User talk:Trappist the monk#Smallem - regexes

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Panzer Tracts and {cite book}

Hi, Thanks for sorting out the {{tl|cite book}} issue at Panzer I at the Help Desk.

What is your thinking about the pagination scheme of the dreaded Panzer Tracts series? As far as I can tell, Jentz & Doyle use ordinary hyphen-minus on the front covers, e.g. Panzer Tracts 3-1, and in page numberings, e.g. 3-1-17. {{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|p=3-1-17}}{{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|p=3-1-17}}

A slightly simpler way could be to leave out the volume number and just use the page number: {{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|p=17}} {{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|p=17}}

I know that cite book automatically formats normal page ranges with an en-dash,{{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=17-20}} which I normally try to insert anyway, but {{para|pp|3-1-17–3-1-20}}{{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=3-1-17–3-1-20}} is very unwieldy. With too many hyphens I think it just gives up.{{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=3-1-17-3-1-20}}

Perhaps {{para|pp|3-1-17–20}} {{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=3-1-17–20}}, or {{para|pp|3-1-17 to 20}}{{sfn|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=3-1-17 to 20}} is easier to comprehend at a glance, although not exactly approved.

Am I interpreting the behaviour of the template correctly? Do you have any specific preferences? Cheers, MinorProphet (talk) 08:04, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

{{cite book

|last1=Jentz

|first1=Thomas L.

|last2=Doyle

|first2=H. L.

|title=Panzerkampfwagen III Ausf. A, B, C & D

|series= Panzer Tracts 3-1

|date=2006a

|isbn=9780977164349

|place=Boyds, MD

|publisher=Panzer Tracts}}

:MOS:RANGE applies so use a spaced en dash: {{harvnb|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=3-1-17 – 3-1-20}} → {{harvnb|Jentz|Doyle|2006a|pp=3-1-17 – 3-1-20}}.

:—Trappist the monk (talk) 12:58, 16 May 2025 (UTC)

::Sorted, thanks very much. Best wishes, MinorProphet (talk) 15:41, 16 May 2025 (UTC)