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--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/biblatex-apa/biblatex-apa.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/biblatex-apa/biblatex-apa.tex
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
url={http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex-contrib/biblatex-apa/},
author={Philip Kime},
email={Philip@kime.org.uk},
- revision={0.9},
+ revision={1.0},
date={\today}}
\hypersetup{%
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rely on each other, macro-wise, in places.
In this document and in the code, the specific APA requirements are
referred to by the section and (if appropriate) the example number of the
-APA Style Guide (5th Edition).
+APA Style Guide (6th Edition).
\subsection{Requirements}\label{ref:req}
@@ -87,8 +87,10 @@ references specifications run to about 60 pages and are very specific in
terms of formatting. They are also not entirely consistent but then again,
it is rare to have such a thorough specification to work from. There are
some parts of the requirements which are impossible to automatically
-satisfy given the current reliance of \sty{biblatex} (as of version
-\texttt{0.8}) on \bibtex . These limitations are described below.
+satisfy given the limitations of the |.bib| format and \bibtex. These
+limitations are described below and will be addressed in a future
+\sty{biblatex} version which supports the more advanced features of the
+|biber| backend.
\subsection{Acknowledgments}
@@ -254,12 +256,14 @@ accompanying \path{.bib} files:
References section style. To see how the style deals with a particular
example from \apa{7.x}, look it up in here. Every example is marked with
the APA example number and has explanatory notes.
-\item[\path{biblatex-apa.cbx}] The |biblatex-apa| citations style. It is
+\item[\path{apa.cbx}] The |biblatex-apa| citations style. It is
decently structured with comments but shouldn't need to be read for
normal use.
-\item[\path{biblatex-apa.bbx}] The |biblatex-apa| references style. It is
+\item[\path{apa.bbx}] The |biblatex-apa| references style. It is
decently structured with comments but shouldn't need to be read for
normal use.
+\item[\path{*.lbx}] The |biblatex-apa| localisation files. These files
+ override some language-specific macros for some fixed strings.
\end{description}
\subsection{Citations}
@@ -282,7 +286,10 @@ commas. See examples using this command in \path{biblatex-apa-test.tex}.
The references style was based on the \sty{biblatex} default
|authoryear-comp| style but is so heavily modified, it's almost
-unrecognisable. Some general notes:
+unrecognisable. If in doubt read the example references |.bib| as it is
+commented and you can learn a lot from he examples by picking something
+close to what you need from the APA examples and then looking in this file
+to see how it was implemented. Some general notes:
\begin{itemize}
\setlength{\itemsep}{0pt}
\item There are occasions where there is no sensible \path{.bib} key to
@@ -299,6 +306,9 @@ unrecognisable. Some general notes:
\emph{not} the |SERIES| field.
\item |VOLUME|, |NUMBER| and |CHAPTER| are forced into arabic numerals if
they are given as roman numerals, as required by \apa{6.22}.
+\item |USERB| is sometimes used to specify that a URL is for an abstract
+ rather than the paper itself. Not very portable but that's because of |bibtex| data
+ model limtations.
\item |USERD| is sometimes used to specify information that indicates
special formatting. Not very portable but that's because of |bibtex| data
model limtations.
@@ -311,6 +321,17 @@ unrecognisable. Some general notes:
\begin{changelog}
+\begin{release}{1.0}{2010-05-12}
+\item Fixed |TYPE| and |NUMBER| fields in |REPORT| entries. Now more
+ flexible.
+\item |PUBSTATE| is now valid for articles.
+\item |DOI|, if present, suppresses any |URL| field.
+\item Abstract retrieval string is now conditional on |USERB| field, not on
+ the existence of an abstract.
+\item Default strings for |PHDTHESIS| and |MASTERSTHESIS| entries corrected.
+\item |LOCATION| is now valid for thesis entries and comes after |INSTITUTION|.
+\end{release}
+
\begin{release}{0.9}{2010-03-08}
\item Update for APA manual 6th edition and |biblatex| 0.9
\end{release}