I also agree with the overall sentiment that sticking too close to the XML specs of CSL will not lead to a very useful tool. It would clearly be nice to be able to magically create a CSL style from analyzing an existing bibliography, and it looks like it could work quite well, which I am impressed by. But there will also always be the need to refine things more, so you would still need to provide more user interface elements to edit the details.
I also like the idea of automatically scanning existing styles for similar output. This is a great way to either get done before you even started, or to at least provide a good starting point. Charles On Jan 19, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Rintze Zelle wrote: > On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Sebastian Karcher > <[email protected]> wrote: > What that means is that essentially GUIfying the CSL logic is very > likely going to lead to a bunch of poorly coded styles, even if the > editor algorithm behind the GUI is good. > > Let me echo Sebastian's and Bruce's sentiments. I also think that coding > high-quality styles with a GUI CSL editor that supports the full scope of CSL > is unlikely to be that much easier than hand-editing XML. Some strengths of > CSL (conditionals, macros, groups) are difficult to implement without > visualizing the hierarchical structure of styles, and properly using these > features takes a bit of know-how. So I strongly support Bruce's advice of > taking a bit of distance and identifying the best way(s) to solve the problem. > > Furthermore, I think that a tool that takes in formatted bibliographies and > finds matching styles is relatively low-hanging fruit. Such a tool would make > it easier for users and style coders to identify styles that already give > output close to what's needed, and can already be used without a full-blown > CSL editor. > > Rintze > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d_______________________________________________ > xbiblio-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel -- Charles Parnot [email protected] twitter: @cparnot http://mekentosj.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ xbiblio-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel
