Can explain more if needed, but as with all such systems it's both important you use git as intended (so it works without issue) and to find a way that you like using it.
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Replying to @o_guest @dsquintana
Sort of version control for word document:https://www.simuldocs.com
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Looks promising, have you tried this?
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Replying to @dsquintana @o_guest
Just a little bit and only on my own. I think it integrates OK with microsoft word and its apple counterpart. Not a well with the libre or openoffice version so you have to upload manually when you want to push but it can definitely help with some things.
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The pricing system isn’t very well suited to academia, in which you randomly work with different people on manuscripts. A cost per user system only works well for labs that don’t really collaborate and tend to have the same author lists. Still want to give it a shot
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Replying to @dsquintana @RemiGau
I can't tell you how to deal with your coauthors, but a realistic solution both for git and for keeping backups easily regardless of version control is for all authors to convert to using plain text. But I am lucky all my coauthors use .tex — I have lost track of what I might do
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Could be tricky to convince some of my co-authors to do this... Of course I could do this myself but I have to weigh up the time taken vs. benefits. Will definitely do this for my next sole or double-author paper
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Replying to @dsquintana @RemiGau
Understandable! I'm just lucky I managed to convince every PI I have ever worked with — but there are confounds here, e.g., modelling and PIs who deal with modelling (or are modellers) know (of) LaTeX('s huge benefits).
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Replying to @o_guest @dsquintana
Yeah there is field subfield confound there for sure.
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Replying to @RemiGau @dsquintana
If you want to be advanced AF
@dsquintana you could specify your own diff command for Word documents. Although it's probably hairy AF and even harder to set up for any coauthors even willing to touch this.https://www.atlassian.com/blog/archives/git-diff …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
That would mean you can merge Word files, which is what you want in theory.
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