[Refdb-users] getnote :LI:=foobar ?

[Markus H. <mar...@mh...>]

Hi,

Marc Herbert writes:
 >  Is there a simple way to get all notes attached to a reference?
 > something like "getnote :LI:=foobar"? If not, do you think is it
 > technically easy to code? Politically?
 > 

You can view the attached notes using the getref -S ALL or getref -S
NX switches. The appropriate getnote extension is under way. I was not
yet able to decide how to distinguish the field selectors referring to
references and those referring to notes. It would probably be best to
use :NID: et al throughout if referring to notes.

 >  Additional question: it is possible/a good idea to give to a note the
 > same CK as a an existing reference ?
 > 

It is possible as these are essentially two separate namespaces. It is
probably not a good idea as you may get confused afterwards.

 > PS: maybe I did not understand the rationale for "xnotes"

xnotes were requested to organize notes along with the references they
belong to. The "one note per reference" was rejected as too rigid for
organizing topics and for compiling related information. It is a means
to enter additional information that you collect to a set of
references and that you intend to use later for e.g. writing a paper.

regards,
Markus

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