Upgrade StorageAUTHOR DUPLICATIONS
Would it be possible to include this option? Whenever I compile a list of books, and several of these books have the same author, the author's name is listed once, and then subsequent entries omit the author's name (with underlining as the result: _ _ _). If I compile a large bibliography and then sort it, these _ _ _ are moved all over the place. I realize this could be posted under Feature Requests, but perhaps there is some way this can already be done.
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The respective line in the .csl code is, quite intuitively,
<option name="subsequent-author-substitute" value="———"/>
If I understand you right, you want to change this option in an existing style?
You will need to add this line to the .csl code of that style, between the other <option name... > line for the bibliography of that style. That may sound complicated, but isn't:
Here's a quick guide on how change styles and get them back into your Zotero:
http://forums.zotero.org/discussion/5104/modifying-word-plugin-using-journal-abbreviation-instead-of-publication-name/#Item_2
In your case, first look up the chicago style and look where this option is located.
Then find the same spot in your style and just copy&paste it there.
Then follow the instructions for getting the style into Zotero.
(Note - you will need to read the entire instructions linked to above before this all makes any sense, but then it should really be straightforward. I tried to write them step by step.)
If this is a commonly used style, please consider telling us what it is and linking to a styleguid, so we can include it in the repository.
First, I am using the Modern Humanities Research Association (Note with Bibliography) style.
Second, I want to change it so the duplicates are removed; that is, I don't want "---"s to appear after an author's name.
Third, you do not indicate how this change can be done -- in easy English, that is. I went to the link you gave, and I read it carefully, but it's still all Greek to me.
The first rule of teaching is this: put yourself in your student's shoes. Don't assume he or she understands what you understand. In my case, please speak very slowly, like you were talking with a three-year-old. Thanks.
Maybe we should go back to the beginning, since it looks like that's where the confusion begins. We are probably having a little trouble understanding your question.
First, to confirm, is it right that you are you talking about bibliography output in a document, and not the middle pane in the Zotero browser display?
If you are talking about printed bibliography output in a document, then I think there's a question to follow from this side. What do you mean by "compile a large bibliography and sort it"? Do you mean, to move the entries around with cut-and-paste? Or are you referring to something else?
Ludemann, Gerd, Jesus After 2000 Years: What He Really Said and Did. (Prometheus Books, 2001).
Ludemann, Gerd, The Resurrection Of Christ: A Historical Inquiry. (Prometheus Books, 2004).
Thanks.
I'm sorry, I forgot the crucial line in my post above:
what you want to remove (I thought you wanted to add it!)
is:
<option name="subsequent-author-substitute" value="---"/>
Now try to follow the instructions linked above to see how to do that -
I'm happy to answer any questions, but keep in mind that we volunteer our time, so while we will make an effort to be as clear as possible, please make an effort to ask very specific questions - i.e. at which part of the instructions do you get stuck!