[Docutils-users] Re: citation

[Mikolaj M. <mi...@wp...>]

David Goodger scripsit:
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> [Alan G Isaac]
>> Any hope that multiple citation with notes might be
>> considered for reST?
>> E.g., [Smith2004,p.25;Jones1999;Harvey1923,app.A]_
>>
>> .. [Smith2004] information
>> .. [Jones1999] information
>> .. [Harvey1923] information
>
> I have never seen citation references of this form before.  It seems
> counterintuitive to put the main lookup information in the citation
> but the page or chapter/appendix info in the reference.  Can you
> provide any authoritative references?
>
> I'm reluctant to add something like this ("feature creep") unless it's
> commonly and widely used, or at least an established standard.  And
> you're the first to ask for it :-)

Original example is extermelly verbose but I came across few times form::

	[Smith1995:25]

pointing to page.

m.