On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 05:32:15PM +0100, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >>>>> "Martin" == Martin Vermeer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Martin> It's about which "citation engine" to use. Before the patch, > Martin> it is the one specified in the document's bufferparameters -- > Martin> i.e., stuff settable from Document Settings, the Bibliography > Martin> tab. Manually choosing to use natbib, or not. That is the > Martin> current situation: the natbib engine, allowing you to choose > Martin> from multiple alternative formats like citep, citeauthor etc., > Martin> is only used if you specify it explicitly this way. > > Martin> With the patch, this engine is also chosen if the _document > Martin> class_ provides natbib (as indicated in the .layout file by > Martin> the ProvidesNatbib switch). > > This I understood. > > Martin> The choice between numeric an authoryear in this part of the > Martin> patch is something I don't understand really. That's what I > Martin> asked about. I think the document class should provide this in > Martin> this case, but it doesn't. Perhaps a FIXME would be called > Martin> for. > > For example, in the case of egs, only one in numeric or autoryear is > available, right?
That's my understanding. Mostly these classes are for a specific journal that _knows_ which of these two alternatives it is using. It's not something the user can or should decide. E.g., in egs.cls I see no natbib option, meaning the default, authoryear, is used. - Martin
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