Upgrade StorageAPA german
Hello,
i am on a mac. using first the standalone and then trying the Firefox-version too.
i would like to use the APA-Style, pretty standard. But since i am from germany i need to change ed./eds. to Hrsg. (single and multiple is the same in german here) and pp. to S.
i downloaded the APA from the repository and opened it with an editor-app.
and changed the following:
<locale xml:lang="de-DE">
<terms>
<term name="editortranslator" form="short">
<single>Hrsg. & trans.</single>
<multiple>Hrsg. & trans.</multiple>
</term>
as you see i also changed the language (but also tried with en/de instead of de-DE)
unfortunately i didn't find the line where i can change pp. to S.
Still the format doesn't change the output stays wie ed/eds.
would very much appreciate your help!
thanks and greetings
i am on a mac. using first the standalone and then trying the Firefox-version too.
i would like to use the APA-Style, pretty standard. But since i am from germany i need to change ed./eds. to Hrsg. (single and multiple is the same in german here) and pp. to S.
i downloaded the APA from the repository and opened it with an editor-app.
and changed the following:
<locale xml:lang="de-DE">
<terms>
<term name="editortranslator" form="short">
<single>Hrsg. & trans.</single>
<multiple>Hrsg. & trans.</multiple>
</term>
as you see i also changed the language (but also tried with en/de instead of de-DE)
unfortunately i didn't find the line where i can change pp. to S.
Still the format doesn't change the output stays wie ed/eds.
would very much appreciate your help!
thanks and greetings
You need to add this to your style to get "S." instead of "pp.":
<term name="page" form="short"><single>S.</single>
<multiple>S.</multiple>
</term>
i.e.
<locale xml:lang="de-DE"><terms>
<term name="editortranslator" form="short">
<single>Hrsg. &amp; trans.</single>
<multiple>Hrsg. &amp; trans.</multiple>
</term>
<term name="page" form="short">
<single>S.</single>
<multiple>S.</multiple>
</term>
</terms>
</locale>
i followed the instructions behind the link, but nothing changed.
shouldn't the code of the original APA-Style contain something like this:
<term name="page" form="short">
<single>p.</single>
<multiple>pp.</multiple>
</term>
because it doesn't and that's why i don't know where to exactly put it.
sorry if i am not the smartest about this
Your OS, zotero, firefox are in Englis or German? No. Styles rely on locales files embedded in zotero (you can find them here). It's only when a specific change is needed that a style redefines some terms.
i am using the latest version apa (6th) which can be found here:
http://www.zotero.org/styles/apa
Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.1, Zotero 3.0.8.1, Firefox 15.0.1
everything in german
In the style, you've to replace:
<locale xml:lang="en">[...]
</locale>
by
<locale xml:lang="de-DE"><terms>
<term name="editortranslator" form="short">
<single>Hrsg. &amp; trans.</single>
<multiple>Hrsg. &amp; trans.</multiple>
</term>
<term name="page" form="short">
<single>S.</single>
<multiple>S.</multiple>
</term>
</terms>
</locale>
Save and install your custom style (instructions here)
Just to be sure:
in APA6, "pp." or "S." will appear only when there's a locator, i.e.: "Smith, 2005, S. 1009".
In the bibliography, you'll get "Smith, J. (2005). Footitle. Foojournal, (18), 1008-1011."
If you want to get "S." before "1008-1011", you need to edit the style.
but the version i built from up there seemed very buggy so i was wondering why i didn't get the usual transciption it is supposed to be, than i found this:
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/24524/zotero-standalone-with-german-inteface/
Dan Stillman's Post was the key, apparently my firefox wasn't set to de-De but en-US, though the interface and everything was in german for sure.
still for future problems, this was the solution!