https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155633
Bug ID: 155633
Summary: INFORMATION RQUEST: Bibliography in Writer, how does
it work?
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 7.5.3.2 release
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Version: 7.5.3.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 50(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.3; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+xcb)
Locale: fr-FR (fr_FR.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded
To try and answer a question on AskLO (posted through private mail), I am
experimenting with Bibliography feature.
A user has prepared a bibliography in Calc and wants to use it in replacement
with the built-in dBase bibliography DB.
I succeeded in making the database visible by Tools>Bibliography Database. I
can open this bibliography spreadsheet and assign Calc columns to the DB schema
columns.
But when I want to Insert>TOC & Indexes>Bibliography Entry, the "Short name"
menu in the dialog which pops up is empty. I double-checked that the identifier
spreadsheet column has been associated to the Short name schema column.
The spreadsheet has not as many columns as the traditional bibliography schema.
Suspecting it could matter, I added columns to the spreadsheet so that all
bibliography columns have an equivalent in the spreadsheet, even if no data is
entered.
Unfortunately the menu to select an entry is still empty.
So, how is the bibliography feature implemented? From a user point of view, of
course.
- Where is stored the mapping table between a DB and the file or folder? How
can I reset this table to restart from fresh? E.g. the Data Source button still
displays DBs I removed from my computer; it would be nice to clean also this
list. (The problem may be similar to the Recent Files menu.)
- Is it necessary to provide as many columns in the source as there are in the
schema definition?
- What are the criteria for a custom bibliography DB to be recognised by
Insert>TOC & Indexes>Bibliography Entry?
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