workflow update
Kieran
Following on from our discussion of editing tools the other day, and in response to a couple of requests, I have updated and somewhat expanded my note about Choosing Your Workflow Applications. The revised version talks about which operating system to choose (to a first approximation, these days I’m agnostic), focuses on Emacs+R+LaTeX as an integrated set of high-quality apps available for free across all the major platforms, and then points to some alternatives (like Stata and various editors). Perhaps of use, who knows. Suggestions for additions to the next version are welcome.
Thanks for your update, Kieran, this guide was of great help to me. I think that you should mention two things, though:
- BiBLaTeX is still at a very early stage of development (it crashes TextMate on a pretty regular basis here)
- BibDesk is not mentioned in your doc; it has become an amazing tool, with import filters for PubMed, Scholar, SSCI, …
Disclaimer: I participate to the bibdesk-users mailing-list.
phnk
December 23, 2007 at 2:37 am
- BiBLaTeX is still at a very early stage of development (it crashes TextMate on a pretty regular basis here)
Ah, I didn’t know that. Thanks. And you’re right, I should mention BibDesk, too.
Kieran
December 23, 2007 at 5:19 pm
I have a lengthy experience of biblatex-induced crashes within TextMate: Cmmd-R will crash several times if I try to update the bibliography. Nothing happens if I kill the \printbibliography line.
Have you posted your update on CT? I think it deserves as large an audience as possible.
phnk
December 24, 2007 at 2:11 am
Cmmd-R will crash several times if I try to update the bibliography
I’ll reword the note, probably to say “Keep an eye on this and try it out when it’s stable” as it seems very promising.
Have you posted your update on CT?
Nah, I think the prospective audience is fairly small (and many of them are probably reading OT).
Kieran
December 24, 2007 at 3:12 am
Thank you, this is extremely helpful.
crimsonglow
December 24, 2007 at 5:12 am