empty ibidem, idem

"JC" <[email protected]> Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:02:25 -0000
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Hi,
I'm using an MLA style for my dissertation and have been slowly
tweaking the way jurabib displays things.  My bibliography has a long
way to go yet, but I'm currently worried about the parenthetical
citations in the text.

MLA doesn't use "ibid," "ibidem," or "idem," as such; instead, it just
doesn't repeat the author/shorttitle if there are consecutive
references to one author/text.  A parenthetical citation to a
just-cited text, then, would have only the page number in it, like
this: (19).

Defining idemname and ibidemname as null sets works to a degree, but
there's still a leftover space, like this: ( 19).  Is there an obvious
switch I'm forgetting to switch?  I've looked throughout the
jurabib.sty and jurabib.bst files (I've modified mine a little to make
my MLA-style more accurate), but I can't see anything I can try.

I'm including a minimal example (which works with unmodified, beta
0.61 files) below.  Thanks for your help, and thanks for the jurabib
package (which has saved me much stress)!
James

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\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{jurabib}
\jurabibsetup{round,idem=3Dnostrict,ibidem=3Dnostrict,bibformat=3Dibidem}

\AddTo\bibsenglish{%
\def\idemname{}
\def\ibidemname{}
}

\begin{document}

% ibidem
\cite[12]{levin66aa}
\cite[23]{levin66aa}

% ibidem
\cite[34]{scholes67aa}
\cite[45]{scholes67aa}

% idem
\cite[56]{scholes79aa}
\cite[78]{scholes79aa}

\bibliographystyle{jurabib}
\bibliography{test}

\end{document}

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@incollection{levin66aa,
	Address =3D {New York},
	Author =3D {Harry Levin},
	Booktitle =3D {Refractions: Essays in Comparative Literature},
	Pages =3D {271-295},
	Publisher =3D {Oxford University Press},
	Title =3D {What Was Modernism?},
	Year =3D {1966}}

@book{scholes67aa,
	Address =3D {New York},
	Author =3D {Robert Scholes},
	Publisher =3D {Oxford University Press},
	Title =3D {The Fabulators},
	Year =3D {1967}}

@book{scholes79aa,
	Address =3D {Urbana},
	Author =3D {Robert Scholes},
	Publisher =3D {University of Illinois Press},
	Title =3D {Fabulation and Metafiction},
	Year =3D {1979}}



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            <p>Hi,<br>
I'm using an MLA style for my dissertation and have been slowly<br>
tweaking the way jurabib displays things.  My bibliography has a long<br>
way to go yet, but I'm currently worried about the parenthetical<br>
citations in the text.<br>
<br>
MLA doesn't use &quot;ibid,&quot; &quot;ibidem,&quot; or &quot;idem,&quot; as such; instead, it just<br>
doesn't repeat the author/shorttitle if there are consecutive<br>
references to one author/text.  A parenthetical citation to a<br>
just-cited text, then, would have only the page number in it, like<br>
this: (19).<br>
<br>
Defining idemname and ibidemname as null sets works to a degree, but<br>
there's still a leftover space, like this: ( 19).  Is there an obvious<br>
switch I'm forgetting to switch?  I've looked throughout the<br>
jurabib.sty and jurabib.bst files (I've modified mine a little to make<br>
my MLA-style more accurate), but I can't see anything I can try.<br>
<br>
I'm including a minimal example (which works with unmodified, beta<br>
0.61 files) below.  Thanks for your help, and thanks for the jurabib<br>
package (which has saved me much stress)!<br>
James<br>
<br>
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test.tex<br>
============<wbr>=========<wbr>=========<wbr>========<br>
<br>
\documentclass[<wbr>12pt]{article}<br>
\usepackage{<wbr>jurabib}<br>
\jurabibsetup{<wbr>round,idem=<wbr>nostrict,<wbr>ibidem=nostrict,<wbr>bibformat=<wbr>ibidem}<br>
<br>
\AddTo\bibsenglish{<wbr>%<br>
\def\idemname{<wbr>}<br>
\def\ibidemname{<wbr>}<br>
}<br>
<br>
\begin{document}<br>
<br>
% ibidem<br>
\cite[12]{levin66aa<wbr>}<br>
\cite[23]{levin66aa<wbr>}<br>
<br>
% ibidem<br>
\cite[34]{scholes67<wbr>aa}<br>
\cite[45]{scholes67<wbr>aa}<br>
<br>
% idem<br>
\cite[56]{scholes79<wbr>aa}<br>
\cite[78]{scholes79<wbr>aa}<br>
<br>
\bibliographystyle{<wbr>jurabib}<br>
\bibliography{<wbr>test}<br>
<br>
\end{document}<br>
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test.bib<br>
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@incollection{<wbr>levin66aa,<br>
	Address = {New York},<br>
	Author = {Harry Levin},<br>
	Booktitle = {Refractions: Essays in Comparative Literature},<br>
	Pages = {271-295},<br>
	Publisher = {Oxford University Press},<br>
	Title = {What Was Modernism?},<br>
	Year = {1966}}<br>
<br>
@book{scholes67aa,<br>
	Address = {New York},<br>
	Author = {Robert Scholes},<br>
	Publisher = {Oxford University Press},<br>
	Title = {The Fabulators},<br>
	Year = {1967}}<br>
<br>
@book{scholes79aa,<br>
	Address = {Urbana},<br>
	Author = {Robert Scholes},<br>
	Publisher = {University of Illinois Press},<br>
	Title = {Fabulation and Metafiction}<wbr>,<br>
	Year = {1979}}<br>
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