Re: [Ebib-users] Ebib setup

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Hi Joost,

Joost Kremers <joo...@fa...> writes:

> Hi Tom,
>
> On Sat, Mar 08 2014, Thomas S. Dye <ts...@ts...> wrote:
>> I have this Org mode source code block that I evaluate as a local
>> variable. 
>>
>>   #+name: ebib-setup
>>   #+begin_src emacs-lisp
>>     (autoload 'ebib "ebib" "Ebib, a BibTeX database manager." t)
>>     (dolist (hook '(org-mode-hook))
>>       (add-hook hook (lambda () (local-set-key "\C-cb" 'ebib-insert-bibtex-key))))
>>     (setq ebib-bib-search-dirs (quote ("./")))
>>     (setq ebib-preload-bib-files (quote ("local.bib")))
>>     (setq ebib-local-bibtex-filenames (quote ("local.bib")))
>>     (setq ebib-citation-commands
>>           (quote ((org-mode (("cite" "[[cite:%K][%A]]"))))))
>>   #+end_src
>>
>> My question: Is it useful to set ebib-local-bibtex-filenames in this
>> way?
>
> Well, since you say you evaluate that block as a local variable, it's
> probably the only setting that is truly unproblematic. :-) The other
> settings are all global settings, they need to be set only once, when
> Emacs (or Ebib) is started. `ebib-local-bibtex-filenames' is a
> buffer-local variable, so it's fine to set it anew for each buffer.
>
> The other variables won't do much harm if you set them again, though
> they may not necessarily do what you expect if you load a second file
> with different values. `ebib-preload-bib-files', for example, is only
> used the first time Ebib is started. So if you load another org file
> that has a different valu for it, Ebib won't load the new file unless
> you first quit Ebib altogether.
>
> So I guess it depends a bit on how you use the code whether it will work
> well or whether it'll cause confusing problems. Though mostly I think
> things'll be fine.
>
> Best,
>
> Joost
>
>
>
> BTW, you can change the `%A' in ebib-citaton-commands to `%D' to get a
> somewhat more intuitive prompt when you put a citation in the text.

Thanks for your help. 

I'll make clear that the sequence is 1) load file, 2) start Ebib.

I didn't know about %D--this makes Ebib seem at home with Org mode.
Very nice!

All the best,
Tom

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