Upgrade StorageA (partial) solution to Bibtex, text editors, MindMap, etc. ?
While a newbie, it seems that one simple thing can address, for me at least, 97% of my problems when NOT using word or OpenOffice. Please let me know if I am missing something or wrong.
I think that a "copy keys" kind of feature would be very valuable for the many users of diverse software (see below for use case). Moreover, I wonder if they may reduce the number of more complicated feature requests that come from other users of text editors. latex, lyx, mindmapping tools, html editors, etc.
I wonder if four very simple style files in repository might help me and others get at data already in zotero, without tweaks to zotero software or database itself.
I would like Zotero to easily enter into my clipboard at least four simple kinds of keys.
These possible keys are:
1) a bibtex key that is *exactly* like the default bibtex export used by Zotero
2) The url field
3) the doi field or output that indicates a doi key was not found for a reference
OR
4) Just the output from "extra" field.
My proposed use case would involve the following:
1) select references in Zotero (1 to many) that are needed to support a paragraph or sentence. (where 2-7 selected references are norm)
2) Zotero places a desired "label key" to clipboard.
3) switch to other program and paste label key in ( plain text editor or any other program )
Only copy-paste via keyboard shortcuts or maybe a right click seem fast enough to actually work. (exporting to a files would be too slow, when writing).
I sort of have a kludge with bibtex selected AS default output in preferences that I call with shortcut ctrl-alt-a, but...
1) It does not produce the bibtex key format that zotero exports to a bibtex file creates to generate a document.
2) I do not want bibtex as default output document most of the time...e.g. want ctrl-alt-c to produce Chicago style output thus frequently changing preferences and forgetting which preference is current.
3) Occasionally, would want URL, or doi, or my special key....
One might simply fix this, I think, with 4 (optional) citation style formats, where both the citation and bibliography information produce the same very simple key.
Thus, one could select from the right click menu, then "Create Bibliography from selected citations" select an output style file (e.g a LabelBibtex, LabelURL, labelDOI) and paste the key in any other program desired.
Reasonable?
I think that a "copy keys" kind of feature would be very valuable for the many users of diverse software (see below for use case). Moreover, I wonder if they may reduce the number of more complicated feature requests that come from other users of text editors. latex, lyx, mindmapping tools, html editors, etc.
I wonder if four very simple style files in repository might help me and others get at data already in zotero, without tweaks to zotero software or database itself.
I would like Zotero to easily enter into my clipboard at least four simple kinds of keys.
These possible keys are:
1) a bibtex key that is *exactly* like the default bibtex export used by Zotero
2) The url field
3) the doi field or output that indicates a doi key was not found for a reference
OR
4) Just the output from "extra" field.
My proposed use case would involve the following:
1) select references in Zotero (1 to many) that are needed to support a paragraph or sentence. (where 2-7 selected references are norm)
2) Zotero places a desired "label key" to clipboard.
3) switch to other program and paste label key in ( plain text editor or any other program )
Only copy-paste via keyboard shortcuts or maybe a right click seem fast enough to actually work. (exporting to a files would be too slow, when writing).
I sort of have a kludge with bibtex selected AS default output in preferences that I call with shortcut ctrl-alt-a, but...
1) It does not produce the bibtex key format that zotero exports to a bibtex file creates to generate a document.
2) I do not want bibtex as default output document most of the time...e.g. want ctrl-alt-c to produce Chicago style output thus frequently changing preferences and forgetting which preference is current.
3) Occasionally, would want URL, or doi, or my special key....
One might simply fix this, I think, with 4 (optional) citation style formats, where both the citation and bibliography information produce the same very simple key.
Thus, one could select from the right click menu, then "Create Bibliography from selected citations" select an output style file (e.g a LabelBibtex, LabelURL, labelDOI) and paste the key in any other program desired.
Reasonable?