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Add documentation for [authorsAlphaLNI] citation key pattern (#547)
* Add documentation for `authorsAlphaLNI` * Fix lint tests on changed file
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* One author: The first three letters of the last name
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* Two to four authors: The first letter of the last name of each author
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* More than four authors: The first letter of the first three authors' last name. A `+` is added at the end if it is not in the [list of unwanted characters](citationkeypatterns.md#removing-unwanted-characters).
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* **`[authorsAlphaLNI]`**: Follows the LNI (Lecture Notes in Informatics) template style,
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* **Single author or "and others" case**:
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* First two characters of the first author's last name
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* For organizations (names in braces), returns organization initials
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* **Multiple authors without "and others"**:
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* Takes the first letter of each author's last name
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* Maximum of 4 characters total
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* **Special cases**:
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* Prefixes like "van", "von" are ignored when getting the last name
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* When "and others" is present with multiple authors, reverts to using first two characters of first author
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* **`[authorLast]`**: The last name of the last author.
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* **`[authorLastForeIni]`**: The forename initial of the last author.
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To change the citation key pattern to `[authors][camel]` for all libraries without individual settings, execute the following steps:
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1. Open the preferences
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1. Open the preferences
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<img src="../.gitbook/assets/optionspreferences%20(10).png" alt="File → Preferences" data-size="original">
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2. Navigate to "Citation key generator"
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2. Navigate to "Citation key generator"
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<img src="../.gitbook/assets/preferences-citation-key-generator (2).png" alt="Citation key generator preferences" data-size="original">
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3. Change the default pattern to `[authors][camel]`
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3. Change the default pattern to `[authors][camel]`
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<img src="../.gitbook/assets/preferences-citation-key-generator-authors-camel (8).png" alt="Citation key generator preferences - authors camel" data-size="original">
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4. Press "Enter" (forgetting to do this is a leading cause of puzzlement)
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To change the citation key patterns for a single library to `[auth][shortyear]`,
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1. Make sure the library is open and selected in the JabRef main window
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1. Make sure the library is open and selected in the JabRef main window
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<img src="../.gitbook/assets/main-screen-selected-library (7).png" alt="Main screen selected library" data-size="original">
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2. From the "Library" menu, open the "Citation key pattern" setting
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2. From the "Library" menu, open the "Citation key pattern" setting
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<img src="../.gitbook/assets/library-citation-key-patterns (3).png" alt="Library Citation key patterns" data-size="original">
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3. Set the pattern for the desired entry types, and press the apply button.
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3. Set the pattern for the desired entry types, and press the apply button.
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<img src="../.gitbook/assets/citation-key-patterns (8).png" alt="Citation key patterns" data-size="original">

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