Latex document formating

pmsalves · Post by **pmsalves** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:07 pm

Hi
I have a problem when formatting my bibliography in a document created in latex. The file is saved with .tex extension and is a .txt file. I use Textwrangler to edit it.
All my references are delimeted by ~ ~. However BE has problems in identifying some citations, but not all. Just some, independently of the place where the citations are in the text. At the end I always end with a couple of citations unmatched and the bibliografic list incomplete.
Any suggestions?!
Thanks

Pedro

PS: For instance BE identifies an unmatched citation in "$\gamma$"... which is strange.

Post by **Jon** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:12 pm

Hi,

You can send me a small Textwrangler file and a small zipped db that shows this problem and I'll take a look...

Jon
Sonny Software

pmsalves · Post by **pmsalves** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:07 am

Jon wrote:Hi,

You can send me a small Textwrangler file and a small zipped db that shows this problem and I'll take a look...

Jon
Sonny Software

Hello
Have you found the solution for this problem? Have had time to research the reasons?
Regards,

Pedro

Post by **Jon** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:45 am

Sorry, but I don't recall receiving the files from you. Please send them to be at support@sonnysoftware.com

Jon
Sonny Software

eleuteruiz · Post by **eleuteruiz** » Thu May 11, 2006 8:53 am

Excuse me if I profit this thread to ask for something else: could anybody suggest me a program for writing LaTeX docs? I am interested in learning it, but know NOTHING about it, so it shouldn't be so complicatedâ€¦

Thank you

pmsalves · Post by **pmsalves** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:02 am

eleuteruiz wrote:Excuse me if I profit this thread to ask for something else: could anybody suggest me a program for writing LaTeX docs? I am interested in learning it, but know NOTHING about it, so it shouldn't be so complicatedâ€¦

Thank you

Use TexShop!
Is free and easy to install.
Then pick the pdf of Not so short introduction to latex.
Read it and try it. is very cool and powerfull.
The learning curve is exponential and the results great.
Pedro

pmsalves · Post by **pmsalves** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:10 am

eleuteruiz wrote:Excuse me if I profit this thread to ask for something else: could anybody suggest me a program for writing LaTeX docs? I am interested in learning it, but know NOTHING about it, so it shouldn't be so complicatedâ€¦

Thank you

I will send you again the files. I am sure you have received them. I send them zipped by e-mail as soon you have requested them.
I found another bug. After formating the file all "" disappear after the point where the reference is not found, more over the "" appears to interfere with your parsing method to identify references.
Best

elochs · Post by **elochs** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:01 am

I am trying to export my BE db to bibTex (assuming it to be possible). I use the Bibliography formatter to select BibTex and save the file.
When I open it in Biddeks i get an error message
found ",", expected one of : etc.
The test entry is

@Book{,
author = {Achtemeier, Elizabeth},
title = {Nahum-Malachi},
pages = {201 p.},
editor = {Mays, James Luther},
publisher = {John Knox},
address = {Atlanta},
year = {1986},
keywords = { Prophtes, Minor}}

I checked everyting in Preferences BibTex
Question is is there a simple way to use BE with Latex without exporting to BidDesk. Otherwise, can I export a BE db to BibTex?
Erwin

Post by **Jon** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:20 am

My guess is that BibDesk requires a valid key, and you don't have any for this reference (that's why there is nothing before the first comma).

Enter a key (or have Bookends do it for you, if you have BibTeX enabled in Preferences) in the key field (AKA user1).

Jon
Sonny Software

elochs · Post by **elochs** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:58 am

You're right. I messed on the key. Thanks.
Erwin

elochs · Post by **elochs** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:59 am

You're right. I messed up on the key. Thanks.
Erwin