On Tuesday 03 February 2009 17:10:10 you wrote: Thanks, for your answer. But... > Wolfgang Engelmann wrote: > > The reference is now in ref.bib > > > > However, instead of > > Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. ...... > > as desired, > > > > I get > > Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... > > without comma and points, and the prenames in front > > > > ##Question 2: is there a way to get it correct at this stage or before?## > > I'd just leave it that way. Some reference formats might require the > full name, and BibTeX will give you the abbreviated version if your > BibTeX style calls for it.
see below > > > I save the entered reference in JabRef by control s > > (if not done now I won't see the ref in the lyx file immediately) > > and push the citation into the Lyx file (pressing the LyX knob or control > > l) > > > > The citation is giving troubles when trying to export the LyX file, > > and I have to fix the author line first, which is cumbersome if there are > > many authors and prone to introduce errors > > What errors? I get Aaron D Laposky and Joseph Bass ... without comma and points, and the prenames in front but BibTeX needs Laposky, A. D. and Bass, J. ...... Wolfgang
