind:easybind:1.0.3'
     compile 'org.fxmisc.flowless:flowless:0.6.1'
-    compile 'org.fxmisc.richtext:richtextfx:0.9.2'
+    compile 'org.fxmisc.richtext:richtextfx:0.9.3'
     compile 'com.sibvisions.external.jvxfx:dndtabpane:0.1'
     compile 'javax.inject:javax.inject:1'
     compile 'com.jfoenix:jfoenix:8.0.8'
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/bibtex/LatexFieldFormatter.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/bibtex/LatexFieldFormatter.java
index 64346eb96cb..b69a6480a71 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/bibtex/LatexFieldFormatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/bibtex/LatexFieldFormatter.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ public class LatexFieldFormatter {
     private final FieldContentParser parser;
     private StringBuilder stringBuilder;
 
-
     public LatexFieldFormatter(LatexFieldFormatterPreferences prefs) {
         this(true, prefs);
     }
@@ -48,26 +47,26 @@ private static void checkBraces(String text) throws InvalidFieldValueException {
             char item = text.charAt(i);
 
             boolean charBeforeIsEscape = false;
-            if (i > 0 && text.charAt(i - 1) == '\\') {
+            if ((i > 0) && (text.charAt(i - 1) == '\\')) {
                 charBeforeIsEscape = true;
             }
 
-            if (!charBeforeIsEscape && item == '{') {
+            if (!charBeforeIsEscape && (item == '{')) {
                 left++;
-            } else if (!charBeforeIsEscape && item == '}') {
+            } else if (!charBeforeIsEscape && (item == '}')) {
                 right++;
             }
         }
 
         // Then we throw an exception if the error criteria are met.
         if (!(right == 0) && (left == 0)) {
-            throw new InvalidFieldValueException("Unescaped '}' character without opening bracket ends string prematurely.");
+            throw new InvalidFieldValueException("Unescaped '}' character without opening bracket ends string prematurely. Field value: " + text);
         }
         if (!(right == 0) && (right < left)) {
-            throw new InvalidFieldValueException("Unescaped '}' character without opening bracket ends string prematurely.");
+            throw new InvalidFieldValueException("Unescaped '}' character without opening bracket ends string prematurely. Field value: " + text);
         }
         if (left != right) {
-            throw new InvalidFieldValueException("Braces don't match.");
+            throw new InvalidFieldValueException("Braces don't match. Field value: " + text);
         }
     }
 
@@ -146,9 +145,9 @@ private String formatAndResolveStrings(String content, String fieldName) throws
                         pos1 = content.length(); // just write out the rest of the text, and throw no exception
                     } else {
                         throw new InvalidFieldValueException(
-                                "The # character is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'.\n"
-                                        + "In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string.\n"
-                                        + "Note that the entry causing the problem has been selected.");
+                                                             "The # character is not allowed in BibTeX strings unless escaped as in '\\#'.\n"
+                                                             + "In JabRef, use pairs of # characters to indicate a string.\n"
+                                                             + "Note that the entry causing the problem has been selected. Field value: " + content);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ private String formatAndResolveStrings(String content, String fieldName) throws
                 // an occurrence of ## will simply be ignored. Should it instead
                 // cause an error message?
                 writeStringLabel(content, pos1 + 1, pos2, pos1 == pivot,
-                        (pos2 + 1) == content.length());
+                                 (pos2 + 1) == content.length());
             }
 
             if (pos2 > -1) {
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ private boolean shouldResolveStrings(String fieldName) {
         } else {
             // Default operation - we only resolve strings for standard fields:
             resolveStrings = InternalBibtexFields.isStandardField(fieldName)
-                    || BIBTEX_STRING.equals(fieldName);
+                             || BIBTEX_STRING.equals(fieldName);
         }
         return resolveStrings;
     }
@@ -195,8 +194,7 @@ private boolean shouldResolveStrings(String fieldName) {
     private String formatWithoutResolvingStrings(String content, String fieldName) throws InvalidFieldValueException {
         checkBraces(content);
 
-        stringBuilder = new StringBuilder(
-                String.valueOf(FIELD_START));
+        stringBuilder = new StringBuilder(String.valueOf(FIELD_START));
 
         stringBuilder.append(parser.format(content, fieldName));
 
@@ -258,7 +256,7 @@ private void writeText(String text, int startPos, int endPos) {
             // We add a backslash before any ampersand characters, with one exception: if
             // we are inside an \\url{...} command, we should write it as it is. Maybe.
             if ((c == '&') && !escape && !(inCommand && "url".equals(commandName.toString()))
-                    && (nestedEnvironments == 0)) {
+                && (nestedEnvironments == 0)) {
                 stringBuilder.append("\\&");
             } else {
                 stringBuilder.append(c);
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ private void writeText(String text, int startPos, int endPos) {
     private void writeStringLabel(String text, int startPos, int endPos,
                                   boolean first, boolean last) {
         putIn((first ? "" : " # ") + text.substring(startPos, endPos)
-                + (last ? "" : " # "));
+              + (last ? "" : " # "));
     }
 
     private void putIn(String s) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
index a8bbd319222..c3070474954 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ private JabRefPreferences() {
         defaults.put(SPECIALFIELDSENABLED, Boolean.TRUE);
         defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_PRIORITY, Boolean.FALSE);
         defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_QUALITY, Boolean.FALSE);
-        defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_RANKING, Boolean.TRUE);
+        defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_RANKING, Boolean.FALSE);
         defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_RELEVANCE, Boolean.FALSE);
         defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_PRINTED, Boolean.FALSE);
         defaults.put(SHOWCOLUMN_READ, Boolean.FALSE);