Re: changing from \cite{1} to \cite{MacRae,2002}

[Rasmus]

Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:

2> Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> writes:
>
>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>
>>> Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> writes:
>>>
>>>> Sharon Kimble <boudiccas@skimble.plus.com> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> I am using latex and working on a document all in
>>>>> emacs. I have been using the biblatex citation system
>>>>> with the style "numerical", but now want to use
>>>>> "authoryear".
>>>>
>>>> First, your post looks a complete mess! I don't know if
>>>> it is my Gnus but I doubt it as I haven't seen anything
>>>> that plain chaos (since my last birthday party at
>>>> least) - just type, man!
>>>
>>> Wrong! I don't know of any "man" called Sharon! :)
>>>>
>>>> Here is how to do it - the trick is to not have any
>>>> "operational" data in the biblatex file - just the
>>>> sources.
>>>>
>>>> For example, if you have the poor taste of taking an
>>>> interest in databases - in db.bib:
>>>>
>>>> @Book{mcfadden,
>>>> author = {McFadden and Hoffer and Prescott},
>>>> title = {Modern Database Management},
>>>> publisher = {Addison-Wesley},
>>>> year = 1998,
>>>> ISBN = {0-8053-6054-9},
>>>> edition = {5th edition}}
>>>>
>>>> Then, in db.tex, you keep everything to it that relates
>>>> to *your* activity (the pages in this example):
>>>>
>>>> \cite[pp. 233, 237]{mcfadden}
>>>>
>>>> You can see how it works in context here [1] - perhaps
>>>> there are a couple of settings in the .tex file that
>>>> prepare it all to work. Don't forget the Makefile so
>>>> you can invoke it all in one stroke.
>>>
>>> Yes, but! Your references appear in the text as numbers, i.e. [1]
>>> which is not what I'm after. I'm looking for "author/editor, year". 
>>
>> So pass the option "natbib" or "author-year" or whatever you prefer to
>> biblatex.  See "texdoc biblatex", section "3.3.1 Citation Styles".
>>
>> Or use biblatex-chicago. I use it like this:
>>
>> \usepackage[authordate, natbib, backend=biber,citetracker=true,
>>   uniquename=mininit, ibidtracker=false, maxcitenames=2]{biblatex-chicago}
>
> Thanks for this, using your "\usepackage" above, but which do I use
> for the bib database? I've tried both but I'm not sure which is
> working. 
> \addbibresource{uh2014.bib}
> \bibliography{uh2014}

Use \addbibressource{·} where · is the path to your bib-file.

> This is part of "uh2014.bib"
> @Article{MacRae2002,
>   author = {MacRae K. Pattison J.},

this should be

     {K. MacRae and J. Pattison}
     
or
        
    {MacRae, K. and Pattison, J.},

>   title = {Home chemotherapy.},
>   journaltitle = {Nursing Times},

journal = {·} is also OK.

>   year = {2002},
>   key = {MacRae2002},

you probably don't need key. 

>   volume = {98},
>   number = {35},
>   pages = {34-35},

use -- for separating numbers.

> }
>
> and in the text it is cited as
> ╭────
> │\cite{MacRae2002}
> ╰────
>
> but it shows in the pdf as "M. K. P. J. 2002."
>
> How can I get it to show as"[MacRae2002]" please?

\parencite{MacRae2002} → (MacRae, 2002)
\textcite{MacRae2002}  → MacRae (2002).

If you truly want the KEY to show up and not a combination of the
author and the year you'd need some other style.

With the option natbib you can also use natbib commands.  See

     texdoc natnotes

—Rasmus

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