John Kitchin <jkitc...@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: > Some features could be merged, but there is an important difference in > that org-ref uses bibtex as the backend database, and reftex for > searching, and org-bibtex uses org-mode headings as the backend > database, and tag/property searches (I think). It is like the > difference between org-contacts and bbdb. They both serve similar > needs, but with different data sources, and different ways to think > about it.
Yes, org-bibtex.el generally precludes the use of reftex to enter citations. I get around this problem with a custom perl script, which runs automatically in the background, extracts all org-bibtex data, and deposits it in a central bib file. > We might be able to figure out a way to specify a "backend" that would > allow the independent features to work in both though. I think the key in any possible feature merge is to remember citation management is idiosyncratic. I.e., org-mode should offer helper functions that enable individuals to customize their own workflows rather than "systems" that dictate a particular workflow (e.g., a single notes file) or presuppose a specific export backend. For instance, org-mode citation tools should not assume that users will export via bibtex/bibtex2html rather than, say, biber/biblatex or pandoc (which now has a powerful, format-agnostic citation filter).[1] Best, Matt Footnotes: [1] http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/demo/example19/Citations.html
