Re: Please help a newbie with APA citation style in LyX
squidy wrote: > > Here's my problem, > I have written my Master's Thesis in the document class article but I am > required to format my references according to APA manual, 5th edition. I > have tried the packages called apalike and apalike2, these work but they > get it almost but not quite right, (volume numbers aren't emphasised and > inbook references are incorrectly formatted). If you can get it almost right with the LyX settings for Natbib then I would stick with it. There is a Natbib manual which is not too long and you can find a lot about Natbib in Google Groups. I would try to add some extra setup information for Natbib to the LaTeX preamble in LyX -> Document settings to get it working. Unfortunately I never use Natbib nor APA so I can not help you more. -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Please-help-a-newbie-with-APA-citation-style-in-LyX-tp787261p1087309.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Please help a newbie with APA citation style in LyX
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:54 AM, quiddity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thank you to Zan and Bob for very quick replies! They haven't shown up
> directly on the forum - is this usual?
>
> I have managed to solve the captalisation problem with curly brackets in
> Jabref, so thanks for that tip! I guess I might get away with the lack of
> emphasis for the volume no., as it's such a small detail.
>
> I shall make another request for help to see if anyone knows a way around
> the natbib/apacite incompatibility problem.
>
> Thanks again
An ugly workaround, IF, you only need to use the \cite command would
be to change the bibliography setting back to Default (numerical) from
Natbib. Then put (in your preamble):
\usepackage(apacite)
\usepackage[authoryear]{natbib}
Otherwise, if you need to use something other than \cite, you'd have
to use ERT rather than the LyX dialog to insert bibliography
citations. But, if you just need to do this for one paper it may not
be a bad way to go. It does work, it's just not pretty.
/Bob
Re: Please help a newbie with APA citation style in LyX
Thank you to Zan and Bob for very quick replies! They haven't shown up directly on the forum - is this usual? I have managed to solve the captalisation problem with curly brackets in Jabref, so thanks for that tip! I guess I might get away with the lack of emphasis for the volume no., as it's such a small detail. I shall make another request for help to see if anyone knows a way around the natbib/apacite incompatibility problem. Thanks again 2008/8/27 Bob Lounsbury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:12 AM, squidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello I am very new to this ... > > > > I'm using LyX 1.5.5 in Windows XP. > > I'm using JabRef 2.3.1 to manage my bibliography. > > I'm using the document class 'article' and have bibliography set to > Natbib > > author-year. > > > > Here's my problem, > > I have written my Master's Thesis in the document class article but I am > > required to format my references according to APA manual, 5th edition. I > > have tried the packages called apalike and apalike2, these work but they > get > > it almost but not quite right, (volume numbers aren't emphasised and > inbook > > references are incorrectly formatted). > > > > I saw in this forum that there is a package called apacite, I have > installed > > this in MikTeX, however I can't get it to work. When I compile the > document > > I get an error message which says LyX LaTeX error - Undefined control > > sequence, repeated many times! This also happens on my computer at home > > where I'm running v. 1.5.3 in Ubuntu HH. > > > > Can anyone help with this? I don't want to go back to using MS Word :( > > Thank you > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Please-help-a-newbie-with-APA-citation-style-in-LyX-tp787261p787261.html > > Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > There is a package conflict between apacite and Natbib. Please read > through the apacite documentation and specifically the Natbib section: > > http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/apacite/apacite.pdf > > It seems that apacite needs to be loaded before Natbib, but because of > the LyX document settings Natbib will be loaded first. So, the real > question to post to the list is how do you load apacite before Natbib? > Which I don't know. > > Cheers, > /Bob >
Re: Please help a newbie with APA citation style in LyX
On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:12 AM, squidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello I am very new to this ... > > I'm using LyX 1.5.5 in Windows XP. > I'm using JabRef 2.3.1 to manage my bibliography. > I'm using the document class 'article' and have bibliography set to Natbib > author-year. > > Here's my problem, > I have written my Master's Thesis in the document class article but I am > required to format my references according to APA manual, 5th edition. I > have tried the packages called apalike and apalike2, these work but they get > it almost but not quite right, (volume numbers aren't emphasised and inbook > references are incorrectly formatted). > > I saw in this forum that there is a package called apacite, I have installed > this in MikTeX, however I can't get it to work. When I compile the document > I get an error message which says LyX LaTeX error - Undefined control > sequence, repeated many times! This also happens on my computer at home > where I'm running v. 1.5.3 in Ubuntu HH. > > Can anyone help with this? I don't want to go back to using MS Word :( > Thank you > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Please-help-a-newbie-with-APA-citation-style-in-LyX-tp787261p787261.html > Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > There is a package conflict between apacite and Natbib. Please read through the apacite documentation and specifically the Natbib section: http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/bibtex/contrib/apacite/apacite.pdf It seems that apacite needs to be loaded before Natbib, but because of the LyX document settings Natbib will be loaded first. So, the real question to post to the list is how do you load apacite before Natbib? Which I don't know. Cheers, /Bob
Re: Please help a newbie with APA citation style in LyX
squidy wrote:
Here's my problem,
I have written my Master's Thesis in the document class article but I am
required to format my references according to APA manual, 5th edition. I
have tried the packages called apalike and apalike2, these work but they get
it almost but not quite right, (volume numbers aren't emphasised and inbook
references are incorrectly formatted).
LyX - JabRef: Great combination.
I can't help with the LaTeX/LyX side of this, but I found I needed to
alter the document type (article, book, inproceedings), and add {}
brackets to force cap's in JabRef to get my bibliography formatted
correctly. So if there is only a problem with a relatively small number
of references you may try tweaking things on the JabRef side.
Z
Please help a newbie with APA citation style in LyX
Hello I am very new to this ... I'm using LyX 1.5.5 in Windows XP. I'm using JabRef 2.3.1 to manage my bibliography. I'm using the document class 'article' and have bibliography set to Natbib author-year. Here's my problem, I have written my Master's Thesis in the document class article but I am required to format my references according to APA manual, 5th edition. I have tried the packages called apalike and apalike2, these work but they get it almost but not quite right, (volume numbers aren't emphasised and inbook references are incorrectly formatted). I saw in this forum that there is a package called apacite, I have installed this in MikTeX, however I can't get it to work. When I compile the document I get an error message which says LyX LaTeX error - Undefined control sequence, repeated many times! This also happens on my computer at home where I'm running v. 1.5.3 in Ubuntu HH. Can anyone help with this? I don't want to go back to using MS Word :( Thank you -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Please-help-a-newbie-with-APA-citation-style-in-LyX-tp787261p787261.html Sent from the LyX - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
