On Apr 13, 2014, at 10:24, Colin A. Smith wrote:
> On Apr 12, 2014, at 17:09, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Apr 12, 2014, at 15:38, Colin A. Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> On Apr 12, 2014, at 14:46, Christiaan Hofman <cmhof...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> As for the alternate operations, I am not completely sure about it, though
>>>> I guess something like citations can be useful. I hate the syntax as it
>>>> now is: the prefixes are far too long, and the syntax is inconsistent, and
>>>> using ":" is wrong IMHO because that character also occurs in the UID. I
>>>> propose to use something that looks more like the search syntax, by
>>>> devising some alternate "search fields", for instance CITED=, CITING=,
>>>> REL=, and UID=. Those are all unused.
>>>
>>> I don't have any strong preferences about the syntax. I think CITEDBY is
>>> less ambiguous than CITED, though two characters longer. I think CITING is
>>> good, and that's the only one I really care about.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Colin
>>
>> What about REF= and CIT= for references (citedReferences) and citations
>> (citingArticles)?
>
> I think those are even more ambiguous. For something that would in most cases
> be generated by a script, I think it's more important to be self explanatory
> than concise.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Colin
I think that is a bit contradictory. Especially when they would be generated by
a script it really would not matter much what they are, including ambiguous,
because the user doesn't need to remember them. On the other hand, you seem to
be too much looking at your own individual use rather than the general use, as
I doubt this would in most cases come from a script. I think it is more
important to be concise and consistent.
Christiaan
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