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  15 <center><h1>Ebib</h1></center>
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  17 <p>Ebib is a program with which you can manage BibTeX databases. There are
  18 already quite a few such programs, but Ebib has a special property: it runs
  19 inside Emacs. If you are used to doing everything (La)TeX from within
  20 Emacs, you may appreciate that you can manage your <tt>.bib</tt> files in
  21 Emacs as well. One distinct advantage of Ebib is that you do not need to
  22 switch to another window and copy/paste a BibTeX key into your LaTeX file
  23 with the mouse. Ebib provides a function with which you can select a key
  24 from the database by using tab-completion and have it inserted directly
  25 into your LaTeX text.</p>
  26
  27 <p>Ebib is fully keyboad-operated. Unlike other BibTeX database managers,
  28 you do not need the mouse at all. Everything Ebib can do can be
  29 accomplished with simple one-key commands. This makes using Ebib much
  30 faster than other similar programs, which are usually mouse-operated. And
  31 because Emacs does not have to run under X, Ebib as well can be used
  32 without X.</p>
  33
  34 <p>Ebib provides the standard capabilities that one would expect from a
  35 BibTeX database manager: <tt>.bib</tt> files can be opened, modified
  36 (adding, deleting, modifying entries), searched, and saved. Obviously, it
  37 is also possible to start a new database from scratch. A nice property is
  38 the ability to copy single entries to another <tt>.bib</tt> file: this
  39 makes it possible to create a new <tt>.bib</tt> file from a subset of the
  40 entries of an existing database. This can be useful e.g. when you want to
  41 create a <tt>.bib</tt> file for a paper containing only the works cited in
  42 that paper.</p>
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  44 <h2>Features</h2>
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  46 <ul>
  47 <li> runs in GNU Emacs and XEmacs.</li>
  48
  49 <li> format of the <tt>.bib</tt> file is not restricted: everything that
  50 BibTeX accepts is also accepted by Ebib.</li>
  51
  52 <li> multiple <tt>.bib</tt> files can be opened at the same time: copying
  53 entries from one file to another is possible.</li>
  54
  55 <li> visual representation distinguishing obligatory, optional and
  56 additional fields.</li>
  57
  58 <li> complex search queries with logical <tt>and, or</tt> and <tt>not</tt>
  59 operators, built up interactively, can be performed on a database.</li>
  60
  61 <li> creating and editing <tt>@string</tt> and <tt>@preamble</tt>
  62 definitions is supported.</li>
  63
  64 <li> BibTeX entry and field types can be customised, allowing adaptation
  65 for non-standard and personal bibliography styles.</li>
  66
  67 <li> field values containing newlines are supported, allowing the creation
  68 of annotated bibliographies.</li>
  69
  70 <li> merging of a second <tt>.bib</tt> file with an already loaded
  71 database.</li>
  72
  73 <li> single entries can be exported to another file, allowing the creation
  74 of a new specialised <tt>.bib</tt> file from an existing
  75 one. <tt>@preamble</tt> and <tt>@string</tt> definitions can also be
  76 exported.</li>
  77
  78 <li> optionally sorting the entries in the <tt>.bib</tt> file on
  79 user-specified fields when saving the database.</li>
  80
  81 <li> optionally saving the database with all entries with a crossref field
  82   at the top of the <tt>.bib</tt> file. (This is not compatible with
  83   sorting the entries in the <tt>.bib</tt> file.)</li>
  84
  85 <li> automatic creation of a LaTeX document of selected entries for
  86 printing.</li>
  87
  88 <li> copy/cut/paste mechanism for quickly copying field values. (This fully
  89 integrates with Emacs' kill ring.)</li>
  90
  91 <li> automatic insertion of a BibTeX key into a (La)TeX document, where the
  92 user can use tab completion to select a key from the database.</li>
  93
  94 <li> automatic loading of <tt>.bib</tt> files upon startup.</li>
  95
  96 <li> on-line help function summarising the available commands.</li>
  97
  98 <li> extensive user manual.</li>
  99 </ul>
 100
 101
 102 <h2>Screenshots</h2>
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 104 <a name="screenshots">
 105
 106 </a><p><a name="screenshots">Visually, Ebib is not very spectacular. But to
 107 get an idea what it looks like, you can take a look at the following two
 108 screenshots. The first shows Ebib's standard lay-out, with the list of
 109 entry keys in the top window and the fields of the currently highlighted
 110 entry in the bottom window. The string `McCarthy' is highlighted as the
 111 result of a text search:
 112
 113 </a></p><p><a href="graphics/ebib.jpg"><img src="graphics/tn_ebib.jpg"
 114 alt="ebib screenshot" border="0" /></a></p>
 115
 116 <p>The second screen shot shows the strings buffer, where you can edit
 117   the <tt>@string</tt> definitions in the database:
 118
 119 </p><p><a href="graphics/strings.jpg"><img src="graphics/tn_strings.jpg"
 120 alt="strings screenshot" border="0" /></a></p>
 121
 122
 123 <h2>Manual</h2>
 124
 125 <p>The complete user manual for Ebib is available in html format <a
 126 href="ebib/index.html">here</a>.</p>
 127
 128 <h2>Download</h2>
 129
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 131
 132 </a><p><a name="download">Ebib can be downloaded from the </a><a
 133 href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/ebib">Sourceforge Project
 134 Page</a>. The tar ball contains the source code, the manual in
 135 <tt>.info</tt>, <tt>.html</tt> and <tt>.pdf</tt> format, and a sample
 136 configuration file. Installation instructions can be found in the
 137 manual.</p>
 138
 139 <h2>Contact/mailing list</h2>
 140
 141 <p>Ebib has a mailing list: <a
 142 href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ebib-users">ebib-users</a>.
 143 Here, you can ask any questions regarding Ebib, send bug reports or feature
 144 requests.</p>
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