Re: Bibtex new entry key prompt

[Roland Winkler]

On Fri, Nov 08 2024, Gautier Ponsinet wrote:
> The bibtex major mode to edit and maintain bibtex files has the
> capability to generate key for new bibtex entry. It is very
> convenient.  However, when inserting a template for a new entry via
> `bibtex-entry', the function always asks the user for a key. I would
> like to be able to bypass this prompt since I rely on the autokey
> system to generate a key after validating the entry via
> `bibtex-clean-entry'.

I am wondering: is the prompt a big deal if you can just leave it blank
(that is, hit RET when the command asks for a key)?  I expect that's why
nobody worried about this for the many years this command behaves the
way it does.  Of course, providing a user option to bypass the prompt
altogether is easy to add, too.  (That's what the autokey approach is
for, but it can only do its job after all fields have been filled in.)