Editing

Figure 1-4. The Edition window

The edition window is represented in Figure 1-4 in its most complete form. According to the database type, certain parts of it can be missing (for example, not every kind of database support crossreferences).

To edit the entries, simply type them, without any consideration for the database format being used. For example, with BibTeX, don't add any { or special characters to influence the result, as they will be quoted by the system. For fields requiring names (like author and editor), use the following format: type one name per line, in the last name, lineage, first name order.

The following keyboard shortcuts are available during edition (in addition to the standard ones provided by Gtk):

To specify a crossreference to another entry, just drag the entry from the main list to the Crossreference field. To remove a crossreference, click on the red button on the right of this field.

For databases like BibTeX that provide a specific syntax (called native syntax), it is possible to directly specify a field in this format. Just click the button at the right of the field and type the entry in its native form. The color of the button indicates if the field is currently converted with or without loss. To continue my BibTeX example, if you use special LaTeX commands like \textbf, a red cross will indicate that the conversion to the textual form occured with loss. You can then edit the field in its native form if you don't want to loose this additional information.