On Dec 5, 2007, at 7:34 PM, James Harrison wrote: > I'm no expert on file packages, so this idea probably has problems, > but... > > What if BibDesk offered an "embed" facility that could export a > selected set of references to a .bib file that was placed inside a > selected Mac file package?
You could possibly do this with a script hook... > And if a package was targeted with BibDesk > (special open or drag), the contents would be examined and the .bib > file opened if it was present. If the bib file was modified, the save > would target back to the file package. ...but this is much harder. There's no set format for bundle layout, and a save in Pages might wipe out your .bib file. CVS/Subversion metadata directories inside packages have similar problems (Interface Builder used to remove those, for instance). > For editors that use the > package format for their files (such as Pages), this would make > sharing bibliographies in collaborative writing very easy, especially > in combination with scripts for managing citations and formatted > bibliographies in the text of the files, like CiteInPages. At this point, the easiest options for sharing are Bonjour or external groups via http (both read-only). -- adam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
