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In <1992Sep01.220803.29659@CS.ORST.EDU> Dana Jacobsen (jacobsd@cs.orst.edu)
writes:

In <1992Sep1.133136.4718@athena.mit.edu> gondwana@basalt.mit.edu (Matthias Imhof) writes:
]>In article <1992Aug31.215407.22911@PA.dec.com> klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee)  
]>writes:
]>>>  |> Can anybody tell me what the format is for references 
]>>>  |> of the following type ?
]>>>  |> ----------------------------------------------------------------
]>>>  |> %A A.H. Barr
]>>>  |> %T Ray Tracing Deformed Surfaces
]>>>  
]>>>  This is UNIX refer format.  The "addbib" man page lists these tokens:
]>>>  
]>>>            %A   Author's name
]>>>            %Y,Z ignored by refer
]>>>  
]>>>  Refer is a (somewhat) primitive set of tools for editing, sorting, and
]>>>  printing bibliographies that use these tokens.  It comes free with most
]>>>  UNIX systems.  Type "man refer" on a UNIX system for more info.
]>>>  

]  It is also possible that this is tib format (though not likely), in which
]case the formatting is done using TeX specials instead of troff, and there
]is a plethora of additional fields, and also abbreviations.  Also, since
]refer format is rather cryptic, and has only one letter for a field, you'll
]find that people tend to make things up for some fields (%F is, uh, FindKey!
]yeah, that's what I'll use it for! [argh!]).

	I don't see what the problem is. I have used Tib for 3+ years and 
IMNSHO, Tib has it all over bibtex for ease of use and flexibility. I've never
had to customize Tib in the way Mr. Jacobson refers (excuse the pun :-). If
one is doing a bibliography, one would expect %T to be used for the title of 
the article, %A for the author, %J for the journal, %B for the book, %P for 
page numbers, etc... What's so cryptic about that?

		Not associated in any way with Tib, just a very satisfied user.

				Dave Fordyce
				fordyce@amsaa-cleo.brl.mil

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