The overstriked grid's items have not been taken into account for the purposes of this shorter evaluation: it does not imply at all that the package cannot perform the relevant function.
The numbering and the content are the same as the full version of the evaluation grid.
Input/Edit | ||||
Biblioscape | Bookends | |||
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1. list browsing 2. query search 3. while editing another record | ||||
3 Input must be preceeded by searching | ||||
Biblioscape: no | Bookends: no | |||
4 Compulsory input within certain fields | ||||
Biblioscape: no (but can set fields as required) | Bookends: no (unless you configure it to work in BibTeX mode) | |||
5 Particular edit features
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Biblioscape:
1: no special commands; 2, 3, 4, 5 One Term table (see in Term/Entry lists). |
Bookends: 1 3 5
10 : a) there is no particular "edit mode": a full record is open both for editing and display, there isn't a "save" command; b) "Peek" command to copy data from previous or other record, from same or different field; c) optionally replace journal abbreviation by short/full form; d) optional autocompletion for term lists entries | |||
6 Spellchecker | ||||
Biblioscape: yes, can define which fields are to be checked | Bookends: no | |||
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8 Duplicate record
2. copy command 3. clipboard (formatted: can specify style; send out) 4. export/print on disk (also formatted; send out) | ||||
Biblioscape: no : you can have as many virtual copies of a record in different folders, but can't make a physical copy of one record, for example to slightly modify it | Bookends: yes | |||
9 Duplicates detection
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Biblioscape: 2 (also fuzzy comparison (uses the Ratcliff/Obershelp pattern recognition) | Bookends: 2 | |||
10 Editor
3. b/e record 4. b/e field 5. key to delete to end-of-field | ||||
Biblioscape: yes (as global editing function) | Bookends: no | |||
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12 Global corrections
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Biblioscape: 1 3 4 (here it does not have a real search/replace string function: acts on entire field; must use the Search Lookup facility + right click and Replace to change an entry, where also regular expressions can be used) | Bookends: 1 2 (also any field in the records; no word, case, yes style and font) 3 4 5 6 will search for any string of text, l/r truncated (not an indexed search), no internal wildcards: m?ss |