On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Christiaan Hofman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 2 Apr 2008, at 2:01 AM, Michael McCracken wrote: > > > Hi again folks. I've been writing again recently, and I re-encountered > > a problem I've had with keeping sub-files up to date. > > Here's the story: > > I need to share tex and bib source files with other people. > > I don't want to share my full "all.bib" with them. > > So I create a Static group for each paper I write, and add items to > > them as I go. > > Then, I do this dance to export that group as a sub-file that I can > > share: > > 1 - select group > > 2 - select all pubs in group > > 3 - File > Export… > > 4 - set exported file name > > 5 - select exported file destination (usually an SVN working dir) > > 6 - select 'only export selected items' > > 7 - agree to overwrite old file > > > > There are a few pain points here, but my suggestion is that the whole > > dance could be avoided if I could just set a destination filename for > > the group, and then BD could just save the group's contents to that > > file every time I save the master file. > > > > This is essentially the same behavior I wanted for groups in "BD2" > > long ago, but there's no reason it couldn't be done with the groups as > > they exist today. There's already a 'get group info', which only edits > > smart (and search?) groups, that could be enhanced to show this option > > for all groups... > > Actually every group that has editable properties (apart from the > name). Static groups and shared groups are the only ones that are not > editable.
Ah, OK. Old timer that I am, Static groups and field groups are the only ones I use (aside from the web group of course). :\ > > > > > > > I was thinking I'd just try doing this myself back when I thought > > about it last December, but clearly I just don't have the time, so I'm > > just tossing it out there as a feature request. > > > > If anyone else uses a single file with sub-files like I do, maybe they > > can tell me there's already a better way... > > > > Now that groups are scriptable you can completely customize it using a > script hook. In fact, you could also save other types as groups, such > as smart groups or field groups. This is in line with the fact that we > now also leave auto-save as RSS to script hooks rather than needing an > extra pref for that. > Thanks for the tip. I suspected scripting could get me part of the way. I guess I'll take a look at it and see what I can do when I get a little time. -mike > Christiaan > > > > Thanks, > > -mike > > > > -- > > Michael McCracken > > UCSD CSE PhD Candidate > > research: http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/~mmccrack/ > > misc: http://michael-mccracken.net/wp/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > _______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users > -- Michael McCracken UCSD CSE PhD Candidate research: http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/~mmccrack/ misc: http://michael-mccracken.net/wp/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
