Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.AAA2C5FC@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:48 +0100 Return-Path: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.AAA2C5FC" x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Short form citations Date: Fri, 8 May 1992 21:25:35 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "J%org Knappen" Sender: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 709 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.AAA2C5FC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Many thanks to David Rhead for bringing up the examples of citations and refencing and for studiing the standards. I really enjoyed the examples. However, I disagree with the proposed user interface. I want something = more automatic and flexible. ..\citationstyle{...}... defines the visual layout of citations, i.e. the \citationmark -- ^{Number} or [Number] or [Aut99] or (Author = 1999) or... the shortform, which appears as footnote or endnote... the longform, which appears in the list of references. \citationstyle is analogous to the now existing \bibliographystyle. I don't want to say \firstcite and \latercite, LaTeX should = automatically know, if a citation is the first or a following and handle it = appropriately. (I think of revisions of a document.) Citations should not mix with footnotes or endnotes -- they should use their own counter and style. I have examples of books in which citations appear as footnotes and are numbered, but there are also real footnotes (containing e.g. translator's remarks), which are marked by = footnotesymbols. I like the general structure of \sfentry with its four arguments. I did not think about implemantion of such a scheme...including thingies like ``see ref.[n]'' etc. However, I hope you find these thoughts constructive. Yours, J"org Knappen. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.AAA2C5FC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Short form citations

Many thanks to David Rhead for bringing up the = examples of citations and
refencing and for studiing the standards. I really = enjoyed the examples.

However, I disagree with the proposed user interface. = I want something more
automatic and flexible.
..\citationstyle{...}... defines the visual layout of = citations, i.e.
    the \citationmark -- ^{Number} or = [Number] or [Aut99] or (Author 1999) or...
    the shortform, which appears as = footnote or endnote...
    the longform, which appears in the = list of references.
\citationstyle is analogous to the now existing = \bibliographystyle.

I don't want to say \firstcite and \latercite, LaTeX = should automatically
know, if a citation is the first or a following and = handle it appropriately.
(I think of revisions of a document.)

Citations should not mix with footnotes or endnotes -- = they should use
their own counter and style. I have examples of books = in which citations
appear as footnotes and are numbered, but there are = also real footnotes
(containing e.g. translator's remarks), which are = marked by footnotesymbols.

I like the general structure of \sfentry with its four = arguments.

I did not think about implemantion of such a = scheme...including thingies
like ``see ref.[n]'' etc. However, I hope you find = these thoughts
constructive.

Yours, J"org Knappen.

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