(vgl./cf. (Mike 2010: 53)) without the extra brackets - how to?

MikeExp

In my Text I have the sentence:
"As Mike said everyone needs internet coz it rocks (vgl. (Mike 2010: 53)). He directly said: 'Internet is like rock music' (Mike 2008: 23)."

vgl. (german) == cf. (english)

As you can see in my example the first citation has too many brackets because of the "vgl.". While designing my style (see http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/9186/ebd-ibid-in-footnotes/#Item_20 for seeing what I am trying to do right now) I'd like to make sure that zotero doesn't use brackets when the word before the citation is "vgl.". How to achieve that? suggestions?

migugg

you do not need to do that, you can use the "prefix" function in the word add-in to add text before a citation within the brackets of your citation. You can solve all of these kinds of problems with the prefix and suffix function even in multiple citation. You can easily produce something like: (vgl. Mike 2008:23, but compare Steven 2007:24 ff.).

MikeExp

Thank you for your answer although I do not understand it completely.
If I am not completely mistaken I have to do this manually for every citation when using the prefix function in the word add-in, don't I? If yes, it is out of question for me since I will be writing a text with about 100 pages...

So what do you exactly propose to solve my problem? There has to be a way to automate that, or not?

migugg

yes you have to do this manually, and automatisation may not be what you want, since in some citations I assume you do not want to have (vgl.). I do not know a style that asks for (vgl.) or any such thing and it would also be very ugly.
And it ain't that much work.
If it is indeed what you want I can't help you.

MikeExp

Automatisation may work if csl is powerful enough.
Basically all I want to do is check whether the word directly in front of my citation is "vgl." if yes: don't use brackets, if no use brackets.
Can I do that somehow?

adamsmith

no, you can't.
I agree with everything migugg says.