Repeating some fields twice - Zotero fault or Style fault?
I have been editing the CSL file I will be using for an assignment before I start and it has been going well but I have noticed during the checking process that some fields are being repeated. For example, the publisher is reproduced twice despite there appearing to be no reason for this. This also appears to be happening with the institution field. I believe it's happening on several item types. I'm at somewhat of a loss to track down the cause and would appreciate some help if possible.
BOOTH, T. and AINSCOW, M., 2002. Index for inclusion: developing learning and participation in schools. CSIECSIE.
(original style> https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles/blob/master/queen-margaret-university-harvard.csl)
You are calling the locators macro twice, once in the bibliography part, but you added it also INTO the title macro which is also called in the bibliography part. Hence the duplication. (line 147 or something)
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One general formatting rule for a robust code: use groups with delimiters instead of prefix/suffix.
The way we do it on the repository is add the template link to the style you used as a template. That's enough acknowledgement. And then you can change my name with yours as the author. :)
Do I still follow these instructions? or should I be doing it differently - searched for how to upload:
"3b. Submitting changes to an existing style
Visit https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles and find the style you wish to change (dependent styles are stored in the dependent subdirectory). To search by file name press "t" (this activates GitHub’s File Finder) and start typing.
Click on the style name, which will bring you to a page like https://github.com/citation-style-language/styles/blob/master/apa.csl.
Click the edit icon (in the shape of a pencil). This opens a code editor in which you can make your changes (you can for example copy and paste your modified style into this window).
Once you have made your changes in the "<> Edit file" tab (and previewed the changes in the "Preview changes" tab), click the "Propose file change" button.
In the next window, click the "Create pull request" button. Describe the changes you've made, and click the "Create pull request" button once more."
It just seems that I'll then be pasting the whole file into that?
Thanks in anticipation :-)
I need to use the University of Aberdeen's School of Education style, which @Lleigh has worked upon with such care and devotion, but unfortunately, the style was recently (July, 2020) updated by the University and rendered her efforts (April, 2020) outdated:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/library/documents/guides/ugedu010.pdf
I only realised this when I was about to turn my paper in (big mistake) last semester, so I had to make several corrections by hand.
Although I tried to edit the original style (and managed some successful changes, others not so successful), I am really not talented at all with CSL despite reading the manual over and over (it's all a bit over my head, to be honest).
I was wondering if anyone would be willing to give the style a make-over? I wouldn't mind tipping for any efforts, although as a student I count on your understanding that this won't be a lottery ticket for you. ;-)
Thanks a lot in advance and thank you, @Lleigh, for all your efforts so far.