Re: [NTG-context] Feature-Request: Sort bibliography entries in alphabetical order by the entries' “short” value

8 Aug 2013

      On 07.08.2013, at 22:13, Hans Hagen  wrote:
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On 8/7/2013 7:40 PM, Michael Scholtz wrote:
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Hi,
the publication list can be configured with `\setuppublications` to be sorted by cite order (`sorttype=cite`) or the order of the publication entries (`sorttype=bbl`).
With the following setup the "short names" of the publication entries are used for cite references:
\setuppublications[
        criterium=text,
        sorttype=cite,  % <– "short"?
        refcommand=short,
        numbering=short,
        ...
    ]
The short names are set using the `s` attribute:
\startpublication[
      s={RFC2616},
      ...
    ]
      ...
    \stoppublication
A cite with this setup would look like "[RFC2616]".
In a long bibliography list it is useful if the entries are sorted in alphabetical order by these short names to allow a faster lookup of publications.
Currently I'm using the "filter" module and a Tcl script to sort the publication entries ( http://tex.stackexchange.com/q/126939/7074 ), but it might be useful if something like a `sorttype=short` option would be added.
I added 'short' as sorttype .. untested as no example.
Great, thanks!

Here an example for testing:

    \setuppublications[
        alternative=apa-de,
        criterium=text,
        sorttype=short,
        refcommand=short,  
        numbering=short,  
        autohang=yes,
        setupinteraction=start,
    ]

    \setuppublicationlist[
        samplesize={AAAAAA},
        author=\invertedauthor,
        artauthor=\invertedauthor,
    ]

    %=== entries ===

    \startpublication[
      k=jd42,
      t=book,
      a={Doe},
      y=2042,
      n=1,
      s={JD42},
    ]
      \author[]{John}[]{}{Doe}
      \pubyear{2042}
      \title{Greetings form the future}
    \stoppublication

    \startpublication[
      k=bh2008,
      t=book,
      a={Bringhurst},
      y=2008,
      n=1,
      s={ELEM},
    ]
      \author[]{Robert}[]{}{Bringhurst}
      \pubyear{2008}
      \title{The Elements of Typographic Style}
      \edition{3.2}
      \city{Point Roberts WA, Vancouver}
    \stoppublication

    \startpublication[
      k=taco1999, 
      t=article,
      a=Hoekwater,
      y=1999,
      s=TH99,
      n=1
    ]
    \artauthor[]{Taco}[T.]{}{Hoekwater}
    \arttitle{\CONTEXT\ Publication Module, The user documententation} \journal{MAPS}
    \pubyear{To appear}
    \note{This article}
    \pages{66--76}
    \stoppublication

    \startpublication [
      k=fielding2000,
      t=phdthesis,
      a={Fielding},
      y=2000,
      n=1,
      s={FIE2000},
    ]
      \author[]{Roy Thomas}[R. T.]{}{Fielding}
      \title{Architectural Styles and the Design of Network-based Software Architectures}
      \pubname{University of California, Irvine}
      \isbn{0-599-87118-0}
    \stoppublication

    %=== /entries ===

    \starttext

    Foo \cite[fielding2000]. Bar \cite[taco1999]. Baz \cite[bh2008]. Bla \cite[jd42].

    \completepublications

    \stoptext

Michael