@ Zé, Todd, Landry, Gregor and Amit, Thank you very much for your replies concerning my email about reference managers for OpenBSD. I have had a chance to sit down and work a bit with JabRef and indeed it does work quite nicely in OpenBSD when launched as follows:
/usr/local/jdk-1.7.0/bin/java -jar JabRef-2.10.jar This was the last step to OpenBSD being a complete work replacement for my Linux-based OS. Thanks again. On 08/06/2014 04:18 PM, Amit Kulkarni wrote: > +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 >> ...". >> >>
