Re: [Ebib-users] mastersthesis

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Hi Joost,

Joost Kremers <joo...@fa...> writes:

> Hi Tom,
>
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 09:41:39AM -1000, Thomas S. Dye wrote:
>> I'm finding ebib very useful for projects that are designed to be
>> distributed outside of my circle of colleagues as reproducible
>> research.  These projects require a bib file that includes just the
>> references cited by the project.  ebib makes it very easy to accomplish
>> this.  Still, I want to contribute to our master bibliography file and
>> comply with our agreement to use autogenerated keys.
>
> I've added a function to Ebib that will automatically generate a (new) key for
> the current entry, using bibtex-generate-autokey. This means that all the
> customisation options for that function are available and you should be able to
> autogenerate keys that match the keys generated by your colleagues.
>
> What I haven't done (yet) is to allow a workflow where the keys are generated
> for you. Instead, you have to first provide a temporary key and fill in the
> field values. When you're done, return to the index buffer and hit 'K' (capital
> K, that is). That will then replace the temp key with an autogenerated key.

This doesn't work for me.  I pulled from git, removed the old ebib.elc,
started ebib, added a new entry, returned to the Ebib-index buffer with
point at the temporary key, and hit 'K'.  The key did not change.  In
Emacs 23 two white bars, one at the top and the other at the bottom,
flashed briefly.  In Emacs 24, which I don't use regularly, a white
rectangle flashed briefly and a message appeared: Wrong type argument:
stringp, nil.

>
> If I have some more time, I will add an option to have Ebib create a temp key
> and automatically replace it with an autogenerated key when leaving the entry
> buffer (or something to that effect: let me know if you have any wishes/ideas on
> that). That way you can simply enter field values without having enter a key
> name at all.
>
That sounds great.  The 'K' option would work nicely for me, though.

Tom

> Hope this works for you. Do let me know if you find any bugs!
>
> Joost

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