Problems with CSL 1.0.1 citation-style specifications

stalka76

Dear forum,

I have been using a self-created csl-file which I based on the standard style "Chicago-Fullnote-Bibliography" for some years now. Since a year and a half or so, every time, I am trying to install a slightly adapted version of the style via the Firefox browser I get the following message

file:///Users/markusklammer/Documents/Eigene/csl%20Dateien/Turia%20+%20Kant.csl" ist keine gültige CSL 1.0.1 Zitationsstil-Datei, daher funktioniert sie möglicherweise nicht korrekt mit Zotero."

Meaning in English: "The file is not a valid CSL 1.0.1 citation-style file. It might not work properly with zotero."

So far, however, it does work with zotero. But I am afraid, it won't at some point. Besides, I would like to avoid getting these messages. That is why I would be grateful if someone of greater programming skills than me could have a look at the code and tell me how to amend it. The style can be downloaded here:

https://www.wetransfer.com/downloads/5c1956945814f53042faf8d2f692311c20140820095154/51f41305f6ffbf7eb0fa7243e7193a0920140820095154/69e791

I suspect the problem is connected to the introduction of the new csl-specification 1.0.1., since I have not changed the basic structure of my styles's code in years having made only minor adaptations.

Sincerely,
Markus Klammer

zuphilip

Copy and paste your style in the online validator: http://simonster.github.io/csl-validator.js/ and try to fix step-by-step the different problems (follow the line numbers in the error messages). If you cannot find a solution to a problem, just ask again. How is this style connected to the publisher Turia+Kant in general? Does the publisher has some rules how the citations and references have to look like?

Rintze

Your style is still in the rather old CSL 0.8.1 format. You can try upgrading your style yourself (see http://citationstyles.org/downloads/upgrade-notes.html#updating-csl-0-8-styles) to CSL 1.0. You might also want to consider taking the most recent version of the Chicago style from our style repository (which is in the current CSL 1.0.1 format) and making your changes in that version.

stalka76

Thank you so much, zuphilip and Rintze. A combination of the actions you proposed (first upgrading, then validating and eliminating minor errors) brought the solution to my problem and let me successfully convert my old, obsolete code to CSL format 1.0.1. To answer your question, zuphilip: It is not the official style of Turia + Kant, but rather the style I used for a book I published there last year. It is, however, very close to the common style of diaphanes Verlag in Berlin.

FOESEnergie

Dear all,

I experience similar problems as described above (custom citation style that was desigend in CSL 0.8.1 format does not work anymore). Unfortunately, I don't really get how to use the validation tool.
When checking my converted citation style it tells me the following:

stdin:1:1: error: not well-formed (invalid token)

error: invalid input

What exactly do I have to do now to get my old customized citation style going again?

Thanks in advance for your help.
R. Wronski

zuphilip

I think it tells you that there is a problem in the first line. You can also try the validator here: http://validator.citationstyles.org/ . Can you copy and save your code in https://gist.github.com/ (no registration needed) and write the link here?

FOESEnergie

Sure, thank you: https://gist.github.com/anonymous/d3ad8ebce4966898f719

I hope that is what you meant.

Rintze

See http://validator.citationstyles.org/?url=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rmzelle/33ece743b3c9c00a68d8/raw/3272599c6fc4650153d8c43bebe81a48da5a0aaa/gistfile1.txt&version=1.0.1

I reindented your style (with my new CSL style reformatter, at http://formatter.citationstyles.org/), and then used the validator.

FOESEnergie

Ok, thanks, so I guess I have to go through all these little errors, right?

Rintze

Yup :). Let us know if there are any you can't figure out.