discuss: Re: From EndNote to Lyx
Subject:
Re: From EndNote to Lyx
From:
Ivan Baldinotti ####@####.####
Date:
6 Apr 2004 09:27:08 -0000
Message-Id: <200404061012.06891.ivan.b@lycos.it>
I'm sorry for the delay in my answer but I'm in Italy, so I can answer you
after six or more hours.
> It looks interesting to me, but I'm not sure that it's ready for inclusion
> in the collection yet. I would like to see more information about LyX in
> the document (or at least point to other resources about LyX). The
> document seems to assume that the user already knows about LyX and is only
> needing to convert a bibliography. Is that right?
Yes, your comment is right. I could insert a short description about Lyx and
links to its website. But any other suggestion from you is welcome.
> I would at least provide the user to the JBibTEXManager and LyX web sites.
> (I know you do this later, but I'd do it sooner as well.)
> Ideally there would also be a set of brief instructions on how to install
> LyX and what the basic features are. If your document is only for people
> who already use LyX I think it could end up reaching a smaller audience.
You are right. In fact the possible readers of this documents (students and
researchers) probably doesn't know what Lyx is. I think that a description
about the installation, the use of Lyx and JBibTEXManager is necessary.
> There's a fair amount of markup that could be added as well. Especially
> for GUI menu selections. I'm off-line right now so I don't have the
> resources with me, but I believe the author guide gives a quick HOWTO in
> the DocBook: Sample Markup appendix. Maybe you could add some screen shots
> as well? Your text description seems good to me, but pictures can be very,
> very helpful.
Probably, I can add some picture from my desktop when I'm using these
programs.
> You'll need to include the full text of the license as well, but that's
> easy to add.
Ok.
> Is there an easy search and replace regular expression type thing that you
> could include in the document to help automate this process? If someone
> has in the range of 300+ documents in their bibliography this step will be
> very time consuming! Or is this just in the template? Already I'm
> confused. ;) I'm probably not your target audience though, so you will
> need to decide what's best for your readers.
No you must change only the template. In fact my bibliography is up to 5000
entries! This points is not clear in my document.
> It's really back ticks? Be sure to say explicitly in your text which
> should be used (or if it even matters).
An image would be more explicit than my table. But yes it is a back tick like
this `.
> Does it need to be kate? Or can you use any text editor?
No you can use any other editor as emacs, vi, gedit, nano. But in Kate there
is a command that let you to set the endline from mac/win to unix. I don't
know if it is possible in the other editors. Probably in emacs.
> Why not include this in the appropriate section as a "warning" or "note"?
This is a good idea.
> Overall I think it's an interesting document. I'd want to see it expanded
> to include some more background information before it was included in the
> collection.
>
> emma
Thanks for your comment. I think that some additions are necessary, as you
have showed me. But the time I have for this is small. I think that I will
use the Easter holidays to make the changes necessary for this howto.
Sincerely
Ivan
