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Revision as of 14:02, 8 February 2015

Citation Master Basic
Summary Customize the format and content of citations (individual pages) and sources (browsing page).
Validation
Mod Updated {{{mod_last_update}}}
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TNG 9.2.2

 v9.2.2.3

TNG 10.0.2

 v10.0.2.3

TNG 10.0.3

 v10.0.2.3

TNG 10.1.0
 v10.1.0.3
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Author(s) Bill Herndon
Homepage Citation Master Basic Mod
Mod Support Email me.
Contact Developer
Latest Mod v9.2.2.3 for TNG 9.2.2 and v10.0.2.3 for TNG 10.0.2 and 10.0.3
Min TNG V 9.2.2
Max TNG V 10.0.3
Files modified
browsesources.php
personlib.php
rpt_fam.php
rpt_ind.php
Related Mods
Notes
Citation Master Basic has been tested against TNG 10.0.3, and the most recent version corrects an issue with HTML being forwarded into PHP page buffer before the headers were written to the buffer. This caused an error on some installations of 10.0.3.


Purpose

Have you ever wanted to to display your citations and sources in a bibliographic format--something more in line with contemporary publishing standards? Do you have lots of custom source tags or do you use source tags that aren't supported directly in the tng_sources table (...and consequently don't get displayed)? Then Citation Master Basic can help by allowing you to define the format and content of citations.

Developer

Bill Herndon

Requirements

  • A working TNG installation
  • An installed current version of the Mod Manager (is already included in TNG v9)
  • Shell-level access to your TNG host (for editing the configuration file)

Installation

  • Download the .zip file to your mods directory and unpack it.
  • Inside the the sub-directory, egenea_cite_master, edit the configuration file egenea_cfg_citation.php to add format instruction sets for your own source types.
  • Install the mod using the TNG Mod Manager

Upgrading

  • Disable the mod through the Mod Manager
  • Back up your copy of mods/egenea_cite_master/egenea_cfg_citation.php
  • Install the new version of the mod
  • Restore your copy of ''mods/egenea_cite_master/egenea_cfg_citation.php
  • Enable the mod through the Mod Manager

Features

  • Define the fields, order, typeface, surrounding punctuation, and separators that go into a displayed citation or source
  • Create different format instruction sets for different sources (e.g., Census vs. Will)
  • Override TNG's formatting behavior for individual citations and source browsing.

Citation Master Basic supports changes to the typeface of a source field, the punctuation that surrounds the field, the separator that follows the field, and the punctuation that follows the citation. (Typeface, surround, and separator are referred to later as categories.)

Typefaces

Four typefaces are supported: 'plain', 'bold', 'italic', and 'uline' (i.e., underline).

Surrounds

Five types of surrounding punctuation are supported: 'parens' (i.e., parenthesis), 'quotes', 'brackets' (i.e., square brackets), 'braces' (i.e., curly braces), and 'angles' (i.e., angle brackets).

Separators

The supported field separators are: 'space', 'comma', 'colon', 'period', 'semi' (i.e., semi-colon), and 'dash'. With the exception of dashes, that have spaces both before and after, all other punctuation marks have a single appended space.

Notes and Caveats

  • The format instructions and source specifications are valid PHP code. So if you make a mistake you'll probably encounter a syntax error when PHP attempts to render your page.
  • Multiple typeface instructions are supported per source tag. (See the 'Examples' for the syntax of such an instruction.)
  • No instruction is ever required. There is always a default behavior.
  • Instruction order is important. Do you want your comma inside your quoted title? Then your separator instruction should come before your surround instruction.
  • You must have a source specification named "_default". If no other specification matches the source type, this specification is used.
  • The '_default' specification supplied in the example configuration file corresponds to the requirements of the Chicago Manual of Style, book format.
  • For TNG v10.0.2 Citation Master Basic does not attempt to preserve intra-citation hyperlinks (a new feature).

Formatting Instructions

This is a PHP array that associates GEDCOM tags with formatting instructions. So, for example, the TITL (title) tag might be associated with the typeface 'bold'and be followed by a 'comma' (a 'separator' instruction).

Source Specifications

These are PHP arrays that define source types (such as 'Census') and identify the format instruction sets that get applied. Source type names are usually specific to the genealogy program you use for your data and how that program exports that data to GEDCOM. My software, Reunion for Macintosh uses names like 'Census', 'Will', and 'Compilation'. Yours will almost certainly do something different. The '_default' specification must exist in the configuration file to handle any source types that don't have their own specifications. Don't delete it.

Examples

Screenshots

The following is an example from the source browsing page on Lindell-Herndon Genealogy:
(The format approximates the IEEE citation style):

Example-sources.png


The next image depicts citations on a individual's page:

Example-citations.png

Format Instructions and Source Specifications

Format instructions associate things like typefaces with the GEDCOM tags that represent particular source fields. For example:

   ...
   "TITL" => array(
     "typeface" => "italics",
     "separator" => "comma",
     "surround" => "quotes"
   ),
   "PUBL" => array(
     "typeface" => array("bold", "italics"),
     "surround" => "parens",
     "separator" => "space"
   ),
   ...   

...instructs Citation Master to display a source's title field (GEDCOM tag TITL) in italics, append a comma, and then surround the whole thing in quotes. A PUBL (publisher) field should be displayed in bold-italics, surrounded by parenthesis, and followed by a space.

Source specifications define what set of format instructions go with what source, and whether that source should have any leading or trailing punctuation. For example:

 $egenea_source_fmt['Census'] = array(
   "name" => "",
   "comment" => "Citation Master format for type 'Census' (IEEE style).",
   "context" => "all",
   "trailer" => "period",
   "tags" => $census_fmt_ins
 );

...associates the format instructions contained in $census_fmt_ins with the source type Census and instructs Citation Master to add a period after all such sources.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why GEDCOM tags?

A: It was the only real way to level the playing field between all types of genealogy software while, at the same time, dealing with the fact that TNG stores some information in the sources table (I assign the expected GEDCOM tags to these pieces of data) and some data as custom events. It also helps me deal with the fact that genealogists sometimes define their own tags. For example, I use a custom "EREF" tag that stands for "endnote reference" (a shorthand that I use to refer to sources in notes and for naming source files). I have one of these assigned to every source in my database and wanted them printed on the browsesource.php and individual pages. TNG, of course, has no idea what this source field is because from it's perspective it's just a custom source event.

Q: What's the variable $egenea_srctype_tag mean and how should I set it?

A: Most genealogy software, like Reunion (my software), assigns a GEDCOM style tag to the type of source (e.g., "census", "compilation, "vital record", etc...), and that shows up in TNG as a custom event when your source get imported. I need to find the field that corresponds to your source type in the database in order to decide which of your defined formats to use. So, for my software, there is a custom event in the TNG database with tag "TYPE" and value "Vital Record", and I know to look for an entry in the $egenea_source_fmt variable called "Vital Record" containing all the formatting instructions for vital records.

Q: What happens if one of my source fields, one that I specified format instructions for, is empty or missing?

A: Don't worry about it. Citation Master treats an empty or missing source field as it simply doesn't exist in the output. In other words, data, surrounds and separators are simply omitted.

Q: What if I don't import source information but define it in TNG? In other words, TNG is my primary genealogy database.

A: This is tricky because it means that there may be no custom event to define your source type names, and unless you create such an event...for each source...you won't be able to define different format instructions for different source types. I don't have a good solution for this, but the default type, '_default', will still work for your sources. You'll just have to do your best to make sure it works for all your sources.

Q: Where are the admin interfaces so I don't have to deal with all this PHP configuration stuff?

A: :-) All in good time.

Revision History

Version Release Date Comments
10.0.2.3, 9.2.2.3 6 Dec 2014 Adds support for switching configuration files as a Mod Manager variable. This allows users to keep multiple configuration files for different purposes and makes the process of customizing Citation Master's configuration a bit less cumbersome. (Note that the Mod Manager has no way of moving your custom configuration to the 'extensions' directory or even identifying a custom configuration. Keeping track of the location and name of a custom configuration is up to the user.) Also corrected an issue that caused errors with page header generation in some installations of TNG 10.0.3. This update is recommended for all users of TNG version 10.0.1 and later and is optional for users of TNG 9.2.2.
9.2.2.2 29 Nov 2014 Now supporting functionality from v10.0.2.2.
10.0.2.2 19 Nov 2014 Adds support for PDF reports as well as support for the page, description, and quality citation fields. This updated is recommended for all TNG users of TNG v10.0.2 and above due to improvements in the way that source and citation queries are executed against the TNG database.
10.0.2.1 N/A Version skipped to align version numbers across TNG release.
10.0.2.0 24 Aug 2014 Updated for compatibility with TNG v10.0.2.
9.2.2.1 17 Aug 2014 Now supporting multiple typeface instructions per tag. (See the examples for additional information.) The custom event tag that represents source type can now be set as a Mod parameter.
9.2.2.0 09 Aug 2014 Initial release.

Sites Using Citation Master Basic

If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below.

URL User Note Mod-Version TNG-Version
Lindell-Herndon Genealogy Bill Herndon Mod developer 10.0.2.3 10.0.3
Mitchell Families Online Roger Mitchell Great update Bill. Lots of work gone into this! 10.0.2.3 10.0.3.0
Hooley Family Links Rick Hooley login: guest pwd: guest 10.0.2.2 10.0.3.0