Re: Bibtex and context?

[Taco Hoekwater <taco.hoekwater@wkap.nl>]

>>>>> "Matthew" == Matthew Baker <matthew.baker@gmd.de> writes:

    Matthew> Hi, Does Context have a bibliography mechanism?  I don't
    Matthew> recall reading anything about it in the doco.  More
    Matthew> specifically, is there any way of getting my bibtex
    Matthew> entries in?  I think this is the last requirement for my
    Matthew> total replacement of latex with context (apart from more
    Matthew> mathematics macros, which has already been discussed.)

We could do a quick hack that would allow you to use current bst
files, but those are not all that flexible. Instead, I've been working 
on a module (soon to be released) that accepts input like this:

\startpublicationlist
\startpublication [key=bib1, % reference key
                authordata=Du Plessis \& Koen, % for apa
                yeardata=1992, % for apa
                type=article] % layout style selection
\arttitle{Leaf analysis norms for lemons [{\it Citrus limon} (L.) Burm.]}
% firstnames prefix lastname
\artauthor {S.F.}{}{Du Plessis}
\artauthor {T.J.}{von}{Koen}
% firstpage lastpage
\pages{551}{552}
% volume issue
\volissue{2}{}
\journal{Proc. Int. Soc. Citriculture}
\pubyear{1992}
\stoppublication

...
\stoppublicationlist

It's syntax is not completely mature yet, but I'm sure you get the
idea. This does not need a .bst file, but something like

	 texutil --bib2tex

Greetings,

Taco
    Matthew> I've done a bit of bst file editing before.  I guess
    Matthew> appropriate bst files are all that are needed to put
    Matthew> bibtex-generated entries into context files.  I could
    Matthew> have a crack at this, if it hasn't been done already.
    Matthew> It's probably about time I put something back in ;P

    Matthew> - Matthew

    Matthew> -- Dr. Matthew Baker matthew.baker@gmd.de GMD - FIT.MMK
    Matthew> http://fit.gmd.de/hci/pages/matthew.baker.html

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