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Re: APA Format


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Subject: Re: APA Format
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:20:18 +0000

With the tar attached this time.

Hans

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> Op Mon Oct 10 2022 20:17:23 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time)
> schreef <hbezemer@kliksafe.nl>:
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> ---------- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----------
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> 
> Hi Aaron,
> 
> Refer doesn't support APA-style referencing out of the box.
> IMHO there's a need for some macrosets which would allow APA or
> Chigaco-style
> referencing along with groff_ms (7) and groff_mm (7) macro
> packages.
> 
> I've gave it a try a while ago.
> If you put all the attached
> files in the same folder and create a `build'
> subfolder, you should get a
> very simple (and far from perfect!) example, when
> running make.
> 
> The
> apa.tmac macro package uses awk (1) to create the right format for the
> authors.
> Also I use '%t' to tell apa.tmac if the entry is a book or
> article.
> Per type you can create the right formatting.
> 
> As said it is far
> from perfect, so maybe more experienced users could give advise
> on what
> would be the best way to move from here.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hans 
> ~@
> ~/Documents/Groff/ReferTest/ApaGroff.tar 
>  
> Ralph Corderoy
> <ralph@inputplus.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Aaron,
> > 
> > > refer -PS -e -p
> ./references.ref arb.tr | groff -ms -T pdf > output.pdf
> > >
> > > The
> references seem "close" to APA format but there are still issues
> > > with
> the formatting.
> > 
> > Here's what I have from what you've said so far.
> > 
> >
> $ cat references.ref
> >     %K congress108-narcoterrorism
> >     %Q ONE
> HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS
> >     %T "NARCO-TERRORISM: INTERNATIONAL DRUG
> TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM--A DANGEROUS MIX"
> >     %O
> https://www.govinfo.gov/\%content/\%pkg/CHRG-108shrg90052/\%html/CHRG-108shrg90052.htm
> >     %D May 20, 2003
> >     %L Senate Hearing
> >     $
> >     $ cat arb.tr
> >
> .na
> >     The drug
> >     .[
> >     congress108-narcoterrorism
> >     .]
> >   
> hearing.
> >     $
> >     $ refer -PS -e -p references.ref arb.tr | nroff -ms
> -Tutf8 | cat -s
> > 
> >     The drug (ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, 2003)
> hearing.
> > 
> >     References
> > 
> >     ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, 2003.
> >
> ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS, "NARCO‐TERRORISM: INTERNA‐
> >      TIONAL DRUG
> TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM‐‐A DANGEROUS MIX"
> >      (May 20, 2003).
> https://www.govinfo.gov/content/‐
> >     
> pkg/CHRG‐108shrg90052/html/CHRG‐108shrg90052.htm.
> > 
> >     $
> > 
> > It would
> if you could detail how the above differs from what you'd like
> > as APA's
> style could be unknown to many of us on the list.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Cheers,
> Ralph.
> 
> 
>

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