Please forgive this post if I have violated the protocol or purpose of this list. I know it is for lyx specific questions but don't know how to proceed with some advice previously offered to me from here.
I have taken the advice offered re. bibliographic programs that run in concert with lyx , but have run into another snag.
Re. Pibliographer, I have found the .rpm binary and installed it (along with a host of other needed programs) . It is now stalling when I try to use it.
Re. other programs suggested in the list below: most of them are only available in source code, and being a beginner who is spoiled with all the packaged binaries (*.rpm) I have no idea how to install from source code. I will read documentation on how to install from binary, but don't know where to begin.
I would use xemacs, but am very new to that too.
And the final draft of a legal thesis is due in two weeks. (Yes, I know
I whine, but I refuse to return to M$ to accomplish my goals!)
Please help.
If there is anyone willing to coach me through any particular install off list, please let me know.
Tony Dancer wrote:
On 19 Feb, Shawn Koons penned the following fine prose:
> I'm stumped!
> I've read all the documentation I can on bibtex databases (except for
> Lamport's because the local libraries do not carry it) but can not find
> out to start one. I have went to the command line in a shell and typed
> 'bibtex' in a variety of formats to no avail.
> I am a new guy and not afraid of reading, but just getting started is
> stumping me.
>
> Please help.
>
> I use lyx 1.1.4 . on mandrake 6.5
>
> Shawn Koons
>
>
> --
> Mitakuye Oyasin
>
>Would I be correct in thinking you are trying to run bibtex in order to
enter information? This is a misconception I made when I first starting
to use it.In actual fact, bibtex is a bit like latex in that regard. It takes a
file which has special commands in it and processes it accordingly.You could create a bibtex file using a text editor -- or emacs :-) --
but perhaps the best way is a bibliographic program that creates and
helps you to maintain a bibtex "database" or databases (I keep my
articles seperate from books, and organise them by subject etc).There are a few you could try.
Barracuda
TKBibtex
qbibman
gbib
pybliographer (still a bit unstable, but highly comprehensive and
excellent searching)type any of these in on a decent search engine, and you will find the
home page. They provide a GUI front end. All but Barracuda provide a
`insert citation into lyx' function.Barracuda and qbibman require qt libs, pyliographer and gbib are gnome,
and tkbibtex uses TK libs!Using one of these packages with lyx for all your bibtex/latex needs is
a bit like using word with endnote.Hope this helps
Tony
-- Mitakuye Oyasin
