Re: [toolbox] BibDesk participation

[Maarten S. <maa...@xs...>]

On 22 Jun 2005, at 3:32, Michael McCracken wrote:

> Hi - I saw Maarten's posting on the macosx-tex list and the website
> he's set up - nice job!

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   Well, eh, thanks!
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> We should probably add BibDesk to the list of participating projects,
> as soon as I hear what exactly that means.

At the moment I have no idea where we'll end up with the project. The  
main idea is that developers of the various tools join forces, to  
make sure that common code is implemented using the same (debugged)  
code. More importantly perhaps: to develop a common user interface  
terminology, to increase consistency between the various tools.

The main aim is communication and collaboration. And to encourage new  
developers to contribute to existing tools, rather than starting new  
projects - the situation with the equation editors is a prime example  
of what we'd like to avoid. Of course when an idea for a radically  
new tools comes up, a new project can be started.

Participation of a project means that some developers of that project  
will listen to the mailing list, and occationally post commentary,  
requests for help, etc. Articles on specific issues are appreciated  
(how to add TeX specific AppleScript support, an overview of the code  
in your project, so that it becomes easier for others to reuse,  
please surprise me).

To spread the word about this project, I'd like to steal some  
advertising space in your documentation, the about box or your web- 
page - under the assumption that developers embarking on a new  
project will do some research, and come across existing tools, which  
will lead them to either your project or the umbrella toolbox  
project. How these links will work out eventually, I don't know yet,  
and I'm not planning on playing a cop on the issue: add a reference  
to your own web-location in the about box, and add the toolbox logo  
(after the contest for a good logo is finished) to your own web-page.

>  You've got my permission to use the BibDesk icon graphic on the  
> bibdesk.sf.net site for the
> participating projects page.

I would like to have your description as well: just a short  
description to add to the list (what is BibDesk, why should you use  
it, and what development tasks could use some extra hands).

> Let me know what else is involved, and thanks for the work  
> organizing this.

At the moment: not much: I lack the time right now. I'll add new  
articles as I receive them, and the mailing list will go forward.  
I'll probably add some of my own scripts to the file download section  
or at least to the CVS repository. Private advice on how to maintain  
a sourceforge project is appreciated.

Maarten