Douglas Stebila
Scripts for BibDesk and TeXShop
Warning! This software has not been tested in many years and may not function correctly. Use at your own risk.
TeXShop CVS scripts
These AppleScripts provide ways of using CVS automatically from within TeXShop. By installing it in TeXShop, you can quickly run common CVS commands.
To install, download and unzip the archive. Open up TeXShop. Click on Open Macro Editor under the Macro menu. Then click on Add macros from file under the Macro menu. Select the file TeXShop CVS - v20080905a.plist from the file selection window and click Open. The macros have now been imported.
Download TeXShop CVS scripts (3 KB .zip)
BibDesk CVS scripts
These AppleScripts provide ways of using CVS automatically from within BibDesk. By installing it in BibDesk, you can access the scripts menu and quickly run common CVS commands.
To install, unzip the archive. Copy the script files to the folder Library/Application Support/BibDesk/Scripts inside your home folder.
Download BibDesk CVS scripts (44 KB .zip)
Insert BibDesk Citations
This AppleScript integrates TeXShop with BibDesk. By installing it in TeXShop, you can press a hotkey and quickly lookup and insert citations from BibDesk into your LaTeX file in TeXShop.
To install, download and unzip the archive. Open up TeXShop. Click on Open Macro Editor under the Macro menu. Then click on Add macros from file under the Macro menu. Select the file Insert BibDesk Citations v20080623a.plist from the file selection window and click Open. The macros have now been imported.
You may wish to assign a hotkey, such as Command-Option-C. In TeXShop, either highlight a string and press the hotkey to search for it, or simply press the hotkey and enter a search string into the dialog box. Select one or more of the search results and the cite key will be inserted.