> I wonder if there are simpler solutions.
How often are you going to type in the full bibliographic record on the iPhone keyboard while wandering in the stacks? If not, presumably you'll still need to look it up & it will be easier to add the whole BibTeX record at once, won't it? I just keep a note "Add to BibDesk" on my iPhone & periodically add the items noted there. (There are other alternatives to iPhone app. vs. little slip of paper :) ). For viewing and e-mailing records I have a web page formatted with the iPhone template (see the BibDesk wiki). Adding an add function to the top of this that would gather input in a form then compose an e-mail with the BibTeX for a new record would not be difficult. A syncing Applescript could check for new e-mails from the template (presumably with a special subject line or something) & add the new records to BibDesk, and automatically generate a new version of the page and upload it to a server. Editing is trickier, I think, unless one wants to venture into the new Safari database functionality... Derick > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:14:00 -0400 > From: "Adam M. Goldstein" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Bibdesk-users] iphone app > To: For general discussion about using BibDesk > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes > > I would want it to be able to add references to my main BD database, > for instance, if I am wandering around in the stacks and see a bunch > of books I want to remember, or if I see an article I want to mark > down; or, if I am looking up call no info to go find something, and I > want to add that information to a record, rather than write it down on > a little slip of paper, which I am probably going to lose anyhow; and > I would want to be able to search my references and look at them (the > references) much for the same reasons---to find something when I am > away from my computer. > > The iPhone can be used to read papers on, but it's almost not worth > the effort. > > I think searching and editing records is the key. > > Adam > > On Apr 14, 2009, at 8:37 PM, Michael McCracken wrote: > >> This is an honest question, because I don't own an iPhone: >> >> What would you want a BibDesk iPhone app to do? >> >> I just now looked at the Papers for iphone app, and I guess they >> think >> you'll want to search, organize and read your papers on your iPhone. >> Perhaps. Is the screen really adequate for reading scientific papers? >> >> I can see the appeal of not printing out a bunch of papers but still >> being able to read on a train (they say the beach, and I say they are >> missing the point of the beach)... >> >> But, as others have mentioned, there's a resources problem in getting >> something like this done. >> >> -mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
