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Started by Gregory A. Finnegan
Tue, 09 Mar 1993 20:38
Sheep & Goats
Author: Gregory A. Finnegan
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 20:38
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 20:38
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The recent query (actually, Avi's reply) re problems of "renumbering" pushes me over the edge into an obsevation: A large amount of the traffic on ENDNOTE-L seems be from users who are using EndNote as a database manager, and for whom the purpose for which it was designed, formatting in-text citations and building style-sheet-correct bibliographies, is not much of a concern. I have a certain amount of sympathy for people trying to manage large reprint files etc., and I have no problem w/ suggestions that EndNote, where it's feasible (a very elastic word!), change to accomodate such needs. But Niles is NOT competing with NOTIS and record numbers are NOT serial numbers, even if they look like them. In sum, my sense of what I read on this list is EndNote is being used in new ways; that's fine, and good, but also means that people posing "problems" to Niles should start w/ some awareness that those whose develop new uses for an application can't expect the designers of the application to have foreseen all their needs! Greg.Finnegan@Dartmouth.edu
Re: Sheep & Goats
Author: Simon Hayman
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 23:56
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1993 23:56
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> In sum, my sense of what I read on this list is EndNote is being used in new > ways; that's fine, and good, but also means that people posing "problems" to > Niles should start w/ some awareness that those whose develop new uses for an > application can't expect the designers of the application to have foreseen > all their needs! > > Greg.Finnegan@Dartmouth.edu I aggree, use the right tool for the job at hand. For example, I use WriteNow as it does everything that I need almost ALL of the time. If I need layout capabilities I export to a DTP application. So with EndNote, for text citations, reference lists, etc, it is wonderful. If I need database capabilities export the data to a decent relational database. The "problems" are: 1. that applications like EndNote and WriteNow are so much easier to use and wouldn't it be nice if these other applications were as simple. 2. we all have individual needs that we cannot see implemented elsewhere, or have the time to create them, so why not add them into our favorite application. Some "solutions" are: 1. Niles should keep a crticial view on the ramblings of users in newsgroups (they are not necessarily the majority of users). Many a good program has been spoilt by feature creep. 2. If there appears to be a need for more database capabilities then this is an opportunity for a Super EndNote Plus Plus or, more sensibly, improved interchange with existing database software. As one poster has pointed out, and supplied an example, the latter could be achieved by templates for various databases.
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