Ok, here's another reason groups don't work all that smoothly as a means of implementing a master bibtex database file. I realize now that global macros are NEVER written into an exported bib file, only a document's macros.
A workaround is to write all of one's macros into the master file directly and forget about global macros, I suppose. Right now, there's no way (as far as I can see) to properly export a group as a self-contained bib file. Selecting the members of the group and exporting is really only using the group as a shortcut to the selection, and doesn't take care of the macros. It would be nice if it were possible to directly export a group -- without having to select all its entries -- with an option to write macros (global or otherwise) used in the group's entries to the exported bib file. That would make groups a clean, effective way to manage a master database. Would make a nice addition to the groups contextual menu or action widget [:-)] Of course, there may be a clean way to do all of this already that I'm missing? Thanks, David Craig <http://www.panix.com/~dac/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
