Re: [O] Citations, continued

[Thomas S. Dye]

Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:

> address@hidden (Thomas S. Dye) writes:
>
>> Yes, I typically use what I call a multicite to get multiple citations
>> with biblatex.  It just inserts {key}.  I precede two or more of these
>> with a placeholder--π for parencites, † for textcites, or ƒ for
>> footcites--and then use a filter to insert \parencites, etc.  This is
>> crude, and wouldn't work in a more general setting, but it serves for
>> the work I do.
>
> If you write something like
>
>   [cite: pre1 @k1 post1; pre2 @k2 post2]
>
> wouldn't it possible to guess you want to use multicite? IOW, does using
> "multicite" really implies a change in the syntax?
>
>
> Regards,

Yes, but it doesn't capture the citation command, AFAICT.

Something like

[cite: pre1 @k1 post1; pre2 @k2 post2 :command paren|text|foot]

would do.

All the best,
Tom

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