On Feb 7, 2007, at 11:52 PM, Peter Sefton wrote:
For example, how will Sun's new Word plugin <
http://blogs.sun.com/webmink/entry/sun_announces_odf_plug_in> move
bibliographic data around? How will that interact with the MS sponsored
OOXML to ODF converter? We're talking about a constellation of
different
packages in different versions talking to a variety of file formats. I
bet
that most of these conversions will involve losing all but the most
basic
and generic structures in the documents.
Yes, there's no doubt in my mind that citations will get thrown out all
over the place. MS doesn't support them in earlier versions, and ODF
can't really store the new citation fields in OOXML (until ODF 1.2,
unless this metadata SC work falls apart).
I really think the user community will have to resort to using a
'microformat' approach involving functionality like links to encode
citations.
But our question here is about an API to connect word-processor and bib
app. In others words, given your encoded citations, how do you connect
them to your bib app?
I wonder if we could somehow do this in a staged way, building off of
Dan's suggestion?
Level 1. WP sends IDs (URIs) to bib app, which returns formatted
strings (current Zotero approach) and optional raw source; only UI in
the WP is for the citation fields themselves
Level 2. WP includes a UI for browsing and searching bib app to select
and insert citations; could build off of the above UI, or be something
different; like MS's Research Pane.
I think ZOOM and the related protocols work for both approaches. I
guess a level 1 bib app would have to support some subject that allows
returning records by ID.
We'll probably need help from the Thomas Z. and Mathias B. to figure
out the details. The devil is in those details after all.
In any case, I'd love to get Zotero working with OOo sooner rather than
later, though in a way which won't be specific to either OOo or to
Zotero.
Bruce
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