On 30/07/11 19:09, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > > On Jul 30, 2011, at 18:06, Miguel Ortiz Lombardía wrote: > >> On 30/07/11 16:59, Jonas Zimmermann wrote: >>> Without having thought through it, maybe there's something you could do >>> with global macro files (Preferences->Fields)? >>> >>> Jonas >>> >>> On 30 Jul 2011, at 21:18, Miguel Ortiz Lombardía wrote: >>>> I would like to know whether it is currently possible to make an rtf >>>> template where journal names in citations are shown abbreviated AND >>>> punctuated in a way similar to what can be done with authors initials. >>>> Example: >>>> >>>> J Biol Chem -> J. Biol. Chem. >>>> >>>> I understand the difficulty of deciding when a word in the journal name >>>> is complete (and needs not a dot) or not, but I would prefer too many >>>> rather than too litle periods :-) A better solution would be a way to >>>> provide a table with equivalences such as in the example before the >>>> template is invoked. But I have no idea how to do that (if possible). >>>> >>>> Any ideas would be appreciated. >>> >> >> Thank you! >> Your answer looks promising, but after a first look to the manual I >> can't see how I could apply those macros to a template rtf file >> (ultimately, this is to be used in conjunction with Colin Smith's >> BibFuse). My guess is that I can't... >> >> Best regards, >> >> -- >> Miguel > > It is not possible to relate a set of macro definitions to a particular > template. However, as Jonas indicates, you can change the macros by changing > the global macro file. So you could have two (or more) macro files somewhere > with different definitions for the journal macros. And then you can use > either one or the other of these files in the prefs. As long as one file is > selected, the expansion would be according to that file, and as long as > another is selected, that one will determine the expansions. > > Of course this assumes that you use macros in the Journal field. > Alternatively you can also change the macros for the .bib file using the > macros window (Database > Macros). > > You can easily change the macros by dropping a file containing macro > definitions on the macros window. But in that case these changes will also > affect the saved data. > > Christiaan > >
Hi Christiaan, Thank you for your advice. It's clear I have to read more in the manual about the use of macros, then I will try to apply what you and Jonas were suggesting. Best regards, -- Miguel Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (UMR6098) CNRS, Universités d'Aix-Marseille I & II Case 932, 163 Avenue de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France Tel: +33(0) 491 82 55 93 Fax: +33(0) 491 26 67 20 mailto:[email protected] http://www.afmb.univ-mrs.fr/Miguel-Ortiz-Lombardia -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
