I cannot reproduce that, and it shouldn't have any effect. Maybe something else is going on.
> > Thanks for the quick answer. this does seem to work but as a side effect > seems to break the TAB key to select action > the message window shows: > > helm-select-nth-action: Nothing is selected > No Actions available [8 times] > > thx again > > Z > > On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 3:05 PM, John Kitchin <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu> > wrote: > >> Try (untested) >> >> >> >> >> >> John >> >> ----------------------------------- >> Professor John Kitchin >> Doherty Hall A207F >> Department of Chemical Engineering >> Carnegie Mellon University >> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >> 412-268-7803 >> @johnkitchin >> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 7:17 AM, Xebar Saram <zelt...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi again Titus and list >>> >>> so the semester is finally nearing the end which means i finally have >>> some time (and a life :)) to get back to what i partially started a few >>> months ago. >>> >>> i have a question regarding Predefined searches. i have a search that >>> works well for searching papers i authored. >>> i am thinking of moving towards 2 bib files instead of 1 big one, that is >>> one for my papers and one for the rest (any disadvantages of using 2 bib >>> files?). >>> i want to add in the Predefined search to only draw from my file >>> (mypaper.bib), >>> even though in the default helm-bibtex sources it will have 2 inputs. is >>> such a thing possible? >>> >>> this is how a current search i have looks like >>> >>> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :results none >>> >>> ;; Define helm-search with predefined search expression: >>> (defun helm-bibtex-ikloog-publications () >>> "Search BibTeX entries authored by me" >>> (interactive) >>> (helm :sources '(helm-source-bibtex) >>> :full-frame t >>> :input "kloog !unpublished !prep " >>> :candidate-number-limit 500)) >>> #+END_SRC >>> >>> how does one add the specific .bib file filter? >>> >>> best >>> >>> Z >>> >>> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Titus von der Malsburg < >>> malsb...@posteo.de> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 2015-05-31 Sun 03:01, Xebar Saram wrote: >>>> > Thanks so much everyone for these great replies. i will investigate >>>> this >>>> > further today and let everyone know how im going with my transition :) >>>> > >>>> > thanks again >>>> > >>>> > PS: Titus, do you think that the helm-bibtex APA style reference list >>>> > could be user customizable in the future? >>>> >>>> Depends on what you mean by customizable. If you mean a customization >>>> option to allows you to replace the function for APA formatting with >>>> another function, then yes that would definitely make sense. >>>> >>>> Titus >>>> >>>> > >>>> > Z. >>>> > >>>> > On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 6:56 PM, John Kitchin <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu >>>> > >>>> > wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Saturday, May 30, 2015, Titus von der Malsburg <malsb...@posteo.de >>>> > >>>> >> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> On 2015-05-30 Sat 01:20, Xebar Saram wrote: >>>> >>> > Hi all >>>> >>> > >>>> >>> > i have been using jabref for the past 2-4 years in my academia >>>> work to >>>> >>> > manage my reference library. i dont use latex (..its on my TODO >>>> >>> list...when >>>> >>> > (f ever) i have time..) so for now i just want something to manage >>>> my >>>> >>> > references. the key things i need to move over from jabref are: >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Author of helm-bibtex here. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> > 1. easy add references >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Helm-bibtex doesn’t deal with this because I prefer to edit my BibTeX >>>> >>> file by hand. BibTeX retrieved from journals is almost always messy >>>> and >>>> >>> I need to edit it anyway. It’s not too hard, though: I click on >>>> BibTeX >>>> >>> export on the journal page, the BibTeX file is opened in Emacs, I fix >>>> >>> it, and use a command that appends it to my bibliography. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> However, I think org-ref has tools that do more to support importing >>>> new >>>> >>> entries and org-ref combines well with helm-bibtex. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> Org-ref has doi-utils that let you add bibtex entries and download >>>> PDFs >>>> >> from a doi or crossref query. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> > 2. a way to quick filter references (helm bibtex seems like a good >>>> >>> solution) >>>> >>> >>>> >>> That’s what helm-bibtex was written to solve. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> > 3. filter lists based on tags/keywords (orgmode has that covered) >>>> >>> >>>> >>> In helm-bibtex you can also search for keywords and tags. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> > 4. this one is important: a way to quickly export selected >>>> references in >>>> >>> > word/odf/html based on a pre fixed style (ie Nature, Chicago etc) >>>> >>> >>>> >>> helm-bibtex can generate references in APA style but as far as I can >>>> see >>>> >>> Chicago style is very similar, so it shouldn’t be hard to add support >>>> >>> for that. >>>> >>> >>>> >>> > anyone uses such a system in emacs/org and can recommend the way to >>>> >>> > go? >>>> >>> >>>> >>> For more details, see: https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-bibtex >>>> >>> >>>> >>> Titus >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> John >>>> >> >>>> >> ----------------------------------- >>>> >> Professor John Kitchin >>>> >> Doherty Hall A207F >>>> >> Department of Chemical Engineering >>>> >> Carnegie Mellon University >>>> >> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >>>> >> 412-268-7803 >>>> >> @johnkitchin >>>> >> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>> >> -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu