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by Philologist
Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:54 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 3587

Re: I need to know the total number of pages

Unfortunately I'm not very familiar with AppleScript. The example you gave will only consider the last publication item, but I need to calculate the total number for all selected references, or all references in a group, not just for the last one.

Anyway, I managed to find the right script I was ...
by Philologist
Sat Jan 22, 2022 3:15 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 3587

Re: I need to know the total number of pages

Jon wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 8:21 am The AppleScript can ask Bookends for the formatted reference directly
Yes, that's the question I'm asking. What AppleScript command do I use in order to achieve this?
I checked Bookend's AppleScript Dictionary, but I didn't find the necessary command.
by Philologist
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:50 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 3587

Re: I need to know the total number of pages


The best thing I can think of is to create a format that outputs the pages field

That's a good idea. I created a new format and called it "Number of pages." For books, journal articles and reviews it has only one field, namely Pages range (p-). When I select references in Bookends and then ...
by Philologist
Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: I need to know the total number of pages
Replies: 6
Views: 3587

I need to know the total number of pages

Is it possible to show or find out somehow the total number of pages for a group or of selected references in the Library Window?

I think this can be quite useful, both for private use (how long will it take me to read all the books in the group?) or for teachers who are creating reading lists for ...
by Philologist
Wed Jan 19, 2022 5:55 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4
Replies: 53
Views: 42065

Re: Great update of reference pane in 14.0.4

I'm also happy with the restructuring of the reference pane in version 14.0.4 It's a great improvement!

The "horizontal" pane is clearly structured and gives a good overall view of the fields, allowing me to see all relevant details at a glance.
The "problem" with long custom labels which ...
by Philologist
Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:49 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 18281

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink

Dellu wrote: Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:36 am for the export, the Endnote XML does a great job for me
I changed the import settings in Zotero and now it works. :–)
by Philologist
Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:33 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 18281

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink


Look at Lingbuzz: (‪https://lingbuzz.net) for example. […] When these kinds of sources appear, what I do is simply request a Translator. It doesn't take more than a couple of days to get a Translator. I am then good to go.

I can understand that Lingbuzz is a valuable site for you as a linguist ...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 4:14 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 18281

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink


Zotero [is] best for collecting data.

It seems you use Zotero for scouring the Web for references. If I don't completely misunderstand, this can only mean that you are looking for brand new publications not older than, let's say, one week. Such publications are not (yet) to be found in any ...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 18281

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink


I assemble and read PDF journal articles. Most recently, I read them on my iPad.

I don't have an iPad, so what's the advantage of reading them on an iPad rather on a Mac with PDF Expert, PDFpenPro or Skim?
What apps do you use to take notes, highlight text, etc. when you read a PDF on an iPad ...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 18281

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink


So, what I do right now [is to] use Evernote as a temporary inbox to clip web pages precisely the way they appear on the web.

What browser are you using?

If you clip/save sites as Web Archive with Safari they should appear in DEVONthink exactly as they appear on the web.

Evernote requires you ...
by Philologist
Sun Oct 31, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 18281

Re: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink


I use Zotero as a temporary inbox, to scrap references from the web. I finally move these references to Be for permanent storage and manipulation, if I need to do so.

Zotero for Mac is actually restricted to MS Word, LibreOffice and GoogleDocs, so I guess you must be using MS Word.

The problem ...
by Philologist
Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:18 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Citing literature in different languages
Replies: 5
Views: 6490

Re: Citing literature in different languages


I meant a project which contains of literature both in English and German and some other languages.
Could you recommend how to use Bookends in that case?

I'm afraid I don't understand your problem anymore. So before I go into more detail, let's make a few things clear first.

1) In what language ...
by Philologist
Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:16 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: How to contact a forum member?
Replies: 1
Views: 3903

How to contact a forum member?

Is there a way to directly contact a forum member without having the message appearing in the forum itself? Basically, the forum software seems to allow this, but the feature has been disabled, so it seems.

Could this be fixed?

Thanks.
by Philologist
Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:50 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Multiple Last Names
Replies: 9
Views: 10985

Re: Multiple Last Names

"Van" is obviously equivalent to "van" in Dutch and to "von" in German, and it (originally) means "from"; so "van Zyl" originally meant 'from Zyl', I suppose. It's now used as a surname. Or in other words, it seems this guy has two surnames.

You have four options, I think:
1. Ask your supervisor ...
by Philologist
Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Multiple Last Names
Replies: 9
Views: 10985

Re: Multiple Last Names

Hello Stephen,
if you want the cited author to be
Van Zyl Slabbert, Frederik

then enter Van Zyl Slabbert, Frederik into the Authors field. A comma after a string causes it to be output exactly as you entered it.
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In this particular case, I'm not sure whether "van" should actually be ...