Hi,

> The APS style is an example of a number-based citation system. As you
> are looking for a tag-based citation, it might be better to start with
> something like the APA style.

I'm kind of satisfied with the publication-list layout of the APS style so I chose
this as a base. If it is simpler to start with the APA style, I can do that.

My hope is that it is possible to just change the "label" that is used for
referencing and keep everything else as is.

> Is there some specification for your short tag-based citation style?

biblatex implements this with the "alphabetic" style. I'm not aware of
a specification, though. Does the "short" form in ConTeXt exist for a
specific reason? :)

Gerion

> On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 06:04:35 +0200
> Gerion Entrup <gerion.entrup@flump.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm trying to customize a cite format in a bibliography. Currently,
> > I'm using the aps style which fits so far, except of the plain number
> > as reference. In concrete, I want to change the following:
> > - Use the first letter of the last name and the year as reference
> > (this should be exactly the short form). It is more less also
> > described here [1].
> > - Highlight publications of a certain author with an extra char (e.g.
> > '>')
> > 
> > Here is a minimal example (lets assume, every occurrence of Knuth
> > should be highlighted): ```
> > \setupinteraction[state=start]
> > 
> > \startbuffer[testdata]
> > @Book{knuth1,
> > 	author = {Donald E. Knuth},
> > 	title = {TEX and METAFONT. New directions in typesetting},
> > 	year = {1979},
> > 	publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
> > }
> > @Article{someother,
> > 	author = {Some Person and Some Otherperson},
> > 	title = {Another title},
> > 	year = {1900},
> > }
> > \stopbuffer
> > 
> > % enable tracing
> > \enabletrackers[publications, publications.crossref,
> > publications.details, publications.cite, publications.strings]
> > 
> > \usebtxdataset[main][testdata.buffer]
> > \usebtxdefinitions[aps]
> > \setupbtx[dataset=main]
> > \definebtxrendering[bibrendering][aps][dataset=main]
> > 
> > % this seems to have no effect?
> > \setupbtx[alternative=short]
> > 
> > \starttext
> > 
> > Knuth developed \TeX \cite[knuth1].
> > Several persons said something \cite[someother].
> > 
> > \placelistofpublications[bibrendering]
> > 
> > \stoptext
> > ```
> > 
> > It should be rendered as:
> > ```
> > Knuth developed TeX [>Knu79].
> > Several persons said something [PO00].
> > 
> > [Knu79]	D.E. Knuth, TEX and METAFONT. New directions in
> > typesetting (Addi­son-Wesley, 1979). [PO00]	S. Person and S.
> > Otherperson, Another title, (1900). ```
> > 
> > How can I achieve that \cite[something] always renders in the short
> > form by default? How can I customize that references to Knuth contain
> > this extra '>'? How can I customize the APS style to also use the
> > short form in the list of publications instead of numbers?
> > 
> > Best
> > Gerion
> > 
> > [1]
> > https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/295444/citation-style-with-first-letters-of-authors-lastname