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LaTeX information |
| After severe
headaches trying to squeeze my Ph.D. thesis out of Microsoft Word, I decided to
take control in my own hands in the future with LaTeX. Eager to make the change
over, I underestimated the steep learning curve associated with TeX and LaTeX.
However, after several weeks of intense learning, I have decided it is
definitely worth the effort. To help others make the same move, I have put some
of the results of my efforts on this page. |
LaTeX and EndNote |
| An important
requirement of my change to LaTeX was that I could continue using my
EndNote database and that the database
would remain backward compatible with the many Word documents created with it.
Some tools were available, but were not completely fitting my requirements.
First of all I edited the export style. Then I wrote a small DOS batch file to
'alter' the content of the exported BibTeX file. The batch file replaces
symbols and copies the resulting BibTeX file to local directories as
needed. |
| BibTeX export style |
The EndNote to BibTeX (end2bib)
export style was created to export my EndNote database to a BibTeX file. |
| Enl2Bib
DOS batch |
A small DOS batch file to make a true
BibTeX file from the exported EndNote database. Please rename the file to
enl2bib.bat before use. The file off course needs some editing to fulfil your
needs! |
| Alter |
The DOS batch could not have been
useful without the existence of a brilliant little program called Alter written
by Rob Flor. Unzip alter.zip and put the "alter.exe" file in your
"c:\windows\command" folder. Download Alter from here, or access a little more
information through here. |
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Bibliography style files |
| Oikos.bst |
The journals
Oikos and
Ecography have some peculiar style
features such as a dash before the publication source and a dash replacement
for repeated authors. I tried to find a bst file on the web, but I guess not
many LaTeX users publish in Oikos. With some persistence, my first hacking of a
bst file and help of Jari Oksanen, both dashes are dealt with in this bst
file. |
| JEcol.bst |
Bibliography style for Journal of Ecology and
other journals published by the British Ecological Society (BES). This style
deals with the change in the punctuation and emphasis to correctly format:
Booktitle, Volume Volume#. Book series title. The style was not tested with
other types of citations, i.e. single-volume books which have some number in a
series. With thanks to Cord Hockemeyer! |
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Call for help and suggestions |
| As I have just
started appreciating LaTeX, all help and suggestions are very welcome! |
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