Version 1.3 (2010/03/11)
Needs biblatex version 0.9!
- The options isrn and issn were dropped. Their functionality can be achieved by the biblatex option isbn.
- BUGFIX: When using idembibformat=dash, the @inreference entries had a wrong punctuation inside the title. This is now fixed.
- Option pseudoauthor changed: if set to true (and the entry option pseudoauthor is used), the author of this entry is printed. The new commands \bibleftpseudo and \bibrightpseudo are used to enclose the author. These commands are empty by default. If the global option pseudoauthor is set to false, the author of entries with the entry option pseudoauthor are not printed at all. The default value for the global option is true (i.e. the behaviour is the same regardless of the entry option pseudoauthor).
- New command \locationdatepunct for the punctuation between location and year/date. The default is \addspace.
- New command \locationpublisherpunct for the punctuation between location and publisher. The default is \addcolon\space.
- New command \publisherdatepunct for the punctuation between publisher and year/date. The default is \addcomma\space.
This version of biblatex-dw supports biblatex 0.9. Please note that you have to update biblatex as well if you would like to use biblatex-dw 1.3! Users might need to update their data due to some changes in biblatex, especially with regard to date specifications. Please follow the hints for users given in biblatex's RELEASE notes.
Further changes in this release:
Version 1.2o (2010/02/14)
- BUGFIX: When using the options xref=true and useeditor=false, the editor was not printed in the bibliography. This is now fixed. Also, some bugs regarding the xref functionality in citations could be fixed.
- BUGFIX: The editors in @incollection, @inproceedings and @inreference entries
were printed using the name format
sortname
(Lastname, Firstname
) where it should have been the name formatbyeditor
(Firstname Lastname
). This is now fixed. - New option omiteditor: If one uses useeditor=false and omiteditor=true, the editor in citations will be omitted. The same applies to the xref functionality in the bibliography. With useeditor=true, this option has no effect. The standard for this option is false.
- The limitation regarding the combination of xref=true, edbyidem=true
and useeditor=false is no longer valid.
That means, it is not necessary to have the editor in the child entry as well in
order to get an
idem
string. - Extended the documentation.
Version 1.2n (2010/01/24)
- The option edbeforetitle was discarded. The same functionality can be obtained by the option useeditor. In this context, some bugs could be resolved.
- New option omitpages: if set to true, the page range of @article, @inbook, @incollection or @inproceedings entries will be suppressed in full citations. The standard value is false.
- The documentation was adapted and extended regarding the xref functionality.
Version 1.2m (2010/01/18)
- BUGFIX: Changed the default of \citerevsdnamedelim which used to be a \slash. Now it is empty, because otherwise it produced two slashes in some circumstances.
- BUGFIX: In footnote-dw with xref=true, the reference to the first entry did not work if the first citation of a parent was cited via a child. This is now fixed.
- BUGFIX: In footnote-dw the punctuation of @collection entries was wrong when using a prenote in conjunction with useeditor=false or when there was no editor. This is now fixed.
- The biblatex option singletitle can now be used both with authortitle-dw and footnote-dw. Using this option, the title of a work is only printed if there is not more than one work by the author or editor.
- New entry option pseudoauthor. If set to true, the author is put in brackets. This is useful for e.g. editions of works whose authors are not named, but are known. See the documentation for details. The entry option does only have effect if the global option pseudoauthor is set to true. The default value is false.
Version 1.2l (2009/10/19)
- BUGFIX: With footnote-dw, the references to the first citations did not work, when refsections were used. This is now fixed.
- BUGFIX: With xref=true, when no volume was
present in an @inreference entry as well as in its corresponding @reference entry, the
bibstring
vol.
was printed. This is now fixed. - New option shortjournal. If set to true, the field
shortjournal
is used instead ofjournaltitle
. This is useful for journal abbreviations. The default is false. - New option acronyms. If set to true, shorthands (and with shortjournal=true also the abbreviated journal titles) are set with the command \mkbibacro, but only if the entry option acronym is set to true. The default is false.
- New option pageref (in footnote-dw only). If
set to true, it adds the page to the footnote
number pointing to the full citation if it is located on a different page.
This option is the same as in the standard styles
verbose-note
andverbose-inote
. The default isfalse
. - In footnote-dw, the pointer to the earlier citation is suppressed if a shorthand
exists and the option citedas is
true
. Note that you can override the global option citedas by setting the entry option citedas.
Version 1.2k (2009/08/22)
Needs biblatex version 0.8e!
-
Adjustments to biblatex version 0.8e. Note that from this
version on biblatex 0.8e is required, so you have to update
biblatex as well if you would like to use biblatex-dw 1.2k!
- Compound abbreviations (introduced in biblatex-dw 1.2i)
are now separated by the new biblatex command
\addabthinspace; this affects only the German
localization in strings like
hg. v.
- The improved concatenation of roles is used. See biblatex's release notes for details.
- The new auxiliary macros for ordinals are used. See biblatex's release notes for details.
BUGFIXES
- The option ibidpage did not work with footnote-dw. This is now fixed.
Changed Entry Types
- @inreference
Up to now, this entry type was an alias for @incollection. From now on, this entry type can be used for articles in encyclopedias or dictionaries. For details on how @inreference entries differ from @incollection entries, please consult the documentation. The @reference type remains an alias for @collection.
New Options
- isrn and pagetotal
These options can take the valuestrue
andfalse
. With these options you can decide whether you want to have printed the corresponding fields or not. The default for these options isfalse
. - edstringincitations
If set totrue
, the editor and translator strings are shown in the citations (not only in the full citations). The default istrue
. - series=standard|afteryear
If set toafteryear
, the series is printed after the year. This affects the entry types @book, @inbook, @collection, @incollection, @proceedings, @inproceedings and @manual.
New Commands
- seriespunct
punctuation before the series (of a book etc.). This punctuation is set inside the parentheses. You can set it e.g. to =\addspace which is common in some fields. The default is empty, i.e. the series is printed right after the opening round bracket. - sernumstring
punctuation between series (of a book etc.) and number. The default is \addspace. You can easily redefine it, e.g.:\renewcommand*{\sernumstring}{%
This would give
\addcomma\space\bibstring{volume}\addspace}(Name of Series, vol. N)
. - herenamepunct
If theherename
is used, the punctuation before the herename is determined by herenamepunct. The default is \addcomma\space.
Localization Changes
- In German localization, the strings
withcommentator
,withannotator
andwithintroduction
are shortened as follows:- withcommentator:
komm. v.
- withannotator:
erläut. v.
- withintroduction:
eingel. v.
- withcommentator:
Version 1.2j (2009/08/16)
- This is just a bugfix release. The only files changed
are
footnote-dw.cbx
,CHANGES
,README
andLIESMICH
. - BUGFIX: Since biblatex version 0.8e,
footnote-dw
gave an error (Undefined control sequence: \blx@addperiod
). This is now fixed; thus,biblatex-dw
(or ratherfootnote-dw
) should work with the biblatex versions 0.8e, 0.8f, 0.8g and 0.8h, but it will not work with earlier versions.
Version 1.2i (2009/05/10)
- BUGFIX: When using option usetranslator=true, the translator string was not aware of the option editorstring. This is now fixed.
- Improved bibmacro
journal+issuetitle
which is now aware of the option edbeforetitle. - The
typeeditor
field is now supported. It can take the valueseditor
andcompiler
. This field determines the editor string after the name of the editor(s). The abbreviated forms areed.
foreditor
andcomp.
forcompiler
. In German, both strings are the same (Herausgeber
orHrsg.
). - In English, the
idem
string is now declined (idem, eadem, idem in singular; eidem, eaedem, eadem in plural) and no longer abbreviated, even if abbreviate=true is used. - Improved the handling of origfields=true.
- In German, the string
reprint
(Nachdruck) is now abbreviated asNdr.
, not asNachdr.
- Compound abbreviations are now separated by a thin space
rather than a normal one. At the moment, this affects only
the German localization in strings like
hg. v.
Version 1.2h (2009/03/29)
- BUGFIX: The
idem
functionality is now also aware of page breaks. If the citation is the first on a page (or double page in twoside mode), theidem
is suppressed. If you don't want this behaviour, you can set the option pagetracker=false.
Version 1.2g (2009/03/20)
- Option journalnumber
replaces journumafteryear.
The option was enhanced and can now take the values
standard,
afteryear and
date. The value
standard is the same
as the old journumafteryear=false, afteryear is the same as the old
journumafteryear=true. The new value date assures that the date is printed, even
if the field
issue
is given (this is not the case in the standard styles). Additionally, journalnumber=date prints the number before the date, if the date (at least year and month) is given, but it prints the number after the year, if only the year is given (i.e. if the date is not further specified). See the documentation for details. The default is journalnumber=standard. - Improved
german-dw.lbx
. - Adjusted the documentation for screen reading. A printer friendly version can still be compiled from the source.
Version 1.2f (2009/02/15)
Needs biblatex version 0.8c!
- Adjustments to biblatex version 0.8c. Note that from this version on biblatex 0.8c is required, so you have to update biblatex as well if you would like to use biblatex-dw 1.2f!
- The biblatex-dw option idem was replaced by the new biblatex option idemtracker. The standard setting is idemtracker=constrict. If you would like to switch off the idem functionality, you can use idemtracker=false. For more information on the idemtracker option see the biblatex manual.
- New options doi, eprint, isbn and issn which can take the values true and false. With these options you can decide whether you want to have printed the corresponding fields or not. The default for these options is false (as was the standard before).
- New option idemfont which can take the values smallcaps, italic, bold and normal. The default is none which means that the
idem
string is printed in the font shape of namefont. - New option ibidemfont which can take the values smallcaps, italic, bold and normal. This option determines the font face for the
ibidem
string. The default is normal. - New macro
jourvolstring
which introduces the volume of an article entry. The default is a space (as it was the case before), but you can adjust it to your needs, e.g.: \renewcommand*{\jourvolstring}{\addspace vol\adddot\space} - New macro
journumstring
which introduces the number in article entries, if the option journumafteryear is set to true. The default for this macro is a comma, followed by the bibstringnumber
and a non-breakable space. You can redefine it to your needs, e.g.: \renewcommand*{\journumstring}{\addspace} - If there is no volume in an article entry, but the month field is set, the date is separated from the journal title by a comma and a space, not only a space.
- Fixed some BUGS concerning the xref functionality.
- Reorganized some bibliography drivers.
- Enhanced the documentation.
Version 1.2e (2008/12/19)
Needs biblatex version 0.8b!
- Adjustments to biblatex version 0.8b. Note that from this version on biblatex 0.8b is required, so you have to update biblatex as well if you would like to use biblatex-dw 1.2e!
- The new biblatex option usetranslator is supported.
- BUGFIX: The option firstfullname introduced in version 1.2d had a bug which is now fixed.
- BUGFIX: The
idem
functionality did not work with the multicite commands. This is now fixed. - New option journumafteryear:
If set to
true
, the number in article entries is printed after the year and introduced by the bibstringnumber
. If set tofalse
, the default behaviour is used, i.e.Journaltitle volume.number (year)
. The default istrue
. - If
journumafteryear
is setfalse
, the separator between volume and number in @article entries is now configurable with the new command \jourvolnumsep. The default is a dot (which is also the default in biblatex). - When the volume is missing, the parenthesis around the year in @article entries is omitted.
- The multicite command \cites is now
also always printed as footnote in
footnote-dw
. - Some changes in the internal code.
- Extended the documentation and examples.
Version 1.2d (2008/12/07)
Needs biblatex version 0.8a!
- BUGFIX: In footnote-dw, the punctuation after the author/editor in all citations but the first one was always a comma and not configurable by \citenamepunct. This is now fixed.
- New option firstfullname: when set to
true
, the commands \citeauthor and \textcite (with footnote-dw: \citeauthor only) give the full name of authors/editors when they have not been cited before, not only the last name. The default isfalse
. - Support for biblatex version 0.8a including \MakeSentenceCase.
- Added lbx files with alternative strings for German and additional strings for both German and English (these strings were already included, but are now stored in the language mapping files).
Version 1.2c (2008/11/15)
- New option idembibformat: When using
idembib=true
, you can choose whether you want to have anidem
string in the bibliography (idembibformat=idem) or a dash (idembibformat=dash), as is the standard setting in biblatex. The standard isidembibformat=idem
. - Option idembib changed: Now
false
means that subsequent entries of the same author are given with full names, not a dash (as was the behaviour up to now). The standard is stillidembib=true
. - Improved xref support: The child entry does not only scan
for the
volume
field of the parent entry, but prints alsolocation
andyear
, if they differ from the parent entry.
Version 1.2b (2008/11/09)
- BUGFIX: With
xref=true
, the first (full) citation did not show the overall pages of @INBOOK, @INCOLLECTION and @INPROCEEDINGS entries. This is now fixed. - New option nolocation. If set to
true
, the location and the publisher are omitted (even if you setnopublisher=false
). The default isfalse
, i.e. the location is printed. - The option shorthandibid can now also be used on a per-entry basis.
- Improved xref support: If the
volume
field of a child entry is set and thevolume
field of the corresponding parent entry is not set, the volume of the child entry will be printed immediately before the pages.
Version 1.2a (2008/10/19)
- Improved option edsuper which also outputs non-integer editions (though not as superscript, but rather similar to a note.)
- The field “origpublisher” (new in biblatex 0.8) is now also supported.
- New option origfields which can take the values “true” (standard) and “false”. With this option, you can now decide, whether you want to have the fields “origlocation”, “origpublisher” and “origyear” to be printed or not.
- New option origfieldsformat=parens|brackets|punct. The default is “punct” which means that the new punctuation mark “\origfieldspunct” (default: \addcomma\space) is used to introduce the reprint phrase. If you choose “parens” or “brackets”, the reprint phrase is put in parentheses or brackets, respectively, and the \origfieldspunct is ignored.
- New option shorthandwidth. With this option you can set the width of the label in the list of shorthands to any length (e.g. “3em” or “40pt”). This is useful if you have very long shorthands.
- New punctuation command “\shorthandpunct” which is only exerted when you use the option shorthandwidth. Then it is set to a colon. You can redefine this punctuation command with \renewcommand.
- New length “\shorthandsep” which is only exerted if you use the option shorthandwidth. The length “\shorthandsep” defines the spacing after the label in the list of shorthands.
- Improved package warnings.
Version 1.2 (2008/10/09)
- Adjustments to biblatex version 0.8. Note that from version 1.2 on, biblatex-dw needs at least biblatex 0.8, so you have to update biblatex as well if you would like to use biblatex-dw 1.2!
- The new biblatex option firstinits is supported.
- The new macro
\bibpagespunct
is also supported. - Added option xref which can be set to
true
orfalse
. If you want to use the crossref functionality (introduced in biblatex-dw version 1.1f), you now have to setxref=true
. See the documentation for details. - As biblatex 0.8 has changed the handling of the field
edition
, the option edsuper had to be adjusted. See the documentation of biblatex-dw for details. - Updated the documentation.
Version 1.1h (2008/09/24)
- BUGFIX: When using the options –edbeforetitle and edbyidem, the idem funcionality did not work. This is now fixed.
- Updated documentation (see especially, if you are using the crossref functionality) and examples.
Version 1.1g (2008/09/05)
- The biblatex package option mincrossrefs is set to
1
(instead of2
). The reason is that otherwise entries that are using the crossref functionality introduced in biblatex-dw version 1.1f could be incomplete. - If both
volumes
andvolume
are present,volumes
is now set beforevolume
.
Version 1.1f (2008/08/10)
- BUGFIX: Corrected wrong punctuation when using
idembib= false
in conjunction with an editor. - Added crossref functionality (using biblatex's field
xref
). This works for authortitle-dw as well as footnote-dw. For further information please have a look into the package documentation.
Version 1.1e (2008/06/13)
- BUGFIX: The option edbeforetitle caused a problem when used together with the
idem
functionality (which is the default). This is now fixed. - Enhanced the
idem
functionality: If a citation with shorthand precedes a citation of the same author or editor without shorthand, the stringidem
is now replaced by the author's or editor's name, since this information cannot be gathered from the shorthand citation and thus could mislead the reader.
Version 1.1d (2008/06/05)
- BUGFIX: The global option oldauthor which was introduced in version 1.1c caused an erroneous behaviour when used together with
idembib=true
(which is the default). This is now fixed. - New option editorstring which can take the values
parens
,brackets
andnormal
; the default isparens
. This option sets the stringeditor
(abbreviateded.
) in parentheses or in brackets, or just puts the string (with a preceding comma) after the editor name. - New option edbeforetitle which can take the values
true
andfalse
; the default isfalse
. When set totrue
, the editor in @INCOLLECTION and @INPROCEEDINGS entries will be typeset before the booktitle (... in: Editor (ed.): Booktitle ...
) rather than afterwards (... in: Booktitle, ed. by Editor ...
). - Small correction in the terse version of the List of Shorthands concerning the punctuation after authors/ editors.
- Added missing bibliography drivers for option edbyidem.
Version 1.1c (2008/05/29)
- BUGFIX: With the option idem=false, the author of a first citation who was cited immediately before with another work lacked the forename.
- BUGFIX: The option edbyidem=false produced a superfluous
ed. by
string. - BUGFIX: Small punctuation issue with repeated citations and
herename
. - New option namefont which can take the values
smallcaps
,italic
andbold
. The default is none, i.e. authors and editors are set in normal font shape. Withuseprefix=true
, this option also affects the name prefix. - New option firstnamefont which can take the values
smallcaps
,italic
andbold
. This also affects the name prefix (withuseprefix=false
) and the name affix. - The option oldauthor is now also available as global option in order to disable the feature. If you set
oldauthor=false
globally, every entry option oldauthor=true is ignored. Thus, you can set the fontname for every author with global options, independent of entry options.
Version 1.1b (2008/04/13)
- BUGFIX: When using \parencite with
footnote-dw
, additional parentheses (e.g. enclosing the stringeditor
) were lost; they are now replaced by brackets. - BUGFIX: In
footnote-dw
, the normal \cite command always produced a capital letter at the beginning. This is fixed now. - Fixed a small punctuation error in connection with
herename
. - New command \titleaddonpunct for the punctuation before titleaddon, booktitleaddon and maintitleaddon. The default is a period now (not a comma, as before).
Version 1.1a (2008/02/09)
- BUGFIX: When using the commands
mancite
orcitereset
, theidem
functionality was not reset. This is now fixed. - New option edsuper. If set to
true
, the edition is printed as superscript number (not as ordinal number) straight ahead of the year. The default isfalse
. - New option firstfull (only in
authortitle-dw
). If set totrue
, the first citation is a fullcite. The default isfalse
. - Option citedas is now also available for
authortitle-dw
and used whenfirstfull
is set totrue
.
Version 1.1 (2008/02/01)
- BUGFIX: The
citedas
functionality did not work if the first citation of an entry was introduced byidem
. - New option terselos introduced for a terse version of the list of shorthands (default is
true
). - New option herename introduced to specify if the term \enquote{here} should prelude the pages of a fullcite (or, with
footnote-dw
, also the first citation of an entry) which has a non-empty \texttt{pages}-field. - New option nopublisher introduced to suppress the publisher. The default value is
true
, but if you want to have the publisher printed, you now can set the option nopublisher=false. - If the field
origlocation
is given, it will be set together withorigyear
, whereaslocation
andyear
are appended in parentheses, preluded by the bibstringreprint
. - The options annotation and library are now also usable with the style
footnote-dw
. The annotations and library information are only printed in the bibliography (if there is one), not in the citations or in the list of shorthands. - Updated documentation.
Version 1.01 (2008/01/20)
- BUGFIX: The
pagetracker
functionality did not work properly with the stylefootnote-dw
- Excluded ISBN/ISSN and DOI also from entry types booklet, inproceedings, manual, misc, periodical, proceedings, and report
- Punctuation corrections for the same entry types concerning the series+number
Version 1.0 (2008/01/14)
- Initial release

