ogden@nmsu.edu (Bill Ogden) (01/25/91)
Announcing "BiBCard", an X based interface for BiBTeX databases.
available by anonymous ftp from:
crl.nmsu.edu:pub/misc/bibcard.tar.Z [128.123.1.14]
A short discription of BiBCard follows.
Bibliographic entries can be displayed for each type of reference defined
by BiBTeX. Required fields are listed first, followed by the optional fields
for that type. Users can select with the mouse the reference type
desired. The user interface follows the OpenLook style.
Three menu buttons contain most of the command functions:
FILE: functions for loading and saving bib files.
EDIT: Delete - deletes the currently shown bib entry.
Add - adds a new empty bib entry.
Undo - reverts any changes to the current entry.
VIEW: Next/Previous - for showing sequential bib entries.
List - pops up a scrollable list of all cite keys in
the database. A mouse click on any key will
show that entry. This list can be displayed
sorted alphabetically.
Find - pops up a dialog box for entering a search
string for any field.
Annotation - shows a window that displays the
"annote" field for the current entry.
Abbreviation - shows a window that displays the
@STRING entries. Users will be able to
modify and add new abbreviations, but
must have some knowledge of BiBTeX syntax.
If help is installed, information about each BiBTeX field is available
through the OpenWindow help facility.
Bibcard requires the XView 2.0 libraries distributed either by SUN or
contained in the X11/R4 contributions. It *should* run under your
favorite X window manager.
Please send comments and bug reports to ogden@nmsu.edu.
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ogden@nmsu.edu
Bill Ogden
Computing Research Lab
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM