From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: Citation syntax: a revised proposal Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 08:08:29 -1000 Message-ID: References: <87k2zjnc0e.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87bnkvm8la.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87zj8co3se.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87ioezooi2.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87mw4bpaiu.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <8761aznpiq.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87twyjnh0r.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87oaopx24e.fsf@berkeley.edu> <87k2zd4f3w.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> <87egpkv8g9.fsf@berkeley.edu> <877fv6xfaq.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53394) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YQgPA-0004yk-53 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:09:52 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YQgP6-0001y1-Qt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:09:52 -0500 Received: from gproxy2-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([69.89.18.3]:36008) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YQgP6-0001vp-Ku for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:09:48 -0500 In-Reply-To: <877fv6xfaq.fsf@gmail.com> (Aaron Ecay's message of "Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:59:41 +0000") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Richard Lawrence Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Aloha Aaron, Aaron Ecay writes: > I think these various applications of citations, and others not yet > mentioned or thought of, are best represented as binary switches. Many > of these distinctions will factor well into independent implementations. > For example, a citation that is :footnote t can (probably) be generated > by taking the citation, whatever it is, and wrapping it in > \footnote{...}. (For the latex case; other backends will have different > specifics but the idea is the same.) If this is implemented in terms of > subtypes, it will lead to an explosion of 2^n subtypes being necessary. BibLaTeX has 6 standard "subtypes", which it calls "standard commands". A citation style can provide any number of specialized commands in addition to the 6 standard commands. The various citation styles that ship with BibLaTeX together include seven specialized commands, for a total of 13. In this design, the potential explosion in subtypes has been pretty well kept in check. Does that make the design of BibLaTeX a good model for Org mode? All the best, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com