Yes, of course (sorry for the delay):
Assume you start with a .bib file in the folder where you'll create your
.tex file. Assume the folder is called MyFolder
1. Launch Terminal and write *bbedit --maketags /path/to/MyFolder*. This
creates a tags file in that folder (that is actually it, a file called
"tags", with no extension).
2. Launch BBEdit, go to Preferences > Languages > Custom Extension Mappings
(the lower part). Add bib to Suffix and TeX to Language.
3. Create your .tex file in BBEdit, then start writing. Make sure you have
enabled completions (Preferences > Editing > Show Text Completions > After
a delay in typing > set time). When inserting a citation, write \cite{ and
the first 2-3 letters of a citekey. Then it will show you completions from
the .bib (actually tags) file based on the characters you've written.
That's it. I hope I haven't missed anything, it sure works for me this way.
On Friday, August 12, 2016 at 9:58:11 AM UTC+3, Vlad Ghitulescu wrote:
>
> Could you please summarize the whole process?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Regards,
> Vlad
>
> On 11 Aug 2016, at 20:11, Adrian Manea wrote:
>
> Okay, so I got a reply from the BBEdit staff and fortunately, it works "as
> advertised". In fact, the procedure is as Will writes and as I tried. The
> only thing that I did not do and was mandatory, apparently, is to associate
> bib files with the TeX language in Preferences > Languages > the lower
> section.
>
> Now it works as it should, I type a few letters from the citekey and it
> suggests completions.
>
> Thanks Rich and thanks Will! :)
>
> On Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 9:56:16 AM UTC+3, Adrian Manea wrote:
>
> I know that this should be the theory, this is the way it should work. But
> it simply doesn't. I've written to Support, providing file samples, let's
> see what they say.
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> On Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 1:22:04 AM UTC+3, Will P. wrote:
>
> Once you have generated the tags file, if you begin typing a citekey and
> then invoke "Complete" (either from the Edit menu or with the keyboard
> shortcut), you should see a list of keys that match. This seems to work
> fine for me. The list of completions should also appear automatically
> assuming you have "Show text completions" set to "After a delay in typing"
> in the Editing pane of the Preferences.
>
> On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 7:08:04 AM UTC-7, Adrian Manea wrote:
>
> I already tried that and it's not working. I also used the maketags
> command for bbedit and it did create a tags file (which is good and
> correct), but I don't get autocompletions or suggestions... The only thing
> I can do is write a (part of a) citekey, select it then go Find in
> Reference, which takes me to the .bib file.
>
> But I want normal completions and suggestions, in a dropdown menu.
>
> What is there to be done?
>
> Thanks.
>
> On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 4:15:47 PM UTC+3, Will P. wrote:
>
> You can use ctags to generate a tags file from which BBEdit will
> suggest completions. You can add the following lines to your ~/.ctags file
> so that it will recognize the .bib entries.
>
> --langdef=bib
> --langmap=bib:.bib
> --regex-bib=/^@[A-Za-z]+{([^,]*)/\1/b,bib/
>
> On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 7:19:34 AM UTC-7, Adrian Manea wrote:
>
> Yet another basic question which I hope would help me replace Sublime
> with BBEdit:
>
> I've made a full BibTeX .bib file which contains all my references,
> that I include in any LaTeX file that I write and I simply cite from there.
> Now, as there are hundreds of entries and most of the citekeys were
> generated automatically by BibDesk, I have no reason to remember them.
> Sublime (or even Textmate and Atom) search in the .bib file for
> completions. Say I have a book by Johnson and its cite key is *jh16*.
> If I write *\cite{*, it starts suggesting as completions, showing me
> the full list of bib entries, wherefrom I can search either "Johnson" or jh
> (if I remember).
>
> Long story short: if I include a .bib file as reference in a LaTeX
> file, can BBEdit search through it and help me find the reference I want to
> cite? There are workarounds involving other apps, but I simply want the
> list display as other text editors provide, in BBEdit. Can it be done?
>
> In Sublime I even made it work with MMD files, citing as *<jh16>* and
> again I had the option to view all the entries.
>
> Thank you, once again.
>
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