On Mar 20, 2015, at 9:33, Jan Jakob Bornheim wrote:
> On 20/3/15 07:24, "Yeung Saiwing" <calsaiw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> is there a way to copy only the cite key ("Smith1999") instead of the entire
>> cite command ("\cite{Smith1999}") with a keyboard short cut? I need to paste
>> just the cite key quite often, because I don't need the cite command, or
>> there are multiple citations in one command, etc.
>>
>> If not, how can I put in a feature request? I am asking here because the
>> link (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=61487) from the official page
>> (http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net) doesn't seem to work.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Best,
>> Saiwing
>
> There is very likely an easier way that I overlooked, but here’s how I did
> that.
>
> Create a textfile. The text file should only contain one line:
>
> <$publications><$citeKey/></$publications>
>
> Save it. Add that file as a template (Preferences - Template)
> (http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/manual/BibDeskHelp_69.html).
>
> Then go to preferences and assign the template to either the default format
> or the format when holding option key.
>
> Jan Jakob
>
>
> PS: The multiple citations are easily handled by playing with the cite
> command style under Preferences - Citation.
>
> PPS: If you ever only need the cite key in latex, it might be better to have
> your template look like this:
>
> <$publications>[]{<$citeKey/>}</$publications>
>
> This will insert brackets as well with each cite key.
>
Yes, this is the way to do this. A slightly improved template would include a
separator between the cite keys:
<$publications><$citeKey/><?$publications>,</$publications>
Christiaan
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