On Sat, May 15, 2021 at 7:56 AM Nicolas Goaziou <m...@nicolasgoaziou.fr> wrote:
... > At the moment, the `org-cite-adjust-punctuation' function is designed > with author-year to note conversion in mind, not the other way. I don't > have enough examples of the opposite transformation to even be sure the > current interface would be appropriate. I even believe this is not often > possible, as it would imply rewording, i.e., add information that is not > present in the original document. > > This doesn't seem to be a limitation, though. This feature is useful for > users having to switch between author-year and note styles. The rule of > thumb is to always write author-year in source. > > In any case, this explains why the docstring has a bias. I updated it to > insist on the fact that these are rules for author-year to note > conversion. FWIW, I agree with this decision. High level, the basic logic says to a user if you need to cite something, insert a citation, and let your citation processor take care of the rest. Whether that final output is a number, a footnote mark, or an author-date representation, it should "just work." Going the other way doesn't really make sense from that perspective. A user can still place a citation in a footnote manually. Bruce
