Re: [Ebib-users] @STRING question ....

[Joost K. <joo...@fa...>]

hi marcelo,

> I just started to use ebib and liked it a lot, actually I just started
> to use Emacs and it's very nice. Well, yesterday I was trying to
> organize my bookmarks and than I decided to set all the journals
> reference using a @STRING because I really hate to type the journal
> names, but after some time I decided to split my database into many
> files but when I use the export 'x' key and but I realize that it
> doesn't check to see if the entry made some use of @STRING definitions
> so it copies that definition toguether with the reference right ?

the export function doesn't check whether the entry or entries being
exported contain @STRING abbreviations. perhaps it should... but it's also
possible to export @STRING definitions themselves, so you can use that to
make sure your new .bib files have all the @STRING definitions they need.

i admit, it's a little cumbersome that way, unless you just export all
@STRING definitions at once (use `X' in the strings buffer for that). i'll
see if there's a not too complicated way to check for @STRING abbreviations
in entries, so they can be exported automatically, if necessary.
 

-- 
Joost Kremers
Life has its moments