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My second annual wish list
Author: Wiedemann, Leanne    Posted: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:24:29 -0500
Dear colleagues, This is my second annual wish list, which I will be sending to suggestions. If you reply, delete the irrelevant bits to keep the thread shorter. 2,3 and 4 come from last years wish list, 1 gets reinserted to fix the bug and a new addition, which I have asked for on a regular basis but was somehow omitted from my list last year. This will be the list I send to suggestions (online). Any support to suggestions welcome, there is power in numbers. Anything you wish for, send it to suggestions, but send it here too, to canvas support. 1. capability to search the record for terms Comment - (Turned out this was already possible in Endnote 7, with the Go to command, but it has become non-functional in Endnote 8 according to this users group) 2. the ability to change text to a symbol (search and replace "beta" for the symbol for beta). 3. Ability to COPY a field to another field - especially the record number 4. Ability to incorporate the record number in a style template (currently can only append to front or back of the output bibliography) 5. The preferences, such as changes to reference types DO NOT GO INTO THE REGISTRY, but become a separate file easily moved from computer to computer. It would be even better if they could be incorporated into the individual library itself, although I suspect the difficulty would be when you want to open multiple libraries, which might cause a problem. Leanne Wiedemann, PhD ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

My second annual wish list
Author: Michael Power    Posted: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:09:21 +1000
Leanne, > 2. the ability to change text to a symbol (search and replace > "beta" for the symbol for beta). Should be possible in en.8 using the "change text" command, as there is a unicode symbol for pretty much anything. (Beta is u&h03b2). > 3. Ability to COPY a field to another field - especially the > record number I agree about the record number... and the reference type, by the way. Copying other fields (all, I think) is possible using the change/move fields command (move actually copies, rather than moves... of course! can't you tell from the name??!?). > 5. The preferences, such as changes to reference types DO NOT GO > INTO THE REGISTRY, but become a separate file easily moved from computer > to computer. It would be even better if they could be incorporated into > the individual library itself, although I suspect the difficulty would be > when you want to open multiple libraries, which might cause a > problem. Here here! To those of us who are not fazed by editing the registry, this is less of an insurmountable problem than an annoyance. Yet, it would still be really useful for things like automatic backups (which are substantially more involved if you need to extract information from the registry). A move like this takes some reprogramming, but I agree that the benefits far outweigh the effort. My major gripe on this front is copying the *change case* list, which I don't think is in the same registry key, nor in a simple file in the endnote directory. (I'll find it eventually). I can synchronise my library across multiple computers by storing it on a removable drive; but without a file for the change case list, I have to do it manually every time! In terms of whether these preferences should be incorporated into a library, I would find that prohibitive because I use multiple libraries. Perhaps there could be a compromise in which information could be stored in a "travelling preferences file" and the user prompted whether or not to change the defaults on the computer where this information differed from that in the library. -- Phew! Can I add some of my own? Mine are rather small: 6. The ability to italicise "ibid." for repeated citations in the en. style. 7. The ability to refer to another citation in the bibliography when an output style asks for a book chapter as e.g., "Smith, J. (2004). "The meaning of life," in Jones, B. (2004), 380-96." 8. The ability to set an italicised word in roman script when the rest of the field is formatted in italics. 9. Incorporated support for typists marks, such as curly quotes/apostrophes, en-dashes, non-breaking spaces, etc., without having to rely on character maps and unicode values... Oh, and yeah... 10. A version of en.8 which is compatible with winXP sp2, which really does cope with unicode characters, and which only takes *one* time to install it properly! Michael ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

Re: My second annual wish list
Author: Troy Sagrillo    Posted: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:48:40 +0200
on 16.09.2004 4.09 AM, Michael Power wrote: > 8. The ability to set an italicised word in roman script when the rest of > the field is formatted in italics. I've been requesting that for years myself. I gave up and started underlining the word(s) in question and changing them manually later. > 9. Incorporated support for typists marks, such as curly > quotes/apostrophes, en-dashes, non-breaking spaces, etc., without having to > rely on character maps and unicode values... On a Mac, these are all fortunately easy to type without resorting to Unicode, etc., but I agree with you. My own: 1. be able to change the language of a spell check dictionary on the fly (i.e., without having to dig through a few dialogue boxes). This might consist of a tool bar addition with a drop-down language list (such as is the case with the font names) and/or a floating pallet with the languages listed where the user could just click on the desired one. 2. on Macs, utilise the Mac's built in spell checker so that misspelled words are indicated immediately (i.e., underlined in red) in the user-selected default language OR have the same facility built in to EN 3. ability to handle R to L (Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, etc.) languages properly. EN 8 is not out on the Mac yet (which I use), so I don't know if this exists in the Win version already or not, but I am guessing not. 4. ability to search for formatted text (font name, point size, bold, italic, superscript, etc.) 5. as per #4, ability to change formatting (e.g., change all instances of 12 point Symbol bold to 10 point SuperGreek italic). Frankly I would just settle with EN doing what ISI claims it should without causing major problems. Cheers, Troy ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

RE: My second annual wish list
Author: Paul Falzer    Posted: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:25:57 -0400
Adding to Leanne's and Michael's items: 1. Enhanced search and replace, including advanced search techniques such as pattern matching; the ability to preview a replace; a redesigned search box with optional simple and advanced searching; the ability to have multiple search boxes open at the same time, and the ability to search across files. 2. Exporting enhancements: export to a relational delimited format, or better yet, ODBC support; export selected records while keeping record numbers in tact. This feature would make it easier to work collaboratively and to cull Endnote files without messing up past and current work. 3. Having the option to add the Endnote filename to field codes, which produces the ability to use references from multiple files in a single document. Conversely, having the option to add the document filename to field codes, which would enable writers of long documents to break their work into multiple files and maintain a single consistent reference list. And for people like me, having the ability to place references at the end of sections of a single document. 4. Endnote has become an essential tool of my work. I access Endnote files every day for a variety of purposes, and suspect that others are using the product in multiple ways as well. Therefore, it is essential that the developer markets a first rate product that has been adequately tested. This feature definitely qualifies as an upgrade. Paul -------------------------- | |Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 12:09:21 +1000 |From: Michael Power /> |Subject: My second annual wish list | |Leanne, | |> 2. the ability to change text to a symbol (search and replace |> "beta" for the symbol for beta). | |Should be possible in en.8 using the "change text" command, as there is a |unicode symbol for pretty much anything. (Beta is u&h03b2). | |> 3. Ability to COPY a field to another field - especially the |> record number | |I agree about the record number... and the reference type, by the way. |Copying other fields (all, I think) is possible using the change/move |fields command (move actually copies, rather than moves... of |course! can't |you tell from the name??!?). | |> 5. The preferences, such as changes to reference types DO NOT GO |> INTO THE REGISTRY, but become a separate file easily moved from |computer |> to computer. It would be even better if they could be incorporated into |> the individual library itself, although I suspect the difficulty |would be |> when you want to open multiple libraries, which might cause a |> problem. | |Here here! To those of us who are not fazed by editing the registry, this |is less of an insurmountable problem than an annoyance. Yet, it |would still |be really useful for things like automatic backups (which are |substantially |more involved if you need to extract information from the |registry). A move |like this takes some reprogramming, but I agree that the benefits far |outweigh the effort. |My major gripe on this front is copying the *change case* list, which I |don't think is in the same registry key, nor in a simple file in the |endnote directory. (I'll find it eventually). I can synchronise my library |across multiple computers by storing it on a removable drive; but |without a |file for the change case list, I have to do it manually every time! |In terms of whether these preferences should be incorporated into a |library, I would find that prohibitive because I use multiple libraries. |Perhaps there could be a compromise in which information could be |stored in |a "travelling preferences file" and the user prompted whether or not to |change the defaults on the computer where this information differed from |that in the library. | |- -- |Phew! |Can I add some of my own? Mine are rather small: | |6. The ability to italicise "ibid." for repeated citations in the |en. style. |7. The ability to refer to another citation in the bibliography when an |output style asks for a book chapter as e.g., "Smith, J. (2004). "The |meaning of life," in Jones, B. (2004), 380-96." |8. The ability to set an italicised word in roman script when the rest of |the field is formatted in italics. |9. Incorporated support for typists marks, such as curly |quotes/apostrophes, en-dashes, non-breaking spaces, etc., without |having to |rely on character maps and unicode values... | |Oh, and yeah... |10. A version of en.8 which is compatible with winXP sp2, which |really does |cope with unicode characters, and which only takes *one* time to |install it |properly! | |Michael | ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

Re: My second annual wish list
Author: Lynch, Sean    Posted: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:46:47 -0500
How about check-boxes to permit easier selection of multiple references? The current system of using the CONTROL key is awkward; just once forget to hold CONTROL down while selecting multiple references, and you have to go all the way back to square-one. Sean ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

RE: My second annual wish list
Author: Dave Budd    Posted: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:00:42 +0100
CONTROL+select is Standard Windows Behaviour Checkboxes as well, yes, but not instead. > -----Original Message----- > From: > On Behalf Of Lynch, Sean > Sent: 22 September 2004 15:47 > To: /> > Subject: Re: My second annual wish list > > > How about check-boxes to permit easier selection of multiple > references? The current system of using the CONTROL key is > awkward; just once forget to hold CONTROL down while > selecting multiple references, and you have to go all the way > back to square-one. > > Sean > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the > MessageLabs Email Security System. > > ______________________________________________________________ > __________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the > MessageLabs Email Security System. > > ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

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