Re: Could --biblatex use autocite instead of autocites so as to support numeric-comp style?

[jiewuza <jiewuza-9Onoh4P/yGk@public.gmane.org>]

Done, #4960.

John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> writes:

> I'm not an expert on biblatex, but the idea of using
> \autocite{a,b,c} instead of \autocites{a}{b}{c} when
> there are no prefixes, suffixes, or locators seems
> good to me.
>
> Does anyone see a problem with this?
>
> I suggest you put an issue on pandoc's bug tracker
> so this won't be forgotten.
>
> jiewuza <jiewuza-9Onoh4P/yGk@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
>> Also I was rethinking what you have proposed:
>>
>> ```
>> I believe we use autocites because in principle each
>> of the citations could have prefix, suffix, and
>> locator, and this would be impossible to represent
>> with autocite. Of course, in the case where there
>> are no prefix, suffix, or locator, autocite could
>> be used instead, and maybe it should.  Does anyone
>> have opinions on this?
>> ```
>>
>> I think it should.
>> Even such a macro can be defined, it does not work
>> when there are prefix, suffix, and locator.
>>
>> While on the other hand, it is common that there
>> are no prefix, suffix, or locator, and autocite is preferred.
>>
>>
>> John MacFarlane <jgm-TVLZxgkOlNX2fBVCVOL8/A@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>
>>> jiewuza <jiewuza-9Onoh4P/yGk@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> What I have tried is
>>>>
>>>> I config autocite=superscript for biblatex
>>>> ```
>>>>  \usepackage[sorting=none, style=numeric-comp,
>>>>    autocite=superscript]{biblatex}
>>>> ```
>>>> This will make autocite work as supercite, according to biblatx document.
>>>
>>> My suggestion was to redefine \autocites (perhaps in
>>> addition to \autocite).
>>>
>>> If you can define a macro that rewrites
>>>
>>> \autocites{a}{b}{c}
>>>
>>> to
>>>
>>> \autocite{a,b,c}
>>>
>>> then you'll be there, right?  If you need help with
>>> that, the tex stack exchange is probably a better
>>> place than here.
>>
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