Sebastian Rahtz writes, quoting Boris Veytsman: > > Actually BibTeX has a very subtle algorithm of dealing with author names; > > I think it is possible to reimplement it in TeX for journal styles. > > While I (sort of) admire BibTeX's system for second-guessing surnames, > I have always found it confusing as an author, and as a processor of > other peoples .bib files. [...] I wholeheartedly agree with Sebastian. In addition, I feel that the BibTeX algorithm is seriously slanted towards European languages (more precisely, languages whose impact was felt in the USA prints at the time BibTeX was being designed). I suspect it's inadequate to `world- wide publishing' -- is Oren listening to this list? -- or can someone else comment on whether the eagerly-awaited BibTeX v1.0 is going to extend the algorithm anywhere? Hans Aberg suggested: > This can be sorted out by ideas of object orientation: Class A uses local > names A/foo, and class B uses local names B/foo; thus they do not clash. And then shows how such a technique might be used. An interesting idea, but I can't convince myself that it's the `right' way forward. He asked: > I have done programming in this style. -- But I am not sure if TeX > getting slow by long names. I don't think that's an important issue at this stage -- and by the time a LaTeX3 is released we will (or ought to) be even less concerned about CPU cycles... Marcel Oliver said: > Is the APS involved in this discussion? Not so long ago they > used RevTeX which apparently has compatibility problems > with LaTeX (I don't have any personal experience). I > remember hearing that they were working on an update. I would hope that the APS _is_ at least monitoring the discussion, but if they are, I would suggest they're keeping remarkably quiet. However, being as how it's now more than two years since I was first told that a RevTeX2e was imminent, I've rather given up waiting for its actual appearance... Maybe they believe that the revtex.cls that Patrick Daly mentioned _is_ RevTeX2e? Robin