Re: Why does refer(1) have no database field for "edition"?

[Oliver Corff]

Hi Branden,

perhaps your question is the starting point of a gentle refer(1)
overhaul, by including just a few more fields.

Peter made the URL identifier available in mom, which is a great
addition (much needed these days as so many sources are now available
online).

I also have a few more fields on my wish list, like for translator, and
subsequently, original title.

Perhaps, but this is really just a wish, it would be great to include a
mechanism for a more flexible choice of bibliography styles. Here too,
mom has made ground-breaking work. If we have a style-switching
mechanism in place, individual styles could be added as separate macro
files.

Best regards,

Oliver.

PS: I did not forget to work on the tbl introduction, have to finish a
book project first (this or next? week, fingers crossed).


On 02/08/2021 13:06, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Why does refer(1) have no database field for "edition"?
>
> GNU refer doesn't.  Neither did AT&T refer according to my searches.
>
> Seems like kind of a basic thing to leave out.
>
> What to do?  Stick it onto the end of the %T (title)?  Shove it into the
> %O (other) closet?
>
> Inaugurate a GNU extension?  <evil laugh>
>
> Regards,
> Branden