Thanks. Take the sample.bib in the wiki as the database file. "hh2010b" is
expected to be the third reference, but because it is included in the figure
caption, and the figure caption will be listed in the figure list at the
beginning of the file, "hh2010b" becomes the first reference. How to make it
the third reference? The resulting list of figure should be

"The caption of this figure includes the citation, but this citation
sequence is expected to be the same as in the paragraph[3]"

instead of

 "The caption of this figure includes the citation, but this citation
sequence is expected to be the same as in the paragraph[1]"




\usemodule[bib]

\setupbibtex[database=sample]    %sample.bib in the wiki

\setuppublications[sorttype=cite]

\setuppublications[alternative=num,criterium=cite]

\setuppublications[numbering=yes] % Show reference numbers in the generated
list.


\starttext

\startfrontmatter                                                          %
List of figures

\title{List of Figures}

\writetolist[Title] {} {List of Figures}

\writebetweenlist [Title] {\blank}

\placelist[figure][criterium=all]
\stopfrontmatter


\startbodymatter

This is the first place for citation\cite[hh2010].

This is the second place for citation\cite[hh2010a].

This is the third place for citation\cite[hh2010b].

This is the fourth place for citation\cite[Eijkhout1991].

\placefigure[][fig:sample]

{The caption of this figure includes the citation, but this citation
sequence is expected to be the same as in the paragraph\cite[hh2010b].}

{\framed{\tfd figure caption with citation}}
\stopbodymatter


\startbackmatter

\placepublications[criterium=text]

\stopbackmatter
\stoptext

Many thanks.

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 8:24 PM, Thomas A. Schmitz <
thomas.schmitz@uni-bonn.de> wrote:

>
> On May 9, 2011, at 11:47 AM, seasoul wrote:
>
> > Hi, I sorted the reference by the squence they appear in the text. I want
> to retreive a bibentry number, but use it at other places.
> >  I try to use \onlinecite, this number is the same as \cite[xxx]. Its
> number will become smaller if I put it before where I cite it.
> > Can I get the absolute number of the bibentry, which means, this number
> will not change when I use it somewhere?
> >
> Sorry, I don't have a clue what it is you're asking for. Please provide an
> example.
>
> Thomas
>
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