HowTo: auto-add brackets if author suppressed

ivogruner
Dear community,

Does anybody know how to auto-add brackets if "suppress author" is activated?

I've customized my favourite style (Harvard Reference format 1 (author-date, German)) so as not to include brackets in a normal inline citation.

normal: Assmann 2009: 9
suppress author: (2009: 9)

I'd highly appreciate either a HowTo guide, or somebody accepting this noble challenge ;)

You can find the customized version in my dropbox: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/66760474/harvard-reference-format-1-author-date-german-edited.csl

Thank you for your time and consideration!
Cheers,
Ivo
  • adamsmithpresentatio
    that can't be done.
    What's the use case more specifically?
  • ivogruner
    Hi,
    I am working in the field of Political Science, if you mean that by use case.

    I simply would've liked it to work that way. But if you say it can't be done, so be it.

    Just out of curiosity: is it impossible because there's no "author-suppressed" variable? Which is what I was unsuccessfully searching for while messing around with the visual CSL editor with my rookie skills.

    Thank you for answering though!
  • adamsmithpresentatio
    is it impossible because there's no "author-suppressed" variable?
    exactly, yes.

    I was just curious for what type of citation style/practice that would be useful - I've never seen that in polisci, neither in Germany nor in the US.
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