Re: Bibtex doubt (was Re: Forward of moderated message)

[Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com>]

Xan wrote:
>>
>> You have no citations, so that's what I would expect. Also, having both
>> \placepublications and \completepublications is duplication. Try the
>> attached (slightly patched) source file, if you will.
>>
> Yes, with \cite, the references appear not empty.
> But is this not a bug: you could have a list of publications and not 
> citting anyone in the document (I'm thinking in diccionaries or 
> art-writing books as consulting references) (In LaTeX you could have 
> references and no cite anyone)

That is a feature, otherwise people would not be able to use
pre-existing database files that often contain hundreds of
publications.

But there is an option for your requested behaviour already supplied:
you just have to add  "criterium=all" to the \setuppublications command.

>>> For the other hand, I read in the wiki that bib module automatically 
>>> read for \jobname.bib file (this is why I commented it)
>>
>> Do you remember which wiki page? That is wrong, it reads the .bbl file
>> automatically, but that is bibtex's output.
>>
> Not, I don't remember.... sorry.

Best read the official manual then:

http://dl.contextgarden.net/modules/t-bib/doc/context/bib/bibmod-doc.pdf

Best wishes,
Taco
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