"Bruce D'Arcus" <bdar...@gmail.com> writes: > On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 7:25 AM <alain.coch...@unistra.fr> wrote: > >> As I do not know which of these alternatives >> >> - it is normal, this feature should not be there, >> - it is an oversight, >> - this feature is not implemented yet, > > I believe this is the answer, and it's arguable (I have no opinion, > and could see reasonable arguments either way) whether a "basic" > processor should support it? > > The parsebib library, which most third party packages use (for > org-cite, there's my citar), does support this feature.
oc-basic.el is relying on built-in bibtex.el. AFAIK, bibtex.el does not support @string abbreviations. The problem with parsebib is that it does not even have license (I do not see any in https://github.com/joostkremers/parsebib). If parsebib were a part of Emacs core or at least a part of ELPA, we would also be able to use it in Org core. Or one could extend bibtex.el with abbreviation support. Best, Ihor
