Re: [Bug-AUCTeX] 11.85; font-latex: cite has two optional arguments

[Ralf Angeli]

* Markus Pahlow (2009-02-13) writes:

> Cite commands such as \cite[e.g.][]{ref} are fontified incorrectly,  
> indicating an error,
> although this is a legal form of the cite command using natbib.

Putting aside syntax issues, according to the natbib manual you
shouldn't use \cite anyway:

| The standard LaTeX command \cite should be avoided, because it behaves
| like \citet for author–year citations, but like \citep for numerical
| ones.

> Please correct in the next release.   

Please note that this is not a paid service hotline.  Anyway, I've
checked in a fix.

-- 
Ralf