On Jun 13, 2007, at 2:19 PM, P Kishor wrote: > On 6/13/07, Simon Spiegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On 13.06.2007, at 20:00, Alexander H. Montgomery wrote: >> >>> Personally, I'm quite happy BibDesk has stayed far, far away from >>> the >>> "Delicious Generation" look of apps coming out these days which have >>> a pretty facade, but then have serious usability and functionality >>> problems. (see: Papers) When a better UI improves functionality or >>> workflow, I'm all for it, but when I need to get things done, >>> BibDesk >>> is the most valuable application I use. >> >> I agree completely. Papers is very similar to Delicious Library in >> this respect. While DL is just an Amazon frontend with lots of >> chrome, Papers is currently little more than a shiny Pubmed interfce. >>
A few general points: There several options for managing reference and pdf collections in Mac OS X. These include BibDesk, Sente, Papers, Bookends, and Endnote. I tried each of these before settling on BibDesk. Each offers some attractive features that the others don't, and I've heard people talk about using them in combination. In the Sente forums for example, people discuss using papers to manage their pdfs and Sente for managing references. This strikes me as being a bit silly. The reference/pdf managers available on the Mac do have slightly different features, but there is also considerable overlap. Using two different apps because they each have a few features that the other lacks does not seem to be the way to go. Having said that, integration is extremely important in the reference/ pdf manager niche. The reference manager doesn't have to do everything as long as it integrates well with others that fill in the gaps. A good example of this is the ability to view Skim notes in BibDesk, and to open PDFs for viewing in Skim. Just my 2 cents Ista ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
