So backing up a bit, as I was getting confused, here's [1] one summary of the different core biblatex commands.
- \cite [autocite=plain]: Citations are typeset as-is; - \parencite [autocite=inline]: Citations are typeset in parentheses; - \footcite [autocite=footnote]: Citations are typeset as footnotes; - \supercite [autocite=superscript] (only available for the numeric style family): Citations are typeset as superscripts. Assuming that's correct, we're trying to sort out the relation between those first two, and autocite; right? I take that summary to mean this basic question can be handled by a combination of autocite and export config; autocite=inline (or autocite=footnote) as default export, but of course configurable? Is that correct? If yes, that seems straightforward; what's the problem we're trying to solve beyond that? Bruce [1] https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/58592
