I have updated the readme in org-ref to indicate you can use both packages.
Max Nikulin <maniku...@gmail.com> writes: > On 21/03/2022 18:51, John Kitchin wrote: >> Vikas Rawal writes: >>> >>> From the perspective of a user, this was only meant to express a >>> sentiment that one finds oneself in a situation of having to choose >>> between two good things, and that we have not been able to find a way >>> to make both compatible with each other. It was in not meant as a >>> disrespect in any way. >> I don't think you have to choose. You can use org-cite for >> citations, and org-ref for cross-references. The citation syntax is >> orthogonal, you just should not mix them. You can even wire org-ref to >> use org-cite-insert like this: >> (setq org-ref-insert-cite-function (lambda () (org-cite-insert nil))) > > I am glad to read this. John, could you, please, update the README file for > https://github.com/jkitchin/org-ref to clarify that both packages may be used > within the same document while org-ref is used solely for cross-references (I > may create a github issue if your prefer)? From my point of view the following > phrase may be considered as prohibitive in respect to combining the packages > for > any purpose: > >> You can use both org-cite and org-ref (although you should not do that in the >> same document as they are independent citation tools). > I feel some ambiguity in the starting message in this thread: > > Vikas Rawal, Sun, 20 Mar 2022 17:38:30 +0530. > https://list.orgmode.org/caltzab2bhuldoxaamuzfqh2h453ekb6k7bkohbu-dhpn98a...@mail.gmail.com > >> This obviously creates many problems including that two people using >> different citation systems cannot share org files. > Accordingly to the org-ref README installed org-ref package does not break > org-cite, so people are free to share documents. They just should have both > packages configured and should adhere to a chosen package in each document > (for > *citations*). -- Professor John Kitchin Doherty Hall A207F Department of Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-268-7803 @johnkitchin http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu Pronouns: he/him/his