symons@imec.be (Jan Symons) (03/25/91)
Dear netters,
with LaTeX, the \cite{key1,key2,key3,key4} puts a [1,2,3,4] reference
in the text. However, what I want to see is more like [1-4].
Can somebody please explain how this can be achieved with LaTeX ?
Thanx,
Jan Symons@imec.bereingold@emr.cs.uiuc.edu (Edward M. Reingold) (03/26/91)
In article <880@imec.UUCP> symons@imec.be (Jan Symons) writes:
with LaTeX, the \cite{key1,key2,key3,key4} puts a [1,2,3,4] reference
in the text. However, what I want to see is more like [1-4].
Can somebody please explain how this can be achieved with LaTeX ?
Here is rangecite.sty that we cobbled together for just this purpose:
-----------------------------rangecite.sty---------------------------------
% RANGECITE DOCUMENT-STYLE OPTION FOR ANY STYLE WITH NUMERIC CITATIONS
%
% This redefines the LaTex \@cite macro to gather consecutive citation numbers
% i,i+1,...,j into a range i-j
%
% Nachum Dershowitz (nachum@cs.uiuc.edu)
% Edward M. Reingold (reingold@cs.uiuc.edu)
%
% These macros are in the public domain. You may use them and copy them at
% will, provided you retain the authorship information. We wrote these for
% temporary use in a single paper, so use them at your own risk!
%
% Written 12 Apr 1990
%
%
\newif\if@first%
\newcounter{@@@first}%
\newcounter{@@@state}%
%
% A simple four-state finite automaton:
% State 0: No references in current range
% State 1: One reference in current range
% State 2: Two references in current range
% State 3: More than two references in current range
%
\newcounter{@@@next}%
\newcounter{@@@cur}%
\newcounter{@@@curt}%
\newcommand{\b@@@ENDLIST}{9999}%
\def\@citex[#1]#2{%
\if@filesw\immediate\write\@auxout{\string\citation{#2}}\fi%
\def\@citea{}%
\@cite{%
\@firsttrue%
\setcounter{@@@state}{0}%
\@for\@citeb:=#2,@@ENDLIST\do{%
\@ifundefined{b@\@citeb}%
{{\bf ?}%
\@warning{Citation `\@citeb' on page \thepage \space undefined}}%
% else%
{\setcounter{@@@next}{\csname b@\@citeb\endcsname}%
\ifcase\the@@@state%
% state 0:
\setcounter{@@@state}{1}%
\or% state 1:
\ifnum\value{@@@next}=\value{@@@curt}%
\setcounter{@@@state}{2}%
\setcounter{@@@first}{\value{@@@cur}}%
\else%
\if@first{}\else{,\ }\fi%
\the@@@cur%
\@firstfalse%
\fi%
\or% state 2:
\ifnum\value{@@@next}=\value{@@@curt}%
\setcounter{@@@state}{3}%
\else%
\setcounter{@@@state}{1}%
\if@first{}\else{,\ }\fi%
\the@@@first,\ \the@@@cur%
\@firstfalse%
\fi%
\or% state 3:
\ifnum\value{@@@next}=\value{@@@curt}%
\else%
\setcounter{@@@state}{1}%
\if@first{}\else{,\ }\fi%
\the@@@first-\the@@@cur%
\@firstfalse%
\fi%
\fi%
\setcounter{@@@cur}{\value{@@@next}}%
\setcounter{@@@curt}{\value{@@@cur}}%
\addtocounter{@@@curt}{1}}}}%
{#1}}%
--
Professor Edward M. Reingold reingold@cs.uiuc.edu
Department of Computer Science (217) 333-6733
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1304 W. Springfield Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801-2987 USA