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CTAN package update: biblatex 0.4

CTAN Announcements

2006-10-01, 7:08 pm

Philipp Lehman writes:

> I've uploaded `biblatex.tar.gz' to the incoming directory of the UK
> node. This is an update for macros/latex/exptl/biblatex. Please
> purge the old files, install the new ones, and announce the upload as
> usual.

i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue. users
may browse the package via the catalogue entry:

http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/he...s/biblatex.html

that page outlines the package:

The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the
bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with
BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX
at a fairly fundamental level.

> RELEASE NOTES
>
> See the file `RELEASE' for release notes.
>
> CHANGES
>
> * Added package option `bibtex8'
> * Added package option `sortlos'
> * Made `pageref' field local to `bibsection' environment
> * Renamed field `labeltitle' to `labelctitle'
> * Added new field `labeltitle'
> * Added new field `sortkey'
> * Removed \iffieldtrue
> * Renamed counter `namepenalty' to `highnamepenalty'
> * Added counter `lownamepenalty'
> * Added command \addlowpenspace
> * Added command \addhighpenspace
> * Added command \addabbrvspace
> * Added command \adddotspace
> * Added command \addslash
> * Added documentation of \noligature
> * Updated and expanded documentation
> (see the changelog in biblatex.pdf for pointers)
> * Various minor improvements throughout
> * Fixed some bugs

thank you for the upload, as always...

Robin Fairbairns

For the CTAN team

Simon Spiegel

2006-10-01, 7:08 pm

On 2006-10-01 18:38:27 +0200, CTAN Announcements <ctan-ann@dante.de> said:
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> Philipp Lehman writes:
>

As always, thank you. I've spotted something small: Has \dotspace been
completely replaced by \adddotspace? \dotspace is only mentioned once
in the docs (p. 76) in an example, but it's not listed elsewhere. The
revision doesn't mention it either.

simon

Simon Spiegel

2006-10-02, 8:08 am

On 2006-10-01 18:38:27 +0200, CTAN Announcements <ctan-ann@dante.de> said:
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> Philipp Lehman writes:
>

Another question: Is it possible to have two months in the 'month'
field? month = {5/6} doesn't work.

simi

Philipp Lehman

2006-10-02, 7:12 pm

Simon Spiegel wrote:

> As always, thank you. I've spotted something small: Has \dotspace
> been completely replaced by \adddotspace?

Yes.

> \dotspace is only
> mentioned once in the docs (p. 76) in an example, but it's not
> listed elsewhere.

I just missed that one in the manual.

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Philipp Lehman

2006-10-02, 7:12 pm

Simon Spiegel wrote:

> On 2006-10-01 18:38:27 +0200, CTAN Announcements <ctan-ann@dante.de>
> said:
>
>
> Another question: Is it possible to have two months in the 'month'
> field? month = {5/6} doesn't work.

Look it up in the manual and note the data type. Also see the "issue"
field. Its placement is similar to "month" but it's a literal field.

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Joseph Wright

2006-10-03, 7:08 pm

CTAN Announcements wrote:
> Philipp Lehman writes:
>
>
> i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue. users
> may browse the package via the catalogue entry:
>
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/he...s/biblatex.html
>
> that page outlines the package:
>
> The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the
> bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with
> BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX
> at a fairly fundamental level.
>
>

Hi,

I dot know if this is the right place for bug queries, but here goes.
As bibLaTeX looks like a good way forward, I'm testing my existing
bibtex database using the system. I've got about 500 references, so
I'm using \notcite{*} to get them all listed. However, the following
happens:

1) \nocite{*} on its own does not print everything out - I need at
least one reference to be given as well (i.e. \cite{SomeKey}).
2) If I cut my database to 171 entries or less, all goes well 9with the
proviso above)
3) With 172 entries, nothing get output for the references, and I get
"SomeKey is not defined" for the \cite instruction I have
3) With 173 or more references, 172 appear okay, and the next one
causes an error:

!Text line includes an invalid character

Which tracks back to a line:

\field{labelyear}{}

in the .bbl file. Further references then don't work.

I've tried changing the references used, but the same problem occurs
with the number of references. So i don't think it's my .bib file.
Anyone else seeing this kind of thing?

Joseph Wright

Philipp Lehman

2006-10-03, 7:09 pm

Joseph Wright wrote:

> I dot know if this is the right place for bug queries, but here
> goes. As bibLaTeX looks like a good way forward, I'm testing my
> existing
> bibtex database using the system. I've got about 500 references, so
> I'm using \notcite{*} to get them all listed. However, the
> following happens:

It's the right place for discussion, but if you have a bug report,
it's helpful if you send me an example which triggers the bug, if
that is possible.

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Simon Spiegel

2006-10-30, 7:44 pm

On 2006-10-01 18:38:27 +0200, CTAN Announcements <ctan-ann@dante.de> said:

> Philipp Lehman writes:
>
>
> i have installed the new version, and updated the catalogue. users
> may browse the package via the catalogue entry:
>
> http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/he...s/biblatex.html
>
> that page outlines the package:
>
> The biblatex package is a complete reimplementation of the
> bibliographic facilities provided by LaTeX in conjunction with
> BibTeX. It redesigns the way in which LaTeX interacts with BibTeX
> at a fairly fundamental level.

I think I found a problem with \indexnames. I added a new format for
the index names my .cbx file:

I added:

\renewbibmacro*{citeindex}{%
\indexnames[indexname]{labelname}}%

\DeclareIndexNameFormat{indexname}{%
#1%
\ifblank{#7}%
{\unspace}%
{\addcomma\addspace#7,}%
\ifblank{#3}%
{}%
{\addcomma\space#3}}

In my understanding, \indexnames should only write the name in the
indexname format to the index file. But what happens now, is that it is
printed in the text, I now end up with a double version of the name.

The following entry

@incollection{delauretis.t:1980*2,
Address = {Wisconsin},
Author = {de Lauretis, Teresa},
Booktitle = {The Technological Imagination: Theories and
Fictions}, Editor = {de Lauretis, Teresa and Huyssen, Andreas and
Woodward, Kathleen},
Pages = {159--174},
Title = {Signs of Wonder},
Year = {1980}}

appears as "de Lauretis, Tere

e Lauretis 1980", so the indexname and
the labelname both appear in the text which shouldn't happen.

Something else I noticed, which isn't directly related to biblatex but
which I don't know how to solve properly: AFAIK in German, names with a
"von" part are sorted in different ways.

"Peter von Matt" -> "Matt, Peter von" but "Teresa de Lauretis" -> "de
Lauretis, Teresa".

This is a problem with bibtex, because it always handles the "von" part
in the same way. The solution I used, is that I wrote author = {Matt,
Peter von} in the bibtex File. This way it gets sorted properly in the
bibliography and in the index. The problem here is the following: When
I quote this name in the text, it just appears as "Matt 2000", since
"Peter von" is treated as first name by bibtex and therefore it isn't
printed in the text. The only solution I came up with is to type "von"
in the text by hand which is of course ugly.

simon

Philipp Lehman

2006-10-30, 7:44 pm

Simon Spiegel wrote:

> I think I found a problem with \indexnames. I added a new format for
> the index names my .cbx file:

http://groups.google.com/group/comp...fc29449e054d352

> Something else I noticed, which isn't directly related to biblatex
> but which I don't know how to solve properly: AFAIK in German, names
> with a "von" part are sorted in different ways.

Not only in German, this is similar in French.

> "Peter von Matt" -> "Matt, Peter von" but "Teresa de Lauretis" ->
> "de Lauretis, Teresa".
>
> This is a problem with bibtex, because it always handles the "von"
> part in the same way. The solution I used, is that I wrote author =
> {Matt, Peter von} in the bibtex File. This way it gets sorted
> properly in the bibliography and in the index. The problem here is
> the following: When I quote this name in the text, it just appears
> as "Matt 2000", since "Peter von" is treated as first name by bibtex
> and therefore it isn't printed in the text. The only solution I came
> up with is to type "von" in the text by hand which is of course
> ugly.

See the "useprefix" option/field.

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Simon Spiegel

2006-10-30, 7:44 pm

On 2006-10-30 13:27:04 +0100, Philipp Lehman
<devnull.1.lehman@spamgourmet.com> said:

> Simon Spiegel wrote:
>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp...fc29449e054d352

D'Oh!

>
>
> Not only in German, this is similar in French.
>
>
> See the "useprefix" option/field.

I'll do that.

Thanks.

simon

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