BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ Problem with "von" part and "dash"

[Sadeq]

Hi all

I have problem with the "von" part and the "dash" in author surnames, when using "alpha" BibTeX style:

Assume that there are a number of authors whose surnames start with X, Y, Z, and:

1) Ben-Or: I like to see a citation like [BXYZ92], not [BOXY+92]. In other words, I want Ben-Or to be abbreviated as "B" not "BO".

2) van de Graaf: An entry like [vdGXYZ92] is very long; I wish to see either [vXYZ92] or [GXYZ92]. In other words, I like "van de Graaf" to be abbreviated as either "v" or "G", not "vdG".

Any workaround is welcome.

[Sadeq]

Hey fellas! Don't you have any suggestions?!

[olofos]

Writing the names as "Ben{-}Or" and "van{ }de Graaf" should treat the names as single words. Do you also want to get rid of the + in the label of long author lists? You could try to redefine \etalchar in the preamble of the bibtex file. Something like:

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@preamble{{@preamble{{\renewcommand{\etalchar}[1]{}}}}}

[Sadeq]

Thanks a lot. Very useful!