\definereferenceformat

Syntax

\definereferenceformat[...][...,...=...,...]
[...]	name
left	text
right	text
text	text
label	name

Description

Example 1

\definereferenceformat[ineq][left={Eq. (},right=)]

\placeformula[eq:pythagoras]
\startformula
  a^2+b^2=c^2
\stopformula

This is explained in \ineq[eq:pythagoras].

results in

Example 2

\setupexternalfigures[location={local,default}] % only needed for this online example to work
\definereferenceformat[infig][left={(Fig. },right=)]

The animal in the picture \infig[fig:cow] is black and white and produces milk.\\
\placefigure[][fig:cow]{A beautiful cow}{\externalfigure[cow][width=2cm]}

results in

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