
Most elements of the user interface should be self-explanatory. The only uncommon element is the
browser-like input line in the upper toolbar. It allows direct manipulation of the internals of the
database. The name of the view (e.g. publication) is followed by an SQL-where clause after
an '#'-character or an command (e.g. 'new') after an questionmark. Manipulating the where
clause allows very complex queries. This item will be improved in the future to simplify
searching and dereference external objects.
Publication includes general informations about books, collections, articles, reports etc.:
- the title
- the year of the publication
- the publisher or journal (included from a list)
- the BibTex type like article, incollections
- links to authors and chapters
- annotated links
The interpretation of the publisher/journal field depends on the BibTex-type. The entry is taken
as name of the journal if the BibTex is ARTICLE or JOURNAL, if not, the entry is interpreted as
publisher name.
Clicking the bibliography button leads to the...