Re: [Refdb-users] Re: interface mockup

[Bruce D'A. <bd...@fa...>]

On Feb 3, 2004, at 12:08 AM, Matt Price wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 09:22:32AM -0500, Bruce D'Arcus wrote:
>> On Jan 30, 2004, at 11:26 PM, Matt Price wrote:
>>
>>>> So what would happen if you click on the link?
>>>
>>> you get a page with a full reference, including notes and abstract &
>>> whatever else...
>>
>> How would that then relate to the mark-and-view/export interface, and
>> note pop-up buttons?  Do me a favor and compare what you're thinking
>> about to this example:
>>
>> http://130.83.186.203/exist/xquery/biblio.xm
>
> xquery looks interesting -- I will check it out Real Soon Now.

The thing to look at is just the interface.

>>> when you say 'map natural language', I take it you mean
>>> "take data entered in fields whose names are readily comprehensible
>>> to users, and pass the data on to the database in fields whose names
>>> the db understands." but what's the importance of "template-defined"?
>>
>> OK, you have a pop-up list with reference types of, for example:
>>
>> book
>> edited book
>> journal article
>> legal case
>> film
>> etc.
>>
>> You then choose "create new record" and a form specific to that type  
>> is
>> then displayed.  The template -- maybe an XML configuration file --
>> simply says (using ris stuff):
>>
>> JOUR = "journal article"
>> T1 = "title"
>> t2 = "journal title"
>>
> I think I understand this.  That should be relatively straightforward
> using php...

Take a look here for something like what I'm talking about.

http://216.205.78.164:8001/bw_login2srch? 
edit_loginname=guest&edit_password=guest

For some reason I can't create new references, now, so can't see the  
form.  Otherwise, the interface is pretty nice.

Another thing to look at that I'm quite fond of, which uses Cocoon and  
the XML DB eXist, and whose author is working on updating it to support  
MODS, is the MetaWizard for the SozioNet project out of Germany.   
Screenshots on my blog.

http://netapps.muohio.edu/movabletype/archives/darcusb/darcusb/ 
000129.html

Bruce