Re: [Refdb-devel] Web Interface

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Markus Hoenicka a =E9crit :
> Hi Sandy,
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> Sandy Rutherford <sa...@kr...> was heard to say:
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>>I have been looking for something to manage bibliographical databases
>>for a project that I manage at IRMACS (http://www.irmacs.ca).  refdb
>>seems to do what I want, but it would help a lot if the web interface
>>were better.
>>
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> :-( Unfortunately I have to agree. The current version is a reimplement=
ation of
> the previous CGI version and barely makes use of the capabilities of PH=
P. I
> would like to see at least clickable author names and such, plus reason=
able
> forms to manually enter bibliographic data.
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>>I am willing to invest time and effort into the PHP interface, but
>>obviously would like to coordinate with current development.  Who is
>>working on the PHP interface?
>>
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> You're welcome to do so. The PHP version was contributed by Tom Bartolu=
cci. I've
> fiddled a bit with the code, mainly to make the installation more porta=
ble. But
> since then essentially no one has touched the code. The friction caused=
 by
> coordination should be close to nil.
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> If you're serious about a web interface, feel free to start with comple=
tely
> fresh ideas. There is great stuff out there. Today I came across
> http://www.openlaszlo.org/ which could turn your web browser into a End=
Note
> lookalike. Use whatever is likely to allow you to finish something with=
 the
> least amount of effort.
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> regards,
> Markus
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You can also have a look at refbase (http://refbase.sf.net) which has=20
another web interface, just to not start from scratch.

St=E9phane

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