On Sun, Mar 20, 2022 at 10:08 AM Vikas Rawal <vikasra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > What is the general view of the community about this? >> >> I don't know about the general view of the community, but, as a data >> point, I find it very sad. > > > Exactly how I feel. Particularly so because org-cite was indeed inspired from > org-ref and all the great work John has done on this over the years. I do not > see any substantive discussion of the limitations that John has pointed out > with org-cite in the archives of the mailing list. We should have a > conversation about those. > > If I understand correctly, the main limitation according to him is that > org-cite does not handle cross-references. Is that the only problem? What do > others think about it? Do we want the citation system to be able to handle > cross-references? If not, do we need a separate system that handles > cross-references beyond what is available in org-mode already? Can that > system not be created in a manner that would not break the org-cite syntax? > > I think we should have a conversation and collectively think of what is the > best way forward.
Yes, and no. Conversation on org-cite took place on this list for years, with diverse people, with diverse expertise and POV, cycling in and out over that time. John raised the cross-reference question towards the very end, during the testing period, when it was almost merged. https://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg138349.html I still think the path forward on that is TBD, though as I said, I don't think it should be in scope for org-cite per se, but org more generally yes. If he has some other issues (which I suspect he does; maybe related to fontification?) that might be addressed, I'm sure he'll raise them. Bruce
