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Allow display text to be specified for <ref> (to support "Harvard-style referencing" in the text)
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Description

Author: ayg

Description:
Another attribute should be added to <ref>: "text". "Dubious assertion <ref
text="(Bob 2003)">Bob, Robert (2003). ''Book of Bob.'' Nonexistent Press:
Hicksville.</ref>" should produce "Dubious assertion <a href="#_note0">(Bob
2003)</a>", with the appropriate reference under <references />. This would
allow "Harvard-style referencing". Combined with Bug #6271, it would allow
footnotes to be used to clarify points made in the text, and Harvard references
for sources, as is currently used in some enwiki articles (using the rather
clunky {{Harvard ref}}).


Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement

Details

Reference
bz6272

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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Lowest.Nov 21 2014, 9:20 PM
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Aklapper changed the subtype of this task from "Task" to "Feature Request".Feb 4 2022, 11:02 AM
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