Both quotes from Patrick Daly: > > > 2. Most journal style files (few issue classes) do include extra features > > > for handling tables, figure captions, references, sublabelling > > > equations. Much of this can be handled by existing packages, such as > > > my natbib. > > > Natbib cannot do this at all. I was talking about other packages of mine > (which I have never publically released). Here natbib was only meant as > one example of an additional package to meet journals' special requests, > in this case, author-year citation. > > There has been a great deal said about my natbib package in this discussion. > I shall send out a short overview of it in a following message, for > those readers who have never used it. I've been away for a while and am catching up on the discussion. As a recent convert to natbib, I can welcome the overview to introduce new users. Also, details on these other packages would be interesting (no need to reinvent the wheel...) -- Phillip Helbig Email ... [log in to unmask] Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories Tel. ..... +44 1477 571 321 (ext. 297) Jodrell Bank Fax ................. +44 1477 571 618 Macclesfield Telex ................. 36149 JODREL G UK-Cheshire SK11 9DL Web .... http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pjh/