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I have the same problem. I changed the style (ab)using Locators to choose between parenthetical and narrative citation. The problem though is, that on multiple citations each get their own brackets. CSL lacks the possibility of defining alternative …
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I completely understand that and I generally don't like such solutions either. But the situation forces me to do so and I still consider the price to be lower than using a dynamic database connection but entering the data by hand, which completely d…
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Though I think this is a very good idea, and i'll try that, thanks! Why should it be a better Idea to have numerous unlinked author names than sacrificing a locator type I only need once in 2034 years? I need a solution, not perfection (which would …
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support for narrative citations was planned for many years... So yes, editing (!) styles would be the best way!
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I won't write the author in that field but some secret message (like e.g. "#") and then have a condition in the style that switches to a layout with parenthesis only for the date.
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Thanks @damnation, I already know that approach. But in my opinion that's not a solution, just an excuse for a missing feature...
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I'm still trying to find a solution for in-text citations like "Chomsky (1983) says bla bla bla...". I thought perhaps I could use these values to pass an information to the csl-style to use it in a condition...
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Wow, that's really a quick answer, thanks :-) And it works perfectly! I did create my own style with changed ID and I also stored it externally, but I thought I had to edit/paste it within the Style-Editor. But your method is even more convenient! T…
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Thanks for your reply! But this means I have to write the author manually, doesn't it?