> I would just like to give some more examples where the idea of combined > formatting for consecutive elements of the same type might be > applicable: > > \cite{foo}\cite{bar} -> [19,35] instead of [19] [35] > > The above usage would allow each \cite to have its own optional arg, > something that is not possible with current syntax. Yes that would be nice. Maybe a future version of natbib? While we're on the subject, I often have stuff like It has been shown by \citet[hereafter Paper~I]{PHelbigMQ99a} and then EDIT THE .BBL BY HAND to insert the `Paper~I'. This is, perhaps, something which natbib could be coaxed into doing, by having a THIRD optional argument which would write this information to the .aux so BibTeX could pick it up. Also, since defining it as Paper~I or whatever is a context-thing, that should be done by hand, but it would be nice if the `Paper~I' were to occur automatically at further citations, rather than hard-wiring `Paper~I' into the text. Also, a variant to suppress this would be useful, perhaps for a figure caption which should be more or less independent of the text. If a future version of natbib can do it, I'm happy, but if one is talking about things like modifying the \cite command, why not build in much-needed functionality like this at a low level? -- Phillip Helbig Email ......... [log in to unmask] University of Manchester Tel. ... +44 1477 571 321 (ext. 2635) Jodrell Bank Observatory Fax ................ +44 1477 571 618 Macclesfield Telex ................ 36149 JODREL G UK-Cheshire SK11 9DL Web ... http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~pjh/ ************************ currently working at ******************************* Kapteyn Instituut Email (above preferred) [log in to unmask] Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Tel. ...................... +31 50 363 4067 Postbus 800 Fax ....................... +31 50 363 6100 NL-9700 AV Groningen The Netherlands Web ... http://gladia.astro.rug.nl/~helbig/