In response to Fabian: Proposing ideas and bug fixes and changes in proprieterary software probably isn't the right direction unless libreoffice have developers that are working in partnership on referencing systems in proprieterary software. Which I believe at this stage they do not.
I understand your example with microsoft onenote. A program I have used myself, and I can understand its innovation and ideas, but that software has broadened markets such as being available on different hardware, etc the iOS platform and the Internet with storage of Microsoft skydrive. In regards to the referencing system in LO. zotero is an extension that I have used with LO. Although it works very well with compatability with LO its referencing systems are incompatible with Microsoft office. I think that is an issue with LO, and Microsoft office referencing systems. I will confirm this from a email from zotero about this issue. As a result, I believe this is a main issue and concern with referencing systems in LO. compatability with properitary software referencing systems etc MO. Referencing systems and making bibliographies I believe in LO needs to be created for users with a simplistic default interface without add ons and extensions to avoid in compatability with different versions of software releases from zotero and LO. My problem is having a reference from libreoffice and trying to use it on Mo. it is not compatible. But. The only way to make the software more compatible for users is to propose a new referencing system in libreoffice, that would allow the document to be read in a format in which both office suites would understand. An example would be PDF and integrating referencing compatabilities in a PDF. or referencing systems with .doc files. I'm still not clear about this topic. LO needs a new default referencing system because I believe it is not clear enough or fast enough to store references for users using libreoffice writer. There are some confusing steps involved including using the bibliographic database where functions do not make sense. LO should consider options I believe to make referencing separate from libreoffice base and making 2 referencing systems. One that integrates a utility with storing references using endnotes and footnotes with a simpler and faster design that can be used for advanced users in base to store multiple references for a main project, with a design that is based on the storage of references only. This can be from books images videos and websites. and a simpler system for users that want to generate a reference that is created with the usage of forms and detailed texts that can be linked to end notes and footnotes without the reference being stored in libreoffice base. ljelly. On Sunday, 15 July 2012, lj wrote: > In response to Charles: > > I am proposing a future set of ideas for discussion about libreoffice and > it's referencing system as I believe it is not very good at the moment > compared to other software open source proprietary in the way that > companies create referencing systems. > > ljelly. > > On Friday, 13 July 2012, Fabian Rodriguez wrote: > >> >> On 07/12/2012 08:03 PM, lj wrote: >> > If this is is in the wrong place please notify immediately of where I >> can >> > post this in the right spot! [...] >> > >> > I have a few questions to ask about bibliographic referencing in >> > Libreoffice: (some of these questions and statements are obvious and >> easy >> > to answer others may not be relevant. >> > Please reply with reasons and answers for disscussion about the >> referencing >> > system [...]: >> This statement summarizes it best IMO: >> > [The] bibliography referencing in Libreoffice, is >> > vastly minimal but then is complex to use the referencing system and to >> > follow the direct steps! >> In my dealings with a few customers I've helped with LibreOffice, they >> have moved to Zotero, a free, open source system to easily gather, share >> and use bibliography references. I am not expert with Zotero, but have >> explored it to determine how it works and what is needed. One important >> problem is you can't reproduce the current sharing/social/public web >> part of the service at zotero.org, but everything else is free, open >> source software. >> >> > 3. compatability does not work between Microsoft Office and Libreoffice >> > with the usage of both referencing systems from either word or >> libreoffice, >> > features are excluded or do not work. (I can ellaborate on these if >> needed >> > to be posted) >> What I've observed is that once users decide to go for LibreOffice, they >> will want to convert to other free,open source software (like Zotero). >> Using both operating systems/applications on either interchangeably >> becomes impractical very quickly. Keep in mind it's rather difficult to >> influence important changes/bug fixes in non-free, non-open source >> software, so it's a waste of time going that route (in my opinion!). I >> am very biaised about this, though, I encourage you to ask more >> questions and make your own opinion. >> >> >> > 4. Recent versions of Microsoft Office since 2007 have tried to create >> > uncomplex versions of referencing and bibliographic citations. These >> > systems work, but are still limited. >> OneNote seems very popular. Keep in mind Microsoft is a business and >> will do everything it can to make it easy/pleasant/profitable to stay >> with Microsoft Office. Such a system won't exist in LibreOffice in the >> short or even long term specially when specialized 3rd party >> alternatives like Zotero exist and speciall when core functionality in >> LibreOffice is not feature-complete/bug-free yet. Someone / some >> organization would need to be very motivated and have good resources to >> attempt this. >> >> > 5. LO should create a new referencing system. >> See above. >> >> > >> > Questions about referencing in LO: Not in any order. >> > [..] >> >> I lack the time to answer more, hopefully someone else can jump in and >> help here. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Fabian Rodriguez >> http://libreoffice.magicfab.ca >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] >> Problems? >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >> List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >> deleted >> >> -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
