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Do you have any suggestions for other improvements to publCIF?
#Response DateResponse Text
1Mar 15, 2011 2:45 PMno
2Mar 15, 2011 11:35 AMDirect submission from publCIF sounds very useful. Perhaps it could enforce checks on references and force the author to respond to inconsistencies before the submission is finalised? This could also be the place for a more comprehensive database search.
3Mar 15, 2011 8:58 AMNot really, it is very nice!
4Mar 15, 2011 4:46 AMI don't use it
5Mar 15, 2011 3:47 AMDoes publCIF highlight wrongly formatted reference? Haven't experienced it.
6Mar 14, 2011 11:32 PMNO ... those above are excellent additions!
7Mar 14, 2011 11:26 PMI know about it, but must start to use it!!!
8Mar 14, 2011 8:12 PMI like to check the references but often the check of IUCr references doesn't work (this may be because I sit behind a firewall), and other references aren't checked. Since there are often typo's in authors' names or surnames and first names swapped it would be nice to have those references that have a problem flagged for checking, rather than having to check each one individually.
9Mar 14, 2011 7:01 PMno
10Mar 14, 2011 6:09 PMNo
11Mar 14, 2011 5:12 PMSometimes it is still difficult to find a syntax error. The message "it should be obvious..." is not true!
12Mar 14, 2011 4:38 PMThe "mercury-like" window available in enCIFer was very useful (for me). Actually, both enCIFer and publCIF are great, and fusion of all functionalities would result in a complete software for edition.
13Mar 14, 2011 3:58 PMThere is still often a lag between the "text" window and the "CIF" window. Otherwise, it's a great program!
14Mar 14, 2011 3:46 PMgenerator of _chemical_name_systematic
15Mar 14, 2011 3:01 PMAutomatic line breaks created by publcif tend to look HORRIBLE when looking at the file in a pure text editor. The file being locked up after finding some problems with cited articles is a bit annoying (but that's more important for authors, not editors). Could the layout (e.g. font used for special characters) be changed to resemble more what is seen in a final printcif document?
16Mar 14, 2011 2:59 PMUpload my co-editor revision(s) from publCIF and launch my web browser at the 'paper details' page. This is probably covered by (ii) above.
17Mar 14, 2011 2:27 PMchoice to omit tables of coordinates and displacement parameters for theses and reports
18Mar 14, 2011 2:25 PMI have noticed a number of bugs in edition, which makes some time easier to exit PublCif to make changes (viz., cut'n'paste with special characterrs, etc)
19Mar 14, 2011 2:07 PMGeneration of reprints with the chemical schemes and figures
20Mar 14, 2011 1:59 PMEnglish dictionnary to check the spelling of words.
21Mar 14, 2011 1:53 PMThe above answers are from the perspective of an author rather than an editor. Would spell check insistent on UK spelling?
22Mar 14, 2011 1:40 PMNo
23Mar 14, 2011 1:40 PMI should use it more often!