[NTG-context] Why is this code not creating "Ibid" style entries?

[NTG-context] Why is this code not creating "Ibid" style entries?

[Joel via ntg-context]

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I created this simple macro, for citing papers. Basically just use this format:
\turabian{bibtextkey}{page range}
or
\turabian{smith1980}{10-23}
...and it places a citation.
Now, one feature I needed was if the bibtextkey ever repeated, it should instead display "Ibid. p. 10-23"
So if I have text like this...
This is a passage about some trees. The trees were tall. \turabian{smith1980}{2-30} The trees were also really green.\turabian{smith1980}{40-44}
...the second citation just displays the "Ibid., p. 40-44".
I did this by at the end of the macro, setting \setvalue{previousmymacro}{#1}, then checking if that value is the same the next time hte macro is called. So its just checking, if #1 is same as last time the macro was called, then use Ibid.
Something though isn't working as expected. Why isn't this displaying Ibid. when it should for repeated bibtextkeys?
--Joel
Code:
\let\previousmymacro\empty
\define[2]\turabian{%
    \iftok{#1}{\getvalue{previousmymacro}}%
        \doifemptyelse{#2}{%
            \footnote{Ibid.}\nocite[#1]%
        }{%
            \footnote{Ibid., #2.}\nocite[#1]%
        }%
    \else%
        \doifemptyelse{#2}{%
            \cite[#1]%
        }{%
            \cite[loctext={#2}][#1]%
        }%
    \fi%
        \setvalue{previousmymacro}{#1}%
}%

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[NTG-context] Re: Why is this code not creating "Ibid" style entries?

[Hans Hagen via ntg-context]

On 4/18/2025 2:52 AM, Joel via ntg-context wrote:
> I created this simple macro, for citing papers. Basically just use this 
> format:
> 
> \turabian{bibtextkey}{page range}
> 
> or
> 
> \turabian{smith1980}{10-23}
> 
> ...and it places a citation.
> 
> Now, one feature I needed was if the bibtextkey ever repeated, it should 
> instead display "Ibid. p. 10-23"
> 
> So if I have text like this...
> 
> This is a passage about some trees. The trees were tall. 
> \turabian{smith1980}{2-30} The trees were also really green. 
> \turabian{smith1980}{40-44}
> 
> ...the second citation just displays the "Ibid., p. 40-44".
> 
> I did this by at the end of the macro, setting 
> \setvalue{previousmymacro}{#1}, then checking if that value is the same 
> the next time hte macro is called. So its just checking, if #1 is same 
> as last time the macro was called, then use Ibid.
> 
> Something though isn't working as expected. Why isn't this displaying 
> Ibid. when it should for repeated bibtextkeys?
> 
> --Joel
> 
> Code:
> 
> \let\previousmymacro\empty
> \define[2]\turabian{%
>      \iftok{#1}{\getvalue{previousmymacro}}%
>          \doifemptyelse{#2}{%
>              \footnote{Ibid.}\nocite[#1]%
>          }{%
>              \footnote{Ibid., #2.}\nocite[#1]%
>          }%
>      \else%
>          \doifemptyelse{#2}{%
>              \cite[#1]%
>          }{%
>              \cite[loctext={#2}][#1]%
>          }%
>      \fi%
>          \setvalue{previousmymacro}{#1}%
> }%

A bit more hip:

\starttexdefinition protected turabian #1#2
     \ifcsname MyCite::#1\endcsname
         % variant 1: check parameter
         \ifparameter#2\or
             \footnote{Ibid., #2.}
         \else
             \footnote{Ibid.}
         \fi
         \nocite[#1]
     \else
         % variant 2: check for empty
         \ifempty{#2}
             \cite[#1]
         \else
             \cite[loctext={#2}][#1]
         \fi
         \gletcsname MyCite::#1\endcsname\relax
     \fi
\stoptexdefinition

anyway, you need to store per cite as well as do that global to be sure 
it is seen when used grouped

as you didn't provide a MWE there is little to test

Hans

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