Re: Web Interface

Hi Sandy,

Sandy Rutherford <[email protected]> was heard to say:

> I have been looking for something to manage bibliographical databases
> for a project that I manage at IRMACS (http://www.irmacs.ca).  refdb
> seems to do what I want, but it would help a lot if the web interface
> were better.
>

:-( Unfortunately I have to agree. The current version is a reimplementation of
the previous CGI version and barely makes use of the capabilities of PHP. I
would like to see at least clickable author names and such, plus reasonable
forms to manually enter bibliographic data.

> I am willing to invest time and effort into the PHP interface, but
> obviously would like to coordinate with current development.  Who is
> working on the PHP interface?
>

You're welcome to do so. The PHP version was contributed by Tom Bartolucci. I've
fiddled a bit with the code, mainly to make the installation more portable. But
since then essentially no one has touched the code. The friction caused by
coordination should be close to nil.

If you're serious about a web interface, feel free to start with completely
fresh ideas. There is great stuff out there. Today I came across
http://www.openlaszlo.org/ which could turn your web browser into a EndNote
lookalike. Use whatever is likely to allow you to finish something with the
least amount of effort.

regards,
Markus



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