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by iandol
Sat Dec 11, 2021 3:34 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: iCloud Folder location change in 14.0.3?
Replies: 2
Views: 1259

iCloud Folder location change in 14.0.3?

With the new 14.0.3 it seems my iCloud Bookends folder has changed. Previously it was /Users/ian/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~sonnysoftware~bot/Documents/ but this has now been changed to /Users/ian/Library/Mobile Documents/iCloud~com~sonnysoftware~bot/Documents/ Bookends/Attachments I'm not ...
by iandol
Wed Dec 08, 2021 3:42 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Command + A Hijacked by Bookends
Replies: 4
Views: 1710

Re: Command + A Hijacked by Bookends

Hm, if that was my Alfred workflow, just to mention that by default no key bindings are set up so that shouldn't happen. Alfred workflows can be setup to be triggered by key commands but you must set that up manually...
by iandol
Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:56 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS
Replies: 21
Views: 8045

Re: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS

Sorry, but I only grudgingly use Word, if at all, as a final tweak. The DOCX is already fully formatted, including figures / equations / table / academic metadata / bibliography before Word is ever opened. See an example fully-formatted DOCX here: https://github.com/iandol/scrivomatic/raw/master/sam...
by iandol
Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:01 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS
Replies: 21
Views: 8045

Re: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS

I have asked Keith who develops Scrivener if he can integrate a CSL citeproc engine into Scrivener ( here ). It would be "easier" for Scrivener to add CSL support as it already has a comprehensive formatting engine, but it is still a huge undertaking for a single developer who must assign ...
by iandol
Fri Nov 26, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS
Replies: 21
Views: 8045

Re: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS

What exactly do you want Bookends to "support"? Are you only referring to the plugin for Word? That would still require a lot of work from Jon to support two completely different formatting methods. There are available CSL citeproc engines (citeproc-rs being the most modern, written in rus...
by iandol
Fri Nov 26, 2021 5:50 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS
Replies: 21
Views: 8045

Re: Using citation format created on MacOS in Bookends for iOS

Well, I use CSL styles perfectly well with Bookends on macOS, given that temporary citation from Bookends can work with Pandoc, which also uses CSL for formatting manuscripts to DOCX, LaTeX, HTML and a plethora of others. I don't know enough about Zotero, but at least with a BibTeX sync some of the ...
by iandol
Sun Nov 21, 2021 1:11 pm
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Beginners question
Replies: 5
Views: 4103

Re: Beginners question

A small point regarding your (7) — Bookends has a full Applescript interface, so it would be possible to create a script that could take a selection of references and search just the DOI or PMIDs and copy them to the clipboard. You can ask specifically on the applescript subforum for help with that...
by iandol
Wed Nov 03, 2021 1:25 am
Forum: Siri Shortcuts
Topic: Bookends Siri Shortcuts Forum
Replies: 7
Views: 30197

Re: Bookends Siri Shortcuts Forum

From my perspective I suppose the idea is the actions (much like the Applescript interface does now) should integrate Bookends into another workflow, like selecting text in another app then pushing it to Bookends and/or getting a result from Bookends (like a formatted ref) to send to another app in ...
by iandol
Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:33 pm
Forum: Siri Shortcuts
Topic: Bookends Siri Shortcuts Forum
Replies: 7
Views: 30197

Re: Bookends Siri Shortcuts Forum

Yeah, I think Desktop Shortcuts is just something that is a bit "easier" to use for non-technical users who may be scared by writing code...
by iandol
Tue Nov 02, 2021 5:18 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10788

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

Yes, translators are metadata extracting scripts. I think they are written in Javascript. Ok thanks. The developer info is here: https://www.zotero.org/support/dev/translators — as this all is open-source, it would be technically possible to run these javascript translators using a third-party tool...
by iandol
Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10788

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

Can you explain what a translator is; is it a custom HTML scraper to get information from a page? For very new articles sometimes the DOI does not resolve in Bookends, this does drive me crazy as I tend to jump on new papers, then can't quickly add them and they may get lost unless I keep them as a ...
by iandol
Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:13 am
Forum: Siri Shortcuts
Topic: Bookends Siri Shortcuts Forum
Replies: 7
Views: 30197

Re: Bookends Siri Shortcuts Forum

Hi Serge & Jon,

Now that Monterey also supports shortcuts, do you have a plan for extending shortcut support on iOS to desktop?
by iandol
Sun Oct 31, 2021 6:43 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Zotero is to Bookends, as Evernote is for DEvonthink
Replies: 16
Views: 10788

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

I suppose it depends on the field of study. For my field (Neuroscience), almost every relevant web page will have a corresponding DOI, PMID or preprint address (and PDFs are how we read the actual papers). Zotero provides no added value here I think, Bookends quick add (automated by applescript) doe...
by iandol
Fri Oct 29, 2021 5:36 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: PDF annotation changes -- comments
Replies: 59
Views: 24186

Re: PDF annotation changes -- comments

How will this interact with the normal context menu "Look up" and "Search with" functions; will the context menu still be available? I have to admit I sometimes forget what each of the many options in the action menu do and need to stare at it for a bit to grok what I want from i...
by iandol
Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:14 am
Forum: Bookends
Topic: Best practices to work with the Bib-sync feature
Replies: 15
Views: 12650

Re: Best practices to work with the Bib-sync feature

Speed is the only benefit? Sounds like it's a lot of work for that. Just trying to understand your workflow. Yes, speed is the only benefit; the script does the work automatically in the background (and I still need to protect my titles so I will always run a post-processing script anyway) — I have...