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bug#44597: 26.3; bibtex should allow reverse sorting
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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bug#44597: 26.3; bibtex should allow reverse sorting |
Date: |
Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:31:16 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Francesco Potortì <pot@gnu.org> writes:
> Ideally, bibtex.el should provide a hook where one can install any
> function for sorting. The hook should get some arguments (the type of
> entry, the name of entry, the date, a bibtex custom field and maybe
> others). That would make bibtex.el more generally flexible.
Yes, I think introducing a variable to control the sorting would be a
good idea. It'd default to `bibtex-lessp' (or rather, something that
does the same), but (as you say) have an input that makes implementing
other sorting functions easier.
Patches welcome. :-)
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