Alright. Thanks for the info.
On Nov 24, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > > On Nov 24, 2007, at 7:34 PM, Steven Edwards wrote: > >> BibDesk seems like it's a great tool. I'm doing work on my thesis and >> would like to use it to help me write a bibliography. Problem is >> though... I don't see any easy step by step directions on how to do >> that on either the BibDesk website or anywhere else for that matter. > > BibDesk's usefulness will depend on what tools you're using to write > your thesis. If you're using LaTeX/BibTeX, you need BibDesk. If > you're using Pages, take a look at > > http://jhh.med.virginia.edu/main/CiteInPages > > If you're using Word (or another word processor), BibDesk will be less > helpful, and you may want to compare with other programs. > >> Many people who download bibdesk are probably going to have SOME idea >> of what it does before they download... but I discovered it through a >> google search, and downloaded it with the expectation that it would >> easily allow me to create bibliographies (e.g. I'd be able to do >> something like go to the file menu and hit export and then choose >> from a list of formats, like MLA or APA). It doesn't seem to work >> that way though, and the website gives no impression that it won't >> (well, at least that's the way I interpreted it) > > BibDesk originally did little more than manage a collection of > references in a flat file, allowing you to add/edit/search the list > easily. All formatting was done outside of BibDesk using LaTeX/BibTeX > to generate a reference list in a particular style. Along the way, > various other capabilities have been added, but documentation and > propaganda pages tend to lag behind development. > >> I've seen written in plenty of places that I can export in text >> format and even as a pdf... but I don't really understand how that's >> going to help me much when I would need to export in a certain >> bibliographical format. Sounds like a program like MacTex could help >> me... but I highly doubt it's necessary for me to download a ~742 >> megabyte file simply to export bibdesk data to an APA bibliography. > > Take a look at > > http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Export_Templates > > and the online help for templates. The latest version has a graphical > template editor included, which you can use to create your own export > format. This is the route you'll need to take if you're using using a > word processor. > > You only need to install MacTeX if you're planning to write with LaTeX > and BibTeX; this is what most of us use. For a quick intro, see > > http://noodle.med.yale.edu/latex/essential.pdf > > hth, > adam > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
