BibTeX label pattern field for first names. Suggestion:
[authfirst] with the same options as [auth]. (The only
one I actually need is the first author's first name's
first letter aka initial).
This is still an open issue and a feature I would really want included.
However, I found a workaround in the GUI itself if you want to use the first author's first name's first letter in the BibTeX key:
1. Where the first name's initial is needed, insert ":[author:lower]:" into the key pattern.
2. Set the "replace regexp" value in the options to ":(.).*:".
3. Set the "replace with" value in the options to "$1".
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This is still an open issue and a feature I would really want included.
However, I found a workaround in the GUI itself if you want to use the first author's first name's first letter in the BibTeX key:
1. Where the first name's initial is needed, insert ":[author:lower]:" into the key pattern.
2. Set the "replace regexp" value in the options to ":(.).*:".
3. Set the "replace with" value in the options to "$1".