On 05.08.2011, at 16:26, Adam R. Maxwell wrote: > > On Aug 5, 2011, at 07:04 , Simon Spiegel wrote: > >> if you need to make changes for your special needs, biblatex is pure joy, >> while changing .bst files is dark magic. > > What files do you change for biblatex? For biblatex-apa, I see apa.cbx and > apa.bbx.
Biblatex styles are defined in .bbx file (for the bibliography) and in .cbx file (for the in text citation). > Unless you're a TeXpert, those look worse than .bst files. Well, no, for two reasons: - Biblatex is extensively documented (contrary to the .bst format). Actually, I'd say that biblatex's excellent documentation is one of its majors strengths. - Understanding how the styles work and what do you have to change is actually doable with average LaTeX skills (contrary to the .bst format. The .bst is very obscure and it's logic has absolutely nothing to do with LaTeX). But the most important thing: There are some things (actually, a lot of things) which simply cannot be done with hacking .bst files. As soon as you leave English speaking hard sciences you're basically out of luck with traditional BibTeX .bst files. simon -- Simon Spiegel Steinhaldenstr. 50 8002 Zürich Telephon: ++41 44 451 5334 Mobophon: ++41 76 459 6039 http://www.simifilm.ch „Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why they call it the present.“ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
