On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:20:17 +0100 "Declan O'Byrne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Typhoon, I was thinking of a user-friendly way of doing this. I'm not > sure that what you mention is user-friendly. The "user" I am thinking > of is the poor technically challenged one, not the programmer one. Possibly right. I think that what you and Steve are suggesting could probably be built quickly as a "wrapper" to makebst. As I say, I haven't used it, but it looks pretty simple and comprehensive from its description in The LaTeX Companion. > > Steve suggested compiling a list of variables. That's an interesting > question. I'm sure I can't do it exhaustively, but here's a first > try, with the details that would normally be required. > I haven't the faintest idea how this should be laid out, but here > goes, with apologies.... > > Author Name: Upper case? Separated by comma? > > Divider: Comma? Colon? > > Title: > Book title: Italics? Inverted commas? Underlined? > > Article title: Inverted commas? Italics? > Is "in" used before the journal or collection title? > > Divider: Comma? Full-stop? > > Publication details: In parentheses? > City? > Divider: Colon? Comma? > Publishing company > Divider: Comma? > Year of Publication. > > Page references: p.? pp.? > > End. Final full-stop? > > There are many other possibly variables, of course. That was just a > first stab. I have been looking at (for example) kbibtex, which > offers a frontend for entering details into a bibtex database, and > manages to offer many choices to the user, not all of which will be > used. I imagine something along those lines... > Just a dream? > > Declan >
