On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 8:08 AM Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 AM Mandar Mitra <mandar.mi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hongyi Zhao wrote (Tue, May 02, 2023 at 10:03:23PM +0800): > > > The example setting of this variable is as follows: > > > > > > (setq bibtex-completion-bibliography (directory-files-recursively > > > (concat (getenv "HOME") > > > "/texmf/bibtex/bib/local") "^[A-Za-z].+.bib$")) > > > > > > But the above setup uses a fixed directory, so it doesn't meet the > > > requirements here. Any suggestions for achieving the goal will be > > > appreciated. > > > > Random suggestion: in LaTeX-mode-hook > > > > (setq (make-local-variable 'bibtex-completion-bibliography) > > (lisp-expression-to-create-the-list-of-files-that-you-want)) > > > > Disclaimer: not sure this will work, not sure it's the "right" way to > > achieve what you want, just something for you to try before the experts > > chime in. > > I have some preliminary ideas as follows: > > First, define `my-bibtex-completion-bibliography` function to search > for bib files in, e.g., the `bibs` subdirectory of the current master > TeX file directory; then set `bibtex-completion-bibliography` to the > result of calling this function. > > ```emacs-lisp > (defun my-bibtex-completion-bibliography () > "Return a list of bib files in the 'bibs' subdirectory of the > current master tex file directory." > (let ((master-file (buffer-file-name)) > (bibs-dir (concat (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name)) "bibs/"))) > (directory-files-recursively bibs-dir "^[A-Za-z].+.bib$"))) > > (setq bibtex-completion-bibliography (my-bibtex-completion-bibliography)) > ``` > > This function first gets the filename of the current master TeX file > (`master-file`) and constructs the path to the `bibs` subdirectory > using `concat`. It then returns a list of bib files in that directory > using `directory-files-recursively`. > > Any corrections/comments will be appreciated.
In fact, helm-bibtex already has a built-in function, aka, `helm-bibtex-with-local-bibliography`, which provides this feature. See https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-bibtex/issues/429 for more detailed discussion. > > -mandar > > Zhao
