BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ Include additional Option in a Style File

[dreadypelicang]

Hello there,

I'm using Bibtex4Word with apalike-fr.bst in Word. All is fine, except that there is no longnamefirst option. I need this option.

So, can I somehow modify the "apalike-fr.bst" file so that it would cite all authors on first citation (like the longnamefirst option does)? And how would i do that ?

Thank you for any help at all. I've been looking at the .bst and at "Tame the BeaST" but it was no help at all. I really don't know anything about modifying style.

[dreadypelicang]

anyone ? or is it a really stupid question ?

[cgnieder]

Please post a compilable minimal working example showing what you have and describe what you want. Your chances of getting an answer will increase significantly if people see code they can use.

Regards

[dreadypelicang]

Please post a compilable minimal working example showing what you have and describe what you want. Your chances of getting an answer will increase significantly if people see code they can use.

Regards

Hi,

Thank you for your answer. I don't code anything.. I don't use LatEX, I only use Jabref with Bibtex4word (which does the coding for me) and a style file (.bst, here : http://www.lsv.ens-cachan.fr/~markey/Bi ... ike-fr.bst). All i want is to modify the style file so that it cites all authors on first citation, and if that's impossible, so that it cites all authors all the time.

I don't know anything about how style files work so this is why i am asking for help to customize the .bst file. Sorry i can't help more because I don't even know which part of the style file i am supposed to modify

[dreadypelicang]

to whom i may help :

because i did not know how to edit the style file (bst) i gave up using Bibtx4word alltogether. i still use Jabref and Word but i switched to Docear4word which is heavier to run (A LOT heavier) but it uses CSL styles instead of .bst ones.

The thing is, there is an extensive and up to date collection of CSL files and the possibility to edit them online here : http://editor.citationstyles.org/about/
i chose the APA6 one and was able to edit it so it does the "longnamefirst" option. it still doesn't work perfectly (for now i managed to use "et al." on first citation of 5names or more, when it should be 6 names or more, and i gave up on in-text initializing) but at least the rendition is not grossly wrong as it was using Bibtex4word and this mysterious .bst file i did not know what to do with.