From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Titus von der Malsburg Subject: Re: helm-bibtex questions Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 08:12:02 -0700 Message-ID: <87vbefkcal.fsf@posteo.de> References: <87ioamm7c2.fsf@posteo.de> <878ubgn9p9.fsf@posteo.de> <87381klxt1.fsf@posteo.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60859) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z73OQ-0000Mp-HC for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:12:16 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z73OM-00074y-Ql for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:12:14 -0400 Received: from mx02.posteo.de ([89.146.194.165]:41885) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Z73OM-00074k-Gu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Jun 2015 11:12:10 -0400 In-reply-to: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Xebar Saram Cc: org mode , John Kitchin --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here is my CV in org-mode: https://gist.github.com/tmalsburg/96084ba82281937c26b7 It=E2=80=99s a pretty straightforward org document except for one thing: th= e key to making this work was biblatex which can be used to create several lists of references filtered according to keywords, author, etc. This allowed me to have separate sections for journal articles, conference presentations, etc. I store the relevant keywords in the tags field of the BibTeX entries and since biblatex doesn=E2=80=99t know this field, I co= py the tags on-the-fly to the keywords field (see DeclareSourcemap in the LaTeX headers). Titus On 2015-06-22 Mon 07:28, Xebar Saram wrote: > Hi John > > a bit off topic, but do you also write your academic CV in orgmode or > lateX? in anycase would you mind sharing your org/latex CV template? it > would be helpful as a starting point for me if thats possible. > > kind regards and thanks so much in advance > > Z > > On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:40 PM, John Kitchin > wrote: > >> sweet! I did not know you could do that! I will be refactoring org-ref >> soon to do that instead of redefining the commands! >> >> John >> >> ----------------------------------- >> Professor John Kitchin >> Doherty Hall A207F >> Department of Chemical Engineering >> Carnegie Mellon University >> Pittsburgh, PA 15213 >> 412-268-7803 >> @johnkitchin >> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Titus von der Malsburg < >> malsburg@posteo.de> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 2015-06-19 Fri 03:56, Xebar Saram wrote: >>> > Hi again Titus >>> > >>> > 2 quick questions that arose from using helm-bitex today extensively: >>> > >>> > how does one exclude in the search items? for example i want to search >>> for >>> > xebar without keyword "progress" (I want to exclude in progress artic= les >>> > not published yet) >>> > >>> > is it possible to define default enter command in helm-bibtex ? >>> >>> Yes. Helm uses the first action as the default action. To move an >>> action to the top of the list you can use the following code: >>> >>> (helm-delete-action-from-source "Insert BibTeX key" helm-source-bibte= x) >>> (helm-add-action-to-source "Insert BibTeX key" 'helm-bibtex-insert-key >>> helm-source-bibtex 0) >>> >>> The second argument in the second line is the function that executes the >>> action. Here is a list of all actions and their functions: >>> >>> Open PDF file (if present): helm-bibtex-open-pdf >>> Open URL or DOI in browser: helm-bibtex-open-url-or-doi >>> Insert citation: helm-bibtex-insert-citation >>> Insert reference: helm-bibtex-insert-reference >>> Insert BibTeX key: helm-bibtex-insert-key >>> Insert BibTeX entry: helm-bibtex-insert-bibtex >>> Attach PDF to email: helm-bibtex-add-PDF-attachment >>> Edit notes: helm-bibtex-edit-notes >>> Show entry: helm-bibtex-show-entry >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Titus >>> >>> > >>> > best >>> > >>> > Z >>> > >>> > On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 9:38 PM, Titus von der Malsburg < >>> malsburg@posteo.de> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> >>> >> On 2015-06-18 Thu 04:32, Xebar Saram wrote: >>> >> > Hi Titus and thx so much for the answers! >>> >> > >>> >> > i will in the future use the github page to make requests. >>> >> > >>> >> > "The number of matches will be displayed in the mode line. " >>> >> > >>> >> > i see that now thx! :) the problem was(is) that its colored black = on >>> my >>> >> > black modline BG which makes it invisible ;-) i assume thats an he= lm >>> >> config >>> >> > i need to change >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > "If you don=E2=80=99t want to type these search expressions, you c= ould >>> create a >>> >> > command that invokes helm-bibtex with a default search expression = and >>> >> that >>> >> > command could be bound to a keyboard shortcut." >>> >> > >>> >> > that would be prefect for me and a solution to my issue. would you >>> mind >>> >> > giving an example of such a code chunk. unfortunately i dont know >>> elisp >>> >> though >>> >> > as john recommended i will do my best this summer when the semester >>> ends >>> >> to >>> >> > try and pick it up :) >>> >> >>> >> Sure, here you go: >>> >> >>> >> #+BEGIN_SRC elisp >>> >> ;; Define helm-search with predefined search expression: >>> >> (defun helm-bibtex-my-publications () >>> >> "Search BibTeX entries authored by Xebar Saram." >>> >> (interactive) >>> >> (helm :sources '(helm-source-bibtex) >>> >> :full-frame t >>> >> :input "xebar saram" >>> >> :candidate-number-limit 500)) >>> >> >>> >> ;; Bind this search function to Ctrl-x p: >>> >> (global-set-key (kbd "C-x p") 'helm-bibtex-my-publications) >>> >> #+END_SRC >>> >> >>> >> > i will definitely use your tag system as you recommended, sounds >>> perfect >>> >> > for me >>> >> >>> >> The tag system also comes in handy when generating publication lists >>> for >>> >> CVs and web pages because BibTeX does not distinguish between >>> conference >>> >> papers, posters, and talks. If you have tags for that, it=E2=80=99s= relatively >>> >> easy to create separate sections for these types of publications usi= ng >>> >> biblatex or bib2bib and bibtex2html in the case of web pages. >>> >> >>> >> > thanks again for your kind help and the amazing app ;-) >>> >> >>> >> You are welcome. >>> >> >>> >> Titus >>> >> >>> >> > >>> >> > best >>> >> > >>> >> > Z >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:02 PM, Titus von der Malsburg < >>> >> malsburg@posteo.de >>> >> >> wrote: >>> >> > >>> >> >> >>> >> >> On 2015-06-17 Wed 11:08, Xebar Saram wrote: >>> >> >> > Hi Titus >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > I have been exploring helm-bibtex a bit today and have some >>> questions. >>> >> >> btw >>> >> >> > is this the preferred way to make requests/ask questions or is >>> >> >> > github preferred? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Helm-bibtex is not part of org (although it tries to work well wi= th >>> >> >> org). So I=E2=80=99m not sure whether this list is the best plac= e for >>> >> >> discussing it. For now the issue tracker on Github might be a >>> better >>> >> >> option: >>> >> >> >>> >> >> https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-bibtex/issues >>> >> >> >>> >> >> > in any case i was wondering a few things: >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > 1. is it possible to have custom sorting? i want all views to >>> sort by >>> >> >> > Author, year, month >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I prefer to see the entries in the (inverse) order in which they >>> appear >>> >> >> in the BibTeX file. This way, recent additions show up at the >>> >> >> top. However, I agree that sorting would be useful (see issues #5 >>> and >>> >> >> #21); it just doesn=E2=80=99t have high priority for me. Pull re= quests >>> welcome. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> > 2. i would really like a way to have stored smart groups (like = the >>> >> jabref >>> >> >> > dynamic groups if your aware of that). that is for example crea= te >>> a >>> >> group >>> >> >> > that auto selects all publications i have (by my first/last nam= e) >>> and >>> >> >> shows >>> >> >> > the count (in numbers) of these publications. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I=E2=80=99m not familiar with smart groups but it seems that all >>> helm-bibtex is >>> >> >> doing is giving you very flexible smart groups defined by your >>> search >>> >> >> expressions. For example, if you want a list of your publication= s, >>> you >>> >> >> can simple enter your name. And if you want a list of your >>> articles, >>> >> >> you can enter your name + =E2=80=9Carticle=E2=80=9D. If you want= all your articles >>> from >>> >> >> 2010, enter your name + =E2=80=9Carticles 2010=E2=80=9D. And so = on. The number of >>> >> >> matches will be displayed in the mode line. If you don=E2=80=99t= want to >>> type >>> >> >> these search expressions, you could create a command that invokes >>> >> >> helm-bibtex with a default search expression and that command cou= ld >>> be >>> >> >> bound to a keyboard shortcut. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> > Another example is a group to keep track of all the papers im >>> working >>> >> on >>> >> >> or >>> >> >> > invloved with by matching keyword author and prep/*other key wo= rd >>> >> >> >>> >> >> I use two BibTeX fields to tag entries: =E2=80=9Ckeywords=E2=80= =9D for keywords >>> >> >> describing the content of the paper (as usual) and =E2=80=9Ctags= =E2=80=9D for meta >>> >> >> data. Values that I use in tags are =E2=80=9Cown=E2=80=9D, =E2= =80=9Cmanuscript=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=9Cposter=E2=80=9D, >>> >> >> =E2=80=9Ctalk=E2=80=9D, =E2=80=A6 So if I want a list of all arti= cles in progress, I search >>> for >>> >> >> =E2=80=9Cown manuscript=E2=80=9D. Since the tags field is non-st= andard, it has to >>> be >>> >> >> added to `helm-bibtex-additional-search-fields`. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Another solution would be to use the pubstate field and to search >>> for >>> >> >> your name and =E2=80=9Cforthcoming=E2=80=9D (add pubstate to >>> >> >> helm-bibtex-additional-search-fields for this to work). >>> >> >> >>> >> >> > 3.is it possible to ass an option to auto generate a bibkey for= a >>> >> >> selected >>> >> >> > citation based on user criteria such as author(date)short-title? >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Maintaining the content of the BibTeX file not really in the scope >>> of >>> >> >> helm-bibtex (I prefer to write my BibTeX entries by hand). Perha= ps >>> >> >> org-ref or ebib can help here? Once you have a function that >>> generates >>> >> >> a new key and inserts it in the BibTeX file, you can easily add it >>> to >>> >> >> the list of actions in helm-bibtex. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Hope that helps. >>> >> >> >>> >> >> Titus >>> >> >> >>> >> >> > thx so much in advance, you and john have given me confidence to >>> >> finally >>> >> >> > dive into the whole latex/bibteX world >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > best >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > Z >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> >> --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJViCXCAAoJEK40WfPGE2id3nsH/0WgE2ntlgWSDyj+6mQx1Y99 AZD0N7wwSeeKHPK2A7PbbKmxgL075Jcvm9fYH3ReF5y41pRnRhke4HfmnsdMNU+b hA3z8+iepcK2AK9F6qUyBKnUKVWH96nw0P9lIWAtJoDCVJaFXmOPLP/4xIfUrBzn 9VMic+I4ddGQblMcm/gHmdnuRCHS++BsrWsYsaw3xroBd3cjbNvPMSbiYHkJFSRU YeCrJy3sZ8MqZRVl4cCw8GUyznTKBRZDhWPQZGO6Vx5w/3RK3kv8XvYeerfuEGYL O97AOyOQ1OUsVc0cTTQhpyQLx4uKJ+CHv77RE4FOma4ipwoXk8+7CLWbPs8sOew= =IPxq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--