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@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@ Bog is a system for taking research notes in [[http://orgmode.org/][Org mode]].
knows, Org handles notetaking beautifully. Bog just adds a few
research-specific features, nearly all of which are focused on managing
and taking notes with Org, not on writing research articles with Org.
-The main features include
-- Opening a PDF associated with reference citekey
-- Opening a BibTeX entry associated with a citekey
-- Searching Google Scholar using elements from citekey
-- Renaming a newly downloaded PDF based on the current citekey
-
-* Workflows
+* Bog workflow
Many people use Org for taking research notes, and there are some really
nice descriptions of systems people have come up with (for a few
@@ -44,9 +38,9 @@ The workflow for Bog is based on these preferences:
citekey. I make sure to add a link to the study online. I only
retrieve the BibTeX file or PDF file when I need to use them.
-Below is a more detailed description of the workflow and what Bog does.
+* Features
-** Adding citekeys
+** Adding citekeys to notes
As mentioned above, when citekeys are added, they should be filed under
the appropriate topic. I organize my research notes into a few files
@@ -75,9 +69,9 @@ URL right under the heading. However, I often add citekeys from the
references of an article that I'm reading. In this case, I often store
only the heading.
-** Referencing studies
+** Referencing studies within notes
-Within the notes, you can references other studies with their citekey.
+You can reference other studies with their citekey.
#+begin_example
,** name2000word :atag:
@@ -88,7 +82,7 @@ Within the notes, you can references other studies with their citekey.
"another1999word" will be highlighted within the text. When the point is
within the citekey, many Bog functions can extract and use the citekey.
-** Opening a PDF file
+** Opening a PDF file for a citekey
All PDF files are kept in a single directory and are named as
<citekey>-*.pdf. The function =bog-find-citekey-pdf= will open a PDF
@@ -96,7 +90,7 @@ associated with a citekey. If the point is on a citekey, it will open
that citekey. Otherwise, it will use the citekey from the first parent
heading that is a study.
-** Opening a BibTeX file
+** Opening a BibTeX file for a citekey
The function =bog-find-citekey-bib= will open the BibTeX entry
associated with a citekey.
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ BibTeX entries can be stored in one of two ways:
1. As a single file with many entries
2. As single-entry files named <citekey>.bib within a common directory
-** Searching citekey on the web
+** Searching online for a citekey
The function =bog-search-citekey-on-web= will perform a search with the
citekey information. By default, Google Scholar is searched. The default