On 15 December 2010 15:16, Mark Schenk <ms...@cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:36:17 -0000, Morten Omholt Alver
> <mortenal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I didn't look closely at the author formatting specifically. This
>> could perhaps be a reasonable addition to the standard formatters in
>> the next version? Something like "AuthorAbbrNoPunctuation" (or a
>> better name, if anyone has a suggestion)?
>
> I'm not sure that adding specific formatters for these use-cases is the best
> way forward. Most -- if not all -- citation formats I've been asked to look
> into, I've been able to achieve with combinations of existing formatters.
>
> What would be more interesting to explore is a flexible way to format the
> authors, which is not as complicated as the custom name formatters. Perhaps
> something along the lines of
>
> \format[authors(LastFirst,Abbr,NoSpace),RTFChars]{\author}
>
> and please don't get hung up on the syntax: I really haven't thought it
> through.Good point. Let's see if we can define some set of arguments that is sufficient to cover most cases. Just thinking aloud: 1. Name order (firstfirst, lastfirst) 2. Abbreviation (yes/no, with/without dots, with/without spaces) 3. Separators (and, ampersand, semicolon, comma, space) 4. Last separator (and, ampersand, semicolon, comma, space) 5. Max number of names (number, infinite) -- Morten ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Jabref-users mailing list Jabref-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jabref-users
