Have you tried the latest nightlies? It contains an editor to create custom citation templates.
Christiaan On 18 Oct 2007, at 7:28 PM, Ingrid Giffin wrote: > Just as a Mellel-Bookends user, I know that the workflow below is > correct > (although I know nothing about the Apple Events portion). The > reference > manager produces the formatted text, so the ability to produce a wide > variety of citation formats is essential. --or an easy-to-use > method for the > user to customize same. > > If anyone is curious, I can provide screenshots of the Bookends > format-editing interface. > > --Ingrid > > > On 10/18/07 8:28 AM, "Adam R. Maxwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Oct 18, 2007, at 06:14, Christiaan Hofman wrote: >> >>> Just curious (as I'm not intending to work on this either). But what >>> exactly would be needed to be done for integration with Mellel? I >>> personally think that most of the required hard work (i.e. >>> everything >>> that requires detailed knowledge of Mellel's proprietary file >>> format) >>> would be the responsibility of Mellel, not a reference manager. Also >>> as they already support different citation managers, and it's stupid >>> to let each one redo that job. While the Mellel developers kbnow >>> thier format, so with their existing code that job would be >>> infinitely easier. From that POV, I would say BibDesk already has >>> almost all that is needed. >> >> From their response to me (below) and my vague recollection, I >> gather >> that BibDesk is responsible for accepting a list of temp citations >> (correspond loosely to cite keys), then producing a formatted >> bibliography as RTF that is passed back via Apple Events. If they >> used >> a DO API, I'd have done this for fun...but the Apple Event stuff is >> hairy. >> >>>> I guess my most basic question is this: what information would >>>> Mellel provide to BibDesk, and what does it expect in return? >>> >>> The usual workflow is this: >>> a. The user inserts citations by going to the bibliography >>> application, finding the citations and then dragging them or >>> pressing a button (depending on the bibliography application). The >>> inserted citations are called "temp citations" and are usually >>> formatted for the convenience of the bibliography database >>> (containing a unique ID, full details etc) >>> b. When the user wants to produce the final manuscript, he presses >>> the scan button and the following happens (communication is done via >>> Apple Events) >>> 1. Mellel scans the document and collects the "temp >>> citations" (unformatted citations) >>> 2. Mellel passes these to the bibliography application >>> 3. The bibliography application formats the citations and generates >>> the bibliography and passes them back to Mellel >>> 4. Mellel integrates the new citations+bibliography in the document. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. >> Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. >> Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a >> browser. >> Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Bibdesk-users mailing list >> Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
