--- a/MPIWGProjects.py	Fri May 03 11:30:41 2013 +0200
+++ b/MPIWGProjects.py	Fri May 03 12:00:34 2013 +0200
@@ -669,22 +669,33 @@
         return items          
         
     
-    def addPublication(self, text, RESPONSE=None):
+    def addPublication(self, text=None, link=None, RESPONSE=None):
         """add an MPIWG_Publication"""
-        number = self._getLastPublicationNumber() + 1
-        name = "publication_" + str(number)
-        while hasattr(self, name):
-            number += 1
+        if text or link:
+            number = self._getLastPublicationNumber() + 1
             name = "publication_" + str(number)
+            while hasattr(self, name):
+                number += 1
+                name = "publication_" + str(number)
+            
+            newPublication = MPIWGProject_publication(name)
         
-        newPublication = MPIWGProject_publication(name)
+            self._setObject(name, newPublication)
+            obj = getattr(self, name)
+            obj.text = text
+            obj.link = link
+            obj.enabled = True;
+            obj.place = self._getLastPublicationNumber() + 1
+            obj.id = name
+            # hasLinkToBookPage updates bookid if available
+            if obj.hasLinkToBookPage() and not text:
+                # take title from book page
+                try:
+                    book = self.en.books[obj.bookId]
+                    obj.text = book.getInfo('title')
+                except:
+                    pass
 
-        self._setObject(name, newPublication)
-        obj = getattr(self, name)
-        obj.text = text[0:]
-        obj.enabled = True;
-        obj.place = self._getLastPublicationNumber() + 1
-        obj.id = name
         if RESPONSE is not None:
             self.redirect(RESPONSE, 'managePublications')
 

--- a/zpt/project/edit_publications.zpt	Fri May 03 11:30:41 2013 +0200
+++ b/zpt/project/edit_publications.zpt	Fri May 03 12:00:34 2013 +0200
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
 
   <h3>Add a project publication</h3>
   <form tal:attributes="action string:$root/addPublication" method="post">
-    <textarea name="text" rows="3" cols="80"></textarea>
+    <p><b>Bibliographical entry:</b><br/>
+      <textarea name="text" rows="2" cols="80"></textarea>
+    </p>
+    <p><b>Link:</b> <input name="link" size="60"/> (optional, can be link to MPIWG book page)</p>
     <p><input type="submit" value="submit"/></p>
   </form>
 

--- a/zpt/project/related_publication/edit_basic.zpt	Fri May 03 11:30:41 2013 +0200
+++ b/zpt/project/related_publication/edit_basic.zpt	Fri May 03 12:00:34 2013 +0200
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
   <h3>Edit a project publication</h3>
   
   <form action="editPublication" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
-  <p>Bibliographical entry</p>
+  <p><b>Bibliographical entry:</b><br/>
     <textarea tal:content="structure python:getattr(here,'text','')" name="text" rows="3" cols="80"></textarea>
-    
-  <p>Link</p>
+  </p>
+  <p><b>Link:</b><br/>
   	<input size="100" tal:attributes="value python:getattr(here,'link','')" name="link">
+  </p>
   
   <h4>Image</h4>
   <p>Only images of MPIWG book pages are displayed. The link above has to be a link to a MPIWG book page.</p>