On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Rasmus <ras...@gmx.us> wrote: > Hi, > > Christian Moe <m...@christianmoe.com> writes: > > IMO we /need/ to add proper citation support to Org, preferably with a > real syntax rather than these link-"solutions" and with good backend > support (bibtex & Zotero for starters, I guess). > > #+begin_rant > > The current state is a mess and not portable. E.g. there's at least two > Zotero projects, there's John Kitchin's code, there's ox-bibtex.el (which > IMO is not suitable for complicated citation requirements), plus everyone > and their mother's have got custom citation links in their config via > custom org link types... > > /Proper/ citation support (not links) is, IMO, the last thing that is > missing for good academic publishing support. > > #+end_rant > > —Rasmus >
(I know about zotxt -- is there another zotero project?) I am certainly not the person to implement anything "properly!" But I do agree -- if we had great citation support, with bibtex and Zotero undrestood as portable backends, then (a) i would really be able to work in org start to finish, and (b) I could start to recommend it to colleagues, as I'm itching to do. In the meantime, I think zotxt is the best starting point for me. But I would certainly be willing to test, debug, contribute minor patches, etc. to anyone who wants to take the project on properly (it is almost certainly beyond my limited skills).
