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Citations with BibTeX

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Rhys

28 Oct, 2014 01:07 PM

I am thoroughly enjoying using your program however I don't quite understand how to properly implement BibTeX. I have generated a BibTeX file and linked it in the metadata to get the References HUD displaying citation keys, but how can I get those citation keys to generate a bibliography from the .bib file at the end of the document? any advice would be fantastic.

Thanks in advance.

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Fletcher on 28 Oct, 2014 05:55 PM

   

   Rhys,

   I'm glad you're finding MultiMarkdown Composer useful.

   Are you using MultiMarkdown to create PDF files via LaTeX? BibTeX is
   for LaTeX, not for HTML or other formats.

   If you are using LaTeX, it should be automatic if you have everything
   installed properly. A sample file is the BibTeX.text file in the test
   suite:

   https://github.com/fletcher/MMD-Test-Suite/tree/master/MultiMarkdownTests

   As you can see, there's really not much to it.

   Fletcher

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2. 2 Posted by Rhys on 29 Oct, 2014 03:45 AM

   

   Sorry I am very new to this, and am not sure exactly how to set it up.

   I see MMDC has an option to export as LaTeX, however how do I convert that to a PDF? Or if there is LaTeX in the MMD will Composer automatically do this?

   Also I have installed BasicTeX for OSX and BibDesk, is that all I need?

   Sorry for all the questions I just really want the functionality BibTeX would add.

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3. 3 Posted by Rhys on 29 Oct, 2014 04:04 AM

   

   Also, do I need to install the LaTeX support files? I am not sure what directory to install to, the one listed in the readme does not exist, instead I have texmf-config, texmf-dist, texmf-local and texmf-var on searching, and Latex in my Library folder.

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by Fletcher on 29 Oct, 2014 12:12 PM

   

   Rhys,

   LaTeX is a complex program, and I'm sure you can understand that I
   cannot provide support for it. There are countless resources available
   on the internet.

   Yes -- you do need to install the MultiMarkdown LaTeX support files.

   I use MacTeX as my LaTeX distribution and it has worked well for me thus
   far.

   If all you want is basic bibliography support, you don't have to use
   BibDesk. You're then responsible for handling your own citation
   formatting to ensure it follows the rules you need (e.g. you're doing it
   manually).

   http://fletcher.github.io/MultiMarkdown-4/citations

   Fletcher

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5. Fletcher closed this discussion on 23 Nov, 2014 05:33 PM.