Would I be correct in thinking you are trying to run bibtex in order to
enter information? This is a misconception I made when I first starting
to use it.
Yes, you are correct.
Oh, opps, I show my ignorance.In actual fact, bibtex is a bit like latex in that regard. It takes a
file which has special commands in it and processes it accordingly.
You could create a bibtex file using a text editor -- or emacs :-) --
but perhaps the best way is a bibliographic program that creates and
helps you to maintain a bibtex "database" or databases (I keep my
articles seperate from books, and organise them by subject etc).There are a few you could try.
Barracuda
TKBibtex
qbibman
gbib
pybliographer (still a bit unstable, but highly comprehensive and
excellent searching)type any of these in on a decent search engine, and you will find the
home page. They provide a GUI front end. All but Barracuda provide a
`insert citation into lyx' function.Barracuda and qbibman require qt libs, pyliographer and gbib are gnome,
and tkbibtex uses TK libs!Using one of these packages with lyx for all your bibtex/latex needs is
a bit like using word with endnote.Hope this helps
Tony
Thank you, I will try these suggestions.
Shawn
-- Mitakuye Oyasin
