+1. JabRef works just fine with bibtex or with importing your original citation records from Endnote or some such Windows only software.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:59 AM, Zé Loff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 06/08/2014, at 07:13, "Michael L. Wilson" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Dear OpenBSD users, > > > > I've just acquired a Thinkpad x200 with the aim of transitioning into a > full-time OpenBSD user. The 5.5 release with the Xfce desktop works > flawlessly and I am very happy with this system. > > > > Nearly all of my software needs have been quite satisfactorily met using > the available packages. However, one minor niggle remains. I cannot seem to > find a suitable reference/citation manager for academic work. > > > > I am very fond of Zotero, but Firefox on OpenBSD seems to have issues > with the Zotero plugin. The browser will not relaunch after it has been > installed. Thus I am unable to use either Firefox or Zotero until the > Zotero plugin is removed. I cannot either compile FireFox from ports due to > space limitations on the current drive. Just for kicks I tried Zotero in a > fresh install of FreeBSD and it does not have this issue. > > > > I am aware that the problem appears to be more widespread: > forums.zotero.org/discussion/32183?page=1#Item_12 > > > > None of the options listed on the Zotero forum worked for me. I even > tried an online hack to get the Zotero plugin working in Seamonkey without > success. > > > > Jabref, the other alternative, is not available in the OpenBSD > repository or in ports. > > > > Ideally I would like a program that works well with LibreOffice. I have > no qualms about learning something completely new until the Zotero issue is > fixed. I am willing to wait patiently for a fix but in the meantime I need > something to use. I would even be willing to explore a proprietary option > as a last resort. > > > > Any tips or suggestions would be very appreciated! I am willing to put > in the time and effort to get this working so any suggestions will be taken > very seriously. > > I've been using JabRef for a couple of years (not with LibreOffice, > though, just LaTeX). Just download the .jar file and run it with "java -jar > ...". > >
