OK, am just looking again through the details of the existing GUI,
seeing if we can get by with minimal changes that might have a big
impact on functionality. So, random thoughts:
1) I think maybe we need our own "citation" entry in the "insert"
menu (and maybe in "tools"?).
2) The insert citation GUI is a problem, as has been noted many
times. I think the most basic change that is essential is a search
field (pop-ups don't work if you have 2,000 entries, though
interestingly, MS is making the same mistake), though ideally we'd
redo this as a table similar to MS's Research Pane.
3) The function to "update all indexes" ought to have an option for
continuous update, or break off our stuff with its own config option
for this
4) I find the indexes and tables GUI really awkward, but if we had
to keep it, probably the simplest solution is to just rip out all the
manual configuration stuff and have a simple CSL style selector.
Aside: this isn't to suggest that I wouldn't prefer a full CSL
editing GUI, but that it would take significantly enhancing the
existing GUI. In particular, we'd need:
- templates to be able to have hierarchy (prefixes and suffixes
belong to the field)
- configuration for substitution
One option, then, would just be to remove it for the medium term, and
add it back in later?
That's all for now.
I do prefer how MS configures bibliographies, BTW. They have a
citation section of their reference ribbon section. Inserting a
bibliography simply involves choosing from a previewed option list on
the ribbon. An OOo equivalent, then, would be a tools --> citation
menu, and then options like:
style (choose "APA", "Chicago", etc.)
bibliography (choose "None", "References", "Works Cited",
"Bibliography", etc.)
One weakness of this approach, though, is it probably makes it more
difficult to do things like per-chapter vs. global bibliographies (?).
Anyway, anybody have any opinions? What would be the minimum we'd
need to make us happy? Do I have it right above?
Bruce
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