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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/biblatex-apa/biblatex-apa.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/biblatex-apa/biblatex-apa.tex index 5951fd29281..6c9c0670a6d 100644 --- 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} |