Re: Web Interface

Markus,

On Tue, 23 May 2006 you wrote:

 > 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.

Yes, a better form interface for entering data is number 1 on my list.

 >> 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.

I'll dive in then and keep you up to date with development.

 > 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.

I'll check into openlaszlo.  I wasn't aware of it.  Of course with all
of these things, one needs to decide if the extra overhead is worth
the gains.

For us the big advantage of refdb is the ability to work with BiBTeX
databases.  In the mathematical sciences, TeX is the defacto standard
for publishing.

Sandy



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