Re: jabref like orgmode based solution to bibliography management (not for latex)

[John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>]

I cannot reproduce that, and it shouldn't have any effect. Maybe
something else is going on.

>
> Thanks for the quick answer. this does seem to work but as a side effect
> seems to break the TAB key to select action
> the message window shows:
>
> helm-select-nth-action: Nothing is selected
> No Actions available [8 times]
>
> thx again
>
> Z
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 3:05 PM, John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Try (untested)
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>> 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 Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 7:17 AM, Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi again Titus and list
>>>
>>> so the semester is finally nearing the end which means i finally have
>>> some time (and a life :)) to get back to what i partially started a few
>>> months ago.
>>>
>>> i have a question regarding Predefined searches. i have a search that
>>> works well for searching papers i authored.
>>> i am thinking of moving towards 2 bib files instead of 1 big one, that is
>>> one for my papers and one for the rest (any disadvantages of using 2 bib
>>> files?).
>>> i want to add in the Predefined search to only draw from my file (mypaper.bib),
>>> even though in the default helm-bibtex sources it will have 2 inputs. is
>>> such a thing possible?
>>>
>>> this is how a current search i have looks like
>>>
>>> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :results none
>>>
>>>  ;; Define helm-search with predefined search expression:
>>>  (defun helm-bibtex-ikloog-publications ()
>>>    "Search BibTeX entries authored by me"
>>>    (interactive)
>>>    (helm :sources '(helm-source-bibtex)
>>>          :full-frame t
>>>          :input "kloog !unpublished !prep "
>>>          :candidate-number-limit 500))
>>> #+END_SRC
>>>
>>> how does one add the specific .bib file filter?
>>>
>>> best
>>>
>>> Z
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 7:23 PM, Titus von der Malsburg <
>>> malsburg@posteo.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2015-05-31 Sun 03:01, Xebar Saram wrote:
>>>> > Thanks so much everyone for these great replies. i will investigate
>>>> this
>>>> > further today and let everyone know how im going with my transition :)
>>>> >
>>>> > thanks again
>>>> >
>>>> > PS: Titus, do you think  that the helm-bibtex APA style reference list
>>>> > could be user customizable in the future?
>>>>
>>>> Depends on what you mean by customizable.  If you mean a customization
>>>> option to allows you to replace the function for APA formatting with
>>>> another function, then yes that would definitely make sense.
>>>>
>>>>   Titus
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > Z.
>>>> >
>>>> > On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 6:56 PM, John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu
>>>> >
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Saturday, May 30, 2015, Titus von der Malsburg <malsburg@posteo.de
>>>> >
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On 2015-05-30 Sat 01:20, Xebar Saram wrote:
>>>> >>> > Hi all
>>>> >>> >
>>>> >>> > i have been using jabref for the past 2-4 years in my academia
>>>> work to
>>>> >>> > manage my reference library. i dont use latex (..its on my TODO
>>>> >>> list...when
>>>> >>> > (f ever) i have time..) so for now i just want something to manage
>>>> my
>>>> >>> > references. the key things i need to move over from jabref are:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Author of helm-bibtex here.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> > 1. easy add references
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Helm-bibtex doesn’t deal with this because I prefer to edit my BibTeX
>>>> >>> file by hand.  BibTeX retrieved from journals is almost always messy
>>>> and
>>>> >>> I need to edit it anyway.  It’s not too hard, though: I click on
>>>> BibTeX
>>>> >>> export on the journal page, the BibTeX file is opened in Emacs, I fix
>>>> >>> it, and use a command that appends it to my bibliography.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> However, I think org-ref has tools that do more to support importing
>>>> new
>>>> >>> entries and org-ref combines well with helm-bibtex.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Org-ref has doi-utils that let you add bibtex entries and download
>>>> PDFs
>>>> >> from a doi or crossref query.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> > 2. a way to quick filter references (helm bibtex seems like a good
>>>> >>> solution)
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> That’s what helm-bibtex was written to solve.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> > 3. filter lists based on tags/keywords (orgmode has that covered)
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> In helm-bibtex you can also search for keywords and tags.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> > 4. this one is important: a way to quickly export selected
>>>> references in
>>>> >>> > word/odf/html based on a pre fixed style (ie  Nature, Chicago etc)
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> helm-bibtex can generate references in APA style but as far as I can
>>>> see
>>>> >>> Chicago style is very similar, so it shouldn’t be hard to add support
>>>> >>> for that.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> > anyone uses such a system in emacs/org and can recommend the way to
>>>> >>> > go?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> For more details, see: https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-bibtex
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>   Titus
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> 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
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>

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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