web search>jabref>lyx
This might have been overlooked because of bad timing (saturday). May I try again? Slightly off topic, but somebody might know: I am using JabRef to push my references into a LyX-written book. Lets say, I have my references in ref.bib and want to search for references in the web concerning circadian obesity sleep and 2008 So I press F5 (WebSearch and Search Medline) in JabRef get a Medline Tab and insert circadian obesity sleep 2008 which would give me 48 references to reduce the number, I include review: circadian obesity sleep review 2008 which gives me 48 references In order to select the only reference I am interested in, namely Laposky I remove the rest before and after this reference by using cut and paste with the mouse (##question1: is there an easier way? did not find any##) generate a bibtex-key (knob) and press ok The reference is now in ref.bib However, instead of Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. .. as desired, I get Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... without comma and points, and the prenames in front ##Question 2: is there a way to get it correct at this stage or before?## I save the entered reference in JabRef by control s (if not done now I won't see the ref in the lyx file immediately) and push the citation into the Lyx file (pressing the LyX knob or control l) The citation is giving troubles when trying to export the LyX file, and I have to fix the author line first, which is cumbersome if there are many authors and prone to introduce errors I am sorry for this lengthy mail, but wanted to describe it in a way which is easily reproducible. I would appreciate help, and thanks a lot in advance Wolfgang
Re: web search>jabref>lyx
Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: The reference is now in ref.bib However, instead of Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. .. as desired, I get Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... without comma and points, and the prenames in front ##Question 2: is there a way to get it correct at this stage or before?## I'd just leave it that way. Some reference formats might require the full name, and BibTeX will give you the abbreviated version if your BibTeX style calls for it. I save the entered reference in JabRef by control s (if not done now I won't see the ref in the lyx file immediately) and push the citation into the Lyx file (pressing the LyX knob or control l) The citation is giving troubles when trying to export the LyX file, and I have to fix the author line first, which is cumbersome if there are many authors and prone to introduce errors What errors? rh
Re: web search>jabref>lyx
On Tuesday 03 February 2009 17:10:10 you wrote: Thanks, for your answer. But... > Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > The reference is now in ref.bib > > > > However, instead of > > Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. .. > > as desired, > > > > I get > > Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... > > without comma and points, and the prenames in front > > > > ##Question 2: is there a way to get it correct at this stage or before?## > > I'd just leave it that way. Some reference formats might require the > full name, and BibTeX will give you the abbreviated version if your > BibTeX style calls for it. see below > > > I save the entered reference in JabRef by control s > > (if not done now I won't see the ref in the lyx file immediately) > > and push the citation into the Lyx file (pressing the LyX knob or control > > l) > > > > The citation is giving troubles when trying to export the LyX file, > > and I have to fix the author line first, which is cumbersome if there are > > many authors and prone to introduce errors > > What errors? I get Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... without comma and points, and the prenames in front but BibTeX needs Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. .. Wolfgang
Re: web search>jabref>lyx
Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > I get > Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... > without comma and points, and the prenames in front > > but BibTeX needs > Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. .. Not quite true. Bibtex is able to parse the first version, the only problem is the missing dot after the "D" initial. In general, I would second Richard's advice: Abbreviation of names is the job of the style file, the bib file should always contain full names. Jürgen
Re: web search>jabref>lyx
Indeed. The way that Jabref imports the reference is to put curly-braces around
each of the fields, {}, so that BiBTeX isn't allowed to parse them at all. So
far as I know, whatever reference style is chosen, it will not be any different
than what Wolfgang got.
It looks to me as either a problem with the original reference, or a problem
in the way JabRef imported this particular one. In either case, you'll have to
somehow remove those curly braces, to let BiBTeX do its job.
/
Down with categorical imperative!
flutz...@yahoo.com
/
From: Wolfgang Engelmann <engelm...@uni-tuebingen.de>
To: LyX Users List <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 11:39:32 AM
Subject: Re: web search>jabref>lyx
On Tuesday 03 February 2009 17:10:10 you wrote:
Thanks, for your answer. But...
> Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:
> > The reference is now in ref.bib
> >
> > However, instead of
> > Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. ..
> > as desired,
> >
> > I get
> > Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ...
> > without comma and points, and the prenames in front
> >
> > ##Question 2: is there a way to get it correct at this stage or before?##
>
> I'd just leave it that way. Some reference formats might require the
> full name, and BibTeX will give you the abbreviated version if your
> BibTeX style calls for it.
see below
>
> > I save the entered reference in JabRef by control s
> > (if not done now I won't see the ref in the lyx file immediately)
> > and push the citation into the Lyx file (pressing the LyX knob or control
> > l)
> >
> > The citation is giving troubles when trying to export the LyX file,
> > and I have to fix the author line first, which is cumbersome if there are
> > many authors and prone to introduce errors
>
> What errors?
I get
Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ...
without comma and points, and the prenames in front
but BibTeX needs
Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. ..
Wolfgang
web search>jabref>lyx
Slightly off topic, but somebody might know: I am using JabRef to push my references into a LyX-written book. Lets say, I have my references in ref.bib and want to search for references in the web concerning circadian obesity sleep and 2008 So I press F5 (WebSearch and Search Medline) in JabRef get a Medline Tab and insert circadian obesity sleep 2008 which would give me 48 references to reduce the number, I include review: circadian obesity sleep review 2008 which gives me 48 references In order to select the only reference I am interested in, namely Laposky I remove the rest before and after this reference by using cut and paste with the mouse (##question1: is there an easier way? did not find any##) generate a bibtex-key (knob) and press ok The reference is now in ref.bib However, instead of Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. .. as desired, I get Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... without comma and points, and the prenames in front ##Question 2: is there a way to get it correct at this stage or before?## I save the entered reference in JabRef by control s (if not done now I won't see the ref in the lyx file immediately) and push the citation into the Lyx file (pressing the LyX knob or control l) The citation is giving troubles when trying to export the LyX file, and I have to fix the author line first, which is cumbersome if there are many authors and prone to introduce errors I am sorry for this lengthy mail, but wanted to describe it in a way which is easily reproducible. I would appreciate help, and thanks a lot in advance Wolfgang
