Re: Is it possible to put references format depending of mainlanguage? and other things

[Taco Hoekwater <taco@elvenkind.com>]

Hi,

Xan wrote:
>> For the small bits of text inside the reference list, you have to create
>> a copy of the relevant bibl-xxx file with the two-letter language code
>> attached to the name, edit that file to your liking, then do:
>>
>>    \setuppublications[alternative=apa-ca] % for example.
>>   
> I refer to that. For not having apa-ca, apa-es, apa-fr, etc I think you
> could rewrite bib module for having localization in automatic way. If
> \mainlanguage = es, then number = "número" or something similar in TeX
> way Sorry but I don't know TeX so much for doing that in my own. But I
> think it's simply for you ;-)

There are two reasons why this is not done (yet?):

1. The microtypography of such textual labels is not the same in all
languages/countries: at least some require a change in the actual
ordering (prefix vs. postfix labels)

2. (and this is more important) Laziness from me. Not a good reason,
I know, but that's how it is.

Best wishes,
Taco
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