https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68123
--- Comment #6 from Owen Genat <[email protected]> --- (In reply to comment #5) > That was not really what I meant. :) I thought that the short name could > already reflect the citation style -- there is absolutely no need to expose > a running number in the UI. So, if the short name is only used for a running > number... we don't want the user to ever see it. I would not want to see an integer identifier exposed to the user either. Rather I was thinking of making the "Identifier" database field, exactly that, an integer identifier and hiding it from the user. As Bruce indicated, labelling this field as "Short Name" on the form is unhelpful. The purpose of this field appears to be that of a primary key associating the in-text citation with the bibliography index entry. This works fine for sequence-type citation systems (e.g., Vancouver), but is no good for author-date systems (e.g., APA, Chicago), where the in-text citation needs to be "(Author, 1987)". This citation information cannot (and should not) be used in the index. Sorry I wasn't clear about this. > What I was proposing was to have some sort of pattern language that would > automatically create references in the correct style as the short name. I.e. > you would set the correct format once for the in-text citations and once for > the citations page and LibreOffice would mangle your data to do the right > thing. Overall, I think we are in agreement. It really just comes down to how: (a) the citation format and bibliography (index) entry format is calculated; (b) performance issues with doing this calculation, as it is not stored information. The main concern I would have is performance in relation to a large bibliography, for example changing all reference-related entries from APA to Vancouver style. Each and every citation and bibliography entry needs to be redone. I imagine Word does it though, so it is likely possible. > That does not help me. I don't know this Word feature. It is just a pull down list to select the style manual (APA, Chicago, etc.) to be used in calculating the format for the citations and bibliography entries. This is the main determining factor of how both in-text citations and bibliography entries appear and equates to your statement of "you would set the correct format". Note however that there is only /one/ format, not one for the citations and one for the bibliography. This is the big red switch, so to speak. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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