BibDesk can also be used as a database to feed into other things-- I use BibDesk to manage my references; then I export them into Bookends, which works automatically in conjunction with Mellel (a lovely word processor) or Word.
If you are interested in this workflow let me know; I'd be happy to give you more info. It was discussed a few weeks ago on this list. --Ingrid On 11/24/07 8:34 PM, "Steven Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > 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) > > 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. > > I'm obviously missing something... I'm just not sure what it is. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
