From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ista Zahn Subject: Re: org-ref in action Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:32 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87wqc4wxbe.fsf@gmail.com> <87fvisbhnb.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87vbrnu5k5.fsf@fastmail.fm> <8761jnu44l.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87zjgzqznw.fsf@fastmail.fm> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48328) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X0WNe-0005qm-BY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X0WNd-00033H-91 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:54 -0400 Received: from mail-ob0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c01::22b]:34819) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1X0WNd-000338-3y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:39:53 -0400 Received: by mail-ob0-f171.google.com with SMTP id nu7so5617721obb.2 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:39:52 -0700 (PDT) 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: Fabrice Popineau , John Kitchin , Alan Schmitt , Matt Lundin , "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" , Eric Schulte , Grant Rettke Yes, totally off topic for this thread, please start a new one. On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 12:27 AM, Xebar Saram wrote: > Hi all > > off topic a bit again. im an academic (asst. prof) in Epidemiology and have > been using org-mode for about a year now. i love using org but im really not > very technical at all. it has always been a dream for me to ditch word and > move over to Latex and even better orgmode to write my scientific > publications, writing my CV etc. > The problem is i cant really find a good "for dummies" guide on how to > really get started. again im really not technical so i always give up really > fast on this. > > Do you guys think i should give it a shot (again not very technical :)) and > if so what would be the steps/guides to follow? perhaps start by drafting a > CV since thats perhaps easier? > > kind regards > > Z. > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 9:44 PM, Matt Lundin wrote: >> >> Alan Schmitt writes: >> >> > On 2014-06-26 16:39, Matt Lundin writes: >> > >> >> By contrast, ox-bibtex.el runs citations through bibtex2html, which is >> >> pretty much limited to the "old-fashioned" bibtex formats. >> > >> > What would be required for bibtex2html to take biblatex input? I thought >> > the backend format was similar or the same (as you can tell, I know >> > nothing of biblatex). >> >> I don't think this is possible without some major >> hacking/conversion/filtering. Biblatex has many more entry types and >> fields than bibtex. I've found that most of the older bibtex utils >> (bibtools, bibtex2html) choke on my biblatex files. >> >> Even if biblatex2html did read biblatex data, its output, I believe, is >> limited to bibtex styles, which cannot handle more complex formats. Many >> scientific journals require bibtex formats. But many humanities >> disciplines have more complicated bibliographical requirements that >> bibtex cannot handle. >> >> Best, >> Matt >> >