Nicolas Goaziou writes: > Rasmus <ras...@gmx.us> writes: > >> PS: Here's a quick link "proof-of-concept" (not really) with biblatex >> only, and cite it textcitation. Documents with this type of syntax are >> indeed pleasant to the eye. >> >> [[cite: pre1 @bohringer14 post1; pre2 @davis14 post2]] > > As pointed out already, the double square bracket is not needed, and can > introduce ambiguity with links. > > I'm fine with > > [cite: pre1 @bohringer14 post1; pre2 @davis14 post2]
Why cannot there be a list of acceptable keywords eg [citenum: [citeyear: [citeauthor: which a backend would be responsible for handling, including a default handler for unknown keywords? > > but how do you distinguish between in-text and in-parenthesis? > > Also, how do you extract year or journal from the key (since you > suggested these features in the first place)? > > > Regards, -- 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