just a quick not from the style creator perspective: >>> Tickets: >>> >>> Allow dependent styles to define an overriding default-locale value >>> https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/issues/91 >>> My opinion: would like to implement proposal as is >>> My question: whether any CSL-implementators have problems with this, since >>> information in dependent styles will start to affect how the independent >>> parent style is rendered >> >> Yeah, this seems to me an important question: it fundamentally changes >> the meaning of a "dependent style" to include processing override >> behavior. I can see the value of this particular case, but do we >> really want to go down this path now? I understand Bruce's concern, but I really want to put in a big pretty please to implement this. It will make things so much easier. Following Robert's question, I don't think there are any other attributes that are comparable to the locale attribute in this respect. While it's not unlikely that we will have cases that are "just like APA but with page-range-format="minimal" - these are still different styles and I don't mind maintaining them as such. A style with a default locale is actually the same style - it just forces non-English (typically) users to work with their client's locale settings.
>>> Add a test condition context="citation" / context="bibliography" >>> https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/issues/80 >>> (probably will mostly be used in complex styles, which are less likely to be >>> ever edited with a style editor) >>> My opinion: would like to implement proposal >> >> I never understood this issue, but think I do now: >> >> It is to allow authors to define single macros that can define >> behavior across the citation/bibliography divide. >> >> Is that right? Yes. This is Frank's baby. For me this will rarely, if ever, be useful. As I say on the ticket, it's only relevant for note styles. The formatting in Chicago Manual for notes and bibliography - which are the template for almost all non-legal note styles - is quite distinct, so this won't help much. If Frank is really attached or if this has for some reason I'm overlooking the potential to be really helpful for GUI style creating, let's go with it, but otherwise I'd throw this one out. Best, -- ------ Sebastian Karcher Ph.D. Candidate Department of Political Science Northwestern University ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ xbiblio-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel
