Sonny Software

I am making a bibliography by using the Bibliography Formatter. Just wondering: is it possible to separate the references by a white line or something like that?

Right now the output is:

Adler, Jacques, The Jews of Paris and the Final Solution : Communal Response and Internal Conflicts, 1940-1944 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987).
Alperin, A., 'Yidishe Gezelshaftn Un Institutsyes in Pariz in 1939' in: E. Tcherikover ed., Yidn in Frankraykh. Shtudyes Un Materialn (New York: Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut, Historishe Sektsye, 1942) 248-63.


I would like:

Adler, Jacques, The Jews of Paris and the Final Solution : Communal Response and Internal Conflicts, 1940-1944 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1987).

Alperin, A., 'Yidishe Gezelshaftn Un Institutsyes in Pariz in 1939' in: E. Tcherikover ed., Yidn in Frankraykh. Shtudyes Un Materialn (New York: Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut, Historishe Sektsye, 1942) 248-63.

Thanks,
Gerben

Hi,

Of course. Open the format and enter a return at the end (of each Type).

If you want to make this visible, enter ¬ (Option-L), which Bookends outputs as a return character.

Jon
Sonny Software

I knew I overlooked something basic, thanks!

Another related question now we're on the topic. I notice that one can indicate in the Bib & Citation Options for a format whether or not to number the references in the bibliography. Would it be possible to add some lay-out options there? For example: the choice between numbering or bulleting?

Best,
Gerben

You mean begin each reference with a bullet? If so, that's easy.

In the format, turn OFF numbering, and at the beginning of the format definition add a bullet:

• a, t (d).

Or do you mean something else?

Jon
Sonny Software

This is what I mean yes. But I wonder if a general option could be added that does not require me to add a bullet in each reference type
(like the checkbox for numbering). This would make it easy to choose an option without too much manual editing.

Gerben

No. The number of possible variations in the way you want a reference to look is infinite and Bookends can't offer them all in a checkbox or popup menu. I really don't think that when you design a format (which is design once-use forever) typing a bullet into, say, 5 fields is so terrible.

Numbering is entirely different because (1) numbers are widely used and, more importantly, (2) the number changes for each reference, so it's not something you can "hard code" like a bullet.

Jon
Sonny Software

No it's not that terrible of course. I have some different needs for different purposes but I just realised I can easily copy my preferred format and add my desired formatting.

Gerben