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© F. Dell'Orso, Bibliography Formatting Software: An Evaluation Template
Last update: September, 20, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Legend Web resources 1 Identity card 2 Installation 3 General 4 Structure 5 Input/Edit
6 Import 7 Search 8 Thesaurus
9 Output 10 Formatting language 11 Sort 12 Export
13 Manuscript formatting 14 Term/Entry list 15 Documentation

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5 Input/Edit
Bookends

5.1 Cataloguing reference standard
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5.2 How to recall records for editing
    1. list browsing
    2. query search
    3. while editing another record
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5.3 Input must be preceeded by searching
Bookends: no

5.4 Compulsory input within certain fields
Bookends: no (unless you configure it to work in BibTeX mode)

5.5 Particular edit features
    1. copy fields and/or records
   2. symbols table
   3. term lists
   4. date stamping
   5. undo
   6. default values (session and/or permanent)
   7. validation
   8. automatic assignment of values
   9. configure edit window
   10. other
Bookends: 1 3 5
10 : a) there is no particular "edit mode": a full record is open both for editing and display, there isn't "save" command;
b) "Peek" command to copy data from previous or other record, from same or different field;
c) optionally replace journal abbreviation by short/full form;
d) optional autocompletion for term lists entries

5.6 Spellchecker
Bookends: no

5.7 Direct print of a record while editing it
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5.8 Duplicate record
    1. drag-and-drop
    2. copy command
    3. clipboard (formatted: can specify style; send out)
    4. export/print on disk (also formatted; send out)
Bookends: yes

5.9 Duplicates detection
    1. fixed criterion
    2. criterion can be defined
Bookends: 2

5.10 Editor
    1. upper/lowercase conversion
    2. cut/paste text
    3. b/e record
    4. b/e field
    5. key to delete to end-of-field
Bookends: no

5.11 Font editing: font, size, bold, italics, underline, super/subscript, small caps
Bookends:

5.12 Global corrections
    1. add string (b/e)
    2. locate/replace (words, case)
    3. delete entire field content
    4. move field content
    5. change record type
    6. can use wildcard
Bookends: 1 2 (also any field in the records; no words, case, yes style and font) 3 4 5 6 will search for any string of text, l/r truncated (not an indexed search), no internal wildcards: m?ss
Legend  
Multiple choice when choice is multiple (e.g. 1. 2. 3. etc.) number means "yes", its absence means "no: lack of the feature", unless a note states otherwise Commands menus are indicated between double quotes, specific commands within menus or selection panels are introduced by an arrow, e.g. "Edit" -> Show clipboard, means: "open the Edit menu and select Show clipboard"
A/D = ascending / descending sort order b/e = beginning / end of field or record
CDF=Comma Delimited File format db = database; dbn = database name
fn.XXX = filename + name extension FL = formatting language, i.e.: set of commands to define output styles
n: many, undefinite quantity kw = keyword
l/r = left/right n.a. = not applicable
RefID = record, or reference, identifier RN = record number
RT = reference, or document, or record type sw = software
wp = word processor x-refs = cross reference (e.g.: see, see also...)

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