At 10:15 AM 9/7/2001 +0200, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
>\cite{..} is accepted as meaning the same as \cite[..]. It is in there
>because existing databases use this syntax when refering to other items
>in the database. But: it is very latexy and not in sync with the context
>rule that typeset arguments use {} and setup arguments use [].
one way out there is
\pushmacro\cite
\def\cite#1{....} .... load database ....
\popmacro\cite
unless of course \cite is part of dbase entries
Hans
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